V 1.07 various cheats, glitches, etc.

[Ryon]

V 1.07 various cheats, glitches, etc.

I have been a v 1.07 single player for many years, never switching to newer patches. Over the long hours of play, I have discovered many cheats, glitches, and various other helpful tools (without the use of trainers or anything like that) along the way. I do not want to post these incase there are some people who want to play completely legit. If you would like to know of some of these discoveries, reply to this thread. If you do not want to know of these, I suggest you ignore this thread completely. These discoveries are not cheats, they are more like the rack run, using the game to your advantage, so if you are interested, let me know.

 

[CRG]

I have been a v 1.07 single player for many years, never switching to newer patches. Over the long hours of play, I have discovered many cheats, glitches, and various other helpful tools (without the use of trainers or anything like that) along the way. I do not want to post these incase there are some people who want to play completely legit. If you would like to know of some of these discoveries, reply to this thread. If you do not want to know of these, I suggest you ignore this thread completely. These discoveries are not cheats, they are more like the rack run, using the game to your advantage, so if you are interested, let me know.

5. Thou Shalt Not Pimp or aid the Pimping of hacks, Cheats or Farming. Hacks and Cheats are 3rd party programs that allow you to alter the way a player interacts with a game. This includes, but not restricted to Maphack and Pindlebot. We do not support the use of these. You may not ask for help in creating a hack/cheat, a link to where you can find one, provide a link to where people can download one. However, the morality of using these programs is sometimes discussed and we allow these [within reason], unless it violates any other rule.

Thread reported.

crg

 

[LprMan]

If the stuff you have discovered is stuff like rack-running etc, CM piercing cold immunity etc, I don't see any reason why you couldn't post them.


If there is hacks/cheats/bots/editors/trainers/etc involved, then you'd better go away.

 

[Ryon]

What I have tried to make clear is that this does not use a third party program. All you need is a LoD disc. I am in no way supporting or promoting any outside sources at all, because these do not use one. It is not a hack/cheat, and I should not have used that word to describe them. This is for personal use only. I have not broken any of the rules in this code, so if you are interested, you may reply to this.

 

[Ryon]

These do not use hacks/cheats/bots/editors/trainers/etc, it merely makes use of some of the faults on this version of the game.

 

[Ryon]

LPR Man, there are many more discoveries I have made, besides the cold immunity and rack running. I may be the only .07 player that knows this info. If you are interested, let me know.

 

[erics]

Ok, Ryon, I'll byte. I don't play 1.07, but you got me curious. If nothing else we could find out if it's ban worthy or not.

 

[Ryon]

Okay. I will list a few, and you can tell me what you think. I will list the ways to do them later if they are not "ban worthy".

1. The "w-cheat"- This glitch will only work in v 1.07 single player as far as I know. It allows you to wield two 2-handed weapons or a 2-handed weapon and a shield on certain characters. It works the best with the druid, but not at all with the barbarian.

2. For many purposes, I use what I call the "read-only" bug. Using this enables you to go into a game, fool around (as in blowing all your money on gambling, creating runewords, etc), yet not losing any money or runes. This may sound too good to be true, but none of the info saves, which means you may not lose money or runes, but you do not get to keep the items you find or craft. An example of how this bug is useful is as follows: You put your character on read-only (which is very easy), then go into your character. You may gamble a few times for a good rare, and if you do not find one, simply save and exit. You do not keep the items you gambled for, but you do not use money. You can go back into the game and try again. If you do find a rare you like, simply take your character off of read-only, then save and exit. When you go back into the game, you will still have the rare but you will be missing the money you used to gamble for it.

[highlight]2 - is cheating by the definition of the SPF. It's re-rolling. No. Thyiad[/highlight]

These are only a couple of the "cheats" that I know. If you would like to know more, then put in a reply.

 

[Oreius]

2. For many purposes, I use what I call the "read-only" bug. Using this enables you to go into a game, fool around (as in blowing all your money on gambling, creating runewords, etc), yet not losing any money or runes. This may sound too good to be true, but none of the info saves, which means you may not lose money or runes, but you do not get to keep the items you find or craft. An example of how this bug is useful is as follows: You put your character on read-only (which is very easy), then go into your character. You may gamble a few times for a good rare, and if you do not find one, simply save and exit. You do not keep the items you gambled for, but you do not use money. You can go back into the game and try again. If you do find a rare you like, simply take your character off of read-only, then save and exit. When you go back into the game, you will still have the rare but you will be missing the money you used to gamble for it.

Gee, this sounds strangely familiar. I seem to remember someone else using similar logic here recently :scratch:

As I recall, his ideas weren't very well received by the SPF.

 

[erics]

Yeah, ryon, that second one is a cheat/dupe and you're not supposed to post that kind of thing here.

 

[CRG]

The first is sketchy at best, the second, a cheat with specific instructions on "how-to." Reported, for the second time.

It is a manipulation of the game. Yes, it is possible, but so is playing with the -act 5 command enabled (which is frowned upon here).

crg

 

[Toppo1]

It seems to me that some people don't understand what they read or just simply can't read.

Nevertheless, keep diggin', Ryon!

