I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little
acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little
acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Pe8hcf11A&list=RDR5Pe8hcf11A&start_radio=1
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little
acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Pe8hcf11A&list=RDR5Pe8hcf11A&start_radio=1
On 3/10/2026 5:42 PM, PW wrote:
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little
acoustic guitar.ÿ Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
Any way, I think this guy is something else.ÿ And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=R5Pe8hcf11A&list=RDR5Pe8hcf11A&start_radio=1
Love it!
I used to drive my DM nuts by playing this on my phone when I was
playing a bard in D&D when we were in town.ÿ He said he would get
flashbacks to the game ;)
I also played mandolin impossible when in fights for my buffing song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2k5O3yG8EY
On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:42:57 -0600, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little >>acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
His version of the Tristram theme sounds really nice. It is one of my >favorite pieces of music from video games. Thank you for posting a
link to it.
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
I ignored D2R in favor of a modded version of D2, but the expansion
pack they just released improved the game in ways that are important
to me. I am thinking of getting it.
Expansion for the original D2?
-pw
On 3/10/2026 5:42 PM, PW wrote:
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little
acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Pe8hcf11A&list=RDR5Pe8hcf11A&start_radio=1 >>
Love it!
I used to drive my DM nuts by playing this on my phone when I was
playing a bard in D&D when we were in town. He said he would get
flashbacks to the game ;)
I also played mandolin impossible when in fights for my buffing song. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2k5O3yG8EY
TIL about D2DX, which adds higher resolution support for the original
Diablo 2. Since I own the original (and don't want to give >ActiMicroBlizzVisionSoftArd anymore money or be forced to use
Battle.Net for a single-player experience) this is an ideal solution.
Video preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77BSBaxcnsw
Github archive: https://github.com/bolrog/d2dx
How To Install: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LstwFgpM_pw
On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:42:57 -0600, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little >>acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
His version of the Tristram theme sounds really nice. It is one of my >favorite pieces of music from video games. Thank you for posting a
link to it.
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
I ignored D2R in favor of a modded version of D2, but the expansion
pack they just released improved the game in ways that are important
to me. I am thinking of getting it.
On 3/10/2026 5:42 PM, PW wrote:
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little
acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Pe8hcf11A&list=RDR5Pe8hcf11A&start_radio=1 >>
Love it!
I used to drive my DM nuts by playing this on my phone when I was
playing a bard in D&D when we were in town. He said he would get
flashbacks to the game ;)
I also played mandolin impossible when in fights for my buffing song. >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2k5O3yG8EY
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On 3/10/2026 5:42 PM, PW wrote:
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little
acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Pe8hcf11A&list=RDR5Pe8hcf11A&start_radio=1
Love it!
I used to drive my DM nuts by playing this on my phone when I was
playing a bard in D&D when we were in town. He said he would get
flashbacks to the game ;)
I also played mandolin impossible when in fights for my buffing song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2k5O3yG8EY
or how about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcuf8c675Uk
On Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:06:59 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> said this thing:
TIL about D2DX, which adds higher resolution support for the original
Diablo 2. Since I own the original (and don't want to give
ActiMicroBlizzVisionSoftArd anymore money or be forced to use
Battle.Net for a single-player experience) this is an ideal solution.
Video preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77BSBaxcnsw
Github archive: https://github.com/bolrog/d2dx
How To Install: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LstwFgpM_pw
As an aside, I just tried D2DX. Or rather, tried to try playing it. I
never actually got into the game because it kept throwing exception
errors whenever it tried to switch into the actual gameplay portion of
the experience. The menu looked nice though.
I don't blame D2DX though. It wasn't the cause of the problems. It was
more the version of "Diablo 2" I picked, I think. I installed from my original CD-ROMs and then manually patched my way up to a compatible
version. I didn't want to have to bother with installing/signing-up to Battle.Net and using the version you can get there. But the CD-ROM
version was released in 2000, back before even Windows XP was
released. I can hardly fault it for not liking modern hardware and
operating systems.
It was probably a solvable issue (if only by swallowing my pride and downloading a working version from Battle.Net) but after putzing
around with the game for a while, I asked myself: "What the hell am I
doing? I don't even like Diablo 2 all that much!"
So I uninstalled the
game and moved on with my life.
But, like I said, the menu looked nice under D2DX ;-)
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On 3/10/2026 5:42 PM, PW wrote:
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little
acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Pe8hcf11A&list=RDR5Pe8hcf11A&start_radio=1
Love it!
