Two Updates - Ultimate Fixer vol. 5. 3.2 and AntiBalance 2.4

[Nefarius]

Anti-Balance 2.4

This version doesn't alter too much, I did some more tweaks to the AI (that isn't noticeable really), what it is mainly meant to is fixing the Shenk Bug, which caused the game to crash when you killed him and didn't finish the quest yet.

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Ultimate Fixer Vol. 5 version 3.2

This contains a bunch of new features and other changes.

Fixed the shenk bug (like above for Anti-Balance)
Whirlwind works like it did in 1.03 now, not like it worked in 1.00-1.02.
Damage Reduction and Magic Damage Reduction again properly nullify damage from various attacks.
Swapped rarety of sets/rares again.
Fixed the levels of charged skills on magic and rares.
Some affixes have the same values they had in 1.00-1.06.
Did some tweaks to gambling.
Rare items will now almost always spawn with 6 modifiers.
Final tweaks to affix frequency.
Adjusted unit stats and resistance penalty.

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[styx66]

quick question for ya:

was about to install UF for the first time(3.1), then noticed the 3.2 update and read about the Whirlwind change.

Was 1.00-1.02 too overpowered for the mod and 1.03 is less powerful? I forget what patch it got nerfed.

That is the main thing that made me want to install the mod, like a trip down uber-memory lane

Thanks for the mod and your time!

EDIT: Just found a whirlwind history, i guess 1.03 lessened damage but it still ignores weapon speed. This i can live with.

[Nefarius]

WW got nerfed more then once

1.00 = had positive damage at lvl 1 (IIRC) and it hit 2 times for each attack, as well as ignoring weapon speed.

1.02 = changed startinf damage to negative

1.03 = changed amount of hits to 1 hit per hit (<- its like this now in UF), which is how WW was for the most time. 2-hits per hit made it a bit too godly, paired with critical-hit "bug"

1.07 = here they decided to ruin WW and make it influenced by weapon speed.

[Vendanna]

quick question for ya:

was about to install UF for the first time(3.1), then noticed the 3.2 update and read about the Whirlwind change.

Was 1.00-1.02 too overpowered for the mod and 1.03 is less powerful? I forget what patch it got nerfed.

That is the main thing that made me want to install the mod, like a trip down uber-memory lane

Thanks for the mod and your time!

Edit: Got beated by Nefarius, hehe.

[styx66]

Ah, ok thats a more detailed history than i found/remembered.

Makes sense.

Anyway, the mod is awesome, having fun so far!

[styx66]

hey nef,

still playin the mod, still having fun.

one question though - when gambling, i get a page full of hand axes and 1 ring/amulet... from all of the gambling npcs...

[Nefarius]

Please edit your post instead of double posting.

I checked this and seams I left a test-file in the mod, I'll fix this when I get time to work on this again.

[Psychic Watch]

Just started trying AntiBalance. Regarding the Zod rune recipes - exactly how common are high end runes after your adjustments?

For a party starting from scratch, untwinked, how long would you say it would take to acquire a good stock of the ingredients necessary?

[Nefarius]

One week or so, unes drop often if you play in players 8, and you can also use the cube to make the runes via the upgrade recipes (the same as vanilla).

[Psychic Watch]

Great, looking forward to seeing a Zod for once.


With the "add 1-4 sockets" recipes, will that add to existing sockets or only unsocketed items?


Another poster had this same issue - normal and superior items don't seem to drop, even with 0% Magic Find. What sort of ratios should we be expecting from itemratio.txt?


Perhaps a "downgrade quality" recipe would be useful.

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[Nefarius]

Great, looking forward to seeing a Zod for once.


With the "add 1-4 sockets" recipes, will that add to existing sockets or only unsocketed items?


Another poster had this same issue - normal and superior items don't seem to drop, even with 0% Magic Find. What sort of ratios should we be expecting from itemratio.txt?


Perhaps a "downgrade quality" recipe would be useful.

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It will only work on unsocketed items.

Normal and superior items are extremely rare - they do drop though. (superior items are rarer then rares), basic normal ones only drop when all other checks fail.

