If you're like me, then you can't get Diablo 2 to work, no matter what you do. All of the solutions on the internet simply did not work for me. However, I've found a universal solution to fix pretty much all of your screen problems. This is for singleplayer only. This will get you banned on Battle.net. One common solution is to run the game through Glide, but I found that it lowers the quality and performance of the game, and fullscreen does not support it, so I do not recommend it. The Problem: Black screen with Direct3D, rainbow colors with DirectDraw, low performance and quality with Glide, low resolution The Solution: 1. Download Diablo II LoD 1.12 (not 1.13). The installer from the Battle.net site will install this. 2. Run D2VidTst.exe (located in the Diablo II folder). Set video mode to DirectDraw [2D]. 3. Download D2MultiRes. Extract and place the files in your Diablo II folder 4. Right click D2MultiResGame.exe and click Properties. Select the Compatibility tab and set the program to be in compatibility mode for Windows XP (Service Pack 3). Also Disable desktop composition and Run this program as an administrator. 5. Create a shortcut to D2MultiResGame.exe. Right click the shortcut and click Properties. In the target field, place a -w at the end of the line. For example, C:Diablo IID2MultiResGame.exe' -w. 6. Download WindowedBorderlessGaming and extract the files anywhere you wish (I recommend the Diablo II folder) 7. Run Diablo 2 through the shortcut you created. It should be in windowed mode. 8. Open WindowedBorderlessGaming.exe, click the program's tray icon and select Add window, press F3 in the game 9. In Diablo 2, enter a singleplayer game and through the ESC menu, select Options > Video Options > Resolution. Select the resolution of your screen. And there you go, you got Diablo 2 running in fullscreen with absolutely 0 problems. Just as a warning though, it looks a bit different with a higher resolution. It may take some time getting use to, but it's absolutely worth it if it means you can get a running Diablo 2. If you find any problems, please let me know.
This was done on a clean install of Diablo 2 with the 1.12a patch installed. Mods required for this are as follows:ultimateinventorystashcube, D2MultiRes-v102, PlugYTheSurvivalKitv9.00 all credits for these mods belong to the creators, Thanks so much for these great mods, I attained all of them from this site. Description This unofficial 'patch' allows you to play Diablo II in resolutions other than 640x480 and 800x600. It is, for the most part, completed, but there are still a few issues that have not been worked out. The 'patch' lets you select any resolution 640x480 or higher that is supported by your current display adapter/monitor. Download Diablo II LoD 1.12 (not 1.13). The installer from the Battle.net site will install this. Run D2VidTst.exe (located in the Diablo II folder). Set video mode to DirectDraw 2D. Download D2MultiRes. Extract and place the files in your Diablo II folder 4. Right click D2MultiResGame.exe and click Properties. Apr 20, 2009 There is no publicly readily available multires for 1.14d. 2 points 1 year ago. It's been 20 years, 4 months and 29 days since Diablo II came out,. (The Launcher from this link will downgrade the Diablo II version down to 1.13c for you) Are PlugY and Multires allowed? Neither one is supported by the servers. When are ladder resets? There are no defined dates for them, however they usually occur between 3 and 4 times per year.