Warcraft III Bnet Loader Error
If you’re using the Warcraft 3 - The Frozen Throne 1.18a PvPGN-Loader (W3L.EXE, W3LH.dll) with Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne, DotA, a no-cd, and v1.20c Blizzard patch and want to play on both bNet and PvPGN servers and get the following error when you run the ACID loader:
Wrong Game.dll version (wants 118)
then you need to run system restore to an earlier point. Why? Well, I did three things before it broke:
- Installed new video drivers for my Geforce 6400go
- Installed and uninstalled (because it sucks) Windows One Care beta
- Installed Windows Defender (Antispyware beta 2)
My guess is it was the video card drivers that did it, because on linux systems, you have to have the right version of openGL compiled with WINE to run the ACID loader. But, to fix this annoying error, don’t reinstall, just run system restore.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 15th, 2006 at 7:54 pm and is tagged with video card drivers, warcraft 3 the frozen throne, game dll, loader error, w3l, annoying error, warcraft iii, video drivers, linux systems, pvpgn servers, windows defender, blizzard, geforce, guess, beta, wine, linux. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback.
on April 9th, 2006 at 1:19 am
I also received this rare error message. It only happened to me after i did a windows update.
on April 10th, 2006 at 3:42 am
I did a system restore and am receiving the same error, i’m thinking about manually removing hotfixes until it starts to work again. I’m leaning towards Windows Defender as the problem, it’s a pity the hotfixes are labelled so tediously.
on April 15th, 2006 at 6:45 pm
that metho didn’t work either, i’ve just uninstalled wc3 altogether, don’t want to play anymore, i’m thinking if i did a fresh install it, MIGHT fix the problem, but unlikely as i didn’t alter any wc3 files before it stopped working.
on April 21st, 2006 at 9:25 pm
reinstall, because registry see war install alredy as 118
when you update to 119 and more then it clamp up registry
so if you reinstall and keep your w3 direcotry it will work
on May 4th, 2006 at 12:09 am
i reinstalled, it has no affect, if u actually looked at the registry, it has no mention of the version number.
on May 5th, 2006 at 4:03 am
FIXED! THANKS TO THIS:
eurobattle.net/showthread.php?s=98d0ce028af432078d728f121c2f1718&t=26646
on May 9th, 2006 at 3:04 am
will some plz give me a step by step process regarding how 2 make warcraft tft work online i have a cracked version
on May 26th, 2006 at 3:51 pm
hey when i do click in the loader he say me could not start War3.exe! Make sure the loader is in the same dir.
what i can do =( ?
on May 29th, 2006 at 2:16 pm
How about we dont play Warcraft3 at all? I thought it was one of the most unbalanced, hero-based, and all around worst RTS ive ever played in all 25 years of my life.
It shouldnt be called a RTS, because there’s no S. It’s real time (or for the computer, time seems irrelevant since they build ultra-fast it seems) but no strategy. There are a slew of units, but they all clump together and by the time you decipher the ones you need to select from the fray, you’re already dead.
This game is annoying. Stop playing it. Someone shoot the Blizzard development team before they pull a George Lucas and end up ruining the Diablo series as well.
on June 15th, 2006 at 9:44 am
hey when i do click in the loader he say me could not start War3.exe! Make sure the loader is in the same dir.
what i can do =( ?
on June 26th, 2006 at 2:38 pm
hey when i do click in the loader he say me could not start War3.exe! Make sure the loader is in the same dir.
I have the same problem!
on June 29th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
hey when i do click in the loader he say me could not start War3.exe! Make sure the loader is in the same dir.
please answer me…. i want to play xD
on July 7th, 2006 at 8:15 am
game warcraft
on July 13th, 2006 at 5:42 am
i have trouble on connecting btle.net….pls help……it says… “you may be trying to connect to an invalid battle net server if you are using modem, you may need to manually connect to the internet before connecting to battle net………sometimes it also says” invalid cd key………pls help me icant connect to battle.net
on August 2nd, 2006 at 3:22 am
Were do i get a cd loader i’ve looked everywhere
on August 2nd, 2006 at 6:33 am
When i want to start PVPGN icon it says:Could not start War3.exe!Make sure loader is in the same directiory!
on August 3rd, 2006 at 7:50 pm
im having the same problem as cyril now… whenever i log on.. it gets me that msg and iunno how to solve it. ive tried re-installing wc3 and running anti virus scans and still no luck. plz help
on September 9th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
this is soooo annoying im having the same problem it keeps saying it cant connect to battle.net anyone out there know the answer to this??
