

"C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Diablo II.exe" -txt Overwrite the vanilla patch_d2.mpq with the modded one.Īlternatively, copy the data folder into the same folder as "Diablo II.exe" and start the game using the -txt command-line parameter.Take measures to preserve the existing patch_d2.mpq (unless you never want to play vanilla again without reinstalling).Highest priority is getting the mod to some runnable state on the "modern" version, 1.14+(some letter of the alphabet) but the procedure will remain the same: If you can get D2 running on patch 1.11b (or 1.12,) good on you but it will probably have to be run on a VirtualBox or something at this point (in 2018) So far, this has taken the form of 50+ new runewords, several new skills, additional sockets in some items, and much more. This time, whenever I find myself thinking “Damn, it’d be cool if was in D2,” I add it.


Now in 2010, its time for another D2 binge. It’s one of those games you get a spontaneous urge to play a couple times a year. Time and again, I come back to Diablo II. When Diablo II came out in 2000, I was already a fan of the first game and was instantly hooked. The Stats a Gem provides depends on the item slot you put it into.The Abyss is a mod I made for Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. Once a Gem is put into an item, it will provide Stats according to the item slot and the only way to remove it is using the Horadric Cube recipe Hel Rune + Scroll of Town Portal, which destroy the Gems in the process. Due to crafting and the Horadric Cube recipe to reroll Magic Items (frequently used for Grand Charm s) they have a decent value in trading. In addition to socketing into items, Gems are used for crafting Items, upgrading Runes and numerous other Horadric Cube recipes. An upgraded Gem provides the same Stats as the lower quality, but with increased values. They can be upgraded by putting 3 Gems of the same type and quality into the Horadric Cube. There are a total of 7 different Gem types with 5 quality levels. Gems are a very important resource in Diablo 2 with a variety of different uses.
