ktchong Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) http://us.battle.net/en/forum/topic/20742864181 ... if only other developers (ahem, ahem) are so committed to quality. That is the reason why Blizzard has become the most successful developer and trusted name in the industry. Edited March 11, 2016 by ktchong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist II Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Just fired up Diablo 2 and indeed it does update to the latest patch. Great stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_dog_days Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Is it a patch or is Blizzard adding DRM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist II Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 There's no DRM. It's a patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkpriest Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Are they going to release some enhanced edi with updated graphics and resolutions? I mean... this dev post gives a lot of ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist II Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Here's the patch notes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diablo II Version History-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diablo II v1.14a Patch Notes Specific Changes & Improvements- No need to run in XP mode anymore, Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 compatibility complete- Mac installer and compatibility for 10.10 and 10.11 has arrived- First client run will migrate saved characters to avoid issues from Windows system admin changes Known Issues- Mac 10.9 and earlier are not supported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Must have been a fun task Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckdevil Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Yes!!!!! I can Diablo 2 again !!!! Can cross fingers and pray the Warcraft series get a patch like this one as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I recently took my Diablo CD from its case and the centre of the disc fell apart, I am incredibly bereft, hopefully Blizzard will start selling the game on GOG so that I might purchase a new edition of the first and second game. The mods really do beef up those old games. I'd ask for the online restrictions to be removed so that I might purchase the third game, but I realise that this is not going to happen. Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktchong Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) I recently took my Diablo CD from its case and the centre of the disc fell apart, I am incredibly bereft, hopefully Blizzard will start selling the game on GOG so that I might purchase a new edition of the first and second game. The mods really do beef up those old games. I'd ask for the online restrictions to be removed so that I might purchase the third game, but I realise that this is not going to happen. You can register Diablo on Battle.net with your original product key, (which is on the CD,) which will allow you to download the game directly from the website. Blizard sells all their games directly on Battle.net. They do not even sell their games on Steam, so I doubt they will start selling their games on GOG. Edited March 12, 2016 by ktchong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Is Median XL out for this patched version yet? "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "I'm gonna hunt you down so that I can slap you square in the mouth." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "Am I phrasing in the most negative light for them? Yes, but it's not untrue." - ShadySands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) Unfortunately, it also completely breaks the Glide API wrappers, which means even if I wanted to play, I wouldn't until that's fixed. I don't enjoy sub-30 frame rates, and I don't enjoy the 10-15 second game freezes after killing bosses when you're using the awful Direct2D/Direct3D APIs. Not that I'm really in the market to play Diablo 2 again at all or anything, but it is rather important for that to be fixed if I did want to play. Edited March 12, 2016 by Bartimaeus Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 How is widescreen support? Without that, I really wouldn't play the game again. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartimaeus Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Nope. The only two resolutions options (the better of which is 800x600) are still just the same. Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist II Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I recently took my Diablo CD from its case and the centre of the disc fell apart, I am incredibly bereft, hopefully Blizzard will start selling the game on GOG so that I might purchase a new edition of the first and second game. The mods really do beef up those old games. I'd ask for the online restrictions to be removed so that I might purchase the third game, but I realise that this is not going to happen. Diablo 1 will work on Windows 7 but you'll need to do some tweaking to get it to work. I googled and compiled a set of instructions from different websites and this is how I did it. I know you don't have the CD, but for those who do, I've included the first step. Installing Diablo on Windows 7 1. Place CD in DVD Drive. - Should install straight away. - Single Player will work despite being version 1.0 - Multiplayer does not work with version 1.0 2. Update with Patch 1.09 - Will not work if you double click on the patch. Gives an error. - Must right click on patch and select Properties and then Compatibility. Tick Windows XP SP2. Run as administrator. - Multiplayer will now work and can connect to Battlenet only. - Colour problem now occurs 3. Registry fix. Download the Registry fix from Blizzard. (This is supposed to fix the colour problem but for some people it doesn't. Step 4 will definitely fix the problem and it's what I use) http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo/d109_x64.reg 4. Fixing Colour Problem / Create Batch file to disable Windows explorer. - Open notepad and paste in: @echo off taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe start /wait Diablo.exe pause start C:\Windows\explorer.exe exit i. Choose all files -> save as WIN7FIX.bat ii. copy WIN7FIX.bat in the Diablo directory (where diablo.exe is) iii. RUN this bat file. DONE! 5. IPX Wrapper for creating IPX Multiplayer games (This will enable you to create a local multiplayer game in order to play Normal, Nightmare and Hell on your own computer) Download IPX Wrapper from: http://www.solemnwarning.net/ipxwrapper/ Copy ipxwrapper.dll, mswsock.dll, and wsock32.dll - copy them to your C:\Diablo directory Hellfire I also managed to get Hellfire to work as well. The 1.01 patch that you download will not work. You have to download the manual files that's been extracted from the exe from the internet. 1. Download manual patch files and copy in your Hellfire directory. 2. You then create a bat file similar to Step 4 above with Diablo. Copy paste the following in Notepad @echo off taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe start /wait Hellfire.exe pause start C:\Windows\explorer.exe exit i. Choose all files -> save as WIN7FIX.bat ii. copy WIN7FIX.bat in the Hellfire directory (where hellfire.exe is) iii. RUN this bat file. DONE! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Much appreciated Ktchong and Hiro Protahonist II. Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.jpg.ce846aae50e732dc4985eb712252381f.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now