on September 10th, 2006 at 6:39 am
hi in tryin to download wc3 battle no-cd crack but i cant i got no installpath someone help me plz…
on September 16th, 2006 at 2:58 pm
Hy, when i do click in the loader he say me could not start War3.exe! Make sure the loader is in the same dir.
pls ansure me what to do soon because i’m ancious to play:D
thanks .
on September 29th, 2006 at 4:50 am
umm…well i have the exact same problem…sort of…
mine says “war3.exe- unable to locate DLL”
What do i do man i have been trying news things for the last 2 weeks and it still hasnt loaded
please reply
on November 2nd, 2006 at 6:33 am
If you get the Wrong GAME.DLL (need v118) and you’ve tried the other solutions eg reinstalling, adding path.. try searching registry for the path of your WC3 install (eg C:\Program Files\Warcraft III).. I deleted the first 3 or 4 entries and got mine working again..
If this WORKS for you.. then can you post the actual key so everyone else know… I’d do it, but mine is working now.. hehe.. much appreciated…
Bevsta!
on November 17th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
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on November 18th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
i need help when i clicked on game and then went to battle net then downloaded new 1.20e patch then tryed to update it a error would occur saying
the file is corrupt
Program: c:\program files\warcraft III\BNU update.exe
File: W3XP_IX86_1xx_120E_enUS
i uninstalled and reinstalled the game it still happens i even downloaded it from blizzard still nothing happens
PLEASE HELP!!!!
on November 24th, 2006 at 10:51 am
i have original w3 tft and i can play only on bnet not pvpgn servers
i used gatewayeditor but i recive a fuked up error “you may be trying to connect to an invalid battle net server if you are using modem, you may need to manually connect to the internet”
i dont ***** get it i can play an all bnet servers but not on my server wtf
i got the patch from eurobnet…. is posible but then i cant play on normal bnet. anyone have any ideea?
on December 23rd, 2006 at 6:48 pm
How do you get bots (in clan channel) for Warcraft three Frozen throne?
on January 15th, 2007 at 9:35 am
it keeps saying that i have a low virtual memory,what should i do??
on January 20th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
i got a problem… i already have warcraft 3 frozen throne 1.20e but when i try to connect bnet it says ‘’unable to validate game version pls try to re-connect to bnet or apply current game patch manually'’ what should i do pls some1 help if you know the solution pls send an e mail to koraybabafirarda@hotmail.com
thanks
on January 23rd, 2007 at 1:08 am
A New patch just came out today V1.21 I need a No-Cd loader for it.
on January 25th, 2007 at 4:42 am
Yes pls show me how to get no-cd loader for 1.21
on January 25th, 2007 at 7:13 am
PLS WE HOPE THE ONE CAN CREATE A V1.21 Bnet loader. Whoever did it is a ******* pro
COOOL DUDE
on February 9th, 2007 at 8:42 pm
You can get a 1.21 no-cd crack at:
www.gameburnworld.com/gp/gamefixes/warcraft3thefrozenthrone.shtml
on February 18th, 2007 at 11:19 am
Okay.. I hate installed the new v1.21 patch I got from blizzard.com..
Worked fine…
I then downloaded HellKiller’s new crack release from gameburnworld,com…
Game runs fine (and in the bottom runnin indicates that version 1.21 is running)
I have the loader (command line supported) with the crack.. but when i try to install the loader an error message appears on cmd prompt saying…
ERROR 2: Can not Install from outside the Loader directory.
Run the Install from inside the Loader directory.
Can someone please explain how I install this loader correctly.. I’m a semi-noob
on February 18th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Ok I got it sorted out now, but encountered another problem.
The same as alot of people. When I try to enter battlenet the error message "invalid battlenet server" appears.
Is it because I am using a faulty CD-key? I have all of my other setting working as they should. I have tried a trace route to the USEast server and it times out at the first hop. I checked my event viewer and nothing appears.
Anyone have a solution??
on February 22nd, 2007 at 6:20 am
Hornby1
how did u manage to get the 1.21a loader with bnet work i m not able to install it….
please guide me with the same….
on March 3rd, 2007 at 4:12 pm
I have v1.21. I was able to connect to bnet all the way. Until a few days ago… it started popping out this msg "Unable to connect to battlenet. You may be trying to connect to an invalid Bnet server. If you are using a modem, you may need to connect manually to the internet, before connecting to Battlenet."
But the funny thing is i already have internet connected. And I can connect to the server US East, but I need to connect to US West which I can’t. Mine is an original WC3 Frozen Throne.