[Krupkee]

hi, i recently started playing anti-balance v2.4 and first off its a great mod in my opinion . But i cant seem to transmute 9 eyes into a brain, is there some sort of level requirement for that, i checked the readme but could not find anything

[Nefarius]

Are you sure you have 9 eyes in the cube? Because I can't seam to find some other cause when looking at the files.

[Krupkee]

lol whoops, i just went to check and found out one was a rogue khalims eye

My bad, sorry for the bother

[Psychic Watch]

After some further AntiBalance testing (and awaiting Nefarius' return), here are a few observations and questions:


- Yes, normal and superior items do drop. The first one I saw was in Act III Normal, Lower Kurast.

- Blood Mages' animation seems to be glitched - they will disappear during certain actions/after taking damage.

- The Skeletons summoned by Horadric Mummies in Act V are infinite and don't drop any items. Same goes for Chaos Hordes summoned by Blood Mages. Neither of the summoned units give experience. Meanwhile, Vile Spawns and Maggot Young give both.

- Don't stand next to the clones summoned by Baal if they are fire enchanted.


Questions:

• The "?????" items say "Keep in inventory to gain bonus" - what is the bonus?
  
  Are there any skills not available from Magic Boxes?
  
  When monsters spawn with a random immunity, what % resistance do they get? (i.e. is it breakable?)
  
  Are there any in-game hints for the unlisted cube recipes?
  
  
  **Would you be willing to release a more melee-friendly version? One with no Iron Maiden, no shieldless blocking, etc.**

If it's of any use, I filled out the rune names of the cube recipes, and tried to summarize the class-specific results:

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9 quills -> 1 Fang
9 fangs -> 1 tail
9 tails -> 1 horn
9 horns -> 1 spleen
9 spleens -> 1 jawbone
9 jawbones -> 1 eye
9 eyes -> 1 brain
9 brains -> 1 heart
9 hearts -> ?????
????? + Perfect Ruby + Zod (Amazon Only) -> special skill charm
????? + Perfect Topaz + Zod (Sorceress Only) -> special skill charm
????? + Perfect Amethyst + Zod (Necromancer Only) -> special skill charm
????? + Perfect Emerald + Zod (Paladin Only) -> special skill charm
????? + Perfect Sapphire + Zod (Barbarian Only) -> special skill charm
????? + Perfect Diamond + Zod (Druid Only) -> special skill charm
????? + Perfect Skull + Zod (Assassin Only) -> special skill charm
Quill + Perfect Gem + Eye + Jawbone -> Magic Box (of gems color)
Gear + 3 hearts + 1 Zod -> Dupe (NOTE: The item will be LABELED as a dupe)
Ethereal Item + 3 brains + 1 heart -> Remove Ethereal
3 Eyes + 1 Magic Ring -> transforms ring into jewel with same stats
3 Jawbones + 1 Eye + 1 Magic Amulet -> transforms amulet into jewel with same stats
Normal Item + 3 quills + Perfect Skull -> add 1-4 sockets
Magic Item + 3 fangs + Perfect Sapphire -> add 1-4 sockets
Rare Item + 3 tails + Perfect Topaz + Eth(Armor), Ith(Helm), Tal(Shield), Ral(Weapon) -> add 1-4 sockets
Crafted Item + 3 horns + Perfect Ruby + Tal(Armor), Ral(Helm), Ort(Shield), Thul(Weapon) -> add 1-4 sockets
Set Item + 3 jawbones + Perfect Emerald + Sol(Armor), Shael(Helm), Dol(Shield), Hel(Weapon) -> add 1-4 sockets
Unique Item + 3 eyes + Perfect Topaz + Um(Armor), Mal(Helm), Ist(Shield), Gul(Weapon) -> add 1-4 sockets
Armor + 1 Brain + 1 Heart + Gul + Ber -> Imbue Armor
Weapon + 1 Brain + 1 Heart + Ohm + Cham -> Imbue Weapon


