- A hero must rise. Diablo, the Lord of Terror, has fallen to a brave hero beneath the church of Tristram. Now that hero is gone, replaced by a Dark Wanderer who roams the world of Sanctuary leaving death and destruction in his wake. As a hero of humanity, you must face the minions of Diablo’s evil brothers and stop the Dark Wanderer before he.
- Prepare to relive the epic adventure that defined the action-RPG genre for decades. Today at BlizzConline™, Blizzard Entertainment announced Diablo® II: Resurrected™, the definitive remastering of the classic Diablo II and its expansion Diablo II: Lord of Destruction.
There are a variety of game commands you may type while in Battle.net chat or in the game. All commands are typed at the very start of the prompt, preceded by a slash. Use control+C and control+V to copy and paste messages while in chat. More text manipulation shortcuts are listed further down this page.
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Most commands can be used by just typing the first letter of the word. Instead of '/friends promote' just '/f p' for instance. Other shortcuts are listed in each section.
- 8Target Line Commands
- 8.1Full List of Target Line Commands
Communication Commands[edit]
All of these work in chat channels and in game.
- /ignore (player): Squelches messages from this player.
- /friends: (or /f) This displays help instructions on how to use the various friends commands. (See more on friends commands below.)
- /msg (player): Sends a private message.
- /msg (character name): Sends a private message.
- /msg *(accountname): Sends a message to any character logged on from that account.
- /msg (D2 [email protected]): Allows messages to be sent between the realms: USWest, USEast, Asia, or Europe
- /d2notify: Diablo II: Toggle channel enter/leave notifications
- /reply replies to the last message sent
- /squelch (player): Ignore messages from this player.
- /unsquelch (player): Turns off squelch for this player.
- /unignore (player): Turns off squelch for this player.
- /users: Displays all number of users, games and channels on the server.
- /w (player): Sends a private message.
- /who (channel): Lists all the characters in a given channel.
- /whoami: Displays your account information to you.
- /whois (player): Displays that players info to you.
- /whisper (player): Sends a private message.
Chat, Private Channel, and Op Commands[edit]
Commands that only work in chat. Some only work for channel ops in private channels.
- /ban (player): Ban specified player. (Channel Ops only.)
- /channel (channel): Join selected channel.
- /clan (your name): Create a private clan channel with your name as the title.
- /designate (username): Assigns a Channel Operator, if none is in place. This user will become the Op when the current Op leaves or resigns.
- /kick (player): Kick specified player. (Channel Ops only.)
- /rejoin: Rejoin current channel. (Useful after a desynch.)
- /resign: Step down as the channel operator. (Channel Ops only.)
- /stats (username): Shows the stats of a Starcraft player. It will always show 0-0-0 for Diablo players, because we are undefeated!
- /unban (player): Unban specified player. (Channel Ops only)
Friends Commands[edit]
All these can be used with /friends or /f for faster typing. They work in chat channels or in game.
A handy shortcut is to use the number of someone on your friends, after the % key, instead of typing their name. For instance, /f %7 will send a message to the 7th person on your friends list. Or /f p %5 will promote the fifth person on your user list (to the 4th spot, unless you specify a number).
- /f: Shows help about these commands.
- /f list: (or /f l) Shows all of your friends and their current status.
- /f add (accountname): (or /f a) Adds the account name to your friends list. Maximum friends = 25.
- /f add (username): (or /f a) Adds the account name to your friends list. Maximum friends = 25.
- /f add (charactername): (or /f a) Adds the account name to your friends list. Maximum friends = 25.
- /friends remove (accountname): (or /f r) Removes that account from your friends list.
- /friends msg (message): (alias: /f m) - Sends the message to everyone on your friends list. (Use sparingly to avoid getting squelched.)
- /friends promote (accountname) (or /f p) Moves that friend up one slot (or to the inputted number) in your friends list.
- /friends demote (accountname) (or /f d) Moves that friend down one slot (or to the inputted number) in your friends list.
Ignore Commands[edit]
Ways to control the messages you see.
- /options ignorepublic (or /o igpub) - Ignore messages in public chat channels from anyone who isn't in your friends list.
- /options unignorepublic (or /o unigpub) - Re-allows messages in public chat channels from anyone who isn't in your friends list.
- /options ignoreprivate (or /o igpriv) - While in private channels you will not receive messages from anyone who isn't on your friends list.
- /options unignoreprivate (alias: /o unigpriv) - While in private channels you will not receive messages from anyone who isn't on your friends list.
