DiabloX is a mod for Diablo 1 and a fork of DevilutionX with modifications to its code listed below. The purpose of the changes is to increase the challenge by rebalancing various aspects of the game.
Note: You'll need access to the data from the original game. If you don't have an original CD then you can buy Diablo from GoG.com.
- Download the latest DiabloX release and extract the contents to a folder of your choosing.
- Copy
DIABDAT.MPQfrom the CD or GOG-installation to the same folder.
- ZeroTier does not need port forwarding or an extra application.
- TCP/IP requires the host to expose port 6112.
- Discord server
%AppData%\devxmods\diablox
The original values are listed in [square brackets].
- Required clvl to create game:
- Nightmare difficulty: 10 [20]
- Hell difficulty: 20 [30]
- Regenerate 1% (Sorcerer +0.01% per level) of max mana per second.
- Sorcerer receives the same 25% mana cost reduction (doesn't extend below the minimum) as Rogue for all spells.
- +50% dexterity modifier to armor class formula when using melee weapons and no shield.
- +50% character damage when using two-handed melee weapons.
- Block bonus:
- Warrior: 10 [30]
- Rogue: 0 [20]
- Sorcerer: 0 [10]
- Maximum stats:
- Warrior's strength: 150 [250]
- Rogue's dexterity: 150 [250]
- Sorcerer's magic: 150 [250]
- The 1/2 spell damage modifier in player versus player is applied to all missiles.
- Chain Lightning creates a maximum of 3+slvl/5 number of bolts.
- Guardian, Elemental, Fireball and Flash do 1/2 of the original damage.
- Fire Wall has 1/2 of the original duration.
- Information inside the spell book has been modified with more accurate values.
- Apocalypse only works on monsters within the line of sight.
- Stone Curse does not affect unique monsters.
- Golems receive no damage from players in friendly mode.
- The casting sound for Phasing and Teleport can be heard by other players after landing.
- Mana cost:
- Town Portal initial: 50 [35]; minimum: 35 [18]
- Phasing initial: 16 [12]; minimum: 8 [4]
- Teleport initial: 50 [35]; minimum: 30 [15]
- Effects of drinking Spectral Elixir: +1 to one attribute [+3 to all attributes].
- Damage versus demons affix [+200%]:
- Deadly Hunter: +50%
- Civerb's Cudgel: +150%
- Damage is applied 1 to 7 times for Lightning and 1 to 9 times for Fire affixes.
- Set to minimum values:
- Staff charges.
- Armor class for shields and armor.
- Set to maximum values:
- Armor class for helms.
- Affixes with a range of values.
- Burgundy affix has been renamed to Russet.
- All unique items are findable.
- Town portal scrolls dropped as special items (from chests and barrels, replacing Mana or Healing potions) can be found on levels 2-8 [2-15].
- Maximum base item ilvl for dungeon drops (not from monsters): +15 in Nightmare difficulty; +30 in Hell
- Maximum affix ilvl:
- dungeon drops (not from monsters): -1 in Normal difficulty; +9 in Nightmare; +19 in Hell
- monster drops: +10 in Nightmare difficulty; +20 in Hell
Value in gold (click to expand)
- Value in gold:
- Potion:
- Healing: 3,000 [50]
- Mana: 3,000 [50]
- Full Healing: 9,000 [150]
- Full Mana: 9,000 [150]
- Rejuvenation: 7,200 [120]
- Full Rejuvenation: 36,000 [600]
- Elixirs: 10,000 [5,000]
- Scroll:
- Healing: 1,000 [50]
- Resurrect: 5,000 [250]
- Identify: 500 [100]
- Town Portal: 2,000 [200]
- Infravision: 1,200 [600]
- Mana Shield: 2,400 [1,200]
- Book:
- Healing: 10,000 [1,000]
- Heal Other: 10,000 [1,000]
- Town Portal: 15,000 [3,000]
- Staff multiplier:
- Healing: 100 [10]
- Heal Other: 100 [10]
- Resurrect: 500 [50]
- Town Portal: 200 [40]
- Potion:
Qlvl (click to expand)
- Qlvl:
- Elixir of Strength, Magic and Dexterity: 20 [15]
- Affix:
- Giants: 18 [17]
- Titans: 29 [23]
- Sorcery: 18 [17]
- Wizardry: 29 [23]
- Precision: 18 [17]
- Perfection: 29 [23]
- Vigor: 18 [17]
- Life: 29 [23]
