ĭuring a 2019 media event, Max Schaefer, Erich Schaefer, and David Brevik stated they had been unsure if a remaster of Diablo II was possible due to a near-release loss of much of the game's source code and assets from corruption in their backup system. Brack said this move was due to Vicarious having detailed knowledge of the Diablo series by this point, so that they could continue to provide support for Resurrected, Diablo IV and other Blizzard properties. About a month before the February 2021 announcement of the game, Activision announced that Vicarious Visions had been transferred and moved into Blizzard's corporate structure.

Allen Brack, Vicarious Visions was responsible for handling the front-end and 3D client while Blizzard handled the back-end server and integration aspects of the remaster. Main articles: Diablo II § Plot, and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction § Plotĭiablo II: Resurrected has the same plot as the original game.ĭiablo II: Resurrected 's development began around 2019, as a joint effort between Blizzard's Diablo team (Team 3) and Vicarious Visions, at the time a subsidiary under Blizzard's corporate sibling Activision. Unlike the original, neither open nor local multiplayer over TCP/IP ( LAN gaming) are supported. Unlike the original Diablo II, Resurrected allows the secret cow level, also known as the Moo Moo Farm, to be accessed repeatedly by players. The remaster allows players to import save files from the original Diablo II in local single-player and continue from that point. The game now reminds players to spend skill points and reminds that skill point allocation is permanent.

Players can toggle automatic gold pickup, display ground items and other small upgrades. The addition of a Shared Stash lets players transfer items between their own characters, as compared with the original game, which involved a tertiary 'mule' character to facilitate the transfer. īlizzard added small convenience upgrades while leaving the core gameplay unchanged.

Resurrected supports 4K graphics resolution and 7.1 Dolby Surround sound. Resurrected overlays upgraded 3D models atop the original Diablo II 's 2D sprites, and is designed to toggle between the legacy and upgraded visuals with a button press. The remaster mainly updated the original game's graphics and network functions and originally did not change any of its item systems or game balance.

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