1.08 Crafting Recipes
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Magic Ring + Jewel + El + Hel -> Crafted Assassin Ring 1  
Magic Amulet + Jewel + El + Dol -> Crafted Assassin Amulet 1  
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + El + Shael-> Crafted Assassin Body Armor 1  
Magic Helmet + Jewel + El + Sol -> Crafted Assassin Helmet 1  
Magic Boots + Jewel + El + Ort -> Crafted Assassin Boots 1  
Magic Gloves + Jewel + El + Thul -> Crafted Assassin Gloves 1  
Magic Belt + Jewel + El + Amn -> Crafted Assassin Belt 1  
Magic Shield + Jewel + El + Ral -> Crafted Assassin Shield 1  
Rare Ring + Jewel + El + Hel + Io -> Crafted Assassin Ring 2
Rare Amulet + Jewel + El + Dol + Io -> Crafted Assassin Amulet 2
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + El + Shael+ Io -> Crafted Assassin Body Armor 2
Rare Helmut + Jewel + El + Sol + Io -> Crafted Assassin Helmet 2
Rare Boots + Jewel + El + Ort + Io -> Crafted Assassin Boots 2
Rare Gloves + Jewel + El + Thul + Io -> Crafted Assassin Gloves 2
Rare Belt + Jewel + El + Amn + Io -> Crafted Assassin Belt 2
Rare Shield + Jewel + El + Ral + Io -> Crafted Assassin Shield 2

Magic Ring + Jewel + Eld + Hel -> Crafted Druid Ring 1  
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Eld + Dol -> Crafted Druid Amulet 1  
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Eld + Shael-> Crafted Druid Body Armor 1  
Magic Helmet + Jewel + Eld + Sol -> Crafted Druid Helmet 1  
Magic Boots + Jewel + Eld + Ort -> Crafted Druid Boots 1  
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Eld + Thul -> Crafted Druid Gloves 1  
Magic Belt + Jewel + Eld + Amn -> Crafted Druid Belt 1  
Magic Shield + Jewel + Eld + Ral -> Crafted Druid Shield 1  
Rare Ring + Jewel + Eld + Hel + Io -> Crafted Druid Ring 2
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Eld + Dol + Io -> Crafted Druid Amulet 2
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Eld + Shael+ Io -> Crafted Druid Body Armor 2
Rare Helmut + Jewel + Eld + Sol + Io -> Crafted Druid Helmet 2
Rare Boots + Jewel + Eld + Ort + Io -> Crafted Druid Boots 2
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Eld + Thul + Io -> Crafted Druid Gloves 2
Rare Belt + Jewel + Eld + Amn + Io -> Crafted Druid Belt 2
Rare Shield + Jewel + Eld + Ral + Io -> Crafted Druid Shield 2

Magic Ring + Jewel + Tir + Hel -> Crafted Sorceress Ring 1  
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Tir + Dol -> Crafted Sorceress Amulet 1  
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Tir + Shael-> Crafted Sorceress Body Armor 1  
Magic Helmet + Jewel + Tir + Sol -> Crafted Sorceress Helmet 1  
Magic Boots + Jewel + Tir + Ort -> Crafted Sorceress Boots 1  
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Tir + Thul -> Crafted Sorceress Gloves 1  
Magic Belt + Jewel + Tir + Amn -> Crafted Sorceress Belt 1  
Magic Shield + Jewel + Tir + Ral -> Crafted Sorceress Shield 1  
Rare Ring + Jewel + Tir + Hel + Io -> Crafted Sorceress Ring 2
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Tir + Dol + Io -> Crafted Sorceress Amulet 2
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Tir + Shael+ Io -> Crafted Sorceress Body Armor 2
Rare Helmut + Jewel + Tir + Sol + Io -> Crafted Sorceress Helmet 2
Rare Boots + Jewel + Tir + Ort + Io -> Crafted Sorceress Boots 2
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Tir + Thul + Io -> Crafted Sorceress Gloves 2
Rare Belt + Jewel + Tir + Amn + Io -> Crafted Sorceress Belt 2
Rare Shield + Jewel + Tir + Ral + Io -> Crafted Sorceress Shield 2

