A 'Diablo 2 to Diablo' TC

[Brother Laz]

Anyways... There is a Back to Hellfire mod over at the Phrozen Keep, but it's not a "total" conversion. There's also a somewhat new mod there called Median 2 that brings back the Chain Lightning and Apocalypse skills from D1, and an Ice Shackles skill that's basically Stone Curse. Not much, but it does bring a feeling of nostalgia.

It is impossible to make a good D1 conversion. First, the level generation routines are different, so you can't make the levels exactly like D1. Second, forget trying to implement certain spells in D2. A fire splash spell that does more damage to the target than to the splash is surprisingly hard, still doable, but will almost certainly screw with items with magic damage reduction. Flame wave, D1 bone spirit and resurrect are right out. Blocking spells at 0% resistance? Lol.

Shrine effects are still hardcoded. Forget it.

For all intents and purposes, a D1 conversion is impossible. Sorry!