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[NrmMyth]

Originally posted by Zarkumo+Apr 26 2005, 09:39 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Zarkumo @ Apr 26 2005, 09:39 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-NrmMyth@Apr 26 2005, 07:12 PM
May work if the hellfire can accept that save file.

It does. Thx Omuletzu. k:

Only prob is the character doesn't have his equipment anymore, but that can be changed. :whistle:

Diablo I'm coming! :Titan: [/b][/quote]
My advice is not to use spoilers when you actually give money for the game.
After an hour or two of spoiling you will just regret that you bought a game. :not_ok:

[Zarkumo]

There are programmes for transferring items between characters. So I will just transfer items to my character which I actually found myself. So it's not really cheating.

[The Fifth Horseman]

Well, in Hellfire you lose all items - but not gold, so what I do is selling the items and keeping $$$ to buy equipment after the transfer. Do that, then copy the save into hellfire directory and you're set. I don't recall whether you need to change the extension into HSV or not.

Also, in Hellfire there are two "hidden" characters. You have to create a command.txt file and put in it line that says "bardtest barbariantest". However, barbariantest will not work on Hellfire version 1.00, you need v1.01 patch.
Bardtest - Bard, uses Rogue graphics, has Identify ability.
Barbariantest - Barbarian. Uses Warrior graphics. Max magic 0, 255 Strength and really high max Vitality (like 140). Can use two-handed weapons as one-handed.

And of course the Monk...

[Omuletzu]

Here you are:
"multitest bardtest cowquest theotest barbariantest"
Copy this text into a command.txt file within the game folder

[twillight]

Just aquired the basic game, and would like to ask some questions:
- there really is no difficutly-setting for single-player mode? Not even under 1.09 (the latest patch)? Just read this in this topic
- is there a way to make the game redraw levels, refill levels with monsters in Single Player mode?
- what are the differences between the difficulty-settings?

[The Fifth Horseman]

- there really is no difficutly-setting for single-player mode? Not even under 1.09 (the latest patch)? Just read this in this topic

Only if you have Hellfire installed.

- is there a way to make the game redraw levels, refill levels with monsters in Single Player mode?

Yes. You can choose to start a new game with an existing character.
This will reset the game, but your character is carried over, along with everything in their spellbook and inventory.

- what are the differences between the difficulty-settings?

The monsters are tougher and give more XP. They may have additional resistances. Some of your spells are less powerful. Enemy spells may be more powerful, some enemies may also gain extra abilities. The levels of generated items are higher than on lower difficulties.

[twillight]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

The monsters are tougher and give more XP. They may have additional resistances. Some of your spells are less powerful. Enemy spells may be more powerful, some enemies may also gain extra abilities.

So basically the monsters are buffed? But there are no such things as the negative resistances in D2?

And I've just found a weapon with lots of +% dmg, but it seems the damage on the character-sheet do not involve this. Am I right?

[The Fifth Horseman]

Yes, they are buffed. No negative resistances, but the monsters can become resistant to something they weren't to, or immune to something they were resistant to.

The damage on the character sheet should include this value, yes. What exactly are both the old and new weapons' stats?

[twillight]

Originally Posted by The Fifth Horseman

The damage on the character sheet should include this value, yes. What exactly are both the old and new weapons' stats?

Thx for all your answers.

Nevermind the question about the weapon, I forgot the extra dmg on one of them (unique weapons have damn annoying way to display statistics. This game is very annoying when you try to handle it - no running and so on).

[twillight]

Finished the game with the rogue. It was very easy, this is the cheesiest character in the game without abusing the newgame option with its unlimited ranged attack.

The warrior with its melee is very difficult, as he must go up almost after each and every enemy for a full heal on the later levels. Not to mention the yellow zombies what lower maximum hp with each hit...

The mage is an ok guy, but he MUST find a mana-fountain, or he runs out of mana pretty fast. And I would like not buying any potions.


Also there are heaps of frustrating, noinfo things in the game. Like there are shrines with "random" effects. They actually do a fixed effect, only their name is hidden.

I wonder if the "maximum" stats are ment to be "maximum hard points", "maximum hard points with potions", or "maximum hard points with item bonuses".

The quests are also told to be random. But it seems to me they instead related to character-classes.

The recharge staves ability of the mage in the end reaches 0 charges, and then the charged suffix disappears from the item. I bet the repair option of the warrior works similar way.

A nice little surprise was too that during the quest of Lazarus you can not leave his hideout. Fortunatelly I always have a townportal scroll on me.


One more thing: everyone told that the most important stat is AC. Well, I say AC has its use during the first half of the game, but after that resistance is what you'll need! Lightning monsters come first, but they aren't that terrible. The magic-damage succubies are much more dangerous, but I even more hate the fireball-tossing mages (who don't chase you the slightest)! I have no idea how the warrior can kill Diablo with all those buggers on his head too (and Diablo is the only being in the game who is - without charge - faster then the protagonist).


Note: the amount of items you can store in the city / on a map is limited. Pffffff.


Some more note:
- winning the game with the warrior meleeing is possible, the trickiest part is the last level. If you can make just alittle safe spot in a direction, you'll be abe to seek and hide. The trick with him killing Diablo is running around the last room to pull out the knights, then go close to the walls, run before an enterance, turn around the corner to prevent mages shooting you projectiles, then just bash Diablo to pieces. Requires some potions, unlike for the rogue, what kills 100% sure because of the hit recovery Diablo suffers from her bows.
- there IS a difference in the ending movie depending on the character (mage not finished yet). The face when the protagonist screams is different.
- the with's inventory seems to reload every time you enter the maze, unlike Gizwold and Wirt, who provide new stuff only after every leveling.