Facts & Formulae Archive Author: Dracoy & Co Version: 1.10 Page 1 This guide has been compiled by Dracoy with the help of other forum members (noted in the document and at the foot) from posts made in the DiabloII.Net Forums. If you have any dispute with the data or information you think should be included here can you please leave a comment at the end and we'll get to it. Last Update: 8 June 2004 General Breakpoints | Chance to Hit | Base Attack Rating | Base Defense Rating | Chance to cause Knockback | Chance to Block | Hit Blinds Target | Ignore Target Defense | Open Wounds | Chance to Freeze | Crushing Blow | Replenish Life | Chance of Potion Double Heal | Mana Regeneration | Maximum Mana Potential | Weapon Damage | Ethereal Weapon Damage | Hellforge rune drops | Chest drops in alvl 85 areas | Countess rune drops | MF Diminishing Returns Formulae | MF - your MF from equipment | Clvl requirement for crafted items | Experience | Area Levels | Walking/Running Speed | Yards by Resolution | Command-Line Options | Color Code | Mephisto Maps | Leveling Guide | Archive Contributors General Breakpoints FBR Character Weapon/Skill/Form Block Frames 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Amazon 1-handed swinging weapons* 0 4 6 11 15 23 29 40 56 80 120 200 480         Other weapons                           0 13 32 86 600 Assassin All                         0 13 32 86 600 Barbarian All                     0 9 20 42 86 280   Druid Human             0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600     Werebear           0 5 10 16 27 40 65 109 223       Werewolf               0 7 15 27 48 86 200     Necromancer All             0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600      Paladin Without Holy Shield                         0 13 32 86 600 With Holy Shield                               0 86 Sorceress All                 0 7 15 27 48 200 200     FCR Frames Amazon A3 Mercenary Assassin Druid Human Druid WW Druid WB Pal/Nec Barb/Sorc 19 0               18 7 0   0         17 14 10   4         16 22 15 0 10 0 0     15 32 30 8 19 6 7 0   14 48 40 16 30 14 15 9   13 68 60 27 46 26 26 18 0 12 99 90 42 68 40 40 30 9 11 152 140 65 99 60 63 48 20 10     102 163 95 99 75 37 9     174   157 163 125 63 8               105 7               200 FHR Character Weapon Hit Recovery Frames 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Amazon All             0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600   Assassin All                  0 7 15 27 48 86 200   Barbarian All                  0 7 15 27 48 86 200   Act 5 mercenary All                  0 7 15 27 48 86 200   Druid, human 1-handed swinging weapons*        0 3 7 13 19 29 42 63 99 174 456     Other weapons         0 5 10 16 26 39 56 86 152 377     Druid, werebear All         0 5 10 16 24 37 54 86 152 360     Druid, werewolf All                     0 9 20 42 86 280 Act 3 mercenary All 0 5 8 13 18 24 32 46 63 86 133 232 600       Necromancer All         0 5 10 16 26 39 56 86 152 377     Paladin Spears and staves         0 3 7 13 20 32 48 75 120 280     Other weapons                 0 7 15 27 48 86 200   Act 1 mercenary All             0 6 13 20 32 52 86 174 600   Sorceress All     0 5 9 14 20 30 42 60 86 142 280       Act 2 mercenary All     0 5 9 14 20 30 42 60 86 142 280       * 1-handed swinging weapons include 1-handed axes, clubs, 1-handed maces, orbs, scepters, 1-handed swords, 2-handed swords wielded in one hand, throwing axes, and wands. Source: Tommy Gustafsson Diabloii.net Character Class FAQs Chance to Hit 100 * AR / (AR + DR) * 2 * alvl / (alvl + dlvl) AR = Attack Rating; alvl = Level of Attacker; dlvl = Level of Defender; DR = Defense Rating Note: Attacks will never have less than 5% chance to hit nor more than 95% chance to hit. Final chance to hit is truncated. Example I have an AR of 10,000. I am lvl85 (attacker) and the Defender is lvl90 with a defense of 5000 = 100 * AR / (AR + DR) * 2 * alvl / (alvl + dlvl) = 100 * 10000/ (10000 + 5000) * 2 * 85/ ( 85 + 90) = 1000000/(10000 + 5000) * 2 * 85/(85 + 90) = 1000000/(15000) * 2 * 85/(175) = 1000000/(15000) * 2 * 85/(175) = 66.667 * 2 * 85/175 = 133.333 * 85/175 = 11333.333/175 = 64.761% chance to hit. Base Attack Rating (Your attack