Magic Ring + Jewel + Nef + Hel -> Crafted Paladin Ring 1  
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Nef + Dol -> Crafted Paladin Amulet 1  
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Nef + Shael-> Crafted Paladin Body Armor 1  
Magic Helmet + Jewel + Nef + Sol -> Crafted Paladin Helmet 1  
Magic Boots + Jewel + Nef + Ort -> Crafted Paladin Boots 1  
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Nef + Thul -> Crafted Paladin Gloves 1  
Magic Belt + Jewel + Nef + Amn -> Crafted Paladin Belt 1  
Magic Shield + Jewel + Nef + Ral -> Crafted Paladin Shield 1  
Rare Ring + Jewel + Nef + Hel + Io -> Crafted Paladin Ring 2
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Nef + Dol + Io -> Crafted Paladin Amulet 2
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Nef + Shael+ Io -> Crafted Paladin Body Armor 2
Rare Helmut + Jewel + Nef + Sol + Io -> Crafted Paladin Helmet 2
Rare Boots + Jewel + Nef + Ort + Io -> Crafted Paladin Boots 2
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Nef + Thul + Io -> Crafted Paladin Gloves 2
Rare Belt + Jewel + Nef + Amn + Io -> Crafted Paladin Belt 2
Rare Shield + Jewel + Nef + Ral + Io -> Crafted Paladin Shield 2

Magic Ring + Jewel + Eth + Hel -> Crafted Barbarian Ring 1  
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Eth + Dol -> Crafted Barbarian Amulet 1  
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Eth + Shael-> Crafted Barbarian Body Armor 1  
Magic Helmet + Jewel + Eth + Sol -> Crafted Barbarian Helmet 1  
Magic Boots + Jewel + Eth + Ort -> Crafted Barbarian Boots 1  
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Eth + Thul -> Crafted Barbarian Gloves 1  
Magic Belt + Jewel + Eth + Amn -> Crafted Barbarian Belt 1  
Magic Shield + Jewel + Eth + Ral -> Crafted Barbarian Shield 1  
Rare Ring + Jewel + Eth + Hel + Io -> Crafted Barbarian Ring 2
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Eth + Dol + Io -> Crafted Barbarian Amulet 2
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Eth + Shael+ Io -> Crafted Barbarian Body Armor 2
Rare Helmut + Jewel + Eth + Sol + Io -> Crafted Barbarian Helmet 2
Rare Boots + Jewel + Eth + Ort + Io -> Crafted Barbarian Boots 2
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Eth + Thul + Io -> Crafted Barbarian Gloves 2
Rare Belt + Jewel + Eth + Amn + Io -> Crafted Barbarian Belt 2
Rare Shield + Jewel + Eth + Ral + Io -> Crafted Barbarian Shield 2

Magic Ring + Jewel + Ith + Hel -> Crafted Amazon Ring 1  
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Ith + Dol -> Crafted Amazon Amulet 1  
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Ith + Shael-> Crafted Amazon Body Armor 1  
Magic Helmet + Jewel + Ith + Sol -> Crafted Amazon Helmet 1  
Magic Boots + Jewel + Ith + Ort -> Crafted Amazon Boots 1  
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Ith + Thul -> Crafted Amazon Gloves 1  
Magic Belt + Jewel + Ith + Amn -> Crafted Amazon Belt 1  
Magic Shield + Jewel + Ith + Ral -> Crafted Amazon Shield 1  
Rare Ring + Jewel + Ith + Hel + Io -> Crafted Amazon Ring 2
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Ith + Dol + Io -> Crafted Amazon Amulet 2
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Ith + Shael+ Io -> Crafted Amazon Body Armor 2
Rare Helmut + Jewel + Ith + Sol + Io -> Crafted Amazon Helmet 2
Rare Boots + Jewel + Ith + Ort + Io -> Crafted Amazon Boots 2
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Ith + Thul + Io -> Crafted Amazon Gloves 2
Rare Belt + Jewel + Ith + Amn + Io -> Crafted Amazon Belt 2
Rare Shield + Jewel + Ith + Ral + Io -> Crafted Amazon Shield 2

