Improve Graphic Performance With A Glide Wrapper †
What A Glide Wrapper Does? †
- Diablo II is optimized for Voodoo series video cards, which were popular among 3D gamers when it was released. Glide is the 3D graphics API for Voodoo cards, and D2 runs much faster in Glide mode than in other modes (Direct Draw/3D.) If you don't have a Voodoo, you can't select Glide mode.
- In short, a Glide wrapper lets other video cards than Voodoo work in Glide mode, to improve the graphic performance.
Which Glide Wrapper Do You Recommend? †
General Tips †
Getting Started †
Starting out in Eastern Sun for the first time, or playing untwinked can be quite a challenge. Here are a few tips that should make it easier:
Tactics †
- You start out with a very low chance to hit, so go after easy targets like Fallen until you gain a couple levels.
- (Edit) All monsters' life was roughly doubled in R5, and characters are given 500 fulminating potions instead, which would let you gain a few levels with ease.
Monster | Level | Remarks | | Monster | Level | Remarks |
Fallen | 2 | | | Dark Spearwoman | 3 | Fast |
Quillrat | 2 | | | Gargantuan Beast | 3 | Stun |
Zombie | 2 | Slow | | Hungry Dead | 3 | Slow |
Dark Hunter | 3 | Fast | | Skeleton | 3 | |
- Please note even the weakest monsters have a twice higher level than you, and this level difference make it very difficult to hit monsters. Attack Rating would be given the highest priority.
- Don't be afraid to flee back to town and start a new game if you get too many monsters coming after you at once.
- Every character class can benefit from a javelin/shield combo early on. This gives you the benefit of ranged combat (thrown),