Any solutions? I’m a noob with technology stuff. But i so need to get it working before i suffer withdrawl symptoms lol. Thanks
on March 7th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
Yeah, I could go for a decent walkthrough on how to get this new one working… The previous version I had worked fine and then I downloaded this 1.21a one and I have absolutely no idea where to go from here… Help = Much appreciated!
on March 9th, 2007 at 10:19 am
well the problem with invalid server is that you are useing the wrong shortcut icon to the game… the ACID one … its is grey
on March 13th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
ever cence were had our last update on battle net it wouldn’t let me on it ceeps saying “downloud” comepeleat push this butten below to restart warcraft3″ when i push it it says the same thing over and over again adn wont let me on battle net.
plz help me.
on March 17th, 2007 at 3:09 am
Hi i have the complete files for Warcraft III and The Frozen Throne just need the cd to run it and my cd got scratched so i can’t use it to start the game.. I heard that you can down load a crack that allows you to play the game with out having to put in a cd …. could some one help please and let me know there i can find such crack to down load… thanks… heapssssssss
on March 17th, 2007 at 7:00 am
I keep having this message from avg after downloading and extracting the 1.21 loader by hellkiller from www.gameburnworld.com/gp/gamefixes/warcraft3thefrozenthrone.shtml that there’s a trojan in it so i couldn’t install it…anyone know other alternatives aside from that site?
on March 20th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
When I launch the file it says:
ERROR 2: Can not Install from outside the Loader directory.
Run the Install from inside the Loader directory.
Can someone tell me where I could find the loader directory?
Please help!
on March 22nd, 2007 at 3:35 am
if you haven’t realised, there is an msinfo doc in there. The instrustinos are as follows…
1 - cut the v1.2 loader directory into the ww3 directory. this is the folder INSIDE the 1.21 nocd folder.
2 - double click on the install
3 - from then on, just follow instructions
on April 6th, 2007 at 4:31 am
i too cant connect to the battlenet!!i upgrade my patch to v 1.21a!!i ieven installed the “battlenet gateway editor” software!but same usual error occurs!!thiserror “you may be trying to connect to an invalid battle net server if you are using modem, you may need to manually connect to the internet!! plz we need help!!!i’ve been reading many of these sites post but nothing seems to have d ryt answers!! a step by step config would be greatly appreciated!!!THNKX!!
on April 7th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
m0001.gamecopyworld.com/games/pc_warcraft_3_ft.shtml#WarCraft%203:%20Frozen%20Throne%20v1.21a%20[MULTI]%20Battle.net%20&%20No-CD%20Loader
WarCraft 3: Frozen Throne v1.21 [MULTI] No-CD/Fixed EXE works on BNET too and has no virus (the one by Hellkiller). Tested it out myself. Follow the instructions and it will work perfectly, I promise.
on April 17th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
Is anyone here using the PvPGN Software?
I’m able to create and log into my server from my home network,
while also being able to have external players log into the server.
The problem is, that the external players are unable to join any games or the internal players are unable to join the games the external players have created.
They get an error that reads “Please make sure the Game Name is spelled correctly, or the Creator may have cancelled the game.”
PvPGN.org seems to be down, so this is a shot in the dark to anyone who may be hosting their own server.
All Game Ports are open,
Players in LAN have unique netgameports.
Thanks in advance.
-GhostNuke
on April 20th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Man.. I got Warcraft 3 ROC and TFT I can’t connect to battle.net it says sumfin about invalid battle.net server please connect your modem or sumfin… I’ve tried re-installing the game like 4 times… -_- Can sumfin assist me? By the way… I have ROC and TFT. So please help me out.
I needa get this game runnin’ 1 thing… I got my cd key on the internet… That might be why. well just help me out thx!
on April 21st, 2007 at 4:47 am
Fixed The Issue, it was a conflict in my Network Address Translation. If anyone needs support for the PvPGN software drop me a line.
youreundermyskin@aim.com
-GhostNuke
on May 1st, 2007 at 4:01 pm
theres a trojan in the 1.21 frozen throne loader .. I downloaded it from gamecopyworld.com and I just scanned it … it had a trojan in it.
on May 1st, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Heres the trojan name … Trojan.AddUser.o search for it online and you’ll see that a lot of people have scanned and detected this virus… the only problem is that there is not much info online about it.
on May 1st, 2007 at 4:33 pm
forums.spybot.info/archive/index.php/t-12684.html - read
D:\games\Warcraft III\Warcraft_III_v1.21a_Battle.net_and_No-CD_Loader.rar/v1.21a Loader\Files\Frozen Throne.exe -> Trojan.AddUser.o : Cleaned with backup (quarantined).
