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bkdoane
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posted 24 August 2001 01:50     Click Here to See the Profile for bkdoane   Click Here to Email bkdoane        Reply w/Quote   
get them to use a smaller format for the music and sounds in their games? Or at least have support for something like mp3s so that we can put our own music and sounds into the game without having a 150M download. Not that their music is bad or anything, but I turned off the music because I need something a bit more "active" when I play.

I'd love to have Another One Bites the Dust play just as Diablo makes his appearance.

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Zhoulomcrist
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posted 24 August 2001 01:58     Click Here to See the Profile for Zhoulomcrist        Reply w/Quote   
That is possible. But, you would have to convert the song into a 22500HZ 16-bit Stereo Wav format before putting it back into the MPQ. Of course, it's LAAAARGE as we all know.

Support for MP3s would've brought a whole different deal to ZhoulomCrypt had I that option.

What I would like (that I keep yappin' about all the time) is for them to ditch that Save and Exit program and go back to their Save and Load that D1 and Hellfire had.

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posted 24 August 2001 12:23     Click Here to See the Profile for Quicksylver   Click Here to Email Quicksylver        Reply w/Quote   
Zhoul...maybe it's better if BOTH save functions are used. That way Blizzy keeps everyone satisfied...at least about that part of the game.

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Mephistopheles
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posted 24 August 2001 14:27     Click Here to See the Profile for Mephistopheles   Click Here to Email Mephistopheles        Reply w/Quote   
IM w/ Zhoul. I loved the Save and then Exit [if yuou want] option on D1. It was better. I dont like haven' to save and exit when im just going to go back into the game. Its stupid.

All this talk of D1 & HF kinda makes me want to start up my Barb n HF and go and beat the Boss in the Cypt in Norm. And NM. then finish up w/ HL. Ive done Legitly both Norm and NM. It felt so good beat Diablo for the 1st time LEGITLY.

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Zhoulomcrist
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posted 24 August 2001 16:13     Click Here to See the Profile for Zhoulomcrist        Reply w/Quote   
I've still got mine installed . Still playin' it too . Got a sorcerer goin' on in there. Level 34 I believe. Also legitimately performed .

They should put the save and exit on multiplayer games like it was in Diablo and have that save and load kickin' on Diablo 2 Single Player. Let's have a patch 1.10 (without the sorceress nerfs this time)

Patch 1.10 fixes

- Save and Exit feature is now for multiplayer games only. Characters may now save and load their game in single player from the exact spot where they left off.

Well, Blizzard didn't write that, I did . But, it would be nice.

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Tontus314
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posted 27 August 2001 05:29     Click Here to See the Profile for Tontus314   Click Here to Email Tontus314        Reply w/Quote   Visit Tontus314's Homepage!
Am I the only one that likes the save and exit feature? No more saving the game before fighting a boss, and reloading if you die. Plus, you gain a few extra levels by repeating some parts of the game. Not to mention, without that feature, you wouldn't be able to back to areas you completed earlier to item hunt or gain levels.

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posted 27 August 2001 06:37     Click Here to See the Profile for Thunder   Click Here to Email Thunder        Reply w/Quote   
You are not the only one.
I like this feature,too, and I even would prefer being only able to save in town,so that no more "I save and exit just before I die" tactics some people implement. Well, even then, as it is now, they have to fight their way back .

There are many things I would like Blizzard to do or not to have done, but I really loved that Save and Exit from the beginning .

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Mephansteras
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posted 27 August 2001 17:38     Click Here to See the Profile for Mephansteras   Click Here to Email Mephansteras        Reply w/Quote   Visit Mephansteras's Homepage!
There are advantages either way, which is why I think blizzard should have included BOTH ways as an option you could select. That lets people play the way they want to, and makes more people happy. Choices are a good thing.

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Zhoulomcrist
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posted 27 August 2001 18:05     Click Here to See the Profile for Zhoulomcrist        Reply w/Quote   
What they could do is allow you a choice of whether or not you want the monsters on a level to respawn when you exit and re-enter the area. That way you could have the save and load, while still being able to collect a nice chunk of EXP before fighting a boss. I hate having to repeat things I've already done before. Sucks the life right out of my game real quick. That's at least one reason I like that Save and Load deal.

It's not necessarily enough to know that I'm gaining levels and such, (though that's certainly a big plus ), I like to know and feel like I'm gaining ground and accomplishing things as well instead of having to redo it to get back to where I was.

I will admit, however, that there is a dark side to that feature which results if you forget to save your game and get bush-hogged by a pack of bastard weed whackers . Also sucks when you save your game right before you're fixin' to die and can't get around it. Otherwise, I still like having it for single player at least.

