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QOL Mod Pack for Diablo II.

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Diablo II QOL Mod Pack

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. Join our Discord server for a community of D2QOL players.

D2LOD PlugY QOL Mod Pack

What's Included

  • 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.
  • MapHack - shows the entire map w/ monsters and chests.
  • LootFilter - filters items and get notified about drops.
  • MultiRes - adds widescreen resolutions to the game.
  • DDraw - improves video framerate, upscales graphics.

Custom Changes

  • Stacks

    • Keys stack to 24
    • Scrolls stack to 48
    • Quivers stack to 480

  • Druid

    • Shapeshifting duration increased
    • Can summon all beasts at same time

  • Quivers

    • Magic and rare quivers are possible
    • Arrows and bolts are infinite

  • Corruption

    • Orb of Corruption - add sockets to a unique or set item
    • Orb of Transmutation - reforge a unique item to/from being Ethereal

  • Mercenaries

    • Act 1 - Blessed Aim
    • Act 3 - Meditation
    • Act 5 - Might

  • Misc

    • Countess always drops 3 runes
    • Rune upgrades no longer require gems
    • Deckard Cain relocated in Act 5 town

How To Install

Backup your save files if you're upgrading an existing setup!

  • Purchase keys from Blizzard.
  • Install Diablo II - v1.12
  • Install Patch - v1.13d
  • Download this zipfile and merge the files into your D2 install directory.
  • Download this file and save it to C:/Games/Diablo II/PlugY/LocalizedStrings.ini.
  • Consult this guide to configure your video settings.
  • Make a Game.exe shortcut on your desktop w/ modifications:
    • If using DDraw set target to "C:/Games/Diablo II/Game.exe" -direct -txt.
    • If using Glide set target to "C:/Games/Diablo II/Game.exe" -w -3dfx -nofixaspect -direct -txt.
    • Run as Administrator and Windows XP SP3.
  • Launch the game by running the shortcut you made.
  • Modify the loot filter settings by clicking the BH button ingame.

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 make the necessary video settings changes.
  • You're missing the StormLib.dll file.
  • You didn't merge the files properly.

How To Install w/out Game Changes

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/Data/Global/ folder.

How To Install On 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. I've written a guide on how to do this.

How To Uninstall

Delete all the files you merged through this install process and copy the files from Backups into your C:/Games/Diablo II/ folder.

Advanced Notes

  • When you first select a widescreen resolution the game will crash, but only the first time.
  • You can control-leftclick items between inventory and stash (HT ubeogesh).

How To Use The Loot Filter

I wanted to keep the loot filter as simple as possible, and using the ingame panel you can set the ping to Tier 6 and set the filter to your desired level:

  • Off
  • Minimal - filters white items (lesser potions + most whites).
  • Moderate - filters white and blue items (lesser potions + most whites/blues).
  • Aggressive - filters white, blue, and rare items (lesser potions + most whites/blues/rares).

No matter what setting you use: runes, charms, jewels, gems, set items, unique items, special rare items, craftable magic items, and eligable white items are never filtered out.

You can inspect the BH.cfg config file to see exactly what is filtered out by searching the string FILTLVL. If I screwed up anything in this loot filter just open a ticket and let me know where I went wrong.

How To Use The 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 (for PC and Mac). This makes melee characters a lot easier to play.

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