rating without +AR or +Ar% from equipment, charms or skills) = (Dex * 5) - 35 + ClassBonus The ClassBonus is: 20 for Barbarians and Paladins 15 for Assassins 5 for Amazons and Druids -10 for Necromancers -15 for Sorceresses Example Any lvl Necromancer with 200 Dex. = (Dex * 5) - 35 + ClassBonus = (200 * 5) - 35 + (-10) = (1000) - 35 + (-10) = 965 + (-10) = 955AR Base Defense Rating (Your Defense rating without Defense, +Def or +Def% from equipment, charms or skills) = Dex / 4 (rounding down) Example Any lvl char with 179 Dex. = Dex/4 (rounding down) = 179/4 (rounding down) = 44.75 (rounding down) = 44 Chance to cause Knockback Vs. large (eLarge): 32/128 = 25% Vs. small (eSmall): 128/128 = 100% everyone else: 64/128 = 50% Chance to Block Total Blocking = [(Blocking * (Dexterity - 15)) / (Character Level * 2)] Blocking = A total of the Blocking on all of your items. (E.g: Guardian Angel, Twitchthroe, Any Shield, Holy Shield) [] = Round Down Note: Blocking on shield shown in game is capped at 75% while it may actually be higher. For a true account of most shields blocking ability... Look here forUnique, Set, and Magical/Rare shields. (for magical/rare, add the Blocking % from the suffix to the base blocking) Note 2: Block chance is divided by 3 after the 75% cap. You can't block more than 25% when running. Example: A lvl85 Paladin with 100 Dex, Guardian Angel(20%), lvl20 Holy Shield (35%) and a Herald of Zakarum(82%). Total Blocking = [(Blocking * (Dexterity - 15)) / (Character Level * 2)] = (20 + 35 + 82 * (100 - 15)) / (85 * 2) = (20 + 35 + 82 * (85)) / (85 * 2) = (20 + 35 + 82 * (85)) / 170 = (20 + 35 + 82 * (85)) / 170 = (137 * 85) / 170 = 11645 / 170 = 68.5 = 68% Chance to Block Hit Blinds Target Decreases radius of awareness similar to the Necromancer Curse: Dim Vision. The formula is as follows: Melee Chance = 50 + (Attacker Level + (Bonus - 1) * 4) - Defender Level) * 5 Ranged Chance = ((50 + (Attacker Level + (Bonus - 1) * 4) - Defender Level) * 5)/3 Bonus = Hit Blinds Target acquired from items. Most are +1 but some are +2. For Hit Blinds Target from items, See the item here for Uniques and Sets. Duration: The level of Dim Vision that's cast on the target is equal to (Chance - Roll)/5+1, max of 20. E.g: Lvl15 Amazon wearing Coif of Glory(+1) and a Bow while attacking a lvl20 Monster. Ranged Chance = ((50 + (Attacker Level + (Bonus - 1) * 4) - Defender Level) * 5)/3 = ((50 + (15 + (1 - 1) * 4) - 20) * 5)/3 = ((50 + (15 + (0) * 4) - 20) * 5)/3 = ((50 + (15 + 0) - 20) * 5)/3 = ((50 + (15 - 20)) * 5)/3 = ((50 - 5) * 5)/3 = (45 * 5)/3 = (225)/3 = 75 This formula is applied to monsters hit by an ITD weapon. Does not apply to uniques, super uniques, other players or their hirelings, and act bosses. In effect the defense of the monster is set to zero. ITD basically disregards the part of the ' chance to hit' formula related to Attack and Defense ratings. FinalAR = 100 * 2 * mLvl / (mLvl + cLvl) mLvl - monster level cLvl - your character level AR - attack rating See Chance to Hit Formula for example on how to work it. Open Wounds Damage per frame: Clvl=1-15: ((9*Clvl+31)/256)) * Modifier Clvl=16-30: ((18*Clvl-104)/256) * Modifier Clvl=31-45: ((27*Clvl-374)/256) * Modifier Clvl=46-60: ((36*Clvl-779)/256) * Modifier Clvl=61-99: ((45*Clvl-1319)/256) * Modifier Modifier: Triggers on a Player with attacker using a Melee Attack: 0.25 Triggers on a Player with attacker using Ranged Attack: 0.125 Triggers on a Boss Monster with attacker using Ranged or Melee: 0.5 Trigger on Other Targets with attacker using Ranged or Melee: 1 Open Wounds has a duration of 200 Frames (8 Seconds) and will reset the timer if reapplied. It's not actual damage but a Negative Life Regenration. E.g: Lvl80 Char using melee attack on a normal monster (Other Target) Clvl=61-99: ((45*Clvl-1319)/256) * Modifier = ((45*80-1319)/256) * 1 = ((3600-1319)/256) = (2281/256) * 1 = 8.91015625 * 1 = 8.91015625 Damage per Frame. For Damage per second, do (Damage per frame * 25) 8.91015625 * 25 = 222.75390625 Damage per second. Chance to Freeze Melee = 50 + (AL + (B*4) - DL) * 5 Ranged = (50 + ((AL-6) + (B*4) - DL) * 5)/3 AL = attacker level DL = defender level B = freeze bonus from item (default is 1) For Freeze Bonus from