I’ve been trying to download/install Diablo 2: LOD all day/night and once I finally launch it and get to the menu, my screen becomes extremely choppy and I’m unable to see/click anything. It seems like a resolution issue and so far I’ve tried most things I’ve seen online like “glide” and I still can’t get it to work. I recently upgraded PC’s and my specs are much higher so I’m really confused as to why I can’t get it to work properly. If someone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated.
Check out Sven’s Glide Wrapper. I’ve been using it for years and have never been restricted or banned. It allows you to scale the game up to any resolution you want, it looks better in my opinion and it also brings back the ability to change the brightness and contrast in-game. Once you get the Glide wrapper installed and configured, add the following command switches to your Diablo 2 shortcuts “Target” field:
Full Screen: -3dfx
example: “C:\Games\DiabloII\Diablo II.exe” -3dfx
*In the Glide settings, check “desktopresolution” to avoid the resizing delay. Also make sure “keep aspect ratio” is enabled to avoid stretching, it will create black bars on the left and right.
Windowed: -3dfx -w
example: “C:\Games\DiabloII\Diablo II.exe” -3dfx -w
*In the Glide settings, enable the option “captured mouse” to lock the mouse to the game window. Also enable “Windowed mode” in the Glide settings. You can Alt+Tab to defocus the game window and move your mouse elsewhere.
Installation is simple, just copy the glide3x.dll file from the Sven’s zip file into your Diablo 2 main install directory.
To configure the wrapper, run glide-init.exe.
Here’s where you can get it:
http://www.svenswrapper.de/english/