I used to drive my DM nuts by playing this on my phone when I was
playing a bard in D&D when we were in town. He said he would get >>flashbacks to the game ;)
I also played mandolin impossible when in fights for my buffing song. >>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2k5O3yG8EY
or how about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcuf8c675Uk
Xocyll
I considered it right up to the "you have to be online at all times,
wait in line for access, get lag and disconnects, etc" part. Got right
sick of that with D3, which is why it was uninstalled after 6 weeks and
never reinstalled, where D2 was installed and played for a decade.
On 3/12/2026 6:49 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
It was probably a solvable issue (if only by swallowing my pride and
downloading a working version from Battle.Net) but after putzing
around with the game for a while, I asked myself: "What the hell am I
doing? I don't even like Diablo 2 all that much!"
Bwhahahah! Yeah me either. The music is amazing, and almost worth it
but I can always pop up the soundtrack on youtube.
On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:35:12 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
I considered it right up to the "you have to be online at all times,
wait in line for access, get lag and disconnects, etc" part. Got right >>sick of that with D3, which is why it was uninstalled after 6 weeks and >>never reinstalled, where D2 was installed and played for a decade.
D2R has an offline mode which is the way I am going to play it if I
buy it because I want to use mods. You do need to connect to your
BattleNet account once every 30 days, however. I am ok with this. If
you are not, then just stay away.
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:38:03 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> said
this thing:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:35:12 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
I considered it right up to the "you have to be online at all times,
wait in line for access, get lag and disconnects, etc" part. Got right
sick of that with D3, which is why it was uninstalled after 6 weeks and
never reinstalled, where D2 was installed and played for a decade.
D2R has an offline mode which is the way I am going to play it if I
buy it because I want to use mods. You do need to connect to your
BattleNet account once every 30 days, however. I am ok with this. If
you are not, then just stay away.
And if that's not good enough, there's always "Diablo Immortal".
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
What... do you guys not have phones?
;-)
On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:44:23 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
said this thing:
On 3/12/2026 6:49 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
It was probably a solvable issue (if only by swallowing my pride and
downloading a working version from Battle.Net) but after putzing
around with the game for a while, I asked myself: "What the hell am I
doing? I don't even like Diablo 2 all that much!"
Bwhahahah! Yeah me either. The music is amazing, and almost worth it
but I can always pop up the soundtrack on youtube.
I mean, don't get me wrong. It's a good game. It's garnered its
reputation as a classic for a reason. But it's not a game _I_ enjoyed
that much. In part because --for a while-- the action/RPG formula
popularized by "Diablo" dominated the market, at the expense of more traditional (dare I say 'more sophisticated'?) CRPGs. Being a fan of
the latter, it biased me for a long time against the former (I've
mostly gotten over it since then. Mostly. ;-).
loot-centric gameplay loop of the Diablo games never stimulated me; I
just don't get excited about getting a new sword that does 5% more
damage, or whatever.
So I've played the games, and to some degree even enjoyed them to some degree. I'd even have replayed the game with the D2DX mod had it
worked. I just didn't feel it was worth the effort to get to that
point.
Maybe one day I'll give it another shot, though. DevilutionX (the
fan-made "Diablo" mod) was a drop-in solution for getting the first
game to work, and it was a fairly effortless upgrade... enough so that
I just leave that game forever on my hard-disk, and occassionally even
fire it up for a quick dungeon-delve. If ever DXD2 gets to that point,
I've no problem giving "Diablo 2" the same treatment.
Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the
porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:42:57 -0600, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little >>>acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
His version of the Tristram theme sounds really nice. It is one of my >>favorite pieces of music from video games. Thank you for posting a
link to it.
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo
II Resurected now off and on.
I ignored D2R in favor of a modded version of D2, but the expansion
pack they just released improved the game in ways that are important
to me. I am thinking of getting it.
I considered it right up to the "you have to be online at all times,
wait in line for access, get lag and disconnects, etc" part. Got right
sick of that with D3, which is why it was uninstalled after 6 weeks and
never reinstalled, where D2 was installed and played for a decade.
I will not buy a game that forces me to be connected to battlenet.
Period, Full Fucking Stop.
A Decade of D2 playing, always not connected to battlenet.
Give me a revamped D2, that like D2 only made you connect to that shit >service if you wanted multiplayer, which I never did.
No Sale with that "we need you online so we can try to microsale you" >bullshit.
