Some big news for Diablo 2 players because Median XL is about to get a major update for 2017. There’s a load of changes thanks to some reverse engineering of the D2 code and the team also adding their own. It’s also coming very soon so read on for all the details and the trailer.
Median XL is a hugely popular mod to enhance Diablo 2 and next week, 26 May, the new 2017 core is being released. Updates to the mod include:
EXTENDED LEVELS
One of the most annoying limits of a soft-coded mod is the fact that no areas can be added to the game. Instead, existing areas need to be replaced. The game currently has 136 areas that can be used, and this limit is pushed to 255, nearly a 100% increment. This will enable us to greatly increase the game world, add new quests and areas, and give a proper location to the uberquests that are currently occupying act 2 and act 3 quest areas – which is confusing to new players.
INTEGRATED MAP-REVEAL
The core will get rid of all cheating tools that have made the online game play unfair for some people for so long. All maphacks will no longer work in M2017. However, we have always been advocates of map revealing, because let’s be fair – Diablo’s DLRG system (the way areas/mazes are randomly generated) is no longer that exciting after nearly 20 years. For this, we are implementing in-game map revealing via NPCs. Say good-bye to cheating!
CHARACTER CORPSES REMOVAL
This feature already has it’s own topic which you can find here. Resumed: the concept of “corpses” will no longer exist, meaning you will spawn with your items after you die. This will even out the game difficulty of single player vs. multiplayer (because you cannot rejoin your own games in single player) and it will get rid of people accidentally losing their entire gear because of strength bug or simply human error.
AUTO-GOLD PICKUP
Tired of clicking those gold piles and having them take up space in the screen when you hold ALT? Say no more. Iobit malware fighter 6.6 pro key. Gold piles will now be picked up automatically after your character walks past it.
DAMAGE/HEALTH CAPS REMOVAL
One of the biggest issues in the history of median will see a fix now The removal of damage cap won’t be particularly impactful due to the damage rework feature explained in the main M2017 topic. And monster health cap won’t be removed per-se, however a new stat called “damage divisor” will be implemented, which will effectively allow us to make monsters with nearly infinite health. This will help us to get rid of the heroic shield mechanic as well
OTHER MINOR FEATURES
There are quite a few other features implemented by the core, but many of them are minor or too technical to be mentioned in this topic. You can expect to see the full list of features in the M2017 changelog however.
* * NOTICES * *
– Unfortunately, a new core means Median XL will no longer run on mac computers.
– Unfortunately, a new core means Median XL will no longer run on mac computers.
– Our intention is the game to be run “as-is” equally for everyone. For this reason, cheats such as maphacks & resolution hacks will no longer work. D2SE and PlugY will probably still work on M2017, however they will be fully incompatible with sigma’s core. For this reason, we will no longer provide support on using these with Median XL Launcher, which will be the default way to run Median 2017.
– Sigma patch isn’t “miles away” as some of you concluded with the M2017 announcement. Most of the core work remaining are fixes and the new user interface – which is why M2017 core doesn’t provide increased resolution – and testing. M2017 will greatly reduce the amount of testing required for sigma as most of the core features mentioned in this topic are ported from sigma’s core. M2017 will be such a big patch that it’ll make you forget about sigma – and by the time you remember it – it will most likely be out.
Big thumbs-up to whist for developing the M2017 core. Finally, some of his work will come out for the entire playerbase to enjoy.
Check out the site and trailer below ahead of next week’s release. Hype!
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This page contains a short summary of each character class and their skills. For the full descriptions, please see the official website at http://modsbylaz.planetdiablo.gamespy.com/
All skill trees are arranged in a linear cascade - there are no branching trees. This does not mean the mod has less customized skill builds compared to the original game, you can still take skills from other skilltrees as long as the prerequisites are met.
Generally, each class has three skill tabs. The first one, the 'base' skill tab shares the same skill tab as the class uberskills. The other two skill tabs are usually divided into specialized functions, and there may be other restrictions between them, such as the Paladin's need to pick between the Light and Dark skillsets, or the Sorceress' restriction to two out of four elements.
The topmost skill tier has a level requirement of 1, and following that the next skills are available at levels 6, 12, 18, and 24. The uberskills have a level requirement of 90 (in addition to their challenge requirements). The Ennead and Black Road challenges rewards skills are also listed under uberskills, as they too have a level requirement of 90.
Each skill has a level cap which you must reach in order to put more points into it. For example, if you have saved up 10 skill points, you cannot immediately dump all 10 of them into a skill when you level up enough to reach it. However, there are skills and and even item mods which can raise this cap for you.
P.S. The official website does not name the skill trees; these are taken from inside the game itself.
AMAZON |
The Median XL amazon class is the fastest class in the game. Her ranged, melee and magical skills are powerful and focus on striking from a distance and moving at high speed.
