tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post5912243946420228576..comments2024-02-13T09:29:27.596-07:00Comments on The Game Tips And More Blog: Diablo II - Getting Ladder-Only Runewords Working In Single-Player Mode, Without Any Addons [Updated for Patch 1.14d]The Game Tips And More Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-75921639721639178152021-04-23T04:18:04.470-06:002021-04-23T04:18:04.470-06:00Thank you, Anon!
The good thing is that this meth...Thank you, Anon!<br /><br />The good thing is that this method works with v.1.09D - useful for those of us who were kids back then and were amazed by a specific mod and version of the game, yet still want to use runewords from 1.10 forward. :)<br /><br />I would like to add that if you use the Pluggy mode and its starting path is for example "C:\Diablo II\Mod PlugY", you should create the folders "Data\Global\Excel" in the "Mod Pluggy" folder. Then you have to insert the "runes.txt", start the game with a test character (so your bin files will populate the folder), but beware that Pluggy modifies them too and you will experience oddness with the stash interface and loose items. That's why you should do it on a test character. Exit the game, delete all of the bin files except the "runes.bin" (that uses the information you provided from "runes.txt"). Finally, you should delete '-txt' switch from the executable because you do not want the game to create its bin files again and mess with Pluggy and/or other useful mods. By doing this the game will use your freshly created "runes.bin". I successfully added new runeword and it worked. :)<br /><br />I am so happy playing one of my favourite games on version 1.09D with the specific old mode and Pluggy mode for additional space. I invested some time in reading how to create mods and in the future I definitely will... :) For single player gamers (who are unable to buy high level runes) it is a blessing to have a "Zod" rune drop not 1 / 500 000+ but less for example. :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-66814642529044407532017-04-19T19:02:44.838-06:002017-04-19T19:02:44.838-06:00Hi Anon, I initially tried on "1.14" and...Hi Anon, I initially tried on "1.14" and then updated it for 1.14d, so hopefully [and in theory] it will work with 1.14b... I'm sorry that I haven't tried that version directly, however. The Game Tips And More Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-82661278711871382912017-04-18T08:06:21.279-06:002017-04-18T08:06:21.279-06:00Does this work for 1.14b?Does this work for 1.14b?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-89664613615959376482017-02-17T20:04:38.199-07:002017-02-17T20:04:38.199-07:00Hi Anon, thanks for the Update - yeah there is som...Hi Anon, thanks for the Update - yeah there is something to how Blizzard has changed things a bit, they used the Save Directory Scheme (good name for it!) and then seemed to move back to the Game Directory usage, and now they seem to have 're-enabled' the Save Directory usage... <br /><br />Glad to hear it is working for you again though - you are most welcome for the info - have fun with it!The Game Tips And More Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-53794627999891324982017-02-17T18:41:46.116-07:002017-02-17T18:41:46.116-07:00Anon here. Just a quick update. I restarted my pc ...Anon here. Just a quick update. I restarted my pc and saw the other files appear on the save directory excel folder and tried again. it now worked. thanks a lot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-81542564218073473132017-02-17T18:03:06.923-07:002017-02-17T18:03:06.923-07:00Hey there. I followed every detail here for 1.14 (...Hey there. I followed every detail here for 1.14 (i have 1.14d) and none of my runewords work :(<br />I have tried the classic ral ort tal 2x and turned out to be a waste of runes. I placed the Data/Global/Excel/Runes scheme at the save directory didnt work. then i tried putting it also on the game directory and didnt work. This is not forgetting to put "(space)-direct(space)-txt" without the quotation marks.<br /><br />for some reason other files appeared on the excel folder on the game directory scheme rather than the save directory scheme.