If you want to show a friend the moment one hero spell flipped a fight in Warcraft III: Reforged, or a game you were losing and still won, record it with DOR, trim just that section, and send it as a link. Warcraft III: Reforged is Blizzard's real-time strategy game playable on PC and Mac, and it became a supported 'full-play recording' game in DOR with the October 2026 app update. When you launch the game on a Windows PC, DOR detects it automatically and saves everything from launch to exit as a single video. Play several matches over an evening or hop between custom games, and all of that time ends up in one file, so this guide follows the flow of a match to show how to find the moments worth sending.
Lock Match Scenes to 16:9, and Prepare to Record for a Long Time
In Warcraft III, the minimap, hero portraits, and the command card stretch across the bottom of the screen, so cropping to 9:16 cuts away most of the information that tells a viewer what is going on. Make 16:9 the default for match scenes where your friend needs to see army size and hero positions together, and save vertical or square crops for short videos that blow up a single moment. A single match can also run long, and back-to-back games stretch the recording to hours, so check the items in the long gameplay recording guide ahead of time so a long session does not stutter or cut out.
How to Find Hero Fights in a Warcraft III Recording and Send Them
- 1Check the recording toggle, then launch the gameIn DOR settings, make sure Warcraft III is turned on under 'Full-play recording', then launch the game. DOR detects it automatically and starts recording, and the lobby and every match run together in one video until you close the game.
- 2Find match boundaries with the score screenWhen a match ends, a score screen appears along with the result. Scrub quickly through the playback bar to find it, and the recording breaks into matches, so first confirm which number the match you want to send was.
- 3Narrow down fights by hero portrait changesWhen a hero falls in a fight, the hero portrait on screen changes, and a revive at the altar follows. Check before and after those changes, and you can quickly find when the big fights happened.
- 4Cut fights from just before engagement to the cleanupIf you keep only the instant a spell goes off, nobody can tell why you won. Cut from the army positions just before the clash until the enemy retreats or is wiped out, so your friend can follow how the fight played out.
- 5Send comeback games in two partsIf you flipped a game you were losing, trimming one clip of the rough stretch and one of the comeback fight lands better than sending one long video. You can also join the two clips into one in the Studio.
- 6Send the link to your ladder buddyChoose 16:9 in the library's trim tool and finish, and a dor.gg link is created. Paste it into your chat, and your friend watches the match scene right in a browser without opening the game or any app.
Clues for Each Warcraft III Match Phase and How Long to Send
| Match Phase | Clue to Look For in the Recording | Who Gets It and How Long |
|---|---|---|
| Early creeping | Right after the match starts, your hero heads to a neutral camp with the army | A friend who plays the same race, 1 to 2 minutes |
| First hero fight | Both heroes meet for the first time and spell effects overlap | Your ladder buddy, 30 to 60 seconds |
| Harass | Your units break into the enemy's main base or expansion | Teammates, from the moment you go in until you pull out |
| Hero revive and comeback | You revive a hero at the altar and pick the fight again | Friends, 1 to 2 minutes of the comeback fight |
| Final fight and victory | The big fight right before the end, before the score screen | Friends who were watching, the last 1 to 2 minutes |
| Funny custom game moments | Games after picking a custom game in the lobby | The friends you played with, 20 to 40 seconds |
Check Before You Send
- Full-play recording is turned on for Warcraft III in settings.
- You used the score screen to confirm which match in the recording you are sending.
- The fight video starts just before the armies clash.
- It is trimmed in 16:9 so the minimap and command card are visible.
- For a comeback game, the rough stretch and the comeback are trimmed separately.
- Time spent waiting in the lobby is cut out.
How DOR Records Warcraft III
DOR is a free Windows desktop app. When you launch Warcraft III: Reforged, it detects the game automatically and records one mp4 video until you close it. It does not split files by match or cut hero fights into automatic highlights. Find the scene you want in the app's library, set the start and end points with the trim tool, choose 16:9, 9:16, or 1:1, and a dor.gg link is created. Tips for landing on the exact point are in how to trim game clips. To join the rough stretch and the comeback fight, or add text explaining a fight, use DOR Studio, which opens in your browser with no install, for trimming length, merging videos, text, and background music. How to use the Studio is covered in editing clips in your browser. Game sound and your mic are recorded together, so your commentary during fights stays in the video. When you don't want to record Warcraft III, you can turn it off per game under 'Full-play recording' in settings, and a confirmation window appears when you do.
