Version 4.6.2 Oct 2021

• Updated installer version
• removed everything possible to reduce false-positive risk for antivirus

Version 4.6.1 Feb 2020

• DDraw configuration tool updated, including last ddraws
• plugins updated to actual versions:
  PlaySound, allied_color, lobby_map
• IPX wrapper support added
• Fixed various bugs in hotkey files,
  in the spanish version Temple can be selected by hotkey too
• Added BAT file for launching the game with a set of necessary utilities:
  automatic war2insight replays saving, unlock IronMan settings, etc
• Fixed bugs in installer
• Small Windows compatibility fixes

Version 4.6 Dec 2019

• Added option: New Iron Man Ladder mode with subtypes. Improved and bugfixed.
• Added Game Types: Melee with Units, FFA with Units, etc
• Added interface option: new lobby + improved LobbyMap plugin bundled with it
• Added optional complex graphic fixes:
  Fixed a few errors in the graphics of the game,
  Added options to choose the color of black player for all tilesets separately
  You can choose from several palette options for each tileset
  (“black to pink” and “dimmed winter” options are in this section now)
• Added an option to select Eye of Kilrogg appearance
• Small interface fixes
• Interface for War2Combat lite(poor) version fixes
• New AutoWarLat plugin – automatic Warlatency activation on game start
• New PlaySound plugin – Plays a sound on events (Game Start/Join game)
• DDraw configuration tool updated, including last ddraws, new options
• Hole puncher updated – IPX support and DirectIp added
• CpuSaveC plugin updated
• Added detailed dump in case of crash
• Small Windows compatibility fixes

Version 4.5.2 Sep 2019

• ChopBars plugin removed at the request of players

Version 4.5.1 Sep 2019

• Small fix for graphics under Windows 10 added
• CpuTime plugin splitted to parts: for the game and for BNET-chat, as game part can be unstable on some computers

Version 4.5 Sep 2019

• Added selection between exe versions:
  2.0.2.1 GoG, 2.0.2.0 original or 2.0.2.0 with plugins
• Fixed very annoying problem with Warcraft II starting under Windows 7 (and probably others) caused by m$”Games for Windows”
• Hole puncher added – no real IP required for game hosting (FunkyFr3sh)
• DDraw configuration tool added – visualiser configuration (FunkyFr3sh)
• Added plugin system – many different useful things (Lambchops)
• Added Warbux map pack, being count as Ladder games in ladder.war2.ru
• Kpuds map pack added. Also 3 official Blizzard maps added.
• Warvideo flicker free! (only with FunkyFr3sh ddraw), interface improved
• Added Russian language to WarVideo (will work if the OS language is Russian)
• “Quick messages” added (see details in messages.txt)
• Improved display message when WarLatency mode is switching on
• Dimmed winter option (Snow brightness descreased on Winter tileset)
• A few more stuffs added to interface options
• Fixed small bugs in winter tileset and somewhere else.
• Fixed several typos and inaccuracies in russian version
• Restored or redesigned several game menus in russian version
• Improved to varying degrees all five russian fonts,
  the character set is expanded, Ukrainian and Belarusian letters added
• “Click” changed in bom2click option
• Small improvements in installer
• War2Combat version number added to credits

Version 4.4.4

• UltraViolent campaign (by Szwagier) added

Version 4.4.3

• One more fix for DEP
• Some small installer improvements

Version 4.4.2

• For CD-keys management compatibility, Warcraft II version changed from classic 2.0.2.0 to GoG 2.0.2.1
  Now combat not requires to manage any CD-keys after being installed by GoG. It just uses GoG’s cd-keys, together with GoG. GoG’s KeyChanger added to combat. at the same time, install.exe have been renamed to install.mpq. (Also by GoG 2.0.2.1)

• ddraw_test2 removed and replaced to ddraw_Aqrit by FunkyFr3sh (aka fois)
  That’s sufficiently improved version based on test2.

• ddraw_test4 removed and replaced to ddraw_CnC by FunkyFr3sh (aka fois)
  That supports OpenGL rendering with lots filters.

Version 4.4.1

• Updated War2Ppatcher for 2.0.2.1 supporting warlat and resBug fix
• Updated War2PLoader for 2.0.2.1, removed antihack, removed autoupdate as attached to server.war2.ru

Version 4.4.0

• Combat adapted to new official version by GoG released today.
• At the same time it’s still compatible with unofficial servers.

Version 4.3

• War2Combat becomes multilingual. Added installers on: Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Polish languages.
• Also, War2Combat since this version have 3 sizes: standard version, lite version and full version.