 

[Ryon]

Thanks for the help. I can't really see the trouble with #2, though, seeing as how it only works on singleplayer, in the privacy of your own home. I only meant it as helpful advice for those who play .07. Hmpf. I'd better not post my other ones then. If anybody is still interested in the "w-glitch", let me know. I'll explain how to do it. Oh, and crg, I did not give specific instructions on "how-to", I just wanted to make sure it was not considered a cheat/dupe before I did. I simply told of some of the things you can do with it. It's kind of like making a cake. I told you what the outcome would taste like, but not the ingredients to make it.

 

[erics]

What you do on your computer is fine as long as you don't trade and mp with others here. The mod's also don't like it when you post how to do stuff like that. It says right on top of the page:

"Please do not abuse other members in any way. Please do not post links or information about hacking/warez/cheats. Please read the rules of these forums as we rarely warn before banning.

have fun

 

[Llathias]

A brief desciption of cheating would be:
"Doing something to your advantage that you cannot do while the game is running from an unmodified installation." That would forbid using any 3rd party programs and even the game files through your operating system. Everything (I hope I'm not missing anything here) you can do without Alt+Tabbing out of the running game is OK. It's just a brief description though, and there are exceptions to this on both sides.

Now if you have anything that fits the category, I'd be pleased to know. You might still not want to give specific and detailed instructions at first, at least until the "cheat" is approved. A more acceptable wording for sharing #2 would be "not losing resources by using read-only char files".

 

[Ryon]

I like your wording Llathias. I will share another tidbit of info with you. Now, I just discovered this several days ago, and was absolutely amazed when I did. I'm fairly sure you probably know about the "all perfect gems + amulet = amulet with all resistances" crafting recipe. What you probably did not know, is that if you try it enough (not using read-only of course), then you can find not only magical, but rare, set, and even unique amulets this way. The amazing thing about it is that the amulets have their set stats, with added resistances too! This means that you can find sickeningly good amulets this way. With my level 59 assassin, I have found many outstanding amulets, but I have kept one that gives the following: 1 to all assassin skills, 83% to poison resist, 47% to fire resistance, 53% to lightning resistance, and 33% to cold resist. Quite an amazing amulet. It has maxed my resistances in hell, along with my ancient's pledge, in v1.07 sp. Tell me what you think of this. Give it a try. I can gaurantee you you won't regret it...

 

[Kefir-Tribe1]

Thanks for the help. I can't really see the trouble with #2, though, seeing as how it only works on singleplayer, in the privacy of your own home.

Saying that in the SPF is like poking me in the eye. Of course it's your bussiness what you do on your computer. But then don't tell me about it.

I only meant it as helpful advice for those who play .07. Hmpf. I'd better not post my other ones then. If anybody is still interested in the "w-glitch", let me know. I'll explain how to do it.

If this doesn't include any fiddling with files or any fishy commands, go ahead.

edit: That's some cool info, if it actually works. :thumbsup:

 

[CRG]

The amazing thing about it is that the amulets have their set stats, with added resistances too!

We are aware of this, as people have tal's ammy with insane resists.

And yes, you did give us a "how-to" with your explanation of read-only files. It doesn't take a monkey to fill in the last missing link, being "how do you turn files into read-only." A simple 'help' search will do the trick.

crg

 

[Ryon]

It doesn't fiddle with any files, or use any "fishy commands". This glitch is EXTREMELY useful if you are a character like a melee druid, or a staff using sorceress. Keep in mind that it does not work with a barbarian, so do not even attempt it. If you try it with an assassin, then you will see the two weapons as seperate damages in your character stat screen. Now this is how it works: Open your inventory screen. Make sure there is no weapon or shield in your "II" weapon slot. Place the 1-handed, 2-handed weapon, or shield you wish to double up with into your "I" slot. Press "w" to switch to your empty second weapon set. Hold the other item (1-handed, 2-handed weapon, or shield) you wish to use combined with the item in your "I" slot. Hold it over the weapon/armour slot of the characters left hand, or the right in the inventory. Now, your timing needs to be perfect with this. Press "w" to switch to your other weapon, but as soon as you press the "w" key, click into the right weapon/shield slot with the item you are holding. If you were successful, then you will see the damage of the two weapons added to each other in the character screen, or, in the case of a 2-handed weapon and a shield, you will see the damage of the 2-handed weapon with the bonus of the shields defence and the chance to block. If you did not get it the first time, try, try again. You will eventually get it. If I did not explain myself well enough, then tell me to explain it differently. There are obvious advantages to this, such as twice the damage with a melee character, twice the +skills with a sorce (if you use staves), increased attack speed with a two handed weapon (add a fast attack speed weapon to your slower attack speed weapon), and so on and so forth. If you manage succesfully,then your "II" weapon space will still be open for a different weapon set. Tell me what you think about this. I sure hope it isn't considered a cheat...

[highlight]AlterEgo considered it so because he closed the thread. Thyiad[/highlight]

 

[Llathias]

We are aware of this, as people have tal's ammy with insane resists.
crg

To be honest, I didn't, since when I joined these forums, the current patch was 1.10. I also have to say that it was a very interesting fact. If you have other stuff like that, which do not involve "cheats" (as I humbly tried to define in my previous post), I'd like to hear about them, Ryon!