Steel Runeword doesn't work in Maul/Great Maul?

[Sid]

So the RW calculator shows Steel can be made in any 2-socket Sword, Axe, or Mace.

Mauls/Great Mauls are Mace-class weapons, per their in-game descriptions. But the RW didn't work. Used a grey superior item (not a blue Mechanics). Should of worked, no? No biggie, it's just low runes, but I'd like to know if this item is bugged, or if it doesn't work in 2-handers, or if I might have done something wrong. Seems like a useful weapon for low-level characters (it only takes a Tir and El), but only if it can be made reliably.

 

[Tirandys]

Sorry, I know it does not help much, but if you click on diablo 2 maces maul is not listed. And the runeword steel has mace as one of the weapon types not mace class.

 

[Tirandys]

Sorry, I know it does not help much, but if you click on diablo 2 maces maul is not listed. And the runeword steel has mace as one of the weapon types not mace class.

I do not know if that is the problem, but just looking it up it seems like it might be.

 

[Redgrove]

I ran into the same thing -- long ago I knew that some maces are considered hammers and not maces, where rune words are concerned. I had since forgotten and tried unsuccessfully to make a war hammer Steel.

But that's the reason it didn't work: while the game displays the weapon class as "mace", internally there are three types: clubs (club, spiked club), maces (mace, morning star, flail), and hammers (war hammer, maul, great maul). If a rune word specifies that it works in maces, it means only the three weapons in that sub-category. Not any weapon that displays in-game as Mace Class.

It's just bad design. Maybe one to add to the QoL wish list: a confirmation dialog before your runes are actually attached to an item, that tells you if you've done the rune word right.

 

[Vang]

There are three subcategories of Blunt weapons (clubs, maces, hammers)

On the runeword page it specifically states the following:

Required Item Types for Formulae
Make sure you read this so you'll use the right items. People especially have problems with Maces.

Body Armor = Any armor that is worn on your chest and not any type of other armor such as boots, helms, gloves, etc.
Helms = Any armor that is worn on the head, including helms, Barbarian Helms, Druid Pelts, and Circlets.
Shield = Any armor that can be used to block, including shields, Necromancer Shrunken Heads, and Paladin Shields.
Clubs = Club, Spiked Club, and Exceptional/Elite versions.
Hammers = War Hammer, Maul, Great Maul, and Exceptional/Elite versions. These will not work in mace recipes even though they are listed on the mace page.
Maces = Mace, Morning Star, Flail, and Exceptional/Elite versions. This does not include any other types of Maces. Make sure you read about Hammers above. They are not "maces" in the case of Runewords.
Melee Weapons = Most weapons that aren't ranged such as a Sword or Hammer. A Bow or Crossbow is a ranged weapon and is not in this category. Sorceress Orbs are not considered Melee Weapons. Melee Weapons: Hand-to-Hand, Blunt, Combo Weapon, Polearm, Spear, Knife, Sword, Axe.
Missile Weapons = Bows and Crossbows.
Weapons = Melee Weapons, Missile Weapons, Orbs.
Scepters = Scepter, Grand Scepter, War Scepter, and Exceptional/Elite versions.
Staves - Mean Staves and not other items that are Staff class weapons like Wands.

 

[tilapia397]

Did the same thing for my first runeword... The problem is there are 3 types of mace classes, and i think Steel only works in the standard mace, mace class.
Im thinking about personalizing it, but then again im tired of it taking up room.

 

[d2lover]

Remember that for Hoto

Otherwise you end up with a gemmed Warhammer

 

[Sid]

That would well and truely suck.

 

[Anthraquinone]

There's even a Diablol2 video about that:

 

[krischan]

There's even a Diablol2 video about that:

I was thinking the same. The other videos about D2 are hilarious as well!