Downgrade Your Diablo 2 Patch

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How to downgrade from 1.13D to 1.13C without uninstalling!

You can downgrade diablo 2 if you have an older game.exe. It turns out this is the only file the updater checks. If you download an old game.exe from blizzard http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2exp/patches/PC/game-lod.zip Then replace your game.exe with this game.exe you can downgrade to 1.13C. Just download it here http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2exp/patches/PC/LODPatch_113c.exe.

This worked for me and now I can use the slashdiablo maphack perfectly. Convert .dmp in dng file.

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Hey folks,
I really need a way to downgrade my d2 version to 1.13 or lower to be able to use make ladder rws in SP.
NOTE: I am using MACOS, so I will try to find a way by using wineskin to make d2 1.13 or lower work on my system.
Anybody knows a save place to find a 1.13c or lower file of d2? I cannot think of any reason why blizzard disabled ladder rws in single player.. It's frustrating.
On Windows you can delete patch_d2.mpq and use the executables and new data files from the patch archive in order to downgrade. I am fairly certain the same strategy should work on mac with a little effort.
OSX version: http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2exp/patches/Mac/Diablo_II_LOD_1.13d_(Carbon).zip
Classic version: http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2exp/patches/Mac/Diablo_II_LOD_1.13d_(Classic%20OS).zip
On Windows you can delete patch_d2.mpq and use the executables and new data files from the patch archive in order to downgrade. I am fairly certain the same strategy should work on mac with a little effort.
OSX version: http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2exp/patches/Mac/Diablo_II_LOD_1.13d_(Carbon).zip
Classic version: http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2exp/patches/Mac/Diablo_II_LOD_1.13d_(Classic%20OS).zip

recognized that I'd need a powermac to play the files. it's not working anymore on the recent Mac systems. Subsequently I'll need to try running an older d2 version by using wineskin once again :/.
Frustrating. I don't know why blizzard didn't simply put the ladder rw's into the SP version of the game, thus making life for us single player gamers a lot harder now, especially on Mac.
Thanks for your effort tho
10/11/2017 06:32 AMPosted by Kaylin
Diablo 2 trainerOn Windows you can delete patch_d2.mpq and use the executables and new data files from the patch archive in order to downgrade. I am fairly certain the same strategy should work on mac with a little effort.
OSX version: http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2exp/patches/Mac/Diablo_II_LOD_1.13d_(Carbon).zip
Classic version: http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2exp/patches/Mac/Diablo_II_LOD_1.13d_(Classic%20OS).zip
recognized that I'd need a powermac to play the files. it's not working anymore on the recent Mac systems. Subsequently I'll need to try running an older d2 version by using wineskin once again :/.
Frustrating. I don't know why blizzard didn't simply put the ladder rw's into the SP version of the game, thus making life for us single player gamers a lot harder now, especially on Mac.
Thanks for your effort tho
Maybe 1.15 will make ladder-only rune words available for SP.
Listen guy, single player is easy enough without that added hoopla guy. Only the spoiled brats need extra mods for an already easy game.

i don't really care how easy it is, I want to make some endgame items, because of I like to collect some stuff.
Anybody has a save 1.13 or lower file? For windows. So I can use it with wineskin?
Lol just play online, unless of course you got kicked from there for modding.

i don't want to play online. I don't want to be involved in any trading nor I want to interact with other players. I simply want to walk through the game with players 8 and enjoy it for nostalgic reasons. BUT I want to enable ladder rws because I like the endgame rw's etc.

Diablo 2 1.13c Installer

Hello
D2 1.13 works perfectly fine with Wine under Linux, so I recommend you give it a try on your mac. I even created 2 wineprefixes: one for 1.13 with plugy for singleplayer and another for 1.14d when I occasionally ladder.
Edit: why the downvotes? I just answered OP's question :o
Try to google plugY mod ( D2SE ) it has all you really need.
Many older patches
Availability for ladder runewords
Availability to do dclone and uber
Availability for ladder cube recipe
Expanded stash
Overall very fun to play
Hello
D2 1.13 works perfectly fine with Wine under Linux, so I recommend you give it a try on your mac. I even created 2 wineprefixes: one for 1.13 with plugy for singleplayer and another for 1.14d when I occasionally ladder.
Edit: why the downvotes? I just answered OP's question :o

Unfortunately I couldn't find a save download for 1.13 yet. Downloads were either not save, according to antivirprog or the links were down.
10/13/2017 05:27 AMPosted by SangoReborn
Try to google plugY mod ( D2SE ) it has all you really need.
Many older patches
Availability for ladder runewords
Availability to do dclone and uber
DowngradeAvailability for ladder cube recipeDiablo 2 1.13c installer
Expanded stash
Overall very fun to play
mac compatible via wineskin?

Unfortunately I couldn't find a save download for 1.13 yet. Downloads were either not save, according to antivirprog or the links were down.

http://ftp.blizzard.com/pub/diablo2exp/patches/PC/LODPatch_113d.exe
Load in a VirtualBox with a windows XP, and go ahead and run D2SE Plugy

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