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The Making of Warcraft (2012)

kuharich 10y ago
Previous discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4292598 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4292598
dangerlibrary 10y ago
Dune II was a fantastic game - I still remember the little three-pixel sprites for the light infantry wiggling around on the screen.
vblord 10y ago
If anyone is interested in the history of some of the great games, there was an old show called Game Makers (got renamed to Icons) on G4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Makers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Makers. It covers tons of great classic video games. It was very well done. I wish they sold the dvds. But if you are interested in check em out on Youtube. You won't be disappointed. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56FD995C50B57200 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56FD995C50B57200
- corysama 10y ago
  I'll add a shameless plug for https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMakingOfGames/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMakingOfGames/
  - partomniscient 10y ago
    Another plug: http://www.filfre.net/sitemap/ http://www.filfre.net/sitemap/ although this is more from a games historian enthusiast point of view.
- TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago
  Man do I miss this show!
mst 10y ago
Apparently he wrote parts 2 and 3 before getting bored but didn't link them from the original that I could spot - but you can either change the number on the end of the URL or visit http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/tag/warcraft http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/tag/warcraft for proper links to the other two.
thecosas 10y ago
For those interested: Part 2: http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-making-of-warcraft-part-2 http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-making-of-warcraft-part-... Part 3: http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-making-of-warcraft-part-3 http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-making-of-warcraft-part-...
kentosi 10y ago
Loved Dune 2, loved Warcraft (1, 2 and 3), and was a little too addicted to Starcraft. On a semi-related note: Does anyone know of any other pure RTS game that rivals Starcraft 2? Nothing seems to compare ...
- milcron 10y ago
  It's aging, but Age of Empires 2 has had a comeback recently.
  - eriknstr 10y ago
    Speaking of AoE II, a couple of months back I bought the "HD remake" of it on Steam. I was a bit disappointed in the remake with regards to how they handled the sizing of the UI. Every part of the UI is very small on my high resolution (2560 x 1440) display. Not what I expected when they market it as a HD remake. I searched the internet to see if anyone else was disappointed and found that indeed I was not alone. Here is one example of what others are saying: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1bslgq/why_is_the_user_interface_on_aoe2_hd_so_small/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1bslgq/why_is_the_us... Still, AoE II was a good game and I have fond memories of it from my childhood.
    - smhenderson 10y ago
      I keep a Winows XP box running just to play it and several other games from then and before. I also play the Star Wars spin off, Galactic Battlegrounds, on it. It's AoE II but with SW factions and maps...
    - milcron 10y ago
      I agree in that I'd call it more of an HD "refactor" than a remake. The HD version supports all sorts of resolutions, whereas the original game was restricted to just 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024!
  - smnscu 10y ago
    I watched a lot of AoE2 on YouTube and Twitch about 6 months ago. It's really fun to watch on the background while doing idle work, and learn the meta and various races. I admit I haven't played the actual game since it was released (great memories for a 10yo to make). https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeroEmpires https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeroEmpires https://www.youtube.com/user/Resonance22Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Resonance22Channel
xjay 10y ago
He was at HandmadeCon 2015 [1] where they talked about the network code/design in games he had worked on, and various subjects relating to the gaming industry. This article was referenced at Gamasutra a few days ago, to which his response was that he should blog more. [2] [1] HandmadeCon 2015 - Pat Wyatt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1faaOrtHJ-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1faaOrtHJ-A [2] Patrick Wyatt https://twitter.com/netcoyote/status/766725317750763520 https://twitter.com/netcoyote/status/766725317750763520
ihavedna 10y ago
I am so happy you dug up this article! I read it around the time it was published, it is such a great story. Thank you!

Previous discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4292598 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4292598

Dune II was a fantastic game - I still remember the little three-pixel sprites for the light infantry wiggling around on the screen.

vblord 10y ago

If anyone is interested in the history of some of the great games, there was an old show called Game Makers (got renamed to Icons) on G4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Makers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Makers. It covers tons of great classic video games. It was very well done. I wish they sold the dvds. But if you are interested in check em out on Youtube. You won't be disappointed. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56FD995C50B57200 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56FD995C50B57200

corysama 10y ago
I'll add a shameless plug for https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMakingOfGames/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMakingOfGames/
- partomniscient 10y ago
  Another plug: http://www.filfre.net/sitemap/ http://www.filfre.net/sitemap/ although this is more from a games historian enthusiast point of view.
TheOneTrueKyle 10y ago
Man do I miss this show!

mst 10y ago

Apparently he wrote parts 2 and 3 before getting bored but didn't link them from the original that I could spot - but you can either change the number on the end of the URL or visit http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/tag/warcraft http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/tag/warcraft for proper links to the other two.

thecosas 10y ago

For those interested: Part 2: http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-making-of-warcraft-part-2 http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-making-of-warcraft-part-... Part 3: http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-making-of-warcraft-part-3 http://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-making-of-warcraft-part-...

kentosi 10y ago

Loved Dune 2, loved Warcraft (1, 2 and 3), and was a little too addicted to Starcraft. On a semi-related note: Does anyone know of any other pure RTS game that rivals Starcraft 2? Nothing seems to compare ...

milcron 10y ago
It's aging, but Age of Empires 2 has had a comeback recently.
- eriknstr 10y ago
  Speaking of AoE II, a couple of months back I bought the "HD remake" of it on Steam. I was a bit disappointed in the remake with regards to how they handled the sizing of the UI. Every part of the UI is very small on my high resolution (2560 x 1440) display. Not what I expected when they market it as a HD remake. I searched the internet to see if anyone else was disappointed and found that indeed I was not alone. Here is one example of what others are saying: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1bslgq/why_is_the_user_interface_on_aoe2_hd_so_small/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1bslgq/why_is_the_us... Still, AoE II was a good game and I have fond memories of it from my childhood.
  - smhenderson 10y ago
    I keep a Winows XP box running just to play it and several other games from then and before. I also play the Star Wars spin off, Galactic Battlegrounds, on it. It's AoE II but with SW factions and maps...
  - milcron 10y ago
    I agree in that I'd call it more of an HD "refactor" than a remake. The HD version supports all sorts of resolutions, whereas the original game was restricted to just 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024!
- smnscu 10y ago
  I watched a lot of AoE2 on YouTube and Twitch about 6 months ago. It's really fun to watch on the background while doing idle work, and learn the meta and various races. I admit I haven't played the actual game since it was released (great memories for a 10yo to make). https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeroEmpires https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeroEmpires https://www.youtube.com/user/Resonance22Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Resonance22Channel

xjay 10y ago

He was at HandmadeCon 2015 [1] where they talked about the network code/design in games he had worked on, and various subjects relating to the gaming industry. This article was referenced at Gamasutra a few days ago, to which his response was that he should blog more. [2] [1] HandmadeCon 2015 - Pat Wyatt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1faaOrtHJ-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1faaOrtHJ-A [2] Patrick Wyatt https://twitter.com/netcoyote/status/766725317750763520 https://twitter.com/netcoyote/status/766725317750763520

ihavedna 10y ago

I am so happy you dug up this article! I read it around the time it was published, it is such a great story. Thank you!