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Mephistopheles
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posted 11 September 2001 01:13     Click Here to See the Profile for Mephistopheles   Click Here to Email Mephistopheles        Reply w/Quote   
W/ Diablo I had no prob w/ leaven' stuff on the ground in Town. I could save and exit. Come back later and if it still all on the ground.

I didnt know that D2 would take all the stuff that was on the ground and kill it.

I lost alot of potions it sucked. and kinda made me mad.

I would love if Blizz made a .10 patch and had it so we could save then exit if we wanted to.

I think I might go a play my lvl 20+ or 30+ Barb. legit for the 1st time. Got that nice fuzzy filling when I killed big D. but I didnt get that same filling when I killed him again on NM, why?

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CountBrass
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posted 11 September 2001 01:43     Click Here to See the Profile for CountBrass   Click Here to Email CountBrass        Reply w/Quote   
"Save and Exit" isn't the only spot saves happen. They also happen automatically. My machine crashed the other day - and I hadn't saved for about 5 hours. I was thinking "oh dear" (well something like that). But I rebooted my machine, started D2 and lo and behold - my char had been saved !

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Zhoulomcrist
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posted 11 September 2001 01:54     Click Here to See the Profile for Zhoulomcrist        Reply w/Quote   
Yeah. There's auto-save. What I'd like to also have, speaking of auto-save, is the Save and Load working in conjunction with the auto-save (similar to Quake 2 and similar FPS games. That way, the character can be loaded right where they left off and if they exitted without saving, possibly they could start off at the last entrance to the level from which they came in, instead of back in town.

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posted 11 September 2001 19:08     Click Here to See the Profile for FoxBat   Click Here to Email FoxBat        Reply w/Quote   
Hmm, why not combine the two like angband and such. You can save and leave and come back anytime you like, but you don't get to reload after a screwup. That would be perfect for me

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Zhoulomcrist
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posted 11 September 2001 19:10     Click Here to See the Profile for Zhoulomcrist        Reply w/Quote   
There ya go .

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stargazer79
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posted 14 September 2001 14:27     Click Here to See the Profile for stargazer79   Click Here to Email stargazer79        Reply w/Quote   Visit stargazer79's Homepage!
i noticed autosaves seem to happen when you go to town, or when you level up.. are there any more times it happens?

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jbouley
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posted 14 September 2001 14:43     Click Here to See the Profile for jbouley   Click Here to Email jbouley        Reply w/Quote   Visit jbouley's Homepage!
I think also when you move from one Act to another, whether by completing one or by using a waypoint...of course, now that I think about it, that's just a variation of entering town, isn't it?

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posted 14 September 2001 17:45     Click Here to See the Profile for Sir_General   Click Here to Email Sir_General        Reply w/Quote   Visit Sir_General's Homepage!
I think it may also auto save after you complete quests. At least certain ones. I knew someone whose program crashed half the time he killed Diablo, but the quest was always completed once he loaded back up.

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Olorin
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posted 15 September 2001 09:29     Click Here to See the Profile for Olorin   Click Here to Email Olorin        Reply w/Quote   Visit Olorin's Homepage!
Also happens when you pick up Quest items or Wirt's Leg. I know the Questb item thing because I picked up Hlaim's heart, went out via a different exit to Upper Kurast, and had so many enemies on top of me that the resulting lag crashed the game.

Loaded it all up, Khalim's Heart was still there. Similar thing happend with Wirt's LEg. Put my =3 to Bone Spear wand on the ground, took a few swings with Wirt's Leg for novelty, and then a CRASH! Loaded it up, and no wand! Just a wooden stump!

I too would like to see both Save options implemented, so that you got a choice. Mind you, if they all respawned and you started in the smae place as you saved, you might die after being placed slap-bang in the middle of a group of Oblivion Knihgts.

Many game companies are usig wavs, as they preserve the best quality sound. But the difference between wavs and MP3s is as negligable as that between bmps and jpgs.

My bet: they're just too damn lazy.

P.S.: Does anyone else think that the Zakarumites look like women?

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posted 16 September 2001 01:27     Click Here to See the Profile for Sir_General   Click Here to Email Sir_General        Reply w/Quote   Visit Sir_General's Homepage!
The Zakarumites look like women and sound like barking dogs. At least I think so.

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Olorin
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posted 16 September 2001 09:21     Click Here to See the Profile for Olorin   Click Here to Email Olorin        Reply w/Quote   Visit Olorin's Homepage!
Hm, a bit like the hireling is goldjas' D2 comic then!

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posted 05 October 2001 04:30     Click Here to See the Profile for Slash        Reply w/Quote   
I think the game auto saves about every 15 minutes or something. Another day i was playing my new char, (played the whole day btw) at the end of the day powercut happened, Bam! all lights and everything down, i thought thats it for that level 35 barb. But when i loaded the game there it was! Everything in place and level still same (thank god)

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