Magic Ring + Jewel + Tal + Hel -> Crafted Necromancer Ring 1  
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Tal + Dol -> Crafted Necromancer Amulet 1  
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Tal + Shael-> Crafted Necromancer Body Armor 1  
Magic Helmet + Jewel + Tal + Sol -> Crafted Necromancer Helmet 1  
Magic Boots + Jewel + Tal + Ort -> Crafted Necromancer Boots 1  
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Tal + Thul -> Crafted Necromancer Gloves 1  
Magic Belt + Jewel + Tal + Amn -> Crafted Necromancer Belt 1  
Magic Shield + Jewel + Tal + Ral -> Crafted Necromancer Shield 1  
Rare Ring + Jewel + Tal + Hel + Io -> Crafted Necromancer Ring 2
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Tal + Dol + Io -> Crafted Necromancer Amulet 2
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Tal + Shael+ Io -> Crafted Necromancer Body Armor 2
Rare Helmut + Jewel + Tal + Sol + Io -> Crafted Necromancer Helmet 2
Rare Boots + Jewel + Tal + Ort + Io -> Crafted Necromancer Boots 2
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Tal + Thul + Io -> Crafted Necromancer Gloves 2
Rare Belt + Jewel + Tal + Amn + Io -> Crafted Necromancer Belt 2
Rare Shield + Jewel + Tal + Ral + Io -> Crafted Necromancer Shield 2

Magic Helmet + Jewel + El + Saphire -> Hitpower Helmet
Magic Boots + Jewel + Eld + Saphire -> Hitpower Boots
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Tir + Saphire -> Hitpower Gloves
Magic Belt + Jewel + Nef + Saphire -> Hitpower Belt
Magic Shield + Jewel + Eth + Saphire -> Hitpower Shield
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Ith + Saphire -> Hitpower Body Armor
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Tal + Saphire -> Hitpower Amulet
Magic Ring + Jewel + Ral + Saphire -> Hitpower Ring
Magic Weapon + Jewel + Ort + Saphire -> Hitpower Weapon
Rare Helmet + Jewel + Amn + Saphire -> Hitpower Helmet
Rare Boots + Jewel + Sol + Saphire -> Hitpower Boots
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Shael+ Saphire -> Hitpower Gloves
Rare Belt + Jewel + Dol + Saphire -> Hitpower Belt
Rare Shield + Jewel + Hel + Saphire -> Hitpower Shield
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Io + Saphire -> Hitpower Body Armor
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Lum + Saphire -> Hitpower Amulet
Rare Ring + Jewel + Ko + Saphire -> Hitpower Ring
Rare Weapon + Jewel + Fal + Saphire -> Hitpower Weapon

Magic Helmet + Jewel + El + Ruby -> Blood Helmet
Magic Boots + Jewel + Eld + Ruby -> Blood Boots
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Tir + Ruby -> Blood Gloves
Magic Belt + Jewel + Nef + Ruby -> Blood Belt
Magic Shield + Jewel + Eth + Ruby -> Blood Shield
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Ith + Ruby -> Blood Body Armor
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Tal + Ruby -> Blood Amulet
Magic Ring + Jewel + Ral + Ruby -> Blood Ring
Magic Weapon + Jewel + Ort + Ruby -> Blood Weapon
Rare Helmet + Jewel + Amn + Ruby -> Blood Helmet
Rare Boots + Jewel + Sol + Ruby -> Blood Boots
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Shael + Ruby -> Blood Gloves
Rare Belt + Jewel + Dol + Ruby -> Blood Belt
Rare Shield + Jewel + Hel + Ruby -> Blood Shield
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Io + Ruby -> Blood Body Armor
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Lum + Ruby -> Blood Amulet
Rare Ring + Jewel + Ko + Ruby -> Blood Ring
Rare Weapon + Jewel + Fal + Ruby -> Blood Weapon

