• Latest official Diablo 2 installers come with 1.14 patch. Thus you need to have your Diablo 2 DVDs or get the installer from sources in the Downloads section and then upgrade it to the 1.13c patch.
Recently someone asked about getting multires working with Diablo II 1.13c, and I remembered that about 6 months ago I had spent a day. I updated to the 1.13c patch. Please MAKE sure you have a clean install and diablo 2 patch v1.12a. Multires patch DOES NOT work with patch v1.13c.
• Install Diablo 2 to a place except Program Files folder. Program Files gives problems to some users. It is best to avoid it from the start. 2.Getting the Diablo 2 version we need: • Install first 1.12a installer and then 1.13c patch. • If the game tries to upgrade to a newer version after installing 1.13c press “Escape” until you cancel it. • Absolutely make sure you have 1.13c version now. 3.Preparing the Windows: Now we will need Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package.
Download it according to your Operating System (32 bit or 64 bit): 4.Installing D2SE Mod Manager Download and install D2SE Mod Manager. 5.Solving Compatibiliy Issues: Go to the Diablo II installation folder. You will set compatibility options for 3 programs: • D2SE.exe • D2VidTst.exe • Game.exe Check the options: • Run in Windows XP SP2 Compatibility Mode • Run as administrator Uncheck the option: Disable Display Scaling On High DPI Settings 6.Median XL files for D2SE Mod Manager Before the main Median XL mod we need Median XL D2SE files.