- /options ignorewhispers (or /o igw) - Ignore whispers from anyone who isn't in your friends list.
- /options unignorewhispers (or /o unigw) - Re-allows whispers from all users.
Status Commands[edit]
These work in chat channels and games.
- /away (reason): Displays your away status and the explanation to players who might query you.
- /dnd (reason) This command blocks all incoming messages and displays the supplied reason to the sender.
Diablo 2 Gameplay
In-game Commands[edit]
These only work when typed into the chat box while playing the game. Many of the Chat Channel commands work in-game too, including all of the various messaging and ignoring controls.
A shortcut for repeating commands in game is to hit enter to open the chat box, and then use the up/down arrows to cycle through commands you sent out previously in that game. You can resend the same ones, or backspace to delete portions.
- /framerate: Displays the same stats as /fps, but also includes some memory allocation information.
- /fps: Shows ingame framerate. 25 is the maximum display rate for Diablo II.
- /nopickup: Stops your character from picking up any items in that game unless holding the show item key (Alt). Useful for speed runs.
- /players 1-8: Only in v1.09 and later. Only single player. Simulates more players in the game to increase drops and game difficulty. Can not be set to a lower number than the players in the game. See players x page for details.
- /soundchaosdebug: Plays a jumble of every sound in the game. Type the command again to turn it off.
- /time: Displays your local time and Battle.net server time.
Chat Shortcuts[edit]
These are basic Windows commands that work in Battle.net chat.
- CTRL-X: Cuts the selected text
- CTRL-C: Copies the selected text
- CTRL-V: Pastes the selected text
- CTRL-A: Select all text
- CTRL-N: Pastes the name you have selected
- ALT-N: Pastes the name you have selected
- ALT-V: Toggle channel enter/leave notifications
- ALT-W: Sends a private message to the selected user. (Also /w or /m. See above.)
- TAB: Cycles through the last 10 commands
- CTRL-M: Diablo II: Toggles music on Battle.net and the main menus.
Target Line Commands[edit]
These are commands that change some basic functions of the game. They must be in place when the program starts up. To enable these, go to the shortcut you use to start up Diablo II, right click, select properties, and view the target field. The default installation yields this:
Add any commands after that, with a space between them. For instance:
Here's a short list of the most useful commands. The full list (most of which are without function) can be seen below.
- act#: New characters will appear in that act, at the preset level, with unspent skill and stat points.
- -act1: Characters are level 1 in act 1. (Default setting.)
- -act2: Characters are level 16 in act 2.
- -act3: Characters are level 21 in act 3.
- -act4: Characters are level 27 in act 4.
- -act5: Characters are level 33 in act 5.
- -nosave: Never saves the game.
- -ns: Starts the game without sound.
- -seed: Shows the game seed, based on the time of the game creation. Used in some mods and utilities to recreate that exact same game for replay.
- -skiptobnet: Bypasses the introduction screens by starting the game at the Battle.net login screen.
- -w: Runs Diablo II in windowed mode, at whichever resolution you have specified.
Full List of Target Line Commands[edit]
Most of these are oddities left over from the development process. Most of these do not work in later game versions. List source.
Video Options[edit]
- -exp -expansion switch expansion mode
- -w -window switch window mode
- -ddraw use directdraw video mode
- -glide -glide use glide video mode
- -opengl -opengl use opengl video mode
- -d3d -d3d use direct3d video mode
- -rave -rave use rave graphics modes,might be Mac only.
- -per -perspective turn Perspective mode on,available only on full screen non-ddraw mode
- -lq -lowquality decreases the quality of graphical aspects of the game, therefore speeding up the game
- -gamma -gamma set gamma to
- -vsync -vsync might be turns visual syncronizing on
- -fr -framerate set frame rate to
Network Options[edit]
- -s -serverip set tcp/ip game server ip to
- -gametype -gametype set game type to
- -joinid -joinid set join id to
- -gamename -gamename set gamename to
- -bn -battlenetip set battle.net server ip to
- -mcpip -mcpip set mcpip server ip to
- -nopk -nopk disable pk (seems no function now)
- -openc -openc not sure
Game Options[edit]
- -arena -arena no use now
- -difficulty -difficulty no use now
- -txt -txt for mod creator, generate .bin file
Diablo 2 Game
Character Options[edit]
- -ama -ama set character class to ama
- -pal -pal set character class to pal
- -sor -sor set character class to sor
- -nec -nec set character class to nec
- -bar -bar set character class to bar
- -dru -dru set character class to dru
- -asn -asn set character class to asn
- -i -invincible invincible? seems no use now
- -bnacct -bnacct set battle.net account name to
- -bnpass -bnpass set battle.net password to
- -name -name set battle.net character name to
- -realm -realm set battle.net realm name to
- -ctemp -ctemp use th character template in arena mode
Monster Options[edit]
- -nm -nomonster no monster? no use now
- -m -monsterclass not sure
- -minfo -monsterinfo show monster info? no use now
- -md -monsterdebug not sure
Item Options[edit]
- -rare -rare all rare item? (no use now)
- -unique -unique all unique item? (no use now)
Interface options[edit]
- -act -act set initial act to
Debug Options[edit]
- -log -log active log (no use now)
- -msglog -msglog active msglog
- -safe -safemode run in safe mode?
