• Installed from the 3 Install/Cinematic/Play discs
• 1.06b is the last Classic patch before Lord of Destruction expansion ¹⁾
• Has Flamespike The Crawler

• Progress Pics

• Windows 10 (21H2)

• Install to Program Files (x86)

DIR "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Game.exe"

• http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2/patches/PC/D2Patch_106b.exe ²⁾

• Patches

• WINXPSP3 required for mouse side-buttons

REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Game.exe" /t "REG_SZ" /d "~ DISABLEDXMAXIMIZEDWINDOWEDMODE HIGHDPIAWARE WINXPSP3 NoDTToDITMouseBatch" /f

• https://d2mods.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=61484
• Also copy Play disc's D2MUSIC.MPQ to Diablo II folder
• 345,349,632 D2MUSIC.MPQ
• 86,016 Game.exe

d2nocd_pack.zip\Classic\1.06b\Game.exe

"explorer.exe" "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II"

DIR "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\D2MUSIC.MPQ"

DIR "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Game.exe"

"notepad.exe" "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Diablo-2-Classic-save-backup.bat"

@echo off

"tar.exe" -czf "%UserProfile%\Downloads\%RANDOM%-Diablo-2-Classic-Saves.tar.gz" -C "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II" "save"

:: End

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Diablo-2-Classic-save-backup.bat"

"netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall add rule name="Diablo II" dir="in" action="block" profile="any" program="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Game.exe" & "netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall add rule name="Diablo II" dir="out" action="block" profile="any" program="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Game.exe"

"netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Diablo II"

• https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide
• Last tested: nGlide210_setup.exe

• Video backend: DirectX
• Screen resolution: By desktop
• Aspect ratio: Aspect correction
• Refresh rate: 60 Hz
• Vertical synchronization: On (Default)
• Gamma correction: 1.0 (Default)
• 3Dfx logo splash screen: Off

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Game.exe" -w

• R (Run)
• H (show/hide Help)
• Close Mini Panel

• Options → Video Options → Gamma → Half (fullscreen)
• Options → Video Options → Contrast → Max

• Options → Configure Controls → Show Items → Mouse 5 (Forward)
• Options → Configure Controls → Screen Shot → Mouse 4 (Back)

• Change icon

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Game.exe" -3dfx

Diablo II

RMDIR /S /Q "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Diablo II" "%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Diablo II"

MKDIR "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Diablo II Classic" & "explorer.exe" "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Diablo II Classic"

• Change icon

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Game.exe" -3dfx

Diablo II

• Change icon

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Game.exe" -w

Diablo II (Windowed)

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\Diablo-2-Classic-save-backup.bat"

Save Back-up

"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\save"

Save Folder

"https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/games;windows;diablo_2_classic_1.06b"

Install Notes

• Diablo II\save\Espionage.d2s
• Diablo II\save\Espionage.key
• Diablo II\save\Espionage.ma0
• Diablo II\save\Espionage.map

MKDIR "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\save" & "explorer.exe" "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Diablo II\save"