play with no cd?

[oscarmk1]

play with no cd?

Hello,

I just formatted my computer, and reinstalled D2, I was under the impression that in patch 1.13 you didn't need to move any files around in order to play without the CD, but that seems not to be the case. How can I play with no cd?, I know you have to move some files around, but I can't remember which ones. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

-Oscar

 

[Evilfury]

Re: play with no cd?

From the blizzard support page for the game:

Patch 1.12

Downloadable Installer Support

- If all required Diablo 2 '.MPQ' files are installed on the
hard drive, the game will no longer require the CD to play.

For users that originally performed a 'Full Installation'
and wish to run without the CD, all '.MPQ' files should
be copied from the Diablo 2 CDs to the Diablo 2 directory.
Most users will only need to copy D2Music.mpq from the
Diablo 2 Play CD and/or D2xMusic.mpq from the Lord of
Destruction CD. Mac users will need to copy these music
files and rename them to 'Diablo II Music' and
'Diablo II Expansion Music' respectively.

Anyone who did not perform a 'Full Installation' will need
to re-install from CD again to ultimately play without the CD.
In this case, a 'Full Installation' is required, followed by file
copy step noted above.

[edit]
The info above also exists offline in the diablo 2 folder or where you installed the game as Patch.txt

 

[oscarmk1]

Re: play with no cd?

Thank you so much for the prompt response =).

 

[NrAlex]

Re: play with no cd?

You can always register your cd-key with a battle.net account and download those installers, which will allow you to launch without any CDs. But if you already have it installed Evilfury's way is probably better.

 

[FG NotAccepted]

Re: play with no cd?

did it last night, opened up the expansion cd, copied all the .mpq files and dropped them into the d2 folder. works for me