TABLE of CONTENTS

All ABOUT dIABLO II – LORD OF DESTRUCTION________________________________

DIABLO Overview_______________________________________________________ 3

Philosophy ___________________________________________________________ 3

Philosophical point 1__________________________________________________ 3

Philosophical point 2__________________________________________________ 3

Philosophical point 3__________________________________________________ 3

Common Questions_____________________________________________________ 4

What is the Diablo II ?_________________________________________________ 4

Why create Diablo II ?_________________________________________________ 4

Where does Diablo II take place ?_______________________________________ 4

What do I control ?___________________________________________________ 4

How many characters do I control ?_____________________________________ 4

What is the main focus ?______________________________________________ 4

What’s different?_____________________________________________________ 4

Feature Set___________________________________________________________ 4

General Features____________________________________________________ 4

Multi-player Features________________________________________________ 4

Game play___________________________________________________________ 4

The Game World_______________________________________________________ 5

Overview_____________________________________________________________ 5

World Feature _______________________________________________________ 5

The Physical World____________________________________________________ 5

Travel______________________________________________________________ 5

Scale_______________________________________________________________ 5

Objects_____________________________________________________________ 5

Weather____________________________________________________________ 6

Day and Night_______________________________________________________ 6

Time_______________________________________________________________ 6

Camera_______________________________________________________________ 6

Overview___________________________________________________________ 6

Camera Detail________________________________________________________ 6

Lighting Models_______________________________________________________ 6

Overview___________________________________________________________ 6

Lighting Model Detail__________________________________________________ 6

The World Layout_____________________________________________________ 6

Overview___________________________________________________________ 6

World Layout Detail 1________________________________________________ 6

World Layout Detail 2________________________________________________ 7

Game Characters______________________________________________________ 7

Overview___________________________________________________________ 7

Creating a Character_______________________________________________ 12

Enemies and Monsters_______________________________________________ 12

User Interface_______________________________________________________ 12

Overview__________________________________________________________ 12

User Interface Detail 1______________________________________________ 12

User Interface Detail 2______________________________________________ 13

ITEMS________________________________________________________________ 13

Overview__________________________________________________________ 13

Weapons Details____________________________________________________ 13

ARMOR Details______________________________________________________ 13

Musical Scores and Sound Effects____________________________________ 13

Overview__________________________________________________________ 13

Red Book Audio_____________________________________________________ 14

3D Sound__________________________________________________________ 14

Sound Design______________________________________________________ 14

Single Player Game____________________________________________________ 14

Overview__________________________________________________________ 14

Single Player Game Detail 1___________________________________________ 14

Single Player Game Detail 2___________________________________________ 14

Story_____________________________________________________________ 14

Hours of Game-play_________________________________________________ 14

Victory Conditions_________________________________________________ 14

Multi-player Game____________________________________________________ 15

Overview__________________________________________________________ 15

Max Players________________________________________________________ 15

Servers___________________________________________________________ 15

Customization______________________________________________________ 15

Internet___________________________________________________________ 15

Gaming Sites_______________________________________________________ 15

Persistence________________________________________________________ 15

Saving and Loading_________________________________________________ 15