<br /><br />I dont know if removing the scheme on the game directory will do the trick because im all out of runewords to use and I dont know any way to see if it is working. I shall wait for the reply :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-6343678263068089262017-02-14T09:41:32.282-07:002017-02-14T09:41:32.282-07:00Not working for me as your detailed instructions s...Not working for me as your detailed instructions say :( <br />Help plzAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102462511322976285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-77951073132859106392016-10-22T01:36:26.165-06:002016-10-22T01:36:26.165-06:00I'm sorry, I don't own a Mac at this time ...I'm sorry, I don't own a Mac at this time (I did use them years ago, but nothing of that could be of use to you for this) - I did find that the Save Game area for Macs should be "C:\Users\myself\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Diablo II\Save" since 1.14, but the little bit I read on the BattleNet Forum was that it 'doesn't work for everyone', whatever that means (Blizzard answered with a Windows-based answer)... <br /><br />You could also try "C:\Program Files (x86)\Diablo II\" and see if there is a Save Game folder in there, just like the above instructions and try them out, to see if they work for you. One person said that they copied the files over to both areas and then they were able to get it working; but I cannot confirm this as I can't test it out myself.<br /><br />Sorry that I couldn't be of more help with this on a mac... I hope you can find info on it to get it going for you!The Game Tips And More Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-87636255813991059812016-10-20T12:24:36.367-06:002016-10-20T12:24:36.367-06:00anyway for this on mac
anyway for this on mac<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-79127283152617507572016-09-18T20:46:00.690-06:002016-09-18T20:46:00.690-06:00Glad to hear it! Sorry I took a bit to Reply but t...Glad to hear it! Sorry I took a bit to Reply but thanks for stopping by to let me know - have fun!The Game Tips And More Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-64453222801541494922016-09-07T09:14:11.527-06:002016-09-07T09:14:11.527-06:00Incredibly done my friend, works perfectly for 1.1...Incredibly done my friend, works perfectly for 1.14d.<br /><br />Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10597566937284774087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-64898673029496596092016-07-05T01:20:31.146-06:002016-07-05T01:20:31.146-06:00@Anonymous said:
"I don't know what is......@Anonymous said:<br />"I don't know what is..."<br />and <br />"Holy crap..."<br /><br />Reply: <br />Hehe, I hate when that happens... <br />I don't even want to admit how many corrections I have to make in these posts sometimes, spotting the mistakes later (because SpellCheck either doesn't think some things are a mistake or thinks whole sections have TONS of mistakes so I have to check EVERYTHING, that is if I don't IGNORE everything cause I'm getting too TIRED, but I want to FINISH it before I go to SLEEP but I can't GO to sleep because my OCD-ness wants me to FINISH it NOW but my ADD-ness is SICK of WORKING on it and...)...and I'll stop here before I get carried away on a rant, heh. <br />Glad everything's working for you though, seriously. Have fun again :)The Game Tips And More Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-54359512325317970842016-07-04T22:26:30.961-06:002016-07-04T22:26:30.961-06:00Holy crap, I'm retarded... I had two dashes &q...Holy crap, I'm retarded... I had two dashes "-" in my launch code so it appeared as "--direct -txt" instead of "-direct -txt". SIGHHHHHHH<br /><br />Everything's good now, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-78475581773490531412016-07-04T22:20:24.968-06:002016-07-04T22:20:24.968-06:00I don't know what it is but for some reason no...I don't know what it is but for some reason none of these tips are helping me in patch 1.14d... I've placed the text file under all the files you mentioned. I tried it under the "saved games" tab, under the old "game directory", under both simultaneously, but still nothing. Sorry for the rant but I'm feeling desperate at the moment. Is there any way you could elaborate some more the steps to acquiring ladder runewords in single player?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-41607946235135549792016-06-01T19:10:12.222-06:002016-06-01T19:10:12.222-06:00Reply #2:
