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DarkPrinceLoki
04-01-2008, 01:39 AM
Ok so everyone knows the /players x command used to simulate extra players in the game. its a built in chat command and as far as i can tell its not considered cheating by the SP community.

but today i have come to enlighten the few who dont know about the 2nd game enhancing command. whether it's considered a cheat or not by the SP players is up to them, and all this does is provided even faster lvling than the /players x command can do.

Right click on your Diablo II desktop icon/Shortcut. Left click on the one named properties, and when the taskbar pops up click on shortcut. Look in the area labeled Target. It should look something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Diablo II.exe"

now what you want to do is click after the " at the end of the line, hit spacebar and type

-actx

where x is a number 1-5. it should look like this for example:

"C:\Program Files\Diablo II\Diablo II.exe" -act4

now next time you open up diablo 2 and create a new character it will instantly become a certain lvl based on which act you selected. you will also start in that act, but you will have to go back to act 1 to do any quests.

-act1 Create a new level 1 character in Act1.
-act2 Create a new level 16 character in Act2.
-act3 Create a new level 21 character in Act3.
-act4 Create a new level 27 character in Act4.
-act5 Create a new level 33 character in Act5.

have fun, and yes you get all the stat and skill points you would have, as if you had never used them.

HiTS
04-01-2008, 02:00 AM
I think that the -actX command is generally frowned upon as it effectively gives you something for nothing. I really can't understand the use of it, I've always found the first 20 - 30 levels are the most fun, especially untwinked.

Skullcaptain
04-01-2008, 02:09 AM
Well, It's cheesy for me though..

Somehow, it seems like cheating..

kwittstruck
04-01-2008, 02:32 AM
Yea that does seem a little like cheating to me, but being new to the game, i dont know about the rest of the community.

music.
04-01-2008, 02:53 AM
ide love that to be installed into the Bnet part of the game.

leveling from 1-25 sucks

DarkPrinceLoki
04-01-2008, 03:51 AM
its a great advantage, due to the fact that you cant do the regular runs like you would on bnet (cow runs at lvl 23). but in the case that you can get something for nothing, its the same on bnet. people join run games that are lvl 1 and can just sit there (or run around and not get hit) and leech the xp off of those actually kiling to gain lvls. I'm talking to you lvl 65 ppl that got Grushed! it deals about the same, but hey its just up to a player's point of view. some builds are hard to lvl when they need to use a skill they cant yet reach. anywho thats just my standpoint.

saracen85
04-01-2008, 03:53 AM
this is cheating.

DK_MelMan
04-01-2008, 05:13 AM
^^ Co-Signed! Cheating! That's the same as using an editor to make a lvl xx char! I also think that it's funny to make a new char! Can't describe the feeling when you finally find a crude instead of a damaged sash! :D

kwittstruck
04-01-2008, 05:21 AM
^^ Co-Signed! Cheating! That's the same as using an editor to make a lvl xx char! I also think that it's funny to make a new char! Can't describe the feeling when you finally find a crude instead of a damaged sash! :D

Lol, Ive still yet to obtain a elete item, I just got lod today so that first find ever is going to be exciting :D

DarkPrinceLoki
04-01-2008, 05:54 AM
u finally got LOD! nice hurry up so we can party up on bnet. u wont lag me out either.

Jordan
04-01-2008, 05:55 AM
Well, It's cheesy for me though..

Somehow, it seems like cheating..

I'm with Skull, it's cheating, whether or not you like it. The /players command can be defended, as we can't do anything about it in singleplayer. It would be no different then joining a full game on battle.net and running baal.

This command, however, can be justified as cheating. Even on battle.net you have to level from the start, powerleveling aside. It's just plain cheating.