Diablo 2 revival and widescreen tweaks.

pubzombie · 14 February 2012, 19:51

Hi all,
Just installed Diablo 2 and LOD expansion. I had to get the digital version because one of my disks was damaged. This means it auto updated to patch 1.13d and that multires mods won't work. However I read that 1.13d has capability to run in widescreen and adjustable windows - does anybody know how to do this?
Thank you
PZ

gimbal · 14 February 2012, 20:52

If I read around, widescreen support is not in there and actively blocked out because a widescreen resolution gives an advantage to players - you get more of the playing field on screen at once which gives you an advantage in multiplayer sessions over people that do not use a widescreen resolution.

pubzombie · 14 February 2012, 22:11

Hi Gimbal,
Found this on one of the most recent forums I can find. I can run it in a window but not change aspect ratio. The blog states that 113 has support for -
the release notes:
- Support for blit scaling in windowed mode. The game can now be maximized to the largest 4:3 resolution supported (hooray widescreen users).
- Added the windows system buttons to the game window (MIN, MAX, CLOSE).
- Added new command line parameter ‘-nofixaspect’ which allows users to not fix the aspect ratio to 4:3 when maximizing windowed mode. This lets the game ’stretch’ to fill your monitor.

gimbal · 14 February 2012, 23:12

Yes stretch, which is what 4:3 modes tend to do on a widescreen monitor. It looks horrible as everything becomes flattened

Seeing how the switch is called 'nofixaspect', I would assume that this is what D2 does. Did you try it?

Retro-Nerd · 14 February 2012, 23:25

D2MultiRes should work with widescreen resolutions. Looks nice, will try it the next days.

http://www.moddb.com/games/diablo-2/...es-version-102

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2493/d2highres.png

pubzombie · 14 February 2012, 23:42

Hi guys,
I can get it to run in a window by adding '-w' to the command line in the properties tab of the D2 shortcut. It then just has 3 settings for window size 'min, med, or max,' and I can't seem to change the window size using my mouse pointer.
I have no idea what the nofixedaspect thing is. Is it a command or ini pref I have to start somehow?
The multires mod only works on the 1.12 patched version of LOD expansion. I am having to use the digital version as my disks are scratched and it seems to automatically download as 1.13d. As far as I can tell this latest patch was distributed only a couple of years ago - that's some support, its ancient.
As a side note I heard today that Diablo 3 is penciled in for a late June release.

Retro-Nerd · 14 February 2012, 23:59

You find all Diablo 2 patches here, 1.12a too.

http://dlh.net/cgi-bin/dp.cgi

Quote:

The multires mod only works on the 1.12 patched version of LOD expansion.

Should work with the main game only too.

gimbal · 15 February 2012, 10:04

yeah but then you can only play single player. Battle.net auto-updates your game.

> I have no idea what the nofixedaspect thing is

Your quote says its a command line switch, so add -nofixaspect where you added -w too.

pubzombie · 15 February 2012, 10:18

Ahhh ok cheers will try when get home.
Ty

pubzombie · 15 February 2012, 16:50

yay works - cheers.
Diablo here I come

Thorham · 16 February 2012, 22:50

@pubzombie:

What build are you playing? Something known, or your own? Do you use ATMA? Tell us

Retro-Nerd · 16 February 2012, 23:07

I had no luck with Diablo II. Tried every trick, but it still crashes with error messages in Windows 7. Anyway, there is a nice Widescreen patch for the Infinity Engine. So you can play Baldurs Gate 1+2, Icewind Dale 1+2 and Planescape Torment with widescreen resolutions. Works fine here.

http://www.gibberlings3.net/widescreen/

pubzombie · 16 February 2012, 23:40

@Thoram,
I am playing the digital distribution version of the LoD expansion from Battlenet. Ots patched to 1.13d. I have to use this version as my disks were damaged so registered the keys. I presume ATMA is a mod? Not using anything like that. Just playing single player atm, may get a lan goin over weekend. Graphically its aged but the gameolay is still sweet.

Thorham · 17 February 2012, 00:24

@pubzombie:

With build I mean which character and skill setup. Atma is a program that allows you to put items into a stash for later use in single player. It's needed, because single player has no way to do this, while multi player doesn't have this restriction.

Check this page: http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/s...tc-Help-Thread

pubzombie · 17 February 2012, 09:03

Ahh ok. Its been so long since I played this I forgot a lot of it. I started in hardcore mode, which was prob a mistake, and lost a few characters. So I have started again with a necromancer. ATMA looks really useful to save those epic drops. Will grab it tonight.

Retro-Nerd · 18 February 2012, 04:52

Ah, got Diablo 2 with new CD images working in 1920x1080. It a bit too small, so i probably run it in 1280x720.

gimbal · 18 February 2012, 13:06

Hey, that doesn't look bad! I don't mind the 1920 res actually.

pubzombie · 18 February 2012, 13:49

@ RetroNerd,
What version R u running mate?
Think I need to find a way to retrofit 1.12 without it downloading 1.13 from battlemet.

john4p · 18 February 2012, 14:39

2 months ago I've played through this game (incl. LoD) again on Normal and Nightmare difficulty which was a lot of fun - but when I started Hell I quickly got very annoyed because its "difficulty" is just freaking impossible to solo (with a melee character).

Thorham · 18 February 2012, 15:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by pubzombie

So I have started again with a necromancer.

Summon necros are a solid choice for getting into the game again.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pubzombie

Think I need to find a way to retrofit 1.12 without it downloading 1.13 from battlemet.

