This is a mod pack for Diablo II v1.13d that brings together the best quality-of-life features I have found to maximize the singleplayer experience, with the goal of enhancing the game in a limited and tasteful way.
- PlugY - adds unlimited stash, shared stash, infinite respec, all runewords.
- BaseMod - removes singleplayer FPS cap, adds auto gold pickup, control-click items to stash.
- FontFix - makes 5s look like 5s instead of 6s.
- NoIntro - skip the intro videos when you boot the game.
- DropMod - 2X as likely to find uniques, 1.5X to find sets, no change to runes.
- KeepEquip - keep your equipment when you die (I play HC so I don't care about this).
- LootFilter - adds the loot filter from Path of Diablo.
- MultiRes - adds widescreen resolutions to the game.
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Druid
- Shapeshifting duration increased 50%.
- Can summon all beasts at same time.
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Stack sizes increased (keys 24, scrolls 48, arrows 500).
- Purchase registration keys from Blizzard.
- Install Diablo II LOD v1.12 (use this installer, don't downgrade v1.14).
- Install Patch v1.13d.
- Install Glide v1.4e.
- Install PlugY v11.02.
- Modify the properties of
C:/Games/Diablo II/Mod PlugY/PlugY.exeto run as administrator and as Windows XP SP3. - Modify the PlugY shortcut to have
"C:/Games/Diablo II/Mod PlugY/PlugY.exe" -3dfx -direct -txtas the target. - Download this zipfile and paste the files (one at a time, don't mass merge) into your D2 folder.
- Play the game.
If you're having errors and the install process didn't work for you, it's probably:
- You aren't using v1.13d.
- You tried to downgrade from v1.14, which you can't do.
- You didn't merge the files properly.
If you want to install these mods but you don't want any changes to the actual gameplay (no changes to drops or skills), then delete the C:/Games/Diablo II/Mod PlugY/Data/Global/ folder.
Delete all the files you merged through this install process and copy the files from _backups and into your C:/Games/Diablo II/ folder.
You can successfully install the game on Mac but you will have to use Wine in order to do it. It's more advanced and requires the use of Terminal. The best tutorial for doing this can be found here.
This game is very clicky and you can quickly develop carpal tunnel syndrome by playing it. To avoid this, I wrote a keyboard macro that lets you hold down the spacebar to move and attack.
- On PC using AutoHotKey, run this script.
- On Mac using Keyboard Maestro, run this script.
After importing the macros on Mac, you'll need to specify that the macro is only for use in Wine. Also note that you won't be able to type spaces while these scripts are running, but typing /players8 still works w/ no space.
This makes melee characters a lot easier to play.
- Make sure you don't have the CPU fix installed, as BaseMod already has it.
- When you first select a widescreen resolution the game will crash, but only the first time.
- When you first boot the game you will have to click settings to activate the custom loot filter.
- The loot filter sometimes throws "invalid stat" errors in chat, but I don't think it breaks anything.
- There is a StashMod that increases inventory size, but I didn't include it in this pack.
- You can hold
CONTROLand left-click items between inventory and stash (HT ubeogesh).
- The Arreat Summit - Official guide to playing the game.
- Holy Grail Tracker - Keep track of your items as you find them.
- Tankazon's Rune Wizard - See what runewords you can make.
- Tomb of Knowledge - A fan website w/ helpful information about the game.
- Reddit Community - A Reddit forum for the fans of D2.
- Bugs List - A list of all the bugs in the game.
Be sure to also checkout my advice on how to properly organize your PlugY stash.
- PlugY provided by Yohann Nicolas (v11.02).
- BaseMod provided by devurandom (v1.13.1).
- FontFix provided by SnakeByteStudios.
- NoIntro provided by SnakeByteStudios.
- DropMod provided by SnakeByteStudios.
- KeepEquip provided by SnakeByteStudios.
- LootFilter provided by Path of Diablo.
- MultiRes provided by SlashDiablo.