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First post, by njaydg

Posted on 2008-06-20, 00:17

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Patch information

- Patch 1.12 […]
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- Patch 1.12

Downloadable Installer Support

- If all required Diablo 2 '.MPQ' files are installed on the
hard drive, the game will no longer require the CD to play.

For users that originally performed a 'Full Installation'
and wish to run without the CD, all '.MPQ' files should
be copied from the Diablo 2 CDs to the Diablo 2 directory.
Most users will only need to copy D2Music.mpq from the
Diablo 2 Play CD and/or D2xMusic.mpq from the Lord of
Destruction CD. Mac users will need to copy these music
files and rename them to 'Diablo II Music' and
'Diablo II Expansion Music' respectively.

Anyone who did not perform a 'Full Installation' will need
to re-install from CD again to ultimately play without the CD.
In this case, a 'Full Installation' is required, followed by file
copy step noted above.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed an incompatibility between Rosetta and OpenGL mode on Intel Mac.

Reply 1 of 4, by Zup

Posted on 2008-06-20, 14:51

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Some things to have in mind...

- It is only a No-CD patch. That means that if you have a valid license, you'll be able to install Diablo II & LOD, get the patch and play it without the CD.

- You'll need the CD Key, though. And, of course, two people with the same CD Key won't be able to play on internet. And you will be still able to get your account revoked.

- Some time ago, they released No-CD patches for Starcraft and Brood War. The same thoughts about the CD key are appliable.

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Reply 2 of 4, by leileilol

Posted on 2008-06-20, 15:52

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Zup wrote:
Some things to have in mind... […]
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Some things to have in mind...

- It is only a No-CD patch. That means that if you have a valid license, you'll be able to install Diablo II & LOD, get the patch and play it without the CD.

- You'll need the CD Key, though. And, of course, two people with the same CD Key won't be able to play on internet. And you will be still able to get your account revoked.

- Some time ago, they released No-CD patches for Starcraft and Brood War. The same thoughts about the CD key are appliable.

Can't see how that's an issue to those of us who actually own legal copies 😁

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Reply 3 of 4, by WolverineDK

Posted on 2008-06-20, 15:59

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leileilol wrote:
Zup wrote:
Some things to have in mind... […]
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Some things to have in mind...

- It is only a No-CD patch. That means that if you have a valid license, you'll be able to install Diablo II & LOD, get the patch and play it without the CD.

- You'll need the CD Key, though. And, of course, two people with the same CD Key won't be able to play on internet. And you will be still able to get your account revoked.

- Some time ago, they released No-CD patches for Starcraft and Brood War. The same thoughts about the CD key are appliable.

Can't see how that's an issue to those of us who actually own legal copies 😁

I agree, I have a legal CD and key too. So no wonder why I enjoy being online, and playing the game.

Reply 4 of 4, by Zup

Posted on 2008-06-20, 17:52

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Yep, I have legal CDs of both games and expansions (one bought back in the day, Starcraft bought as a cheaper re-release.

I wrote that because it's not like they're giving away the game (as EA did with C&C), it's more like they're throwing away the annoyance of having a CD in the drive.

It's more related to the disabling of activation limit in Bioshock.

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