Just don't go to battlenet and it won't download the patch.

Quote:

Originally Posted by john4p

2 months ago I've played through this game (incl. LoD) again on Normal and Nightmare difficulty which was a lot of fun - but when I started Hell I quickly got very annoyed because its "difficulty" is just freaking impossible to solo (with a melee character).

What build are you playing? Some (many?) melee builds are very hard without the right items. Also, what level is your character?

14 February 2012, 19:51	#1
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	Diablo 2 revival and widescreen tweaks. Hi all, Just installed Diablo 2 and LOD expansion. I had to get the digital version because one of my disks was damaged. This means it auto updated to patch 1.13d and that multires mods won't work. However I read that 1.13d has capability to run in widescreen and adjustable windows - does anybody know how to do this? Thank you PZ

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14 February 2012, 20:52	#2
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,956	If I read around, widescreen support is not in there and actively blocked out because a widescreen resolution gives an advantage to players - you get more of the playing field on screen at once which gives you an advantage in multiplayer sessions over people that do not use a widescreen resolution.

14 February 2012, 22:11	#3
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	Hi Gimbal, Found this on one of the most recent forums I can find. I can run it in a window but not change aspect ratio. The blog states that 113 has support for - the release notes: - Support for blit scaling in windowed mode. The game can now be maximized to the largest 4:3 resolution supported (hooray widescreen users). - Added the windows system buttons to the game window (MIN, MAX, CLOSE). - Added new command line parameter ‘-nofixaspect’ which allows users to not fix the aspect ratio to 4:3 when maximizing windowed mode. This lets the game ’stretch’ to fill your monitor.

14 February 2012, 23:12	#4
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,956	Yes stretch, which is what 4:3 modes tend to do on a widescreen monitor. It looks horrible as everything becomes flattened Seeing how the switch is called 'nofixaspect', I would assume that this is what D2 does. Did you try it?

14 February 2012, 23:25	#5
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,453	D2MultiRes should work with widescreen resolutions. Looks nice, will try it the next days. http://www.moddb.com/games/diablo-2/...es-version-102 http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2493/d2highres.png

14 February 2012, 23:42	#6
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	Hi guys, I can get it to run in a window by adding '-w' to the command line in the properties tab of the D2 shortcut. It then just has 3 settings for window size 'min, med, or max,' and I can't seem to change the window size using my mouse pointer. I have no idea what the nofixedaspect thing is. Is it a command or ini pref I have to start somehow? The multires mod only works on the 1.12 patched version of LOD expansion. I am having to use the digital version as my disks are scratched and it seems to automatically download as 1.13d. As far as I can tell this latest patch was distributed only a couple of years ago - that's some support, its ancient. As a side note I heard today that Diablo 3 is penciled in for a late June release.

15 February 2012, 10:04	#8
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,956	yeah but then you can only play single player. Battle.net auto-updates your game. > I have no idea what the nofixedaspect thing is Your quote says its a command line switch, so add -nofixaspect where you added -w too.

15 February 2012, 10:18	#9
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	Ahhh ok cheers will try when get home. Ty

15 February 2012, 16:50	#10
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	yay works - cheers. Diablo here I come

16 February 2012, 22:50	#11
Thorham Computer Nerd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rotterdam/Netherlands Age: 48 Posts: 3,810	@pubzombie: What build are you playing? Something known, or your own? Do you use ATMA? Tell us

16 February 2012, 23:07	#12
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,453	I had no luck with Diablo II. Tried every trick, but it still crashes with error messages in Windows 7. Anyway, there is a nice Widescreen patch for the Infinity Engine. So you can play Baldurs Gate 1+2, Icewind Dale 1+2 and Planescape Torment with widescreen resolutions. Works fine here. http://www.gibberlings3.net/widescreen/

16 February 2012, 23:40	#13
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	@Thoram, I am playing the digital distribution version of the LoD expansion from Battlenet. Ots patched to 1.13d. I have to use this version as my disks were damaged so registered the keys. I presume ATMA is a mod? Not using anything like that. Just playing single player atm, may get a lan goin over weekend. Graphically its aged but the gameolay is still sweet.

17 February 2012, 00:24	#14
Thorham Computer Nerd Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rotterdam/Netherlands Age: 48 Posts: 3,810	@pubzombie: With build I mean which character and skill setup. Atma is a program that allows you to put items into a stash for later use in single player. It's needed, because single player has no way to do this, while multi player doesn't have this restriction. Check this page: http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/s...tc-Help-Thread

17 February 2012, 09:03	#15
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	Ahh ok. Its been so long since I played this I forgot a lot of it. I started in hardcore mode, which was prob a mistake, and lost a few characters. So I have started again with a necromancer. ATMA looks really useful to save those epic drops. Will grab it tonight.

18 February 2012, 04:52	#16
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,453	Ah, got Diablo 2 with new CD images working in 1920x1080. It a bit too small, so i probably run it in 1280x720.

18 February 2012, 13:06	#17
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,956	Hey, that doesn't look bad! I don't mind the 1920 res actually.

18 February 2012, 13:49	#18
pubzombie Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: westmids Posts: 900	@ RetroNerd, What version R u running mate? Think I need to find a way to retrofit 1.12 without it downloading 1.13 from battlemet.

18 February 2012, 14:39	#19
john4p Competition Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 4,756	2 months ago I've played through this game (incl. LoD) again on Normal and Nightmare difficulty which was a lot of fun - but when I started Hell I quickly got very annoyed because its "difficulty" is just freaking impossible to solo (with a melee character).

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