Warcraft 3 Patch 1.24d live! Bye Crash Hack

Blizzard Entertainment has updated Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III: Frozen Throne with patch 1.24d which is now available for download by login into Battle.net. This patch addresses a very annoying exploit that allows players to cause a system crash on their victims.

While the patch is known as patch 1.24d the game will display onscreen the following build number: 1.24.3.6384

Blizzard Quote:

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WARCRAFT III: THE FROZEN THRONE VERSION HISTORY
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Patch 1.24d
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FIXES

– Fixed a client crash related to queuing too many invalid build commands
(“crash hack”).

Warcraft III Patch v1.24d

The Warcraft III patch v1.24d has been released with several game fixes and updates.
For the easiest patching process it is recommended that you connect to Battle.net. This can be done by starting the game and clicking on the Battle.net button.
If you have The Frozen Throne expansion installed you only need to download and install The Frozen Throne patch.
Note: If you have any problems while patching, please refer to our support site steps for help.
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne:
Go to the The Frozen Throne patch downloads page to download the stand-alone patch.
– Check the The Frozen Throne v1.24d Patch Notes page for detailed changes in this latest game update.
– If you are looking for old patches please check here Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Patches.

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos:

Go to the Reign of Chaos patch downloads page to download the stand-alone patch.
– Check the Reign of Chaos v1.24d Patch Notes page for detailed changes in this latest game update.
– If you are looking for old patches please check here Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Patches.

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