items, See the item here for Uniques and Sets. E.g: Lvl85 Amazon using a Buriza (+3 freezes Target) while attacking a lvl80 Creature. Ranged = (50 + ((AL-6) + (B*4) - DL) * 5)/3 = (50 + ((85-6) + (3*4) - 80) * 5)/3 = (50 + (79 + (3*4) - 80) * 5)/3 = (50 + (79 + (12) - 80) * 5)/3 = (50 + (11 * 5))/3 = (50 + 55)/3 = 105/3 = 35% Chance to Freeze Duration: Freeze length = (Chance - Roll) * 2 + 25 frames with a minimum length of 25 frames (1 second) and a maximum length of 250 frames (10 seconds) roll=RND(100) for a range of 0 to 99 E.g: Same situation but with a roll of 10. Freeze length = (Chance - Roll) * 2 + 25 frames = ((35 - 10) * 2) + 25 frames = (25 * 2) + 25 = 50 +25 = 75 Frames For conversion from Frames to seconds: Frames/25 = Seconds = 75/25 = 3 Seconds AL = attacker level DL = defender level B = freeze bonus from item (default is 1) Axe of Fechmar = 3 Woestave = 1 Iceblink = 1 Sureshrill Frost = 3 Bing Sz Wang = 2 Buriza = 3 Shadowkiller = 2 Frostwind = 4 Nord's Tenderizer = 2 to 4 IK gloves (full set) = 2 Vidala's full set = 1 Cham Rune is now Hit Freezes Target +3 if it's ranged, the AL has a -6 penalty. if it's ranged, the chance is divided by 3 - As for the duration of the freeze: freeze length = (chance - roll) * 2 + 25 frames with a minimum length of 25 frames (1 second) and a maximum length of 250 frames (10 seconds) roll=RND(100) for a range of 0 to 99 Crushing Blow Crushing Blow reduces a target's life by a certain fraction: Normal Monster hit with a melee weapon: 1/4 Normal Monster hit with a ranged weapon: 1/8 Boss/Champion Monster hit with a melee weapon: 1/8 Boss/Champion Monster hit with a ranged weapon: 1/16 Player/Hireling hit with a melee weapon: 1/10 Player/Hireling hit with a melee weapon: 1/20 2p = 1.5x HP and XP 3p = 2.0x HP and XP 4p = 2.5x HP and XP 5p = 3.0x HP and XP 6p = 3.5x HP and XP 7p = 4.0x HP and XP 8p = 4.5x HP and XP Crushing Blow does not scale with the amount of players. In 1.10, the game first calculates the Crushing blow in relation to the target's current life and then divides the CB amount by the correlating number (See the Player's Table found on RTB's Post). E.g: 8 players would be 450%. So the damage would be divided by 4.5. Crushing Blow is affected by Physical resistances, but only if that number is positive. The % of Crushing Blow will be added from each item for 1 Crushing blow check. Crushing Blow is actually applied Before the weapon damage done. Replenish Life (25 * (+Replenish life)) / 256 = Life Per Second E.g: +10 Replenish life (25 * (+Replenish life)) / 256 = Life Per Second = (25 * (10)) / 256 = (250) /256 = 0.98 Life Per Second Chance of Potion Double Heal Chance of Double Life/Mana Heal for Vitality/Energy up to 200: Vit or Eng / 4 Chance of Double Life/Mana Heal for 200 Vitality/Energy and up: 100 - (10000 / Vit or Eng) E.g: Character with 300 Vit and 100 Energy. Vit: 100 - (10000 / Vit) = 100 - (10000 / 300) = 100 - (33.333) = 66.667% Chance of your Potion having twice the effect. Energy: Eng / 4 = 100 / 4 = 25% Chance of your Potion having twice the effect. Mana Regeneration Mana Regenerated per second = 25 * [[256 * max_mana / (25 * 120)] * (%Mana Regeneration/100 + 1] / 256 [] = Round Down E.g: A Sorceress with 1152 Mana and lvl20 Warmth(258%MR) 25 * [[256 * max_mana / (25 * 120)] * (%Mana Regeneration/100 + 1] / 256 = 25 * [[256 * 1152 / (25 * 120)] * (278/100 + 1] / 256 = 25 * [[294912 / (25 * 120)] * (278/100 + 1] / 256 = 25 * [[294912 / 3000] * (278/100 + 1] / 256 = 25 * [[98.304] * (278/100 + 1)] / 256 = 25 * [98 * (278/100 + 1)] / 256 = 25 * [98 * (2.78 + 1)] / 256 = 25 * [98 * (3.78)] / 256 = 25 * [370.44] / 256 = 25 * 370 / 256 = 9250 / 256 = 36.133 Mana Regenerated per second. Maximum Mana Potential Formula for calculating the maximum amount of mana a player will have after items, stat points, etc.: Maximum mana = ((BaseEnergy - StartEnergy + Level - 1) * ClassBonus + ItemMana + StartEnergy) * (1 + PercentMana / 100) + ItemEnergy * ClassBonus Where: BaseEnergy = amount of Energy without items ClassBonus = Amazon : 1.5 Assassin : 1.5 Barbarian : 1 Druid : 2 Necromancer : 2 Paladin : 1.5 Sorceress : 2 ItemEnergy = total "+X to Energy" and "+X to All Attributes" gained from items ItemMana = total "+X to Mana" gained from items Level = character's level PercentMana = total "Increase Maximum Mana X%" gained from items and skills StartEnergy = amount of Energy the class starts with: Amazon : 15 Assassin : 25 Barbarian : 10 Druid : 20 Necromancer : 25 Paladin : 15 Sorceress : 35 Note: The assassin gets 1.5 mana per lvl up and 1.75 mana per point of energy. Therefore this formula is inaccurate for assassins. Weapon Damage Weapon Minimum Damage = Base Minimum Damage * (1+ (+x % Enhanced Damage)/100) + (+x to Minimum Damage) Weapon Maximum Damage = Base Maximum Damage * (1+ (+x % Enhanced Damage)/100) + (+x to Maximum Damage) +x % Enhanced Damage and +x to Minimum/Maximum Damage in this case is only what is shown on the weapon. E.g: A Berserker Axe(27-71) with 296%ed and +50Max damage. Weapon Maximum Damage = [Base Maximum Damage * (1+ (+x % Enhanced Damage)/100)] + (+x to Maximum Damage) = [71 * (1+ (296/100)] + 50 = [71 * (1+ 2.96)] + 50) = [71 * (3.96)] + 50 = [281.16] + 50 = 281 + 50 = 331 Final Maximum Weapon Damage Total Damage Minimum Damage = (Weapon Minimum Damage + (+x To Minimum Damage)) * (1 + StatBonus + (+x% Enhanced Damage) / 100)) * Modifier Maximum Damage = (Weapon Maximum Damage + (+x To Maximum Damage)) * (1 + StatBonus + (+x % Enhanced Damage) / 100)) * Modifier +x % Enhanced Damage = all +x % Enhanced Damage from different items (jewels in armor/helm/shield, Lionheart etc.) and skills (both your skills, and others auras and Heart of Wolverine). Enhanced damage versus demons/undead is put here as well. '+x To Minimum/Maximum Damage' in this case is from items other than the weapon (armor and charms). You could add +x to Minimum/Maximum Damage in the next formula, but I choose to add it here since when it comes from other than weapon, it isn't displayed on the weapon. -% dmg from skills like Weaken, Taunt (monster only), Battle Cry is put here. If monsters have no StatsBonus or Skill ed%, then -% dmg will lower their dmg by the stated amount. When they have an aura (Might/Fanat), the -% reduces the skill ed%. +damage (ie, The Redeemer) is the same as +min/max dmg, with the +min and +max being equal to the amount shown. The Character Screen does not take +damage into account when calculating total dmg. StatBonus = a damage bonus you get from your strength and/or dexterity (depends on what kind of weapon you're using). Hammers (War Hammer, Maul, Great Maul and their excep and elite counterparts) : 1.10*str / 100 Daggers, Throwing Weapons and Assassin Claws: (0.75*str / 100) + (0.75*dex / 100) Bows and Crossbows: dex / 100 Amazon Only Spears/Javelins: (0.80*str / 100) + (0.50 *dex /100) Other Weapons: str / 100 Rounded down to 0.01 accuracy Modifier Default = 1 Multiple Shot/Strafe/Lightning Bolt = 0.75 Critical Hit/Deadly Strike = 2 Blade Fury 1h = 0.75 Blade Sentinel/Blade Fury 2h = 0.375 Blade Shield = 0.25 +x % Enhanced Damage jewels in weapons enhances the weapon damage directly, but if you place the jewels in armor/shield/helm, the bonus will be added along with stats-bonus and skills. If a jewel adds both ed% and min dmg, the ed% will only affect the max dmg. If a jewel has both ed% and max dmg, the ed% only affects the min dmg. Ethereal Weapon Damage Weapon Minimum Damage = [[Base Minimum Damage * 1.5] * (1+ (+x % Enhanced Damage)/100)] + (+x to Minimum Damage) Weapon Maximum Damage = [[Base Maximum Damage * 1.5] * (1+ (+x % Enhanced Damage)/100)] + (+x to Maximum Damage) +x % Enhanced Damage and +x to Minimum/Maximum Damage in this case is only what is shown on the weapon. [] = Round Down E.g: An Ethereal Berserker Axe(27-71) with 296%ed and +50Max damage. Weapon Maximum Damage = [[Base Maximum Damage * 1.5] * (1+ (+x % Enhanced Damage)/100)] + (+x to Maximum Damage) = [[71 * 1.5] * (1+ (296/100)] + 50 = [[106.5] * (1+ 2.96)] + 50) = [106 * (1+ 2.96)] + 50) = [106 * (3.96)] + 50 = [419.76] + 50 = 419 + 50 = 469 Final Maximum Weapon Damage Hellforge rune drops Normal: El - Amn Nightmare: Sol - Um Hell: Hel - Gul Chest drops in alvl 85 areas [Originally Posted by Ruvanal] Crypt, Pit Levels 1 & 2: TC66 Maggot Lair lvl 3, Ancient Tunnels: TC69 The Temples in Kurast, Kurast Sewers lvl 2: TC 75 River of Flame, Chaos Sanctuary: TC 78 WSK: TC87 Countess