03-23-2003, 04:11 PM
>Seems I'm in error, I was working from your 1.52 and
>not the 1.62. The shield speed finally got fixed. :D
Yahy, I finally got arround to it I think. Forgot a few times indeed.
>It's not an error, but there may be a little confusion.
>Monks with a shield and no weapon in hand have base
>(Str + Dex) * Clvl / 300 damage. If you read "bare-
>handed" as having no shield, than it's OK, but some
>people may not read it that way, in part because the
>animations for a monk wielding a shield has him using
>his fist.
Yeah, bear-handed is supposed to be nothing at all in hands. At least in 1.62, one of the dotted remarks after the damgae formulas should make that clear. Always read those remarks :)
>After dealing with this huuuge internal mess that is D2
>myself, I completely understand why you never
>attempted any comprehensive guide for it. :P
The main problem with D2 is that it is not stable. That is, they change the game constantly meaning any guide would have to be constantly rewritten instead of just corrected and expanded. I think 1.10 will finally be a "stable" patch though in that there probably won't be that much more changes.
>not the 1.62. The shield speed finally got fixed. :D
Yahy, I finally got arround to it I think. Forgot a few times indeed.
>It's not an error, but there may be a little confusion.
>Monks with a shield and no weapon in hand have base
>(Str + Dex) * Clvl / 300 damage. If you read "bare-
>handed" as having no shield, than it's OK, but some
>people may not read it that way, in part because the
>animations for a monk wielding a shield has him using
>his fist.
Yeah, bear-handed is supposed to be nothing at all in hands. At least in 1.62, one of the dotted remarks after the damgae formulas should make that clear. Always read those remarks :)
>After dealing with this huuuge internal mess that is D2
>myself, I completely understand why you never
>attempted any comprehensive guide for it. :P
The main problem with D2 is that it is not stable. That is, they change the game constantly meaning any guide would have to be constantly rewritten instead of just corrected and expanded. I think 1.10 will finally be a "stable" patch though in that there probably won't be that much more changes.
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