Private D2R server | Season 0

Blizzless' first private server beta test has officially launched:

https://discord.com/invite/9UK2UPRZ4m

Authorization errors occur periodically due to problems on the provider's servers, or there are already existing uncaught bugs due to the large number of testers. Please be patient, this is just a beta test.

Don't ask for the source code of the project to launch your server - no one will provide it to you. Until most of the serious bugs are fixed, such an opportunity will not arise.

P.S. Don't grind like crazy, all beta characters will be deleted before the first season launches.

This is very cool, thanks for posting. I clicked your link to the post that talked about the Alpha 5 months ago and I skimmed that a little bit. The idea of the popular mods like Project Diablo 2 and Median being able to move over to D2R is awesome. I'm at work so I don't want to click too far into unknown territory on the web, but can you fill me in on whether or not there is any fear of Blizzard being able to shut this effort down?

Daeblana wrote: 1 month ago

I'm at work so I don't want to click too far into unknown territory on the web, but can you fill me in on whether or not there is any fear of Blizzard being able to shut this effort down?

I would like to point out right away that I am not a member of the development team for this server, so some of what I said in this thread will be my thoughts, and some will be translated from Russian into English directly from the developers.

I have a few thoughts on this matter:

1) The development team is anonymous, both programmers do not publish their personal data and use pseudonyms. Therefore, even if Blizzard wanted to sue this team, like, for example, Nintendo fights against emulator creators, they would not succeed.

2) Blizzard can't close RMT sites and block bot users, and they certainly don't have the ability to close a server under Russian jurisdiction after they left our region. Moreover, it seems to me that Blizzard has completely turned a blind eye to many in-game problems, so it is unlikely that they will pay attention to a server with a couple of thousand players.

Even if they somehow manage to close the private server, it won't be difficult to transfer the backup with all the saves to the new server and notify all the players about it.

3) In the previous topic I wrote that this server is a layer between the game and PvPGN (which use for various private servers for LoD, such as PD2). PvPGN is freely distributed via GitHub and is not blocked at all. That is, any user installs the server launcher at their own risk, the server itself does not interfere with the internal Blizzard infrastructure in any way, but only accepts requests from the game and gives responses. I'm not a lawyer, maybe there are some ways to sue the developers and close the server, but based on the two previous points, Blizzard won't succeed.

4) This project is created primarily by fans of the game, it will be completely free and the server capacity is paid for by donations, the sale of things from the server administration will not be implemented, only honest grind and barter exchange, like on d2io. In addition, bots and cheaters will be blocked, so this project will not have a large amount of real money, like on the official Blizzard servers, and therefore there will not be such attention from greedy corporations who may think that modders are profiting from their intellectual property.

Daeblana wrote: 1 month ago

The idea of the popular mods like Project Diablo 2 and Median being able to move over to D2R is awesome.

I would also like to draw attention to the Remodded project.

https://www.d2rmodding.com/d2rlaunch

https://www.nexusmods.com/diablo2resurrected/mods/577

This is not a private server, but Bonesy somehow managed to find a build of the game where the TCP/IP mode was not cut. At the moment, the version of the game with patch 2.4 is supported. I have not played this mod yet, but some of you can try to run it with friends through a virtual local network, for example, Hamachi.

Thanks a ton for the info!

Thanks for the effort. But the very first thing is to fix Mosaic? Lost me.

basicnecromancy wrote: 1 month ago

Thanks for the effort. But the very first thing is to fix Mosaic? Lost me.

Agreed. Someone on here once said, the problem with Mosaic is, that it is either op or fucking useless. there is no inbetween. you can change the runes required to

Jah

Jah

Jah and it is still overpowered, you can fuck around with the + to elemental damage and it is still overpowered, but if you change the chance to consume no charges value thats it, useless.

I wish Enigma was fixed as well...

Trang Oul wrote: 1 month ago

I wish Enigma was fixed as well...

Enigma is fine as it is.

Teleport is the main reason this game is so much better than anything else.

Maybe, we could have alternative runewords with +1

Teleport and different stats (like one with a bit res, another one with some fcr...).

For BN community, which consists of botters and RM traders, which prefers skipping the content, it is.

But plenty of mods limit

Teleport, most often by introducing cooldown.

Trang Oul wrote: 1 month ago

For BN community, which consists of botters and RM traders, which prefers skipping the content, it is.

Sure, We who enjoy continuous

Teleport are all botters .

Trang Oul wrote: 1 month ago

But plenty of mods limit

Teleport, most often by introducing cooldown.

Great, so those who likes to be limited have an option already.

d2jsp wrote: 1 month ago

In the future, after final polishing, it is planned to publish the server in open access, so that everyone can launch their own copy and play with friends via TCP/IP, add any mods to their taste.

Super cool learning about this project! One of my major grievances with D2R has always been the lack of TCP/IP, with the official reason for the lack of its implementation being hard to believe. Mods like PD2 potentially becoming playable on a D2R base in the future sounds great as well.

uuee wrote: 1 month ago

Enigma is fine as it is.

Teleport is the main reason this game is so much better than anything else.