rune drops Normal: El - Ral Nightmare: El - Io/Ko ; above Io is much rarer Hell: El - Ist/Lo ; above Ist is much rarer MF Diminishing Returns Formulae Uniques: Final MF = (MF*250)/(MF+250) ; cannot exceed 250 Set Items: Final MF = (MF*500)/(MF+500) ; cannot exceed 500 Rares: Final MF = (MF*600)/(MF+600) ; cannot exceed 600 MF - your MF from equipment In-Game Slash Commands /players x - simulates x amount of players in game (single player only) /fps - shows fps and other info on screen /framerate - same as /fps but shows cache info /nopickup - You can only pickup items when holding alt Clvl requirement for crafted items [Originally Posted by Hammerman] reqlvl = lvlreq_highest_affix + 3*number_of_affixes + 10 This is for items with the "charged" mod, I have yet to look at the 3 hitskill mods. First, if "max" is 0, then it does: slvl = (X + (ilvl - reqlvl) / 4) + 1 X = 3 if ilvl - reqlvl < 0, else 0 reqlvl is the reqlvl from skills.txt Then it checks if the slvl is at least 1, and 20 or less and modifies it according to that (so it will be a value from 1 to 20). If "max" is a negative value, it does: slvl = (ilvl - uselvl) / neg(99 - uselvl / max) 99 - uselevel is always at least 1. It also makes sure that neg(99...) is at least 1 before the division. uselvl is the highest of reqlvl from skills.txt and level from affix.txt. Now it only checks if it is at least 1, no upper cap. After it calculates slvl, it gets number of charges: num_charges = (neg(min) * slvl) / 8 + neg(min) min is just the value from min column in affix.txt. num_charges is then capped at 255. It then calculates the charges left when spawned: spawn_charges = 1 + (num_charges / 8) + rnd[num_charges - (num_charges / 8)] Experience [Originally Posted by Ruvanal] The values are from an internal table in the games DLLs. For character levels less than 25 it uses the following: mlvl-clvl exp % 10 5 10 5 9 15 8 36 7 68 6 88 1 to 5 100 -5 to 0 100 -6 81 -7 62 -8 43 -9 24 -10 5 -10 5 For levels of 25 and above the following will be used: If (mlvl-clvl>0) then experience is adjusted by clvl/mlvl else use the values from the above table (clvl of 0 to <-10). At clvl 76 to 80 divide experience by 2. At clvl 81 to 85 divide experience by 3. At clvl 86 to 90 divide experience by 4. At clvl 91+ divide experience by 5. I expect that in the v1.10 patch that this last part with dividing the experience will start at a lower level and be more severe than it currently is. Area Levels Act N NM Hell Level Name Act 1 Rogue Encampment Act 1 1 36 67 Blood Moor Act 1 2 36 68 Cold Plains Act 1 4 37 68 Stony Field Act 1 5 38 68 Dark Wood Act 1 6 38 69 Black Marsh Act 1 8 39 69 Tamoe Highland Act 1 1 36 79 Den of Evil Act 1 2 36 77 Cave Level 1 Act 1 4 37 69 Underground Passage Level 1 Act 1 5 38 80 Hole Level 1 Act 1 7 39 85 Pit Level 1 Act 1 2 37 78 Cave Level 2 Act 1 4 38 83 Underground Passage Level 2 Act 1 5 39 81 Hole Level 2 Act 1 7 40 85 Pit Level 2 Act 1 3 36 80 Burial Grounds Act 1 3 37 83 Crypt Act 1 3 37 85 Mausoleum Act 1 7 38 75 Tower Cellar Level 1 Act 1 7 39 76 Tower Cellar Level 2 Act 1 7 40 77 Tower Cellar Level 3 Act 1 7 41 78 Tower Cellar Level 4 Act 1 7 42 79 Tower Cellar Level 5 Act 1 8 40 70 Monastery Gate Act 1 9 40 70 Outer Cloister Act 1 9 40 70 Barracks Act 1 10 41 71 Jail Level 1 Act 1 10 41 71 Jail Level 2 Act 1 10 41 71 Jail Level 3 Act 1 10 41 72 Inner Cloister Act 1 11 42 72 Cathedral Act 1 11 42 72 Catacombs Level 1 Act 1 11 42 73 Catacombs Level 2 Act 1 12 43 73 Catacombs Level 3 Act 1 12 43 73 Catacombs Level 4 Act 1 6 39 76 Tristram Act 1 28 64 81 Moo Moo Farm Act 2 14 43 75 Rocky Waste Act 2 15 44 76 Dry Hills Act 2 16 45 76 Far Oasis Act 2 17 46 77 Lost City Act 2 18 46 77 Valley of Snakes Act 2 16 48 79 Canyon of the Magi Act 2 13 43 74 Sewers Level 1 Act 2 13 43 74 Sewers Level 2 Act 2 14 44 75 Sewers Level 3 Act 2 13 47 78 Harem Level 2 Act 2 13 47 78 Palace Cellar Level 1 Act 2 13 47 78 Palace Cellar Level 2 Act 2 13 48 78 Palace Cellar Level 3 Act 2 12 44 78 Stony Tomb Level 1 Act 2 12 44 79 Halls of the Dead Level 1 Act 2 13 45 81 Halls of the Dead Level 2 Act 2 14 47 82 Claw Viper Temple Level 1 Act 2 12 44 79 Stony Tomb Level 2 Act 2 13 45 82 Halls of the Dead Level 3 Act 2 14 47 83 Claw Viper