Ah, I see... Looking at the Patch Note...Reply #2: <br /><br />Ah, I see... Looking at the Patch Notes (http://us.battle.net/en/forum/topic/20742964214) they changed how the Characters are saved (they call it "migrated"). <br /><br />Looking around, I found my Save folder finally, which was created at "C:\Users\GameTipsAndMoreBlog\Saved Games\Diablo II" - which I assume they will want to use from now on, so that people Upgrading their Windows won't have to change or move anything, etc. <br />The D2S, KEY and MAP files all appear to be there, as well.<br />Hopefully, the folder can still be saved and restored (copy-pasted) to allow people to back up their characters and "redo" Windows when needed... <br /><br />In the DiabloII folder that I just ran the game from (drive P: how my system is currently set up) the Global and Excel folders, and the Runes.txt file, all appear to still be there. As I level up, I will try to create an Online-Ladder-Only Runeword and test it out. <br /><br />Perhaps in your situation, level 39 was when you upgraded to Patch version 1.14c and it "migrated" your characters over to the new location... Check that folder and see if your characters are there at their new levels - and when you Restore (copy-paste) your level 83 Paladin, put his files in this new location that Blizzard is using:<br /><br />C:\Users\YOURUSERNAMEHERE\Saved Games\Diablo II<br /><br />Once I solidify all of this info, I will post a Quick Tip about it and how the latest Patch is affecting the Character save files - thanks for bringing this up and I hope it works out for you!The Game Tips And More Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-60592771459067375352016-06-01T18:55:16.598-06:002016-06-01T18:55:16.598-06:00Wow, I'm sorry to hear that... crazy!
I have...Wow, I'm sorry to hear that... crazy! <br /><br />I have not run into this myself, and looking again at the Runes.txt file I do not see anything related to Character Level within it... hmmm<br /><br />Off the top of my head, the only thing I can think of, is to back the two things up separately and make the Runes.txt file Read-Only. <br /><br />That is, keep the characters from the Save folder copied to a different location than the Runewords.txt file, just in case something happens when you back them up, and after copy-pasting and creating the Runes.txt file in the Data>Global>Excel folder, make it read only by right-clicking the file and choosing Properties, then putting a checkmark in the Read-Only checkbox and clicking OK. Then, when you back up your characters, hopefully nothing from the game 'writes to' the Runes.txt file... <br /><br />Also I would say perhaps create a new Runes.txt file by copy-pasting again in the future, after you Restore your backed up characters (by restoring the Save folder). <br /><br />To try help you out more, I will reinstall D2 to try this process out again - and see if it affects my imported character's levels... <br /><br />[Time Passes]<br /><br />Hmmm... something has changed with D2 of late... I found it on another partition (a Program Files from another installation of Windows) so I ran it from there. <br />I booted into Windows 10 (I have a dual-boot machine with Windows 8.1) and ran the game without problem. <br />I created a Single Player character and played the Den Quest, then saved and exited - and the game did not create a Save folder at all! <br />I even looked at the C:\ProgramFiles location to see if it created something there, since I was running the game from a different drive, and it didn't make a Save folder there either... <br />I will have to look around at it and see what's up - but at the moment it is saving my Single Player characters without even creating a Save folder in the Diablo II directory! <br />(I was able to load my newly-created character up again after exiting the game without issue and without a Save folder even present) LOL <br /><br />Hopefully I can find something to help out here - and I will look at it again soon - but for now I am sorry I do not have a full answer for what is going on, perhaps they changed some things in regards to how the game saves data in these later versions of Windows - crazy!The Game Tips And More Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593607964431243788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465180051129281244.post-36065438312745770202016-05-31T02:24:25.902-06:002016-05-31T02:24:25.902-06:00Hi there- I have done this and the runewords.txt w...Hi there- I have done this and the runewords.txt works great! However there is a huge flaw... I cant backup my characters!!! I have a level 83 paladin and when I back him up and try play him on another pc (with an identical copy of my current version, with the runewords.txt file and everything) he is only level 39... which is about the time I put the runewords.txt into my diablo... please help I am desperate not to loose my characters!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com