ZyEl45 ====== D2 mod Zy-El 4.5 version tools to edit files: most .txt files can be opened and edited in MS excel or any other spreadsheet editor. cubemain.zip contains the 3 removed card cashout recipes to reduce the cubemain.txt size Map editing: Download map editor from http://paul.siramy.free.fr/_divers/ds1/dl_ds1edit.html An outdated version exists on D2Mods site... but its outdated Documentation on how to use it is on the same page String Editing: Pick your favorite editor from D2Mods download page. I am using QTblEditor 1.1: http://d2mods.info/filecenter/dload.php?action=file&file_id=1599 Version History: //--- first release ---------------------------------------------- weapon and armor reaquirements: from 255 to around 2000 weapon and armor base stats: minor adjustments Armor classes: mask, bone helm and crown moved to circlet class bleed to claws (enabled automagic type) Nef rune: replaced knockback with 10 life on kill Tal rune: 20 -> 30 poison damage over 1 sec lifted damage rollover raised skill level to 250 different skill points requirements every 50 skill levels; skills have synergies of 1-2% mostly increased healing (100-200-400-800-1600) and mana (50-100-200-400-800) potion effectiveness resistance penalty by level instead of by difficulty. Experience: 100% with 0-50 lvl dif -> 75% at lvl diff 82 -> 50% at lvl diff 114 -> 25% at lvl diff 146+ Charsi gives set item instead of crafted (the best i could do since havmom plugin didnt have crafted item choise) NPCs sell better mana pots and gems on higher difficulties. removed piggy bank items (with reduced price items the gamble cost was lower than sellback) Sets: Civerb's Vestments - rip, prayer aura Hsarus' Defense - thorns aura, thorns/lvl Cleglaw's Brace - addexp, allskills Iratha's Finery - abs-mag%, abs-mag Isenhart's Armory - sanctuary aura, addxp Vidala's Rig - magic arrow (on bow), Guided arrow + decoy oskills Milabrega's Regalia - Redemption aura Cathan's Traps - pierce-fire, allskills Tancred's Battlegear - addexp, teleport oskill Sigon's Complete Steel - transform, Ironskin and Blade Shield oskills Infernal Tools - pierce-pois, abs-fire% Berserker's Garb - oskill berserk, all-stats Death's Disguise - reanimate Angelical Raiment - rip, red-dmg% Arctic Gear - abs-cold%, holy freeze aura Arcanna's Tricks - extra-fire, extra cold, extra-ltng Natalya's Odium - dmg-pois, crush Aldur's Watchtower - might aura Immortal King - meditatio naura, mana shield on geyhit Tal Rasha's Wrappings - pierce-fire, pierce-ltng, pierce-cold Griswold's Legacy - battle orders oskill, rip Trang-Oul's Avatar - pierce-pois M'avina's Battle Hymn - conviction aura The Disciple - extra-fire, extra cold, extra-ltng, extra-pois, allskills Heaven's Brethren - abs-fire, abs-ltng, abs-mag, abs-cold Orphan's Call - cheap Hwanin's Majesty - res-all-max, res-all, red-dmg% Sazabi's Grand Tribute - redemption aura, gold/lvl Bul-Kathos' Children - reanimate as scimitar Cow King's Leathers - bone armor on gethit, cheap Naj's Ancient Set - allskills, exp McAuley's Folly - Heart of Wolverine oskill //--- patch 1 ---------------------------------------------- reduce-ac mod upgrader 2h swords requirements more starting skeletons summons speed monster thread (summon target priorities) //--- patch 2 ---------------------------------------------- hireling skills min dmg / lvl string skeleton damage bone shield absorb min damage / lvl strings skills: Amplify damage, weaken, Lower rsist, Holy Freeze, Conviction, Cloak Of Shadows //--- patch 3 ---------------------------------------------- cube scroll strings cube points display cure recipe cards upgrade item drop amount: more on p1, lesson p8+ //--- patch 4 ---------------------------------------------- gh0st(eth) is back disabled all charged affixes poison length gethit skill, thorns, light-thorns work on attacked instead of taken damage thorns affixes x10 more affixes on rares //--- patch 5 ---------------------------------------------- P8+: increase cube scrolls and poster drop chance as i have cut those too much in patch 3. fixed horadric cube crash. removed food, returned potion drop cyclone armor description upgrader reciper for zyel frag and scroll rare requirement fix - d2game.dll //--- patch 6 ---------------------------------------------- P8+: less gems, jewelry, runes (better runes) P8+: slightly more cube scrolls, posters arctic armor capped by max mana. less armor for summons slightly reduced dark ones group size Inner closter map D2SE installer //--- patch 7 ---------------------------------------------- minion overhaul reduced unique drop cain charges for id but hopefully doesnt crash anymore missing set item names missing knight animation duplicated unique names monster damage on P+ //--- patch 8 ---------------------------------------------- Fire eye monster class Summoner hp and damage potion effects and prices Dont mess with big dudes improved loading screen image wraith and invisible monsters drop reduced different char select screen (seems Kato wanted to use this one as title screen for his 4.5) lowered kobold damage boost with p+. I could not start P127 while i could do that on 4.4c. The tactics is a bit different now but its doable again. //--- patch 9 ---------------------------------------------- harrogath crash cain relocated in act 5 Jem Hadars in cata 4 (not sure though) Experience (player / monster level difference) //--- patch 10 ---------------------------------------------- item wipe - save file limit ormus in worldstone ryokin damage item ratio in drops platinum drake hp increased; mighty mite speed reduced, willowhist lightning dmg increased summon amount and next al level desc item stat limits: str, dex, vit, enr, ac%, dmg%, att% hp regen, heal-kill - 64k / item hp, mp, att, ac, dmg-red, mag-red, all dmg types, thorns - 1 mil / item fire / cold, ltng, pois resis, IAS, FCR, gethit speed, block speed, mp regen, hp%, mp%, gf, mf - 4k / item phys resist, magic resist - 256 / item move - 100 / item max resist - 32 / item skills, extra-fire, extra-cold, extra-ltng, extra-pois, extra-mag - 1000 / item //--- patch 11 ---------------------------------------------- tal rasha tobm size 36 -> 30 lava river 30 -> 24 tweaked some monster skills thaat did very little damage. stashed gold from 500k / lvl to 400k / lvl. tower 4-5 mobs tal rasha chamber mobs summon cost increased chom crash fixed //--- patch 12 ---------------------------------------------- removed tim from cata 4 removed majats from durance 3 hireling damage and attack magic resistance moster overhaul boss drop thrown socketed bug - sell all thrown before patching minion health in nm and hell same as in normal fixed some cube scrolls damage to match descriptions changes to diamond, topaz, ith, ist, sol runes increased upper weapon damage / armor ac str/lvl, dex/lvl, vit/lvl, enr/lvl -> str%, dex%, vit%, enr% reduced max socket amount on normal and nm items. Hell items have full sockets.