Temple Level 2 Act 2 17 45 84 Maggot Lair Level 1 Act 2 17 45 84 Maggot Lair Level 2 Act 2 17 46 85 Maggot Lair Level 3 Act 2 17 46 85 Ancient Tunnels Act 2 17 49 80 Tal Rasha's Tomb Act 2 17 49 80 Tal Rasha's Tomb Act 2 17 49 80 Tal Rasha's Tomb Act 2 17 49 80 Tal Rasha's Tomb Act 2 17 49 80 Tal Rasha's Tomb Act 2 17 49 80 Tal Rasha's Tomb Act 2 17 49 80 Tal Rasha's Tomb Act 2 17 49 80 Duriel's Lair Act 2 14 48 79 Arcane Sanctuary Act 3 21 49 79 Spider Forest Act 3 21 50 80 Great Marsh Act 3 22 50 80 Flayer Jungle Act 3 22 52 80 Lower Kurast Act 3 22 52 81 Kurast Bazaar Act 3 23 52 81 Upper Kurast Act 3 24 53 81 Kurast Causeway Act 3 24 54 82 Travincal Act 3 21 50 79 Spider Cave (Arachnid Lair) Act 3 21 50 79 Spider Cavern Act 3 21 51 80 Swampy Pit Level 1 Act 3 21 51 81 Swampy Pit Level 2 Act 3 22 51 81 Flayer Dungeon Level 1 Act 3 22 51 82 Flayer Dungeon Level 2 Act 3 21 51 82 Swampy Pit Level 3 Act 3 22 51 83 Flayer Dungeon Level 3 Act 3 23 52 84 Sewers Level 1 Act 3 24 53 85 Sewers Level 2 Act 3 23 53 84 Ruined Temple (In Kurast Bazaar) Act 3 23 53 84 Disused Fane (In Kurast Bazaar) Act 3 23 53 84 Forgotten Reliquary (In Upper Kurast) Act 3 24 54 85 Forgotten Temple (In Upper Kurast) Act 3 24 54 85 Ruined Fane (In Kurast Causeway) Act 3 24 54 85 Disused Reliquary (In Kurast Causeway) Act 3 25 55 83 Durance of Hate Level 1 Act 3 25 55 83 Durance of Hate Level 2 Act 3 25 55 83 Durance of Hate Level 3 Act 4 26 56 82 Outer Steppes Act 4 26 56 83 Plains of Despair Act 4 27 57 84 City of the Damned Act 4 27 57 85 River of Flame Act 4 28 58 85 Chaos Sanctum Act 5 24 58 80 Bloody Foothills Act 5 25 59 81 Rigid Highlands Act 5 26 60 81 Arreat Plateau Act 5 29 61 82 Crystalized Cavern Level 1 (Crystalline Passage) Act 5 29 61 83 Cellar of Pity (Frozen River) Act 5 29 61 83 Crystalized Cavern Level 2 (Glacial Trail) Act 5 29 61 84 Echo Chamber (Drifter Cavern) Act 5 27 60 81 Tundra Wastelands (Frozen Tundra) Act 5 29 62 82 Glacial Caves Level 1 (Ancient's Way) Act 5 29 62 83 Glacial Caves Level 2 (Icy Cellar) Act 5 37 68 87 Rocky Summit (Arreat Summit) Act 5 32 63 83 Nihlathak's Temple Act 5 33 63 83 Halls of Anguish Act 5 34 64 84 Halls of Death's Calling (Halls of Pain) Act 5 36 64 84 Halls of Vaught Act 5 39 60 81 Hell 1 (Abaddon) Act 5 39 61 82 Hell 2 (Pit of Acheron) Act 5 39 62 83 Hell 3 (Infernal Pit) Act 5 39 65 85 The Worldstone Keep Level 1 Act 5 40 65 85 The Worldstone Keep Level 2 Act 5 42 66 85 The Worldstone Keep Level 3 Act 5 43 66 85 Throne of Destruction Act 5 43 66 85 The Worldstone Chamber Walking/Running Speed [Originally Posted by Hammerman] Basic Speed Walking 4 yards/s Running 6 yards/s Formulae FinalWalkSpeed = BaseWalkSpeed *(1 + skillFRW/100 + [itemFRW*150/(itemFRW + 150)]/100 + armourRed/100) FinalRunSpeed = BaseRunSpeed+BaseWalkSpeed *(skillFRW/100 +[itemsFRW*150/(itemFRW+150)]/100 + armourRed/100) BaseWalkSpeed - Value obtained from above table (4) BaseRunSpeed - Value obtained from above table (6) skillFRW - Faster Run/Walk from skills itemFRW - Faster Run/Walk from items armourRed - Total reduction (negative number) from armour and/or shield. (-5) for medium shields/armours, (-10) for heavy shields/armours. The minimum cap on run/walk is 1 yard/s. If FinalSpeed < 1 then FinalSpeed = 1 Yards by Resolution Screen Size Visible Screen Width Height 640 x 480 640 x 432 13.3 yards 18 yards 800 x 600 800 x 552 16.7 yards 23 yards So: Resolution of 640 X 480 requires a distance of 11.19 Yards to reach the far corners of a screen. Resolution of 800 X 600 requires a distance of 14.212 Yards to reach the far corners of a screen. Command-Line Options [Originally Posted by Quest for Glory] This is how you add commands: 1. Enter Ms Dos console. (it's in your Accessories section on the start menu) 2. cd\blizzard\diablo ii (or wherever your diablo 2 folder is located) 3. edit d2.bat When in editor, input this line: start diablo ii.exe -w (or whatever your d2 is launched by) 4. save & exit Ms Dos console 5. in explorer, start the d2.bat file You could alternatively try this command line: start diablo ii.exe -w -ns -lq -res800 It will set your d2 to run in window mode, (-w), low quality (-lq), resolution 800x640 (-res800) Useful for slower computers or if you are