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The best way to learn about | The best way to learn about Diablo and Hellfire is the play the games. Both games are fun and easy to learn (Blizzard's trademark). If you are more familiar with Diablo II (as is often the case these days, you should find the [[D1_Differences|D2 to D1 differences article]] very useful in easing your transition. We also recommend that you read the [[Diablo_I_Manual|Diablo manual]]; if you don't have a hard copy click that link to read it online. | ||
This wiki is designed to service players with some familiarity with the game, and does not include all of the most basic "how to" game info. It's assumed that you know how to operate the controls, create characters, engage in combat, etc. (And if you don't you'll learn those in the first hour of playtime, so what are you doing wasting time reading this for?) | |||
What this Diablo I and Hellfire wiki does compile all of the intermediate and advanced information; especially stats and figures not found in the manual or even in the game itself. Here you'll find the stats for every [[D1 Monster|monster]], [[Diablo Uniques|item]] and [[D1 Spellbooks|spell]]. There are also detailed [[Diablo Characters|character overviews]] with basic strategy for the [[D1 Rogue|Rogue]], [[D1 Warrior|Warrior]], and [[D1 Sorcerer|Sorcerer]], as well as [[Hellfire]]'s [[D1 Monk|Monk]], and the hidden characters, the [[D1 Bard|Bard]] and [[D1 Barbarian|Barbarian]] (with instructions on [[Hellfire#Unlocking_the_Undocumented_Features|how to enable]] them). You can also learn about all of the [[Diablo Quests|quests]] and [[D1 NPCs|NPCs]], details of the [[D1 Lore|game plot and world mythology]], and much more. Use the navigation boxes below each page, or head to the [[:Category:Diablo I|Diablo I category]] for a link to every page about this game. | |||
The remainder of this introductory page covers various general game information topics that aren't covered (at least not in such detail) elsewhere in this wiki. | |||
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There is no town "stash" in Diablo I or Hellfire. The only items a character can keep from game to game are those you carry on your back or in your inventory. Furthermore, since most characters need to drink a constant supply of mana and health potions while fighting, you will need to largely (or entirely) empty out your inventory during each game, before picking up everything you wish to save at the end of a game. | There is no town "stash" in Diablo I or Hellfire. The only items a character can keep from game to game are those you carry on your back or in your inventory. Furthermore, since most characters need to drink a constant supply of mana and health potions while fighting, you will need to largely (or entirely) empty out your inventory during each game, before picking up everything you wish to save at the end of a game. | ||
[[Image:D1-stash1.gif|frame|It's recommended that you make pretty patterns with the items you drop in town.]] | |||
Items, gold, potions, spellbooks, and everything else can be left on the ground in town, wherever you find convenient. There were some bugs in early versions of Diablo that caused items left in town to vanish, but those are fixed in later versions and in Hellfire. Just be sure you pick everything up before you exit the game. This includes exits caused by killing Diablo, since when he dies all players on level 16 will be frozen in place, before being dumped out of the game and back onto Battle.net, or else to the game creation menu if you're playing multiplayer offline. | Items, gold, potions, spellbooks, and everything else can be left on the ground in town, wherever you find convenient. There were some bugs in early versions of Diablo that caused items left in town to vanish, but those are fixed in later versions and in Hellfire. Just be sure you pick everything up before you exit the game. This includes exits caused by killing Diablo, since when he dies all players on level 16 will be frozen in place, before being dumped out of the game and back onto Battle.net, or else to the game creation menu if you're playing multiplayer offline. | ||