Diablo 1 Lazarus' Lair

[--Pete]

Hi,

Not related much to the topic, however I can't seem to
start a new one,

That's because, to reduce spam, a member's first post can't start a new thread.

I've recently returned to play Diablo I, and after a
couple of weeks I started doing Lazarus runs on Hell
difficulty to get some cool items.

You'll get the same items on Laz runs on all three difficulties, so you might be wasting some effort here. Check out this link for a nice table of where to get max experience with least effort. Odds are you could be doing Nightmare Laz runs without losing a thing.

So the question would be if there some known issue
with its droprate, or just a bit of bad luck on this side?
Maybe there is a better place to farm for this drop?

Just bad luck. Or the 'Murphy effect'. You should be seeing NAJ in about one game in forty. See the table in 3.11.1.

Also does anyone know a mod which enables you to check
all the stuff that is on the ground? (Similar to what the key
"alt" does in Diablo II)

Never saw one, would like it.

Is it considered a big cheat if I change the skin
of an item I acquired legitly?

Nope. As long as the graphics have no effect on game play, changing them makes no difference.

--Pete