running multiple background tasks. Known available commands are: 1.Video Options -exp -expansion switch expansion mode -w -window switch window mode -glide -glide use glide video mode -opengl -opengl use opengl video mode -d3d -d3d use direct3d video mode -rave -rave use rave graphics modes,might be Mac only. -per -perspective turn Perspective mode on,available only on full screen non-ddraw mode -lq -lowquality decreases the quality of graphical aspects of the game, therefore speeding up the game -gamma -gamma set gamma to -vsync -vsync might be turns visual syncronizing on -fr -framerate set frame rate to 2. Network Options -s -serverip set tcp/ip game server ip to -gametype -gametype set game type to -joinid -joinid set join id to -gamename -gamename set gamename to -bn -battlenetip set battle.net server ip to -mcpip -mcpip set mcpip server ip to -nopk -nopk disable pk (seems no function now) -openc -openc not sure 9. Game Options -arena -arena no use now -difficulty -difficulty no use now -txt -txt for mod creator, generate .bin file 4. Character Options -ama -ama set character class to ama -pal -pal set character class to pal -sor -sor set character class to sor -nec -nec set character class to nec -bar -bar set character class to bar -dru -dru set character class to dru -asn -asn set character class to asn -i -invincible invincible? seems no use now -bnacct -bnacct set battle.net account name to -bnpass -bnpass set battle.net password to -name -name set battle.net character name to -realm -realm set battle.net realm name to -ctemp -ctemp use th character template in arena mode 5. Monster Options -nm -nomonster no monster? no use now -m -monsterclass not sure -minfo -monsterinfo show monster info? no use now -md -monsterdebug not sure 6. Item Options -rare -rare all rare item? (no use now) -unique -unique all unique item? (no use now) 7. Interface options -act -act set initial act to 8. Debug Options -log -log active log (no use now) -msglog -msglog active msglog -safe -safemode run in safe mode? -seed -seed set map seed to -cheats -cheats not sure -ns -nosound disable all sound -questall -questall not sure 9. File I/O Options -npl -nopreload no preload game files -direct -direct load data directly from disk -lem -lowend not sure -nocompress -nocompress no compression -comint -comint no touch it, dynamic data structure -token -token set close game token to -gamepass -gamepass set game password to -skiptobnet -skiptobnet go battle.net directly 10. Custom Options -client -client run in client mode (in game directly) -server -server server mode, need d2server.dll -launch -launch launch mode (default one) -notitle -notitle no window title bar -res800 -res800 start window in 800x600 (for d2) -res640 -res640 start window in 640x480 (for d2) -nonotify -nonotify no error notify -noexit -noexit no auto exit -autorest -autorest auto restart after exit -multiclient -multiclient 1 cd-key multiple characters -nohook -nohook disable hook -nochar -nochar disable character image -clientexit -clientexit exit after quit game -noscript -noscript do not load scripts -noplugin -noplugin do not load plugins -lng -lng set language to (only ENG, CHN now) -hookwnd -hookwnd set hook window class to -hookexe -hookexe set hook version check game.exe to -servername -servername set game server name to -title -title set window title to Color Code Insert into Profile ÿc1- Red ÿc2- Blue ÿc3- Green ÿc4- Gold ÿc8- Orange ÿc- - White ÿc:- Dark Green ÿc0 also = white ÿc5 = grey ÿc6 = black (not visible on the profile) ÿc7 = Same as 4 ÿc9 = Yellow ÿc; = Purple, actually. Mephisto Maps Can be found here. Leveling Guide [posted by Shadow_247] When 1.10 arrived, leveling was re-written. In my opinion, for the best, but many will disagree. Whether you like the modifications or hate them, we are stuck with them, and should make the best of our stay. There have been so many threads asking the same question: Where is the best place to level up? The answers given have been all over the page. Below I offer my view on the fastest leveling method. Be warned that this is not a solo guide, a good friend is needed at some points. This is for those people that already have one character and are looking to have another quickly