Magic Helmet + Jewel + El + Amethyst -> Caster Helmet
Magic Boots + Jewel + Eld + Amethyst -> Caster Boots
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Tir + Amethyst -> Caster Gloves
Magic Belt + Jewel + Nef + Amethyst -> Caster Belt
Magic Shield + Jewel + Eth + Amethyst -> Caster Shield
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Ith + Amethyst -> Caster Body Armor
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Tal + Amethyst -> Caster Amulet
Magic Ring + Jewel + Ral + Amethyst -> Caster Ring
Magic Weapon + Jewel + Ort + Amethyst -> Caster Weapon
Rare Helmet + Jewel + Amn + Amethyst -> Caster Helmet
Rare Boots + Jewel + Sol + Amethyst -> Caster Boots
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Shael + Amethyst -> Caster Gloves
Rare Belt + Jewel + Dol + Amethyst -> Caster Belt
Rare Shield + Jewel + Hel + Amethyst -> Caster Shield
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Io + Amethyst -> Caster Body Armor
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Lum + Amethyst -> Caster Amulet
Rare Ring + Jewel + Ko + Amethyst -> Caster Ring
Rare Weapon + Jewel + Fal + Amethyst -> Caster Weapon

Magic Helmet + Jewel + El + Emerald -> Safety Helmet
Magic Boots + Jewel + Eld + Emerald -> Safety Boots
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Tir + Emerald -> Safety Gloves
Magic Belt + Jewel + Nef + Emerald -> Safety Belt
Magic Shield + Jewel + Eth + Emerald -> Safety Shield
Magic Body Armor + Jewel + Ith + Emerald -> Safety Body Armor
Magic Amulet + Jewel + Tal + Emerald -> Safety Amulet
Magic Ring + Jewel + Ral + Emerald -> Safety Ring
Magic Weapon + Jewel + Ort + Emerald -> Safety Weapon
Rare Helmet + Jewel + Amn + Emerald -> Safety Helmet
Rare Boots + Jewel + Sol + Emerald -> Safety Boots
Rare Gloves + Jewel + Shael + Emerald -> Safety Gloves
Rare Belt + Jewel + Dol + Emerald -> Safety Belt
Rare Shield + Jewel + Hel + Emerald -> Safety Shield
Rare Body Armor + Jewel + Io + Emerald -> Safety Body Armor
Rare Amulet + Jewel + Lum + Emerald -> Safety Amulet
Rare Ring + Jewel + Ko + Emerald -> Safety Ring
Rare Weapon + Jewel + Fal + Emerald -> Safety Weapon

Magic Helmet + Jewel + Thul + Skull -> Deadly Helmet
Magic Boots + Jewel + Amn + Skull -> Deadly Boots
Magic Gloves + Jewel + Sol + Skull -> Deadly Gloves
Magic Belt + Jewel + Shael + Skull -> Deadly Belt
Rare Weapon + Jewel + El + Ral + Lum + Pul -> Crafted Weapon



rare weapon craft: 75% chance +1 all skills, +25-68% dmg, +50-200 atk, swing1 0-4, 33% chance another +1 all

crafted class magic rings: 10% chance +1 class skills
crafted class rare rings: 33% chance +1 class skills

crafted class magic amulets: 40% chance +1 class skills
crafted class rare amulets: 2 x 33% chance +1 class skills (55% chance of at least +1, 1/9 of +2)

crafted class magic shields: +5-15 def, 5-25% lower req, +10-36% def, 50% chance +1 class skills
crafted class rare shields: +5-45 def, 5-50% lower req, +20-101% def, 25% chance +2 class skills

crafted class magic boots, belts, gloves: +5-10 def, 5-25% lower req, +10-36% def
crafted class rare boots, belts, gloves: +5-30 def, 5-50% lower req, +20-101% def

crafted class magic helms: +10-25 def, 5-25% lower req, +10-36% def
crafted class rare helms: +10-75 def, 5-50% lower req, +20-101% def

crafted class magic body armor: +20-40 def, 5-25% lower req, +10-36% def
crafted class rare body armor: +20-120 def, 5-50% lower req, +20-101% def