- -seed -seed set map seed to
- -cheats -cheats not sure
- -ns -nosound disable all sound
- -questall -questall not sure
File I/O Options[edit]
- -npl -nopreload no preload game files
- -direct -direct load data directly from disk
- -lem -lowend not sure
- -nocompress -nocompress no compression
- -comint -comint no touch it, dynamic data structure
- -token -token set close game token to
- -gamepass -gamepass set game password to
- -skiptobnet -skiptobnet go battle.net directly
Custom Options[edit]
- -client -client run in client mode (in game directly)
- -server -server server mode, need d2server.dll
- -launch -launch launch mode (default one)
- -notitle -notitle no window title bar
- -res800 -res800 start window in 800x600 (for d2)
- -res640 -res640 start window in 640x480 (for d2)
- -nonotify -nonotify no error notify
- -noexit -noexit no auto exit
- -autorest -autorest auto restart after exit
- -multiclient -multiclient 1 cd-key multiple characters
- -nohook -nohook disable hook
- -nochar -nochar disable character image
- -clientexit -clientexit exit after quit game
- -noscript -noscript do not load scripts
- -noplugin -noplugin do not load plugins
- -lng -lng set language to (only ENG, CHN now)
- -hookwnd -hookwnd set hook window class to
- -hookexe -hookexe set hook version check game.exe to
- -servername -servername set game server name to
- -title -title set window title to
As the second expansion, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is everything a great follow up should be. Blizzard actually took control of this one and it really does show. If you already liked Diablo II then without a doubt, you will freak out and have awesome time with Lord of Destruction.
Meet My Brother
The story of Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is awesome and actually way deeper and more interesting than you may expect from an expansion. It adds a brand new act onto Diablo II. You may wonder how you carry on after what happened with Diablo at the end of the main game. However, things are not good as the brother of Diablo, Baal is causing havoc and you need to head to the lands of the Barbarians, destroy the World Stone and save the day. I thought the story was awesome and actually, they could have maybe even made a full-on game about this concept.
Diablo 2 Gameplay Trailer
What Is New?
While the story is great, an expansion really is only as good as the extra content that it is bringing to the dance. The first thing that is worth noting is that Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is the game that introduced, The Assassin and The Druid class to the world of Diablo. Getting two new classes to play as was awesome and I actually played through the whole act as both classes.
That is not all. Diablo II: Lord of Destruction also gives you lots of new enemies and skills. You can really get in there deep and customize your character just the way you want. The amount of time you can spend playing with the runes and getting the character you really want is just insane! There are new enemies’ items, animations and more. It really is quite impressive the amount of new content in addition to the story and classes that the game has.
The gameplay is nothing “new” but they did not need to change this aspect of Diablo II. It plays like a charm and I think one of the main things that so many people love about this game is that it is easy for new players to figure out. On the flip side of that, you can really master this game and become an epic warrior!
Play With Friends
Thanks to Battlenet, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction had an awesome multiplayer community going along with it. While I enjoyed playing the game in single-player, playing with a couple of friends is an experience I will always remember. It is cool how they will let you play with 7 other warriors. So if you have enough friends, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction can be quite the amazing multiplayer experience for all those involved.
I think that Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is a fantastic addition to Diablo II. I would bet many people have just ignored this (well those new to the series) and just jump into Diablo III. That is a huge mistake as Lord of Destruction is a wonderful experience that may not be super long, but it is an experience that is well worth having.
Pros:
- The two new classes are fun to play as
- Tons of new skills and buffs to enhance your characters with
- Tons of new content in general
- The story is actually very well done
- The multiplayer is fantastic
Cons:
- It is a bit on the short side
- The story is so good; it could have been its own full game!