This is a mod pack for Diablo II that brings together the best quality-of-life features I have found to maximize the singleplayer experience.
What's Included
Making socketed items drop in drop mod hello, i use a drop mod for single player. The way it works is i have game data that i edit in excel spreadsheets and tell the game to read from those, so that when i go out into the blood moor, the fallen drop what i tell them to.
- PlugY - adds shared stash, infinite respec, all runewords.
- BaseMod - removes singleplayer FPS cap, adds auto gold pickup.
- LinearMF - removes diminishing returns on magic find %.
- FontFix - makes 5s look like 5s instead of 6s.
- NoIntro - skip the intro videos when you boot the game.
- KeepEquip - keep your equipment when you die.
- LootFilter - adds the loot filter from Path of Diablo.
- MultiRes - adds widescreen resolutions to the game.
My Custom Changes
- Druid
- Shapeshifting duration increased.
- Can summon all beasts at same time.
- Mercenaries
- Act 1 - Blessed Aim
- Act 3 - Meditation
- Act 5 - Might
- Quivers
- Arrows and bolts are replenishing.
- Magic and rare quivers are possible.
How To Install
- 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.exe
to run as administrator and as Windows XP SP3. - Modify the PlugY shortcut to have
'C:/Games/Diablo II/Mod PlugY/PlugY.exe' -3dfx -direct -txt
as the target. - Download this zipfile and paste into your D2 folder (one at a time, don't mass merge).
- Download files #1 and #2 and paste 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.
How To Limited Install
If you want to install these mods but you don't want any changes to the actual gameplay (none of the custom game changes), then delete the
C:/Games/Diablo II/Mod PlugY/Data/Global/
folder.![Diablo Diablo](/uploads/1/2/6/2/126287648/532287153.jpg)
![Drop Drop](/uploads/1/2/6/2/126287648/347407701.jpg)
How To Uninstall
Delete all the files you merged through this install process and copy the files from
_backups
and into your C:/Games/Diablo II/
folder.Mac OSX
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.
Keyboard Macros
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
spacebar
to move and attack.- On PC using AutoHotKey, run this script.
- On Mac using Keyboard Maestro, run this script.
If using the Mac version, you can hit
command-d
to activate/deactivate the macro. 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.
Advanced Notes
- 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
control
and left-click items between inventory and stash (HT ubeogesh).
Helpful Links
- 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.
Credits
- PlugY by Yohann Nicolas.
- BaseMod by devurandom.
- LinearMF by devurandom.
- FontFix by SnakeByteStudios.
- NoIntro by SnakeByteStudios.
- KeepEquip by SnakeByteStudios.
- LootFilter by Path of Diablo.
- MultiRes by SlashDiablo.