Re: Diablo 3 Mods And Hacks
Donnell Simon
on top of that there was a blue post before launch encourging modders to try and make mods for D2R. mods for SP are supported this will not break your tos/eula. if you use any mods on bnet. then yes you are breaking tos/eula
Like the previous game in the series, Diablo 4 requires a constant internet connection, even if you just want to play on your own. Due to this, Blizzard is reminding players that any mods, even ones that are purely cosmetic, are banned from the game altogether, as the studio has a zero-tolerance policy on third-party software.
This comes as TurboHUD, a huge mod from Diablo 3, is also up and running in Diablo 4. Before players get ahead of themselves, Blizzard is making it clear that anyone caught using TurboHUD can be hit with a perma ban. The team also says that it "constantly monitors" Diablo 4 for cheats and mods, hoping to dissuade players from installing them in the first place.
The post goes on to explain that the terms and conditions all players agree to "explicitly prohibits cheating, bots, hacks, and any other unauthorized software which automates, modifies, or otherwise interferes with the game."
Given its always-online nature, however, Diablo 4's modding community is unlikely to be as mainstream. The average player will probably steer clear of any third-party software if a perma ban is on the line, although it's not clear if Blizzard has mastered the tech it needs to detect who's playing with mods and who isn't.
It remains to be seen if Blizzard decides to soften its stance on mods that clearly don't give the user a gameplay advantage. This has happened with other games, like when Amazon allowed New World players to use a minimap mod, since it admitted it wouldn't be able to create an official one anytime soon. That being said, it doesn't look like Blizzard is budging on its own stance anytime soon.
Since Diablo 2 is a sprite based game there is no way to increase the resolution, however, you can increase the drawing size of the screen (ie. be able to see more). I am aware of a couple mods to do this (I won't link them here), but it is against the ToS and will get you banned on Battle Net.
Blizzard has announced that it will ban everyone that uses game-modifying software in Diablo 4. However, Blizzard is not only banning those using hacks and cheats. Instead, the company claims that players who use simple mods will put their accounts at risk for disciplinary action, which can include permanent suspension.
Diablo community boss Adam Fletcher stressed in an official statement on the Diablo 4 forums that the EULA players agree to prohibit the use of any software that interferes with the game. This not only includes hacks, but also any mods that add layers or features the game does not have.
Diablo 4 can be played solo, but it has no dedicated singleplayer mode, meaning players using mods or cheats could potentially have a negative impact on other players. Cheats in multiplayer games are obviously bad. Still, I'm forever sad that so many PC games don't give you the option of taking them offline so you can tinker as much as you like.
In a post to the Blizzard forums, Fletcher wrote that "The Blizzard EULA explicitly prohibits cheating, bots, hacks, and any other unauthorized software which automates, modifies, or otherwise interferes with the game". That means "any game-modifying software" is "prohibited for use with Diablo IV," and woe betide anyone who tries to get around the rules: Fletcher says that "players who install this kind of software will put their accounts at risk for disciplinary action, which can include permanent suspension."
Fletcher actually called out a specific forbidden mod by name: TurboHUD4 (or Thud4, as I'm now going to call it). Curiously enough, Thud4 is a UI mod rather than some kind of tricksy collection of cheats and exploits, offering different overlays you can tinker with that do things like track your resources and missed items. It's not totally innocent, mind you: I suspect Blizzard isn't keen on its ability to reveal dungeon maps before you've explored them, but even that seems a relatively minor sin compared to some of the hacks that plague other online games.
Blizzard seems to have had a deliberately fuzzy enforcement policy in the past for its games, mostly turning a blind eye to mods that were technically not allowed but did little harm. Back in the Diablo 3 days, it wasn't uncommon to see streamers running around using a predecessor to Thud4, even though that too was technically forbidden at the time. There are still threads on the forums from back then made by people seeking clarity as to whether they were or weren't allowed to use it.