I'm curious as to why you feel that way. I enjoy Diablo II for many reasons (brilliant itemisation, combat feel, dark ambience, among others), with

Teleport being on my list of negatives. I enjoy brawling with foes and navigating the terrain; I hate skipping 90% of the landscape and combat to get to a high-value target — it's why I don't blink around unless

Terror-Zone

Andariel or

Mephisto are up. Even when enemies are trivial, they still present an engaging physical obstacle, especially if one is undergeared, distracted, playing a less-potent build, or otherwise faced with a well-rolled unique pack.

Personally, I've always felt

Teleport shouldn't allow you to pass through walls: have its main use be dodging incoming enemies or warping right past them.

Runasutaru wrote: 1 month ago

I'm curious as to why you feel that way

Teleport is the signature feature of D2. It gives a unique playstyle (dodgeing\positioning) compared to all other arpgs (I belive none of them has a cooldown free, obstacle ignoring

Teleport -like D2). Without that, D2 would be long forgotten.

Trang Oul wrote: 1 month ago

I wish Enigma was fixed as well...

There's always an option to not play with it for those who don't like it. But for us who likes it will suffer from this idea if it fixed(!).

If you don't like it, don't use it. That is simple. But wishing something you don't like to be fixed while not considering others who maybe like it is selfish. I don't understand this mind set, sorry.

basicnecromancy wrote: 4 weeks ago

If you don't like it, don't use it. That is simple.

Yeah, that's how I go about it. I play online as a single-player game with an engaging trade economy, and it's about two decades too late to make any changes to

Teleport, anyway; I'm not fussed about what others do. It helps that I mainly play a Shape Shifting Druid, but I keep my Enigma's

Teleport usage almost exclusively for the aforementioned Terror Zones. The other bonuses on my armour piece are rad all on their own!

Even though I'm interested in discussing

Teleport, I feel like I'm reviving an ancient community discussion (and contributing to derailing this thread!), so I'll stop with this post.

Runasutaru wrote: 4 weeks ago

basicnecromancy wrote: 4 weeks ago

If you don't like it, don't use it. That is simple.

Yeah, that's how I go about it. I play online as a single-player game with an engaging trade economy, and it's about two decades too late to make any changes to

Teleport, anyway; I'm not fussed about what others do. It helps that I mainly play a Shape Shifting Druid, but I keep my Enigma's

Teleport usage almost exclusively for the aforementioned Terror Zones. The other bonuses on my armour piece are rad all on their own!

Even though I'm interested in discussing

Teleport, I feel like I'm reviving an ancient community discussion (and contributing to derailing this thread!), so I'll stop with this post.

The very definition of

Teleport is "transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another." If

Teleport could be blocked by objects such as walls then it would no longer be teleporting. What you're describing is something more akin to a Barbarians "

Leap" which can't be done through walls but it can help you

Dodge by leaping.

basicnecromancy wrote: 1 month ago

Thanks for the effort. But the very first thing is to fix Mosaic? Lost me.

At the start, the server version will be close to the original, the beta test will last about 4 months to catch all the bugs, after that there will be a full wipe and the start of the first season. I am writing about the changes that are proposed by the Russian community.

A server will also be launched in China with many mods, most likely the Mosaic will not be changed there.

Trang Oul wrote: 1 month ago

I wish Enigma was fixed as well...

I also know that after most of the bugs are identified, they are planning to launch a European server, for example in the UK.

I think that when the server source codes are available to everyone, they will be close to the original version from Blizzard. Therefore, everyone will be able to independently make changes to their version of the server. Here, everything depends on the community of each specific server, depending on what changes the players will need.

In general, guys, all the arguments about Mosaic and

Teleport are a matter of taste. Let's say in the ru-community it is believed that the game has been simplified to the extreme. Therefore, there are even plans to rework sunder charms so that they no longer break immunity, but reduce it like rainbow facets. But this does not mean that changes and innovations from the ru-server will be included in the global version of the server.

Love this project! D2R not allowing LAN play is a crime.

basicnecromancy wrote: 4 weeks ago

Trang Oul wrote: 1 month ago

I wish Enigma was fixed as well...

There's always an option to not play with it for those who don't like it. But for us who likes it will suffer from this idea if it fixed(!).

If you don't like it, don't use it. That is simple. But wishing something you don't like to be fixed while not considering others who maybe like it is selfish. I don't understand this mind set, sorry.

To make it work, everyone would need to abide to such a "rule". Otherwise it's pointless to intentionally put oneself at disadvantage.

d2jsp wrote: 4 weeks ago

A server will also be launched in China with many mods, most likely the Mosaic will not be changed there.
(...)
Let's say in the ru-community it is believed that the game has been simplified to the extreme.
(...)
But this does not mean that changes and innovations from the ru-server will be included in the global version of the server.

Hell, why split the community and host different regional versions? The strength of D2 is that there are plenty of players, which makes the economy fresh and healthy. Small regional shards will likely die quickly.

Trang Oul wrote: 1 month ago

But plenty of mods limit

Teleport, most often by introducing cooldown.

Teleport cooldown is the reason why I do not play D3 anymore.