08-20-2004, 07:08 AM
nobbie,Aug 2 2004, 04:10 AM Wrote:- Deckard Cain can now be found in the same location in Act 5 as on the realms (near your private stash). The reason for his replacement in single-player was that identifying items through Cain was annoying when he was still in his old location near the Harrogath gate. Cain can't walk around in his new place because the D2 Map Editor does not yet support path editing, but he does turn towards your character if you want something from him :)I made a small mod to TownWest.ds1 have Cain wander back and forth by the WP, sort of like he does on the realms. He start the game over by Qual-Kehk but then heads over toward the stash. I can send you the file if you like.
Perhaps this should be a new thread, but what other differences do we know of between the realms and SP? There are, of course, the four runewords - Duress, Prudence, Splendor and Wind - and the other 23 unknown ones. What else?
BTW, about immunities, Iron Maiden, etc. I like the idea that for any given character/build there should be some monster who is his bane. It goes back to Norse mythology - each god has his bane. One of the nice points in Moorcock's eternal champion cycle was that even Elric, though armed with Stormbringer, met a demon he wouldn't dare attack because it had a "ward pact against swords". I think the occasional boss with a thorns aura against misslies or spells would be great. Heimdall is a fierce warrior, but powerless against the fire giants. I believe that being able to mindlessly play through with any one trick pony devalues the game.
-- CH