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This page lists Frequently Asked Questions regarding PD2.
== What is Project Diablo 2? ==
* PD2 is a mod for ''Diablo II: Lord of Destruction'' which includes many quality-of-life and balance changes, along with some new content. It aims to maintain the ''D2:LoD'' experience while improving on the game as if development never ceased.
* PD2 offers increased build diversity as well as many other improvements over the vanilla game. See [[General Changes]] for an overview of improvements.
* PD2 is free, but a legit copy of
== Which gamemodes are supported? ==
* Both ladder and non-ladder are supported, and there are currently no gameplay differences between them (like how vanilla had ladder-only runewords) except for the ladder resetting every four months
* Singleplayer is supported - Players often install [https://github.com/BetweenWalls/PD2-PlugY#pd2-plugy PlugY] alongside PD2 to fix ubers and gain access to a shared stash
** There are currently no gameplay differences between [[singleplayer]] and multiplayer except for the Andariel quest bug, which remains unfixed in singleplayer.
** Singleplayer characters can also be played online together with others via TCP/IP by creating a virtual LAN between computers (or by using port forwarding)
* No support for non-expansion (classic) or Open "Battle.net"
== Is PvP supported? ==
* Yes. PvP continues to be balanced as the metagame develops. PvP events are sometimes organized and announced via PD2's discord channel.
* New PvP arenas are available which have several quality-of-life improvements and additional balancing - see [[PvP Changes]] for an overview of PvP-specific changes.
* There are [https://discord.com/channels/701658302085595158/725193331998589018/1046977892892024843 rules] against griefing other players - all consensual PvP is allowed.
== Where can I trade my items
* Items can be
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The current locations of the game servers are:▼
== Where are the game servers located? ==
<blockquote>US-West (Las Vegas) - gs 1▼
▲The current locations of the game servers are:
US-Central (Iowa) - gs 2▼
: gs 3 - US-East (South Carolina)
: gs 4 - Europe-West (Netherlands)
When creating a game, type '''gs 3''' (or whichever server you prefer) in the ''Game Description'' to use a specific server.
* Since Season 7, PD2 comes with [https://github.com/bayaraa/d2gl D2GL]. This is a new renderer that allows higher resolutions and more than 60 FPS using motion prediction. Additionally, any text gets drawn at native resolution.
▲Europe-Central (Germany) - gs 5
See the [[Customization]] page for more info about changing widescreen resolution or other video settings.▼
▲Asia-Northeast (Seoul, Korea) - gs 6
== Other Questions ==
Please ask on PD2's [https://discord.com/channels/701658302085595158/701658302085595161 discord channel] or [https://www.reddit.com/r/ProjectDiablo2/ subreddit].
▲Asia-Southeast (Singapore) - gs 7
If you have a technical question, see the [[Support FAQ]]. If that doesn't help, stop by PD2's [https://discord.com/channels/701658302085595158/770081262982529064 tech-support] channel.
▲South America-East (São Paulo) - gs 8
The information here is maintained by normal PD2 community members - if a frequently asked question is missing, please add it here or mention it on PD2's [https://discord.com/channels/701658302085595158/854090213285298186 wiki-editing] channel so that others can add it.
▲Australia-Southeast (Sydney) - gs 9</blockquote>
▲The droprate is equivalent to vanilla's /players 5 for solo play, and scales up per player until it is slightly above the equivalent of vanilla's /players 8 when there is a full game of 8 players.
▲A more detailed explanation of drop mechanics can be found [[Game_Mechanics#Item_drop_mechanics|here]]
▲== What is the resolution that PD2 runs in? == <!--T:47-->
▲See the [[Customization]] page for more info about changing widescreen resolution or other video settings.
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