----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PATCH 1.08 -- 05/23/2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This file contains information about the changes contained in the patch that upgrades Diablo to version 1.08. Additionally, this file contains updated troubleshooting tips. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. CHANGE HISTORY 1. CHANGES FROM 1.07 TO 1.08 2. CHANGES FROM 1.05 TO 1.07 3. CHANGES FROM 1.04 TO 1.05 4. CHANGES FROM 1.03 TO 1.04 5. CHANGES FROM 1.02 TO 1.03 6. CHANGES FROM 1.0 TO 1.02 II. TROUBLESHOOTING 1. VIDEO 2. SOUND 3. MULTIPLAYER 4. GENERAL TIPS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. CHANGE HISTORY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CHANGES FROM 1.07 TO 1.08 A. Adds support for Battle.net gateways. B. Changes default Battle.net font so that it is easier to distinguish certain characters while in chat. C. Adds command completion to Battle.net chat. It can be accessed by pressing the "tab" key. D. Fixes some minor battle.net issues. E. Displays cancel dialog in situations when server is busy. F. [PC Only]. Multiplayer character files are now located in the Diablo directory. These files are visible, more descriptively named, and may be moved from one computer to another. G. Color cycling On/Off now appears in options menu. This will help some low end systems and systems with troublesome drivers. H. Spawn is now updated. I. [Mac Only] Improved Mac vs. PC multiplayer, modem, and direct connect. J. [Mac Only] Added Input Sprocket/multibutton mouse support. K. [Mac Only] Added option to share processor time. L. [PC Only]. The registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER is used rather than HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. 2. CHANGES FROM 1.05 TO 1.07 Serious bugs (crashes or freezes) A. Fixed crashes associated with being attacked or killed by a Black Death (Zombie class). This includes the crash upon resurrecting after being killed by a Black Death. B. Fixed the freeze upon touching a Hidden Shrine while equipped with only indestructible items. Medium bugs (affecting gameplay) C. Prevented players from becoming stuck inside a wall when Town Portalling down into a dungeon. D. Fixed bug that made some Hell difficulty monsters too easy to hit. Beware. E. Fixed the Mana Shield bugs that could make a player invulnerable and/or invisible to other players. F. Fixed the bug that prevented Rogues from properly disarming traps on levels 13 through 15. G. Fixed bug that rarely transformed unique items (like the Optic Amulet) into some other (usually mundane) item when saving the game and then starting a new game. H. Prevented repeated castings (128 or more) of Mana Shield from disabling the casting of any more spells. I. Fixed bugs that prevented items with the suffixes Thieves, Speed/Haste, Balance/Stability/Harmony, and Piercing/Bashing/ Puncturing from working properly. J. Fixed the bug that caused Mana Shield to become less effective with increasing spell level. K. Fixed the bug that caused excessive damage when a Mana Shield expired due to an attack. L. Prevented bows with fire-hit damage from interfering with the behavior of Gargoyle class monsters. M. Allowed right-clicking (casting/drinking) belt items in positions 5 through 8, while the Spellbook is open. N. Fixed the bug that froze Lazarus (and made him invulnerable to arrows and spells) after player had entered his lair, then left (or died), and finally returned. Minor bugs (graphics or sound) O. When in effect, the Mana Shield graphic appears to all players. P. The casting of a Nova spell is now visible to all nearby players.. Q. Adria's books appear white now only if a player can read them. R. Equipped shields always appear properly to all players. S. Nightmare and Hell difficulty monsters now display the correct number of hit-points (HP). T. In single player, the sound is no longer shut off by loading a saved game while Diablo is in his death throes. U. You may now change the name of a character to an existing Battle.net account. V. Fixed the incorrect display of special Battle.net chatroom icons. W. Fixed the incorrect display of German text in the German version. X. Fixed renaming character to existing character bug. 3. CHANGES FROM 1.04 TO 1.05 A. Battle.net accounts with unique names are now implemented. On Battle.net, you can claim a unique name for your character and protect that name with a password. B. Added ability to /whisper, /squelch, and /unsquelch in and out of Battle.net games. C. Fixed potential memory corruption bug that occurred when casting town portal. D. Added data protection to direct connect networking module. 4. CHANGES FROM 1.03 TO 1.04 A. Prevents invalid players from interacting with other players B. Prevents invalid packets from crashing players from games C. Fixes the Hidden Shrine freeze which was caused by touching the shrine when not holding an item with durability D. Fixes the Black Death crash which occurred when fighting the monsters with an active Mana Shield and Full Health E. Corrects the functionality of the Rogue's Disarm Trap skill 5. CHANGES FROM 1.02 TO 1.03 A. Prevents other players from casting illegal spells in town B. Fixes duplicate item generation at the Blacksmith and Witch within the same game C. Improves game speed over previous version D. Improves the game's handling of latency and packet loss over the Internet 6. CHANGES FROM 1.0 TO 1.02 A. Corrects the NULL cell buffer errors and other draw problems in Single Player B. Fixes intermittent crash in Join Game screen C. Fixes data corruption problem which could cause a player to get locked out of Battle.net when creating a new channel D. Improves error handling for dropped network packets E. Provides more descriptive messages when unable to join a game F. Fixes the problem with some equipped items not being seen by other players in multiplayer games G. Numerous fixes to item integrity NOTE: With this patch, when the game detects duplicate items they will be removed from the game. H. Prevents Lazarus's red portal from disappearing after leaving his lair in Single Player games I. Fixes the Level Advance Indicator remaining on screen after character attributes are maxed J. Fixes inaccurate display of game creation time K. Games shown in the list of public games on Battle.net will not disappear anymore. The list will be refreshed only if the user closes and reopens the Join Game dialog. L. Fixes problem with soundcards that do not support the Set Format command (i.e. ESS1888). If after patching you are not experiencing any in game sounds, please refer to the Sound Troubleshooting section below. M. Fixes problems writing to system registry N. Improves error correction related to line noise in modem games ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. TROUBLESHOOTING ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more thorough hardware compatibility/troubleshooting information, help on creating and joining multiplayer games, and tips on optimizing performance, please see the Diablo Support FAQ at: http://www.blizzard.com/support/diabindx.htm 1. VIDEO NOTE: The first step that should be taken in isolating video problems is ensuring that you have the most current drivers from your video card manufacturer. A. Problems with cut scenes: If video playback is slow or choppy on your system, you can adjust the size of the playback window using the VidSize utility, which is installed in the Diablo directory. (Large or Small, Default is large) B. Video problems: If you have problems when exiting out of Diablo, or with video after getting into Diablo (i.e. it is freezing up, or it is doing something strange with the video) set the video display properties to 640x480x256 before playing Diablo. DirectX has a problem with certain video ...
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