11-18-2016, 04:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-18-2016, 04:46 AM by Red Hairdo.)
Final post: Solution found. Patch 1.02 can only be used if the 1996, first edition Diablo CD is inserted, as opposed to any subsequent release's CD, including the Mac/Windows CD released not too long after.
Interestigly, I noticed folder/file sizes differed for the install (before and after patching) a bit, even for the same versions of Diablo, depending on whether you use as the installation source:
- The original 1996 CD's AUTORUN.EXE (there's no SETUP.EXE);
- The Mac/Windows CD's SETUP.EXE or AUTORUN.EXE, or any subsequent release's AUTORUN.EXE;
- Any subsequent release's SETUP.EXE (that comes pre-patched with v1.08).
Same goes for all the Diablo Spawn (AKA Shareware) installations. The shareware-only releases (i.e.: https://web.archive.org/web/201409080123...ablosw.exe ) seem to install the same that is installed from the 1996 CD's Diablo Spawn.
Just figured I'd share all my experiences, hardships and discoveries in case they are ever useful to any other enthusiast.
Interestigly, I noticed folder/file sizes differed for the install (before and after patching) a bit, even for the same versions of Diablo, depending on whether you use as the installation source:
- The original 1996 CD's AUTORUN.EXE (there's no SETUP.EXE);
- The Mac/Windows CD's SETUP.EXE or AUTORUN.EXE, or any subsequent release's AUTORUN.EXE;
- Any subsequent release's SETUP.EXE (that comes pre-patched with v1.08).
Same goes for all the Diablo Spawn (AKA Shareware) installations. The shareware-only releases (i.e.: https://web.archive.org/web/201409080123...ablosw.exe ) seem to install the same that is installed from the 1996 CD's Diablo Spawn.
Just figured I'd share all my experiences, hardships and discoveries in case they are ever useful to any other enthusiast.