So I want to play version 1.07. In order to use the Trenshadow Version Switcher, you have to have the physical copies of the Diablo 2 installation CD's for the classic and LoD. I have the LoD but not the Classic. Installing from Blizzard automatically gives me 1.14 and I can't run 1.07. Is there any sort of workaround that follows the rules here that anyone knows of?
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Kartongen
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Had some time to try this today. Started with this path in the diablo folder: runewords/data/global/excel (as stated in instructions). Did not set startpath. Game starts as LOD, but failed to make edge.
Did a second trial with this path: data/global/excel (as suggested by @Vildecor). Did not set startpath.
BAM!
and after some celebration...
@Vildecor for president. Thank you so much for the help. Especially for writing out the startpath you use.
TL;DR When installing RWM from here, dont read instructions. Put data folder (with contents) in gamefolder, and add "-direct -txt" to the target. Don't set a "start in".
Had some time to try this today. Started with this path in the diablo folder: runewords/data/global/excel (as stated in instructions). Did not set startpath. Game starts as LOD, but failed to make edge.
Did a second trial with this path: data/global/excel (as suggested by @Vildecor). Did not set startpath.
BAM!
and after some celebration...
@Vildecor for president. Thank you so much for the help. Especially for writing out the startpath you use.
TL;DR When installing RWM from here, dont read instructions. Put data folder (with contents) in gamefolder, and add "-direct -txt" to the target. Don't set a "start in".
Strange how that ended up working for you. Should work fine by following the installation instructions as well. Oh well, at least you got it to work for you. Glad I could be of some help, even if by accident.
I tried to load up D2 for the first time in a while. Got a problem I don't think I've ever had: after the Blizzard intro graphics, the screen is just black. This is well documented on the interwebs but the standard solutions don't work for me, and/or I do not like windowed mode. I put the glide3fx.dll into the D2 folder (kind of surprised it wasn't in there). And I don't have D2vidtest in there (is that bad?).
The only thing I think that has changed since my last load up was installing some Radeon Control Center in the hopes that I could finally fix some issue with Crossfire. (Still no luck on that.) I don't believe the video card driver was changed.
EDIT (1 day later): I did a bit more searching and got to Sven's page (was looking for a link in the stickies but I might have missed it) and realized I need to add the "-3dfx" command to actually utilize it in 1.14. All is well. Although I'm still not sure why this issue cropped up between now and the last time I played.
The only thing I think that has changed since my last load up was installing some Radeon Control Center in the hopes that I could finally fix some issue with Crossfire. (Still no luck on that.) I don't believe the video card driver was changed.
EDIT (1 day later): I did a bit more searching and got to Sven's page (was looking for a link in the stickies but I might have missed it) and realized I need to add the "-3dfx" command to actually utilize it in 1.14. All is well. Although I'm still not sure why this issue cropped up between now and the last time I played.
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I assume by this you are using Glide wrapper? I don't know how much help I can be, as I don't use Glide Wrapper and I always run the game in windowed mode.
how the heck do you use multiple projects in gomule? If I make a new one all the old stuff disappears and I haven't figured out how to swap between projects, or how to open a project after exiting.
Peytron
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T72on1
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That screenshot freaked me out, as my first character, alphabetically, also is 'Astrape'. So I figured you hacked my GoMule
. Then I saw the name of the second character and came back to reality 
.Has anyone ever experienced keybinds unbinding themselfs for no reason?
I had my Screenshot keybind on 'End' key since I'm playing on a laptop and PrtScrn requires 'Fn' key to be pressed and 'End' is conveniently placed furthest to the right just above the Arrow keys. At some point it unbinded itself and I missed a Screenshot on a Zod of all freaking things. Since then I rebinded it and today a Jah drops in Travincal. Just to be sure I wont miss another HR Screenshot I check the settings and what do you know - it was unbinded yet again.
Does this have something to do with 'End' being a "special" key or something? Because I've never had this happen before?
I had my Screenshot keybind on 'End' key since I'm playing on a laptop and PrtScrn requires 'Fn' key to be pressed and 'End' is conveniently placed furthest to the right just above the Arrow keys. At some point it unbinded itself and I missed a Screenshot on a Zod of all freaking things. Since then I rebinded it and today a Jah drops in Travincal. Just to be sure I wont miss another HR Screenshot I check the settings and what do you know - it was unbinded yet again.
Does this have something to do with 'End' being a "special" key or something? Because I've never had this happen before?
Peytron
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I have the same problem with F1 unbinding itself sometimes. Seems to be when I switch to a character that has that skill button bound to something else, then switch back. e.g. I have Skill 1 bound to F1 on some characters, and others have it as A. Sometimes the controls seem to set for multiple characters and other times not. I haven't done any real investigating on it though.
ioupain
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To avoid this, many years ago I resolved to have a common set of key bindings across all characters and I keep a spreadsheet to make sure everything is consistent:
- The exact same key bindings are used in the 'controls' menu (i.e. I don't use 'F1' for one character and 'Q' for another, they all map to the exact same key plan so I always know which parts of the keyboard are 'live')
- Attacking skills always go in the same block and prebuffs always go in a different block of keys.
- For example all my Sorceresses have the same key binding for Teleport and all my Paladins have the same key binding for Holy Shield, so that I can rely on muscle memory.
I did some testing and it is bound to character. My Necro still had the 'End' key bound to Screenshot while my Pala had it bound to '5' (changed it for testing purposes).
Thank you all for the help.
I do exactly the same thing. And that's why I did not have this issue until I switched from PC to Laptop. It's the only re-bind I did from my original set of keybinds and it seems it only stuck with 2 characters - My Necro which I binded it to after I missed a screenshot and was wondering what happened and initially on one of my Sorcs. I should now go through all of my characters and fix this so I don't have problems in the future. And check if it's binded upon character creation automatically.
I usually use:
F1 F2 - Prebuff (F1), Summons (F2), Telekenesis (F2)
F3 F4 - BC. BO
E - Teleport if available, other mobility skill (Dragon Flight)
V - Main Right side skill (Blizzard, Fanaticism, Lightning Sentry etc.)
F A - Secondary Right side skill (Ice Blast, Fire Ball, Death Sentry, Vigor etc.)
D - Third Right side skill (Glacial Spike, Fire Blast etc.)
Q - Utility skills or Fourth Right side skill (Frost Nova, Secondary Curse, Secondary Attack, Cloak of Shadows etc.)
X S - If I run out of keys, usually for a Utility skill
Z - If I really run out of keys (Read: Assassin, Hybrid Sorc)
W - Switch
1 2 3 4 - Belt
This setup has worked for me for god knows how many years. It super easy to access all of the keys and I'm so intuitive about it at this points that I wouldn't ever change it. I tried using 'Space' for show items and found out I'm so addicted to 'Clear screen' I couldn't do it. But it was comfortable as hell I'll give it that.
Edit: I takes your last modified keybind settings for New Character creation and keeps the old ones for Every Individual Character. At least my not so throughout testing suggests that.
Edit2: @maxicek it might not be a bad idea to consider putting this post somewhere in the stickies to help others find the answer to disappearing keybinds.
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My best guess is it resets it to defaults or unbinds all. I'm not willing to try it tho. If somebody feels like testing...
