How exactly does the Cow Level work nowadays?

[PhatTrumpet]

How exactly does the Cow Level work nowadays?

I was putting together a Javazon to clean up cows and find some LLD gear/charms/jewels and gems when I realized I didn't even know the rules in 1.10. In 1.09 I know you could only make the portal if you'd beaten Baal in that difficulty and not previously killed the King or been partied with someone killing the King for the first time. You could also not enter the portal if you hadn't yet killed Baal on that difficulty or if you were hostile.

So what's changed in 1.10, other than the fact that you can enter the level whether you've killed Baal or not?

I basically want to know if there's some way I can kill the King every time and keep making portals, without having to use two computers or two different characters. I'm guessing there isn't a simple way of doing that and I'll just have to avoid the King.

Your information is much appreciated.

 

[Stimm]

Its still the same as in 09 with one exception, you can enter a made portal without having killed Baal in that difficulty

 

[TheAxeMurderer]

i dont think so,before if i ever killed king or anyone in my party killed him i couldnt make anymore. i used to get a char that could make and get leg and open and wait for 5mins for game to perm then get other char and kill all.i dont do that anymore because i can do runs 2-3x faster.

 

[PhatTrumpet]

... so I should just avoid the King altogether then?

Oh well, I guess I don't need CK Boots.

 

[LtLouisifier]

never able to do it solo....

I usually use my chanter and party with my other char. Chanter makes portal...other char kills all including king and my chanter (while still partied with char) can still make portal......

Hope that helps,.............

 

[Stimm]

What I usually do is I make the portal with 1 character when im going to mule. I do my muling then bring in a differant character and clear the cows king included. Its not the fastest route but its the best you can do with 1 person/computer

 

[mestre]

In 1.09 I know you could only make the portal if you'd beaten Baal in that difficulty and not previously killed the King or been partied with someone killing the King for the first time.

This information is not very accurate. Let's define two kinds of characters: cow openers and normal players. Cow openers would be players that could open the red portal. Normal players would be people that could not open the red portal anymore or who hadn't finished that difficulty level, that is, haven't killed Diablo for D2 or Baal for LoD. So that's the way it works: if a cow opener kills the Cow King all other cow openers in the Moo Moo Farm will not be ble to open the red portal anymore. Normal players and cow openers that are not in the Moo Moo Farm will remain the same.

This means a malicious player can kill the Cow King and prevent other people from opening the portal to the Secret Cow Level even if they are not partied. It is still how it works.

In case of a cow opener killing the Cow King, a number of stamina potions will drop, meaning milk bottles.

Note that killing the Cow King means hitting and killing the monster, that is, the final blow. If a cow opener helps bringing the Cow King's life down but a normal player kills him nothing will happen. Leaving the party will only mean you will not share experience with other party members (how egoist!).

You could also not enter the portal if you hadn't yet killed Baal on that difficulty or if you were hostile.

Now any player can enter the red portal. As soon as you are in the Moo Moo Farm you can open town portals so you can use them too. Only cow openers or former cow openers can use all town portals made by partied characters. People who haven't finished that difficulty level can only use the red portal or their own town portals.