07-01-2004, 01:11 AM
I just had a look in Levels.txt. There are separate columns for classic vs expansion. For classic, the area levels in Hell difficulty make a gradual rise from level 50 just outside town in act 1 to level 78 in the Chaos Sanctuary and in the Cow level. There aren't any oddities like in the expansion.
However, there have been some reports recently about treasure drops in Classic not matching the area levels listed in Levels.txt for Classic and instead matching the area levels listed for the expansion. If I remember correctly, the poster was not sure if just the item levels were wrong of if the monster levels were also wrong. The items levels were easily checked using a character editor (ATMA?) in single player, while some other evidence suggested that the monsters _were_ in fact matching the area level.
I'm sorry now that I didn't bookmark those reports. :(
In addition, it is likely that end-of-act bosses and some other monsters are set to ignore the area levels, and you'd have to take that into account when looking for the best place to level. In particular, I'd look hard at Diablo's level before I switched from the Chaos Sanctuary to the Cow level, even though the area levels are the same.
Jimbowe
However, there have been some reports recently about treasure drops in Classic not matching the area levels listed in Levels.txt for Classic and instead matching the area levels listed for the expansion. If I remember correctly, the poster was not sure if just the item levels were wrong of if the monster levels were also wrong. The items levels were easily checked using a character editor (ATMA?) in single player, while some other evidence suggested that the monsters _were_ in fact matching the area level.
I'm sorry now that I didn't bookmark those reports. :(
In addition, it is likely that end-of-act bosses and some other monsters are set to ignore the area levels, and you'd have to take that into account when looking for the best place to level. In particular, I'd look hard at Diablo's level before I switched from the Chaos Sanctuary to the Cow level, even though the area levels are the same.
Jimbowe