D:\games\Warcraft III\Warcraft_III_v1.21a_Battle.net_and_No-CD_Loader.rar/v1.21a Loader\Files\Warcraft III.exe -> Trojan.AddUser.o : Cleaned with backup (quarantined).
D:\games\Warcraft III\Warcraft_III_v1.21a_Battle.net_and_No-CD_Loader.rar/v1.21a Loader\Files\World Editor.exe -> Trojan.AddUser.o : Cleaned with backup (quarantined).
D:\games\Warcraft III\Warcraft_III_v1.21a_Battle.net_and_No-CD_Loader.rar/v1.21a Loader\Install.exe -> Trojan.AddUser.o : Cleaned with backup (quarantined).
D:\games\Warcraft III\Warcraft_III_v1.21a_Battle.net_and_No-CD_Loader\v1.21a Loader\Install.exe -> Trojan.AddUser.o : Cleaned with backup (quarantined).
on May 2nd, 2007 at 2:28 am
Say, is there a working serial key for War3 ROC? I have a cracked version with 1.21 and the loader installed but when I try going to bnet, it says that my serial key for Warcraft III Reign of Chaos is invalid. Help would be appreciated.
on May 4th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
I make b.net servers but no1 ever joins tell me y???
on May 5th, 2007 at 12:30 am
I may join if you solve my problem.
I’ll tell you the EXACT message :-
The CD key provided is currently disabled. (0)(Warcraft III Reign of Chaos)
Is the 0 supposed to be the serial key I entered?
on May 5th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
At first i was having trouble starting the game at all. Then blizzard made me a securom file and the game started turning on perfectly. But after installing the securom file i kept getting the problem, Unable to validate game version. Please reconnect to battle.net or apply the current game patch manually.
What can i do to solve this. It is really frustrating.
on May 7th, 2007 at 3:23 am
You need the battle.net(bnet) loader of your version of Warcraft III. There are some links on this page that’ll help you out or you can try googling the error.
on May 20th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
ONMG
on May 31st, 2007 at 12:17 pm
plz help with the patch error 1.21a > Unable to validate game version. Please reconnect to battle.net or apply the current game patch manually. i give $100 to the one who find a solution. step by step would be apreciated. thx
on May 31st, 2007 at 10:24 pm
hey!!!!
everyone!! I found the solution for this error!!
>Please reconnect to battle.net or apply the current game patch manually.
all you need to do is:
1) go to the website where you download hellkiller patch,
2) then extract it and put all the files exacted into the warcraft folder.
3) then remove the old files which are the same as the ones you downloded (step 3 not required if it is the first time you do it).
4) run the game through the “window”> wc tft. and have fun.
i hope i help you guys. if any question just post them on this website.
on June 1st, 2007 at 11:16 am
unable to validate current game version. Pls try to reconnect to battle.net or… what should i do when this error arives:S pls help some1 !!!
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on June 1st, 2007 at 11:18 am
can some1 help me when i try to connect bnet it write unable to validate current game version. Pls try to reconnect or … what tO DOOOO?!?!
on June 1st, 2007 at 11:23 am
kk
on June 1st, 2007 at 11:28 am
I did all u said correctly 100% and now it writes:D : Unable to connect to battle.net. You may trying to connect to invaild battle.net server. If you are using modem you may need to menually connect to internet…… HELP AGAIN ,[
on June 2nd, 2007 at 9:41 pm
hello, i have the modem error issue. If someone finds a solution please contact me, thanks
on June 30th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
I advise to everyone buy the original game and you won’t have problems like this.That’s it.Not a big money.
Respect buddies!
on July 2nd, 2007 at 10:36 pm
i have downloaded tha latest no cd patch and installed it. but when i try to open it, it says “the ordinal 569 could not be located in the dynamic link library storm.dll” please help me
on July 16th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
i have my original cd key but not the cd so i got a new cd crack but when i try to connect to battlenet i get the ” unable to validate current game version.” message
on July 16th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
i have my original cd key but not the cd so i got a new cd crack but when i try to connect to battlenet i get the ” unable to validate current game version.” message
;(
on August 1st, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Oh my god noobs, If it stands Cannot find DLL stuff then it’s just that you do not have the full Direct X version! I downloaded it fast , and im sitting here playing it now!
on August 5th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
.. ?
on August 9th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
i get loader but when i run it it said=make sure you have installed warcraft 3 frozen throne propebly where should i copy loader?
