Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne 1.27a Patch Download with Version Switcher

Blizzard unexpectedly released Warcraft 3 1.27a Patch after more than half a decade. Most of the players expected arrival of extended multiplayer features like Garena gaming platform but instead Blizzard focused on fixing the compatibility issue with Windows 7, 8.1 and 10.
In the patch notes, you will see unusual bug fixes that you rarely encountered before.  On the other hand Blizzard assured that this is the first patch of the series, more will come in future.

We have updated the version switcher for Warcraft 1.27a Patch, now you can switch 1.26a and 1.27a back and forth. The Warcraft 3 TFT v1.27a is also called 1.27.0.52240

Warcraft 3 RoC and TFT 1.27a Patch Notes:

Specific Changes & Improvements

• Throw away that old PowerPC Mac in the closet, we’ve created a new installer to support Mac 10.10 and 10.11
• Improved compatibility with Windows 7, 8.1, and 10
• Fixed a crash caused by Chain Lightning

Known Issues

• Windows 8.1 and 10 saved games are still stored in a location that requires running as system admin
• Some graphical issues with the cinematics are still occurring 
• Changes to gamma settings will not take effect in windowed mode
• Cyrillic characters are still not displaying
• Disabled ambient sound while a MIDI issue is being resolved
• Mac 10.9 and earlier are not supported
• Mac build does not support the editor

Download Warcraft 3 TFT 1.27a Version Switcher:

This version supports 1.26a (1.26.0.6401) and 1.27a (1.27.0.52240)

• WVS-127a-by-DotA_Utilities.zip (67.7 MB)

In case the version switcher does not work well for you, you can download the Standalone patch file directly from Blizzard using this link: http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/war3x/patches/pc/War3TFT_127a_English.exe

You need to define Warcraft 3 InstallPath for 1.27a in the Windows Registry to successfully install it.