    - body		helm		boots		gloves		belt		shield		ring		amulet
sin: nrg/lvl		mana		knock		ac-miss		ac-hth		block		regen-mana	deadly/lvl
dru: cres		hp		abs-L%		abs-F%		hp/lvl		block		regen		enr/lvl
sor: str/lvl		cast1		pierceC		pierceL		pierceF		cast1		cast1		pois-max
pal: att/lvl		red-dmg		ac-miss		abs-L%		abs-F%		block		nofreeze	att
bar: ac%/lvl		abs-L%		abs-F%		cres		howl		block		lifesteal	abs-slash
ama: ac/lvl		swing1		balance1	swing1		cdmg/lvl	block		manasteal	swing1
nec: dex/lvl		ac-miss		pierceP		pierceP		mana-reg	cast1		mana		mana%

[kingpin]

When monsters spawn with a random immunity, what % resistance do they get? (i.e. is it breakable?)

All random immunites are breakable, if not Nef have changed that

[Nefarius]

Yes, normal and superior items do drop. The first one I saw was in Act III Normal, Lower Kurast.

Would you be willing to release a more melee-friendly version? One with no Iron Maiden, no shieldless blocking, etc.**

I might release a more 'balanced' version of AntiBalance in the future --- where nightmare and normal are hard but not perpetual torment. Hell will be a different story though.

Blood Mages' animation seems to be glitched - they will disappear during certain actions/after taking damage.

Thanks, I converted all these anims in a hurry --- I'll replace them all with remakes in a future version.

The Skeletons summoned by Horadric Mummies in Act V are infinite and don't drop any items. Same goes for Chaos Hordes summoned by Blood Mages. Neither of the summoned units give experience. icon_sad.gif Meanwhile, Vile Spawns and Maggot Young give both.

Yes it's infinite. But no summoned or revived monster in D2 gives experience, the vilechilds and maggotlarvae that give EXP are those that are spawned with the unit initially.

Don't stand next to the clones summoned by Baal if they are fire enchanted. icon_exclaim.gif

That's Mr. Blizzard for you I didn't fix any of these hardcoded bugs in this mod to keep it compatible with macs.

The "?????" items say "Keep in inventory to gain bonus" - what is the bonus?

They are used in a special cube recipe to gain power.

????? + perfect gem + ZoD = special spell box of the gems color (your char class must match the spell boxes color). This spell box can add a bonus to up to 5 skills at once.

Are there any skills not available from Magic Boxes?

All those skills that can't be used by all characters without causing glitches or crashing the game.

When monsters spawn with a random immunity, what % resistance do they get? (i.e. is it breakable?)

The bonus is between 75-100%, you can break it. You can even remove the immunity, you only need to freeze (not cold damage, freeze target) the monster.

Are there any in-game hints for the unlisted cube recipes?

Rare Sacred Armor + Rune 33 + 3 Brains = Hacker Body Armor
Rare Spired Helm + Rune 33 + 3 Brains = Hacker Helmet
Rare Colossus Girdle + Rune 33 + 3 Brains = Hacker Belt
Rare Myrmidon Greaves + Rune 33 + 3 Brains = Hacker Boots
Rare Ogre Gauntlets + Rune 33 + 3 Brains = Hacker Gloves
Rare Aegis + Rune 33 + 3 Brains = Hacker Shield
Rare Hydra Bow + Rune 33 + 3 Brains = Hacker Bow
Rare Cryptic Sword + Rune 33 + 3 Brains = Hacker Sword




These are some, but what exactly they do you'll have to figure out on your own when making them.

If it's of any use, I filled out the rune names of the cube recipes, and tried to summarize the class-specific results

Yea, that will be useful for people reading this topic I think.

[Psychic Watch]

Thanks for the replies. Some further thoughts after more testing:

The Skeletons summoned by Horadric Mummies in Act V are infinite and don't drop any items. Same goes for Chaos Hordes summoned by Blood Mages. Neither of the summoned units give experience. icon_sad.gif Meanwhile, Vile Spawns and Maggot Young give both.

Yes it's infinite. But no summoned or revived monster in D2 gives experience, the vilechilds and maggotlarvae that give EXP are those that are spawned with the unit initially.

The reason I mentioned those monsters not dropping any items was that I saw this in the mod notes:

"4.) Fixed a bug that caused maggot young to drop no items."

