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UPDATE: With newer Wine versions running Diablo 2 + Lo D on linux is much more simpler, here is how I do it. Requirements Wine ( Website here ) Working Open GL drivers ( Nvidia/ Ati) Diablo 2 and/or Lo D ( I used a pirate copy, but hey I have my original cd keys) Latest Lo D or Diablo 2 patch (1.11b) D2 Loader for 1.11b ( Website here) EDIT: It looks like Blizzard started to ban D2 Loader users. Step 1 Put the INSTALL cd and run the INSTALL. EXE. ( It's a good idea to choose FULL INSTALL) Problem 1: A very common problem here is that the progress window blocks the CD swap dialog so you think that it doesn't install anything. A quick fix is to selecet Emulate a virtual desktop from winecfg. Problem 2: Here you may have an other little problem. If you run INSTALL. EXE form a bash command when the setup asks for you to change the disc, you won't be able to eject it because bash is making the cdrom busy. Here there is 2 solutions. Weather you type wine eject in the console or you just run INSTALL. EXE by double clicking it and choosing wine as the appropriate application.( Optional) Now that the setup is over you put the expansion disc ( Lo D) and install it just like before. Copy all the missing *.mpq files from cds to your Diablo 2 directory. Apply the latest patches according to your install. ( Use just one patch, Diablo 2 or Lo D) Problem 3: Patch should work flawlessly but if you're using a pirate copy, after upgrade, it will ask for the expansion cd no matter what you put in. Don't worry, just hit the cancel to complete the upgrade process. ( It may say that patching is unsuccessful. It's not important) Unzip the D2 Loader to the Diablo 2 directory. Step 2 Run D2 Vid Tst.exe. It will find the installed drivers. Choose Direct 3 D. Run winecfg and create a new application profile. Add Application -> Choose D2 Loader-1.11b.exe Windows Version -> Windows 2000 or Windows XPAudio -> Select.
Diablo II Compatibility Issues and Workarounds While Diablo II can run on some modern operating systems, it typically requires some minor workarounds to play. Select your operating system below, then follow the steps to resolve any compatibility issues you may experience. Windows Run Diablo II in compatibility mode. Right-click the Diablo II icon and click Properties. Click the Compatibility tab. Check Run this program in compatibility mode. Select Windows XP ( Service Pack 2) from the dropdown. Windows Vista / Windows 7 only: make sure Disable desktop composition and Run this program as an administrator are checked. Click OK. Run the Video Test in the Diablo II install directory. Select Direct3 D. Run Diablo II in administrator mode. Make sure the game is patched to the latest version. If the above steps don't work, try running the game in windowed mode: Right-click the Diablo II icon and click Properties. Click the Shortcut tab. Add -w to the end of the Target. For example: C:\ Diablo II\ Diablo II.exe -w Mac Mac OS X 10.7 and Higher Diablo II is not compatible with the newest Mac operating systems. While these titles may continue to operate on Lion using Boot Camp, we cannot provide official support. Mac OS X 10.6 and Lower Make sure the game is patched to the latest version. Updated: Oct 21, 2015 Article ID: 4100044.
This page explains how to install Diablo II and play it under Arch Linux. This works as of patch 1.13c. Installing Those packages are needed in order to run the Blizzard Downloader: lib32-libjpeg-turbo lib32-libldap If one of those is not installed, the installation through wine will display this error message : This application couldn't be executed for some reason. Please close all applications and try again. Step 1 Set up a working Wine environment. Step 2 Download Diablo II and Diablo II Lord of Destruction installation files from battle.net. I downloaded them on Windows and them moved via USB stick. You can also run the downloaders directly from Arch. They will produce 2 folders: D A-en US and D2 LOD-12.12 A-en US (locale suffixes may be different for you). After that, go to first folder and run: $ wine Installer.exe Enter your product key which can be found In your battle.net account and install. After it is finished, go to the second folder and run the same command. Once both are installed, download patch 1.13d from the Internet as updater will not work. After that, run: $ wine LODPatch_113d.exe Step 3 Now you need to configure the graphics. Go to ~/.wine/drive_c/ Program Files/ Diablo II (or where ever you installed) and run: $ wine D2 Vid Tst.exe Click on Run Test. Once it's finished, pick whichever you want. Generally I prefer 2 D even on Windows as very few modern cards support Glider. You can try 3 D though and see if it lags or not. Step 4 $ winecfg Then, add Game.exe and make sure it uses ALSA under the sound tab and that it is emulated as Windows XP. I didn't have to change anything as those were default for me. Additional information While the information above will work for a fresh install from the actual CD's themselves, if you are a dual boot user you most likely have Diablo II installed on your Windows partition. If this is the case, you are capable of.