on September 3rd, 2007 at 2:59 am
very very helpful links. thanks guys! worked perfectly! just unzip, paste the non-original files into ur wc3 directory (and overwrite everything it asks), go to install.exe and run it, then run it! Make sure u keep the original files folder though. Important in case anything messes up.
on October 14th, 2007 at 10:07 am
Wher can i get to download DotA v1.21?
on October 16th, 2007 at 11:04 am
Does any1 no he 2 fix the following prob?
wen i press the bnet button to enter,a message pops out and says tat there was an error writing to your hard drive while trying to download a file frm bnet.
on October 26th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
i have an annoyin problem, i use a no original cd key in warcraft TFT so i downloaded the loader+no cd 1.21a verson file from the burn website, but when i try connect to battle.net it does an error message :
“Unable to connect to Battle.net
You maybe be trying to connect to an invalid battle.net server.
If you are using a modem,
you maybe need to manually connect to the internet before connecting
to battle.net”
please somebody help me in this annoyin problem i have
on October 29th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
why nobody respond…
on November 7th, 2007 at 10:00 am
this is so lame nobody even bother responding in here
on December 7th, 2007 at 8:35 am
Yeah Frank, these guys are a bit retarded… all posting the same error in a way that suggests that they don’t read any of the other posts.
2CupOfRespect is wrong: I just bought the original battlechest game and I’m having the same error with unable to connect … modem… blah blah blah…
did anyone solve this? or do we just all post and then figure it out and then dont post the f*&king solution!
ahhg this is really annoying
on December 7th, 2007 at 8:39 am
hmmm i just changed server (magnifying glass button next to battlenet in W3) and now I have gotten as far as downloading the update.
Guess ASIA is better than US West
Man if its just this easy to fix then you’re all tossers for not posting a solution 20 posts ago
Now… DOTA… if i can get that far
on December 7th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
ok for ppl who need to know this seemed to fix it (I have legal copy so don’t know if this works with naughty copies):
1. install patch
2. configure your router to allow ports 6112 - 6119 UPD and TCP
3. I disabled windows firewall - will check if it works with allowed program later
4. Restart modem - despite what everyone said about not needing to it just didnt work until I did this.
5. Restart your computer
6. Pray to a god
Good luck, hope this helps someone.
on January 2nd, 2008 at 2:08 am
I install
1.21
then when i open frozen throne
a dialog box appear
754 couldn’t find in war3 directory
please sure warcraft III frozen throne in you Cd rom and click
retry
what should I do help me
on January 12th, 2008 at 1:35 am
I have a fixer, which can fix both game.dll and not in path problem,
interested ppl can e-mail me
casperity@hotmail.com
send for free..just for help…
on January 17th, 2008 at 12:16 am
Get a key grabber
and be happy
on January 20th, 2008 at 5:35 am
Hey ahhhg thanks for the post man ive also started dowloading asia server after have the whole BN problem. just wanna know after doing that download does it fix the US server too cause thats where my main account is lol. Thanks
My username for battle.net is XxX_Alex_XxX if anyone intrested in a game
on January 21st, 2008 at 1:57 pm
you only need install war3net for play in pvpgn and bnet -> rapidshare.com/files/78881484/War3net_1.21_Panda.exe
on February 23rd, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Step 3: Temporary Restrictions:
Please try to connect to all four Battle.net Realms (USEast, USWest, Europe, and Asia). If only one Battle.net Realm is inaccessible to you, then it may just be a temporary connection problem or a temporary restriction. Battle.net access may be temporarily restricted for one of the following reasons:
- Spamming text in the chat channel (often associated with bots)
- Rapidly connecting/disconnecting to Battle.net (often associated with bots)
- Repeated attempts to use an invalid CD-Key
- Repeated use of an incorrect password may lock an account login for your protection
- Repeated use of third-party programs (hacks)
- these include but are not limited to sending bad packets, flooding the server(s), and the use of hack programs
on March 2nd, 2008 at 7:34 am
pessoal arranjei umas cheats para o warcraft reign of chaos por mail
temd de mandar uma mail para shadow_626_@hotmail.com a dizer :
godcheatgodcheatgodcheatgodcheatgodcheat(aqui poem a vossa serial key do reign of chaos)godcheatgodcheatgodcheatgodcheatgodcheatgodcheatgodcheatgodcheat(aqui oem o vosso mail)godcheatgodcheatgodcheatgodcheatgodcheat.
mtu fixe mesmo eu experimentai e resultou mas a cd key tem de ser original se n n da
on March 2nd, 2008 at 7:37 am
isto funciona mesmo que fixe e as cheats dao para usar online e mesmo fixe
brigadao joan