Warcraft III engine
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The Warcraft III engine is Blizzard Entertainment’s proprietary real-time strategy game engine that powered Warcraft III and its expansion, enabling advanced 3D graphics, scripting, and extensive modding through its World Editor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Warcraft III engine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11364607 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Warcraft III engine Context triple: [Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, usesGameEngine, Warcraft III engine]
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A.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a landmark real-time strategy game that introduced hero-centric gameplay, rich storytelling, and the foundation for the modern Warcraft universe.
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B.
Infinity Engine
Infinity Engine is a classic isometric role-playing game engine best known for powering late-1990s and early-2000s Dungeons & Dragons–based PC RPGs such as Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment.
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C.
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal is an expansion pack to the real-time strategy game Warcraft II that continues the Orcs vs. Humans storyline with new campaigns, units, and maps set in the world of Draenor.
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D.
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a classic real-time strategy game set in a high-fantasy world of orcs and humans, known for its influential gameplay, multiplayer features, and expansion of the Warcraft universe.
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E.
Paradox Engine
Paradox Engine is a powerful artifact card from Magic: The Gathering that untaps all nonland permanents you control whenever you cast a spell, enabling highly explosive combo turns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Warcraft III engine Target entity description: The Warcraft III engine is Blizzard Entertainment’s proprietary real-time strategy game engine that powered Warcraft III and its expansion, enabling advanced 3D graphics, scripting, and extensive modding through its World Editor.
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A.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a landmark real-time strategy game that introduced hero-centric gameplay, rich storytelling, and the foundation for the modern Warcraft universe.
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B.
Infinity Engine
Infinity Engine is a classic isometric role-playing game engine best known for powering late-1990s and early-2000s Dungeons & Dragons–based PC RPGs such as Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment.
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C.
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal is an expansion pack to the real-time strategy game Warcraft II that continues the Orcs vs. Humans storyline with new campaigns, units, and maps set in the world of Draenor.
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D.
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a classic real-time strategy game set in a high-fantasy world of orcs and humans, known for its influential gameplay, multiplayer features, and expansion of the Warcraft universe.
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E.
Paradox Engine
Paradox Engine is a powerful artifact card from Magic: The Gathering that untaps all nonland permanents you control whenever you cast a spell, enabling highly explosive combo turns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
game engine
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proprietary software ⓘ real-time strategy game engine ⓘ |
| developer | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| enables |
MOBA-style maps
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custom campaigns ⓘ custom game modes ⓘ extensive modding ⓘ hero arena maps ⓘ tower defense maps ⓘ |
| feature |
AI editor
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camera control system ⓘ object editor ⓘ save and load system ⓘ tile-based terrain system ⓘ trigger editor ⓘ unit animation system ⓘ upgrade and tech-tree system ⓘ |
| graphicsAPI |
Direct3D
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OpenGL ⓘ |
| hasTool | Warcraft III World Editor ⓘ |
| inspired |
Defense of the Ancients mod
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linked to:
Defense of the Ancients
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| platform |
Mac OS
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linked to:
macOS
Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| publisher | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| supports |
3D graphics
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AI scripting ⓘ JASS scripting language ⓘ LAN multiplayer ⓘ RPG-style leveling ⓘ cinematic sequences ⓘ custom maps ⓘ dynamic lighting ⓘ fog of war ⓘ hero units ⓘ line of sight system ⓘ multiplayer mode ⓘ network synchronization ⓘ online multiplayer ⓘ particle effects ⓘ real-time strategy gameplay ⓘ single-player mode ⓘ sound and music playback ⓘ terrain deformation ⓘ trigger-based scripting ⓘ unit pathfinding ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
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Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Warcraft III engine Description of subject: The Warcraft III engine is Blizzard Entertainment’s proprietary real-time strategy game engine that powered Warcraft III and its expansion, enabling advanced 3D graphics, scripting, and extensive modding through its World Editor.
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