In light of that, maybe it's for the best that Blizzard is drawing a clearer line in the sand against mods like Thud4 for Diablo 4: It should hopefully mean less people run afoul of the rules out of ignorance. But I'm still concerned about how far-going that ban on "any game-modifying software" will be. Should players using reshade presets be worried? What about other overlay mods that do nothing but surface already-accessible info more clearly?
TL;DR - i never played the original diablo, so i have nothing to compare this to except other nwn modules. however, doing that i found this one to be very well-done and crafted w/great care. despite its age, it still hangs in there favourably w/other more recent hack'n'slash / dungeon crawl modules, and is definitely worth the playthrough. 9.0/10.
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this is definitely a combat-orientated mod, although there is a story behind it. however, combat will likely not be very difficult for you if you habitually play strategically. it was irritating to encounter some opponents w/gaspranomically OTT skills [e.g. concentration, taunt, discipline at 40 for mobs half that level] which rendered diligently building up combat skills pretty meaningless.
one of the things i enjoyed most about the mod was the ambiance, which i found to be deliciously dark and brooding. w/only a couple of exceptions, i enjoyed the music, which was a major contributor to the creepy spookiness. i esp enjoyed the haunting refrain from the theme for tristram that played at night time. otoh there were a couple of songs [one w/a continued ostinato+drone and another w/an annoying electronic buzz] that were so nervewracking i had to turn off the music.
i can't say i'm onboard w/the continual respawn of loot out of principle, even though, hypocrite that i am, i did take advantage of it, esp during the first dozen levels or so when the builder kept a tight fist on loot. however, by the time i graduated from the diablo academy, i was rolling in filthy lucre to the tune of over 4Mgp -- and that was AFTER having pimped out both myself and my hench w/the best and brightest the mod had to offer.
regarding equipment, i can't claim to understand the builder's approach. there were many, many custom items, many of which were unusable because their levels were too high, and many more were simply not all that useful [+1 to every single stat, anyone?] or else 'one size fits all' [i mean, who wants armour with bonus spell slots for wizards, clerics, sorcerers, rangers, and paladins??? esp when you're paying through the nose for all those unusable spell slots???]. otoh, i can find fault neither the builder's imagination nor his industriousness.
levelling was quite fast, esp in the epic levels, where a single mob can net you over 400xp. my bard made it to lvl 27 even though accompanied by a henchman throughout the entire module.
there were a couple of times i was too thick to figure out what to do next to advance a given quest. luckily, @werelynx wrote a spoiler sheet to go w/it. read it if you get stuck and bob's your dm.
That "TurboHUD4" mod Fletcher mentions there is one of Diablo 4's more popular PC mods. It basically lets you edit the game's overlays however you see fit, essentially letting you customize the on-screen UI. This, although nifty, is a violation of Blizzard's EULA agreements with its players.
There aren't many mods for Diablo 4 out right now, truth be told. One of the other popular ones boasts an overlay that denotes when World Bosses will next spawn, while another mod tracks all the real-time positions of elements like players and Helltide Chests on your in-game map.
Diablo 4 players will not be permitted to run any type of third-party game-modifying software, according to Blizzard. Being a live-service ARPG that places heavy emphasis on its economy and loot balancing, it's not difficult to see why the devs might wish to insulate the game from potential mods, cheats, and other assorted unfair advantages, and an official warning has now been issued.
On the flip side, however, is the fact that World of Warcraft fully supports third-party mods. Moreover, TurboHUD did exist for Diablo 3 as well, and Blizzard did not take steps to ban players from using it at the time. It's likely that the studio is simply aiming to deliver a more unified and locked-down experience with Diablo 4, thus resulting in a crackdown on third-party mods.
With Grim Dawn version 1.1.6.1 increasing the mastery limit, Dawn of Masteries added the Zenith and Diablo 2 (Noble Paladin) mods, so from a mastery perspective the mod is now a superset of Grimarillion.
yes, some combinations are still missing. I used the ones from Grimarillion as a baseline, plus whatever the mods came with (ie mod mastery + vanilla combinations), but the rest are not filled properly, so Cataclysm / NCFF x Grim Quest / Diablo 3 and Cataclysm x NCFF are just the single mastery names.
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