Standard version:

• default (for combat) map pack included,
• campaigns,
• all the sounds for all units,
• all the textures,
• map editor,
• additional utilities for network gaming: War2Insight, Warvideo, War2Observe.

Full version contains the same and also includes:

• sounds for campaign briefings,
• movies,
• music.

Version 4.2

• Added 2 versions of DirectDraw by aqrit, with autodetecting compatibility
• Added some minor fixes for Windows 8/10 compatibility
• Added gateways appending option to let you keep your gateways with other servers
• Added Warcraft II map editor
• Added War2Insight, Warvideo, War2Observe as utilities
• Installer is not remember previous components configuration anymore, every time offering optimal configuration
• Small fixes related to interface
• False-positive virus detection fixed

Version 4.01

• Changed the concept of Combat. Some more beauty and functionality instead of smallest size.
• Moved/changed some custom maps
• Added built-in maps
• Added the textures
• Added units annoy voices and heroes voices
• Restored AI Extended for AIE maps
• Campaign added. Choice between violent comp AI and campaign
• Color/icons fixes by DirectDraw/OpenGL for new Windows
• “Random port” option to allow several connections from the same subnet using common external ip
• GOW EF High by default for new installations
• WPpatch replaced by War2PLoader: new autoupdating utility with UPNP support and more
• Fixes and updates in installer

Version 3.15

• Check added for Windows 7 color/Icon Fix. Will not install on Windows 8
• War2 install path will now default to c:\war2combat irrespective of your previous settings.
• Added all classic/BNE maps (+118 maps)
• Compression set to LZMA2/Ultra for best compression

Version 3.1

• In game color fix
• Fixed chat icons
• Black to pink patch
• Added mousetopher’s server in gateways.

Version 3.05

• rewrite gateways checked by default

Version 3.04

• some small fixes: gateways, interface, intro and banner pictures, AIE maps

Version 3.03

• improved sound quality, almost like full version
• gateway list updated
• new AI by Rotonda, full version compatible and maps for it
• fixed bug with banner in game chat
• a pair of maps added
• small modifications: renamed files, shortcuts, small installation interface modification

AIE – AI Extended, version 3.03
New AI by Rotonda makes the computer players better. AI can “select” different strategies for different maps.
New AI can be used ONLY on maps from “aie” directory. AI would be standard on usual maps.

Maps in Scenarios and Scenarios_Sea directories require game type “Use Map Settings” and default resources.
All the maps have been tested, and you can win on all maps although it can be difficult.

Version 3.01 & 3.02

• War2Ppatcher updated to 5.1 – Iron Man Ladder threshold lowered to 0
• no more than 1 shortcut created on desktop
• no privileges required to install
• shortcut created on current user desktop, not all users
• war2combat title changed
• Maps added to Ladder folder: GoW classic, HSC classic, GSEW, AYN, NWTR, Rose Petal

Version 3.00

• Iron Man Ladder bug fixed
• Installer size compressed to 11 Mb
• New installer, making installation process more flexible
• Some useful tools included
• PPatcher features:
  Even Faster speed for Ladder in create game screen
  Even Faster speed for Ironman Ladder in create game screen
  Unlock resources for Ironman Ladder in create game screen
  Fix bug with resources in create game screen

Warcrat II BNE 2.02 patch

Please note that there are two main varieties of this version:
2.0.2.0 – fully compatible with all utilities created for the game, as safe as possible. Using in War2Combat.
2.0.2.1 – incompatible, the latest official (same as GoG), less protected from cheaters. Dead-end branch, mostly used by random newbies.

Improvements

• Eye of Kilrogg can now patrol.
• Fixed some Battle.net issues.
• Added support for Battle.net gateways.
• [PC Only]. The registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER is used rather than HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
• Battle.net Create Game Chatroom now lists resources and starting location along with map size and game speed.

Major bug fixes

• Fixed a hack which would allow you to perform upgrades repeatedly,
  bringing your units to normally unattainable levels.

Minor bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where sappers would sometimes walk up to the wall, but not detonate.
• Fixed a bug which caused the menu screens to become unresponsive to clicks if the computer had been left on fordays or more.
• If a player is #1 on both Ironman and Regular ladder, it now shows Ironman stats, not the Regular stats.
• Map-passing now sets the map’s creator code to W2Be (a Map Editor file) instead of WBN (a War2BNE file).
• Clicking on the portrait of an invisible unit not your own no longer centers the map on that unit.
• Previously, if somebody else had allied with you, you could not cast death coil on them even if you were not allied with them.
• [Mac only]. The application resource version no longer states beta, and copyright notices corrected.