10-24-2013, 10:17 PM
This is long shot, but since there are apparently still people taking shots at expanding Diablo's multiplayer functionality, I'll toss this out there.
The Mac version of Warcraft II Battle.net Edition has a very unique feature... direct TCP/IP connectivity. You select it from the MP menu, type in an IP address, and off you go.
I lack the programming aptitude to even think of trying to cull the functionality and plant it into the Windows version, but, if it were possible, Diablo and StarCraft's networking behaviors are similar in nature to Warcraft II. It stands to reason, if Blizzard added UDP to StarCraft through a patch, and modders have added UDP to Diablo, then if Mac W2BNE's TCP/IP behavior could be ported over...
Like I said, long shot. But that might be the closest thing Hellfire could get to true online support. I realize it isn't Battle.net with chat channels and such, but it would mitigate the need for a VPN or similar solution.
The Mac version of Warcraft II Battle.net Edition has a very unique feature... direct TCP/IP connectivity. You select it from the MP menu, type in an IP address, and off you go.
I lack the programming aptitude to even think of trying to cull the functionality and plant it into the Windows version, but, if it were possible, Diablo and StarCraft's networking behaviors are similar in nature to Warcraft II. It stands to reason, if Blizzard added UDP to StarCraft through a patch, and modders have added UDP to Diablo, then if Mac W2BNE's TCP/IP behavior could be ported over...
Like I said, long shot. But that might be the closest thing Hellfire could get to true online support. I realize it isn't Battle.net with chat channels and such, but it would mitigate the need for a VPN or similar solution.