- Trouble: 15 [12]
- Moon: 14 [11]
- Stars: 25 [17]
- Heavens: 36 [25]
- Zodiac: 50 [30]
- Tiger: 22 [21]
- Lion: 31 [27]
- Mammoth: 39 [35]
- Whale: 48 [60]
- Drake: 22 [21]
- Dragon: 31 [27]
- Wyrm: 39 [35]
- Hydra: 48 [60]
- Awesome: 30 [28]
- Holy: 38 [35]
- Godly: 49 [60]
- Steel: 8 [6]
- Silver: 13 [9]
- Gold: 19 [12]
- Platinum: 23 [16]
- Mithril: 27 [20]
- Meteoric: 32 [23]
- Weird: 40 [35]
- Strange: 47 [60]
- Champion: 35 [40]
- King: 45 [28]
- Jagged: 1 [4]
- Deadly: 4 [6]
- Heavy: 8 [9]
- Vicious: 13 [12]
- Brutal: 19 [16]
- Massive: 23 [20]
- Savage: 27 [23]
- Ruthless: 32 [35]
- Merciless: 40 [60]
- Gore: 24 [25]
- Carnage: 33 [35]
- Slaughter: 42 [60]
- Ages: 35 [25]
- Osmosis: 30 [50]
- Thunder: 44 [60]
- Blood: 25 [19]
- Vampires: 25 [19]
- Amber: 14 [12]
- Jade: 22 [18]
- Obsidian: 32 [24]
- Emerald: 43 [31]
- Readiness: 8 [1]
- Swiftness: 17 [10]
- Speed: 25 [19]
- Haste: 32 [27]
- Harmony: 26 [20]
- Bear: 19 [5]
- Blocking: 17 [5]
- Adria and Pepin do not sell items in unlimited quantities except Arena Potions which can be used on cleared levels.
- Cain charges 500 [100] gold to identify items.
- Wirt charges 50 extra gold for every 5 clvls to show his item for sale.
- Wirt's sale price increase has been changed to 100% [50%].
- The maximum store price has been changed to 200,000 [140,000/135,000] gold.
- Maximum affix qlvl:
- Adria: 2×ilvl+1 [2×ilvl]
- Griswold: 32 [30]
- Wirt: (45×clvl/(clvl+40))×2+1 [2×clvl]
- Fascinating, Ornate and Sacred reduce magic by -2% (-1 minimum) [-10% mana].
- Abandoned, Creepy, Eerie and Quiet increase attributes by 1 [2].
- Hidden increases durability of items to a maximum of 250 [255].
- All monsters are able to walk through Fire Wall.
- Black Deaths have been changed to reduce vitality instead of life by one point on successful hit.
- Diablo has 100% more health, fastest hit recovery and resistance to Holy Bolt.
- Removed:
- single player mode
- support for Spawned Diablo and Diablo: Hellfire
- multi-language support
- arenas
- speed settings
- run in town
- friendly damage from spells and ranged attacks to other players
- Adria refilling mana
- option to disable randomized quests
- option to disable harmful shrines
- town automap
- Disabled automation options:
- pickup except for gold (configurable for gold)
- equip except for weapons and shields (configurable for weapons and shields)
- refilling belt
- quick cast
- Half the gold not dropped after being killed is lost (no gold will be lost on level 16).
- Restart In Town has been renamed to Resurrect In Town.
- The lock-on target functionality has been replaced by rapid fire when playing with a mouse.
- Gold pile size has been increased to 20,000 [5,000].
- Stash size has been increased to 500 [100] pages.
- The game name and application ID for Discord have been changed to DiabloX.
- GameID, Stash and character files have been assigned unique names and identifiers to prevent issues with different builds.
- The game difficulty info has been moved from the automap to the version info pop-up message (hotkey
V). - Help menu has been replaced by a list of shrine descriptions available after reaching clvl 17.
- Keyboard controls:
- Shrine List: D [Help: F1]
- Quick Spells: F1-F8 [F5-F8]
- Shift-click stash 10 page buttons change to 100 pages
DiabloX is made publicly available and released under the Sustainable Use License (see LICENSE)
The source code in this repository is for non-commercial use only. If you use the source code you may not charge others for access to it or any derivative work thereof.
Diablo® - Copyright © 1996 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. Diablo and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
DiabloX and any of its maintainers are in no way associated with or endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment®.