Wasn't sure if it was the same problem with the Skeletons and Chaos Hordes.



Once more on the topic of Superior/Normal items , I ran into a problem with the "Normal Item + 3 quills + Perfect Skull -> add 1-4 sockets" recipe. Namely, it didn't work with Superior armor or weapons.


I'm not sure if it was intended this way (as with the Blizzard socketing recipes), but if so it would make the unsocketed enhanced Superior items all but useless - they could only ever get the maximum socket count for the item (thus preventing many runewords from being made), since Larzuk would be the only way to punch holes in them.


One side effect of removing low-quality items is that it prevents use of the El/Eld upgrade recipes, which set ilvl=1, and thus allow lower amounts of sockets in those items (for the 1-25, 26-40, 41+ ilvl breakpoints).




Since the mod enables the Lawbringer runeword, and the fixed .txt files were used as a base, I was wondering if you might consider fixing the Sanctuary aura bug in the mod. This thread lists the .txt fix for it:

viewtopic.php?p=243091&highlight=sanctu ... age#243091

[Nefarius]

I'm gonna do a major revision of most of the mod. Quite obviously I made this all in a hurry --- Since the rest of the dev team on my actual project are busy with RL at the moment, I might take the time to release a bit more thought-throughout version of AB. Don't know if this will require a full re-write, but thats for the future to tell.


I see why that recipe didn't work though, looking at the new files, the recipe itself changed. It's disabled

I'll fix this in the next version

[Psychic Watch]

I might take the time to release a bit more thought-throughout version of AB. Don't know if this will require a full re-write, but thats for the future to tell.

If it's any use, I think the group I've been trying this with would be happy with just a few minor changes and bug fixes.


-magic item -> normal/low quality "downgrade" recipe, like the "remove ethereal" one

-no Iron Maiden/ no monster shieldless blocking (to make melee a bit more fun)


Overall, the challenge/reward balance seems just about right for the group, with just a bit of concern about the Blood Mage/infinite Chaos Horde/no drops combo.

[TekRock]

any advice for Uber Icehawk Riftwing? ive killed all the other monsters on the hell moo moo farm level and havent put a dent in Uber Icehawk Riftwing. i dont think his life bar has dropped any in about 10 minutes of hitting him...

[Nefarius]

Open Wounds + Conviction (the highest sLvl possible) to crack his immunities. Then pretty much hit him with everything you've got.

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mLvl 110

Skills:
Beachball (sLvl 35)
Summon Uber Duriel ([acronym="Skill Level"]slvl[/acronym] 1)
Bone Spirit (sLvl 50)
Blizzard (sLvl 50)
Meteor (sLvl 50)
Holy Freeze ([acronym="Skill Level"]slvl[/acronym] 20)
Fade ([acronym="Skill Level"]slvl[/acronym] 25)
Cyclone Armor ([acronym="Skill Level"]slvl[/acronym] 25)
Inner Sight ([acronym="Skill Level"]slvl[/acronym] 20)
Iron Maiden ([acronym="Skill Level"]slvl[/acronym] 20)

Drain Resistance 33%
Cannot be frozen
Cannot be cursed
145% all resistances (inc. physical and magic)
No life regen
75% chance to block

Life approx 1.4 million (without boss boni)
Defense approx 30k (60k if stone skinned)
Experience approx 17 million (without boss boni)

Extra fast, Teleport and Multishot built in boss modifiers

These are the stats so you get a picture of what your up against.

[TekRock]

well i cant seem to dent him. i suppose like classic LoD i cant go to the Moo Moo Farm more then 1 time right? i hate to give up but i havent got his health down 1 bit...on a side note i havent seen any "shards". did that get cut? and also i gambled a "Black Omen" amulet with +1 Cremation. i cant seem to get the skill 2 work. is there a trick?

[Nefarius]

It requires a load of mana to be enabled IIRC.
In vanilla you need to kill the cow king to be unable to go to the farm again (or be in a game were someone else is killing him).

[TBA]

Hey

Just wondering if there is going to be another release of the UF mod in the near future with the gambling issue fixed.

Cheers