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zoonel
2009-03-17 12:47:03 pm
Go play spacechem !
Quote:
you can use whatever patch you deem faster afaik


doing same game with different patch is it considered as a subcategory or they keep the best time no  matter the patch?
xud9dab2
2009-03-17 12:51:21 pm
heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh
'afaik'?

And yes, separate installs will work. I remember hearing about it as a method to unpatch the game without having to uninstall and losing all previous characters. Used for installing mods that require an older patch.

Quote:
One thing mentioned on the diii forums is using either the inventory or character pane open to get more range out of teleport - I'll definitely be using this when applicable, save a few seconds.


Are you sure it won't make the run a pain to watch seeing either the character/inventory screen open every few seconds?
gia
2009-03-17 01:26:41 pm
I love YaBB 1G - SP1!
Quote from zoonel:
Quote:
you can use whatever patch you deem faster afaik


doing same game with different patch is it considered as a subcategory or they keep the best time no  matter the patch?


ask mike, my memory tells fastest time gets the "main" record, and latest patch gets special category if it isn't the fastest, and any others get removed unless some arbitrary decision keeps em

of course your whole run has to be on the same patch


afaik is short for as far as i know, meaning you better double check Cheesy
Siyko
2009-03-17 01:28:29 pm
I used to be athiest until I realized I was God.
Quote from xud9dab2:
Are you sure it won't make the run a pain to watch seeing either the character/inventory screen open every few seconds?


It won't be every few seconds, it'll be for the teleporting runs, like going thru Arcane Sanct, or thru acts 3-5 to get the wp's.

Besides, it's faster - it can be annoying if it wants to be.
FreakZilla
2009-03-19 11:46:24 am
So, if you didn't have the game currently installed, and wanted to run two versions, would you:
1) install and upgrade
2) install again to a different directory
3) install whatever older patch if you felt like it, on this install

??
niebezimienny
2009-03-19 12:44:21 pm
pierdole zdejmuje kominiare
yes
Fyourics
2009-03-19 12:50:08 pm
I am afraid no ones riding nothing!!!
I don't think you can install twice
It'll be like-
1)Install d2
2)Install whatever patch you like
3)Copy paste files to another directory
4)Revert original install to whatever patch you like
I hope that makes it clear
FreakZilla
2009-03-19 12:54:49 pm
Quote from Fyourics:
I don't think you can install twice
It'll be like-
1)Install d2
2)Install whatever patch you like
3)Copy paste files to another directory
4)Revert original install to whatever patch you like
I hope that makes it clear


Hmm.  So I would copy all the files that are installed into another directory?  And both would run fine?
bimanc
2009-03-19 01:31:41 pm
Lay waste to everything...but I still love SDA!
Yes, just copy the game files to another location, and it will work. Maybe both version will use the same save directory. Also, you can copy the game files to two other directories, and uninstall the original one, to remove the game from the registry.

And, finally, you can install multiple diablos on your system, if you create other user profiles. Each user can have one installed diablo 2. With this, you can play with two (or more) characters at the same time on a single pc, even on bnet. but that requires a cd-key for each one. (lol self-rushing  Grin )
Lag.Com
2009-03-19 03:26:17 pm
sda loyalist
You only need to backup the patch_d2.mpq and dlls, and not all of the dlls at that. Better safe than sorry, though.
FreakZilla
2009-03-19 08:23:05 pm
Alright, thank you guys.
Siyko
2009-03-21 04:21:19 pm
I used to be athiest until I realized I was God.
I just generated a very acceptable map. Two shrines very close to stony WP and stones. The worst part is the shrine near FO is almost a full screen away, but there's plenty of champ packs nearby.

I did a test with the exp shrine + poison shrine from a new char - I almost hit level 4 in those couple seconds... amazing. It took a helluva lot of tries to get the shrines up, but that's part of this run.

I'm gonna keep this map - it should wind up extremely good.
Lag.Com
2009-03-21 05:34:08 pm
sda loyalist
Sweet. I can tell this run is going to make my jaw drop, too.
Zurreco
2009-03-21 06:47:44 pm
Just call me the cynicism machine
Taking over/under bets on the run yet?
Siyko
2009-03-22 01:26:25 am
I used to be athiest until I realized I was God.
Quote from Zurreco:
Taking over/under bets on the run yet?


FreakZilla put a $20 on under 70 minutes - although his deadline is July - I don't think I'll make that - though i am very sure I'll make the time.

I'm going to start first-segment attempts. There's almost nothing manip here - just the stam shrine - so I think I'll try to manip something good from the opening chest. Maybe just something for gold so I can get a frost nova staff asap.
bimanc
2009-03-22 04:32:59 am
Lay waste to everything...but I still love SDA!
Siyko, will you buy a lot of potions before you'll get a regular belt? Because, maybe you don't know, but the fastest method to buy potions is to use the left click rapidly. It can only save time when you can't use the belt trick to buy. Maybe you can skip vendors until you buy a belt (i could do it), so it won't matter.
FreakZilla
2009-03-22 07:04:57 am
Yeah, I could extend the deadline.  We'll see how close to finishing you are.


Quote from Siyko:
I did a test with the exp shrine + poison shrine from a new char - I almost hit level 4 in those couple seconds... amazing. It took a helluva lot of tries to get the shrines up, but that's part of this run.

What is this exp shrine + poison shrine thing??  Four levels in a couple of seconds??!!  Shocked
moooh
2009-03-22 07:14:02 am
Exoray
Quote from FreakZilla:
What is this exp shrine + poison shrine thing??  Four levels in a couple of seconds??!!  Shocked


Explained here: http://speeddemosarchive.com/forum/index.php/topic,9655.msg269244.html#msg269244
Zurreco
2009-03-22 08:57:13 am
Just call me the cynicism machine
I was thinking more along the lines of "will this be under 45 minutes?"  suga's time was already under an hour, you have a better plan for time management, and you have a few tricks to shave minutes from his run.
Siyko
2009-03-22 10:13:54 am
I used to be athiest until I realized I was God.
Quote from Zurreco:
I was thinking more along the lines of "will this be under 45 minutes?"  suga's time was already under an hour, you have a better plan for time management, and you have a few tricks to shave minutes from his run.


no... he was over 80 minutes.
Zurreco
2009-03-22 01:21:15 pm
Just call me the cynicism machine
Really?  His v1 or v2?
Siyko
2009-03-22 01:33:00 pm
I used to be athiest until I realized I was God.
I didn't know there were two versions.

Are they still on the internet somewhere?
Siyko
2009-03-22 03:50:51 pm
I used to be athiest until I realized I was God.
Quote from bimanc:
Siyko, will you buy a lot of potions before you'll get a regular belt? Because, maybe you don't know, but the fastest method to buy potions is to use the left click rapidly. It can only save time when you can't use the belt trick to buy. Maybe you can skip vendors until you buy a belt (i could do it), so it won't matter.


This is true! Thanks for the tip!
Zurreco
2009-03-22 03:57:43 pm
Just call me the cynicism machine
Both versions, as well as his Amazon run, were hosted on that DivX site (session 6?), but that site went down last year.  His first version was fast, but he then cut his second run down by about 15 minutes.