The first part of a full-on remake of Warcraft II's campaign is now playable in Warcraft III: Reforged for free thanks to a group of dedicated fans.

It's called Warcraft: Chronicles of the Second War, and it looks to update Warcraft II, which was released in 1995, to be closer to that of 2002's beloved Warcraft III in terms of gameplay and presentation. The team behind the project, LoreCraft Designs, will be releasing the campaign in multiple parts, with part one, the Horde-focused "Tides of Darkness" campaign, available now. The custom campaign can be downloaded and played for free by those who already own Blizzard's 2020 remake of Warcraft III.

In a post from the project's Discord server shared on X, one of the mod's creators, Shadi, remarked that Warcraft: Chronicles of the Second War has been in the works for over three and a half "grueling" years, during which the team has had to endure Warcraft III: Reforged's "sorry state." According to Shadi, the team had to make a hard decision on whether to continue tweaking and polishing the remake, as they see themselves as "perfectionists," or releasing a playable version sooner. LoreCraft Designs decided on the latter option, with the goal being to regularly patch the project and address any critical bugs or crashes that may arise. There have been no announcements on when a remake of the human-focused second part of the Warcraft II campaign will release.