and easily. How Does Experience Work? Rather than repeating what has previously been said a thousand times, I will point you to a fairly thorough explanation of how experience penalties, experience sharing and other experience twibbles work. The Arreat Summit, the official Diablo II site has that thorough explanation here. Where to Level This is my method, I'm sure you've seen many others but this seems to work quickly and painlessly. I did it once solo on a ridiculously twinked out zealot, and once more as a un-twinked skellimancer in a full party of level 1s. Both tests were done in private, 8-player battle.net ladder games. The solo zealot played in SC, the partied skellimancer was HC. You will notice that the first 12 or so levels flow quite nicely, and those after take some abrupt turns. Stamina potions were very useful and helped the whole process move along quickly. Levels 1-3 Start on the path that heads out of town into the Blood Moor. Make your way down the path, and try not to stray too far off it. Kill every thing that comes within site on the path until you arrive at the Den of Evil. For me, i took the wrong split and ended up backtracking both times - this may account for the number of levels I got. Levels 3-5 Kill everything in the Den. If you are partied don't get more than 2 screens apart or no experience will be gained. Make your way out of the Den and travel to the cold plains. Grab the waypoint, head back to town and get the extra skill from Akara. Levels 5-7 Take the cold plains waypoint and take the path to the burial grounds. Remember to kill everything on and around the path. Clear out the burial grounds, then the mausoleum, then the crypt. Levels 7-9 Make your way back to where the path split to go to the burial grounds and head to the stoney field - again killing everything in sight. At this point, if you are not quite at the level, move off the path and kill everything in the cold plains and stoney field until you get close to level 9. Levels 9-11 Descend down into the Underground Passage. Clear out the first level, and the second if you feel you need more levels. You may then emerge in the dark wood. Get on the path and head to the Black Marsh. Still killing everything you come across, continue on the path until you reach the Forgotten Tower. Levels 11-12 Drop into the Forgotten Tower and start clearing. You only need to kill until you hit 12, but if you want to keep going feel free. At level 12 have a friend rush you to act 2. Levels 12-16 Go into the sewers and make your way to Radament, killing everything on the way. Repeat running the sewers until you hit 16 - it should not take many runs. Levels 16-20 Get rushed to the end of act 2 by a friend. Go to the Canyon of the Magi and clear out the tombs until you hit 20. Levels 20-24 At this point most will call in reinforcements. Create the cow level with a character who has beaten normal and have a high level friend clear it out a few times for you. You should reach 24 without a worry. Levels 24-25 Get rushed through to act 5 and kill the ancients, you will get a level. Levels 25-(45-50) At 25 start Baal runs. Public games are usually fine as long as they have 8 players. Personally I find killing Baal himself a waste of time as he gives significantly less xp than his minions and has such terrible drops in normal. The choice of (45-50) is yours, depending on how able you are to handle NM. Levels (45-50)-(70-80) Have a friend rush you when you decide you've had enough of normal Baal. Start NM Baal runs and again, the choice of when to move on is yours. Levels (70-80)+ Get rushed, or play though hell. If you are only level 70 you may want to run some of the easy level 85+ hell areas before going to all the way to Baal. Start hell Baal runs at the earliest convenience. When people reach level 90, many will do Hell Diablo and then Hell Baal one after the other to gain more experience. A helpful fact for party players: On the automap the icon of players updates much less often when not in the 2 screen radius. Archive Contributors  - RTB - Shayagor - Tommy Gustafsson - Ruvanal - Hammerman - Quest for Glory - Shadow_247 0 Please log in to post... 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