- Base stats
Runs 20% faster and walks 25% faster than other classes. Strength : 25 Dexterity : 25 Vitality : 25 (75 life) Energy : 15 (15 mana) | +25 life, +15 mana per level Gains +2 life per point into vitality Gains +5 mana per point into energy |
Defence skill tree | Uberskills |
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(The last two are the Ennead and Black Road challenges rewards respectively) |
- Special requirement - devotion skills
- - You can only learn the level 18 skills of the spear, javelin, bow, or blood skill trees if you have no points in any of the other three skill trees.
Spear skill tree - requires a spear equipped | Javelin skill tree - requires a javelin equipped |
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Bow skill tree - requires a bow or crossbow equipped | Blood skill tree |
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ASSASSIN |
The Median XL assassin class fights dirty, using poisons and incapacitating abilities to keep themselves from harm. Assassins have powerful physical and elemental melee attacks, throw deadly knives and can use mechanical bombs and automatic weapon systems.
- Base stats
Strength : 20 Dexterity : 35 Vitality : 15 (65 life) Energy : 15 (15 mana) | +25 life, +15 mana per level Gains +2 life per point into vitality Gains +5 mana per point into energy |
Ninja skill tree | Uberskills |
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(The last two are the Ennead and Black Road challenges rewards respectively) |
Throw skill tree | Bombs skill tree |
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Melee skill tree | Ki skill tree |
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BARBARIAN |
The Median XL barbarian class is the toughest melee character in the game, but also has good ranged attack capability in his throwing skills and ancestral spirits.
- Base stats
Strength : 30 Dexterity : 20 Vitality : 30 (80 life) Energy : 5 (5 mana) | +30 life, +10 mana per level Gains +3 life per point into vitality Gains +3 mana per point into energy |
Rage skill tree | Uberskills |
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(The last two are the Ennead and Black Road challenges rewards respectively) |
Stance skill tree | Spirits skill tree |
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Melee skill tree | Throw skill tree |
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DRUID |
The Median XL druid class is physically the weakest class in the game, but uses range and damage over time to his advantage while causing havoc in the enemy ranks by converting monsters to fight evil.
- Base stats
Strength : 25 Dexterity : 20 Vitality : 15 (65 life) Energy : 25 (25 mana) | +20 life, +20 mana per level Gains +1 life per point into vitality Gains +7 mana per point into energy |
Bow skill tree | Uberskills |
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(The last two are the Ennead and Black Road challenges rewards respectively) |
Elemental skill tree | Poison skill tree |
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The Charm spell allows you to temporarily convert most monsters to fight for you. Pet commands are party blessings that only affect charmed minions. Once activated, the minion will remember the pet command, so you can switch to an attack skill or a different pet command.
Be warned that if the monster turns back against you, it will use its command bonuses against you, so make sure it dies before it has a chance to. The command Culling of the Herd will quickly deal with minions that are about to lose their charm.
Charm 1 skill tree | Charm 2 skill tree |
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NECROMANCER |
The Median XL necromancer class lacks physical strength, but can summon a wall of minions, create totems to fight for him and has access to powerful melee and crossbow skills.
- Base stats
Strength : 15 Dexterity : 25 Vitality : 20 (70 life) Energy : 25 (25 mana) | +20 life, +20 mana per level Gains +1 life per point into vitality Gains +7 mana per point into energy |
Summon skill tree | Uberskills |
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(The last two are the Ennead and Black Road challenges rewards respectively) |
Median Xl Sigma Patch Notes
Battle skill tree | Suppr. skill tree |
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Totem 1 skill tree | Totem 2 skill tree |
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PALADIN |
The Median XL paladin class is an armour-clad heavyweight who can take a beating and return the favours with physical and elemental melee attacks and spells.
- Base stats
Strength : 25 Dexterity : 20 Vitality : 25 (75 life) Energy : 15 (15 mana) | +30 life, +10 mana per level Gains +3 life per point into vitality Gains +3 mana per point into energy |
Neutral skill tree | Uberskills |
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(The last two are the Ennead and Black Road challenges rewards respectively) |
Due to the religious schism dividing the remaining paladins, you have to choose between Holy (Honor, Light) and Unholy (Wicked, Shadow) skills - once you pick one side, you may never learn skills from the other side. Neutral skills previously listed above are allowed for both sides.
Honor skill tree | Light skill tree |
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Wicked skill tree | Shadow skill tree |
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SORCERESS |
The Median XL sorceress class employs devastating spells and powerful wards to protect her should she choose to fight in melee combat.
- Base stats
Strength : 10 Dexterity : 25 Vitality : 15 (65 life) Energy : 35 (35 mana) | +25 life, +15 mana per level Gains +2 life per point into vitality Gains +5 mana per point into energy |
Mana skill tree | Uberskills |
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(The last two are the Ennead and Black Road challenges rewards respectively) |
You can only learn two elements out of the following four (fire, cold, lightning, poison).
Poison skill tree | Lightning skill tree |
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Cold skill tree | Fire skill tree |
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Median Xl Sigma Barbarian Builds
For detailed information, check out the official website at http://modsbylaz.planetdiablo.gamespy.com/
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