INSTALL.md

Installation and Running

Install Methods:

• Run the stormmap file directly (Windows-only)
  • Windows File Association
  • Windows Command Line (Directly)
  • Windows Command Line (Relatively)
• Replace in-game Try Mode (All Platforms) (Recommended ✔)

Post Installation Check

• Post-Install check

Run the .stormmap file directly (Windows-only)

Important: Using the methods in this section will cause stuff such as heroes talent will not be loaded.

TODO: Figuring out what talents are not loaded

Windows File Association (double click to open)

This allows you to double click on the *.stormmap file and run the map directly.

1. In the Release page, download the latest trymode20.stormmap.

2. Locate your downloaded .stormmap file:

   

3. On the "Open With" Dialog, click on "More Apps"

   

4. Click on the "Look for another app on the PC"

   

5. Locate the HeroesSwitcher_64.exe, usually in Heroes of the Storm/Support64/ folder.

   

6. Double Click on the file and load the map:

   

Windows Command Line (Directly)

In the Release page, download the latest trymode20.stormmap. Afterwards, you can run the map with the command:

"path/to/Heroes of the Storm/Support64/HeroesSwitcher_x64.exe" "path/to/downloaded/trymode20.stormmap"

(e.g "C:/Program Files/Heroes of the Storm/Support64/HeroesSwitcher_x64.exe" "C:/Users/your_name/Downloads/trymode20.stormmap")

Note: path/to/downloaded/trymode20.stormmap must be an absolute path, or the map will not be loaded.

Windows Command Line (Relatively)

Note: Unlike most other shell commands, relative path for Heroes does not work current working directory, but relative to Heroes_Of_The_Storm_Install_Location/maps.

The game will load the map relative to the Heroes_Of_The_Storm_Install_Location/maps. If you would like to not reference the .stormmap file with an absolute path (or save the map for later use), you can do the following:

In the Release page, download the latest trymode20.stormmap.

Create a maps folder in Heroes_Of_The_Storm_Install_Location/ and copy the downloaded trymode20.stormmap into it:

Heroes of the Storm/
├── HeroesData/
├── maps/                     <- Create This folder
│   └── trymode20.stormmap    <- Paste the file in here
├── Support/
├── Support64/
├── Versions/
├── .build.info
├── .product.db
├── Heroes of the Storm.exe
└── Launcher.db

Now that you can simply run:

"path/to/Heroes of the Storm/Support64/HeroesSwitcher_x64.exe" trymode20.stormmap

(e.g "C:/Program Files/Heroes of the Storm/Support64/HeroesSwitcher_x64.exe" trymode20.stormmap")

For even better, you can add path/to/Heroes of the Storm/Support64/ into your %PATH% environment variable, so that your command can be reduced to HeroesSwitcher_x64.exe trymode20.stormmap.

Replace in-game Try Mode (All Platforms)

Heroes of the Storm allows user to override the mods/heroes.stormmod/base.stormmaps/maps <==> INSTALL_DIR/maps.

In order words, to use this map, copy the folder (10)trymemode.stormmap in this repo to "Heroes_Of_The_Storm_Install_Location/maps/heroes/singleplayermaps" (also create necessary directories), which you should get the similar directory:

Heroes of the Storm/
├── HeroesData/
├── maps/
│   └──heroes/
|      └──singleplayermaps/
|         └──(10)trymemode.stormmap/
├── Support/
├── Support64/
├── Versions/
├── .build.info
├── .product.db
├── Heroes of the Storm.exe
└── Launcher.db

Post-Install check

After you installed, Launch the try mode in game. During loading, it should have a sexy jimmy-in-a-rabbit 🔫🐰 background:

When the game loaded, you should see the message on the left of the screen:

Start by typing "hi" in the chat message (in-game allies or all chat, not private or public channel chat) and you should see your name responded:

If you see something like this, maybe the game just updated with broken compatibility, please wait for update or create an issue.