Xocyll
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:38:03 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> said
this thing:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:35:12 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
I considered it right up to the "you have to be online at all times,
wait in line for access, get lag and disconnects, etc" part. Got right >>>sick of that with D3, which is why it was uninstalled after 6 weeks and >>>never reinstalled, where D2 was installed and played for a decade.
D2R has an offline mode which is the way I am going to play it if I
buy it because I want to use mods. You do need to connect to your
BattleNet account once every 30 days, however. I am ok with this. If
you are not, then just stay away.
And if that's not good enough, there's always "Diablo Immortal".
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
What... do you guys not have phones?
On 3/12/2026 11:46 AM, Xocyll wrote:
Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> looked up from reading the entrails of
the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:
On 3/10/2026 5:42 PM, PW wrote:
I have always loved the music to the Diablo games, and play a little
acoustic guitar. Never heard of a 7 string guitar or seen a guitar
that looks like it (body,...)
Any way, I think this guy is something else. And, I am playing Diablo >>>> II Resurected now off and on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Pe8hcf11A&list=RDR5Pe8hcf11A&start_radio=1
Love it!
I used to drive my DM nuts by playing this on my phone when I was
playing a bard in D&D when we were in town. He said he would get
flashbacks to the game ;)
I also played mandolin impossible when in fights for my buffing song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2k5O3yG8EY
or how about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcuf8c675Uk
That's quite impressive! I had to watch what it's intended for, which
is violin, and it looks sounds much more impressive by this guy. Poor
guy looks like he's going to pass out from all that rapid fingering and >plucking.
On 3/13/2026 7:41 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:44:23 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
said this thing:
On 3/12/2026 6:49 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
It was probably a solvable issue (if only by swallowing my pride and
downloading a working version from Battle.Net) but after putzing
around with the game for a while, I asked myself: "What the hell am I
doing? I don't even like Diablo 2 all that much!"
Bwhahahah! Yeah me either. The music is amazing, and almost worth it
but I can always pop up the soundtrack on youtube.
I mean, don't get me wrong. It's a good game. It's garnered its
reputation as a classic for a reason. But it's not a game _I_ enjoyed
that much. In part because --for a while-- the action/RPG formula
popularized by "Diablo" dominated the market, at the expense of more
traditional (dare I say 'more sophisticated'?) CRPGs. Being a fan of
the latter, it biased me for a long time against the former (I've
mostly gotten over it since then. Mostly. ;-).
"They mostly come out at night. Mostly."
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:50:40 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> said this thing:
On 3/13/2026 7:41 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:44:23 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
said this thing:
On 3/12/2026 6:49 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
It was probably a solvable issue (if only by swallowing my pride and >>>>> downloading a working version from Battle.Net) but after putzing
around with the game for a while, I asked myself: "What the hell am I >>>>> doing? I don't even like Diablo 2 all that much!"
Bwhahahah! Yeah me either. The music is amazing, and almost worth it >>>> but I can always pop up the soundtrack on youtube.
I mean, don't get me wrong. It's a good game. It's garnered its
reputation as a classic for a reason. But it's not a game _I_ enjoyed
that much. In part because --for a while-- the action/RPG formula
popularized by "Diablo" dominated the market, at the expense of more
traditional (dare I say 'more sophisticated'?) CRPGs. Being a fan of
the latter, it biased me for a long time against the former (I've
mostly gotten over it since then. Mostly. ;-).
"They mostly come out at night. Mostly."
Heh. Somebody caught the reference. Good job. Have a free facehugger.
Now I want an Aliens mod where instead of xenomorphs, a bunch of
sweaty nerds attack you as they espouse PC Master Race quotes: "I have
a 2000W power supply" "Cable management is key!" "Consoles are dumbing
down gaming" "A real PC has at least 100 LEDs" "I need more Mountain
Dew" "Only stupid people use gamepads" "Real Gamers Uses PCs" etc.
etc.
Cam you imagine anything more terrifying? ;-)
Yes, a 2012 Flip-Phone, it does not do games, or apps, or, well,
anything but basic phone stuff - it makes and receives phone calls and
texts.
Xocyll
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:02:06 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Yes, a 2012 Flip-Phone, it does not do games, or apps, or, well,
anything but basic phone stuff - it makes and receives phone calls and
texts.
Xocyll
I have a smartphone but I only use it for email, phone calls, text and
Google Maps. That's it. I have flashlight app installed for
emergencies but I have yet to use it.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the >entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:38:03 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> said
this thing:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:35:12 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
I considered it right up to the "you have to be online at all times, >>>>wait in line for access, get lag and disconnects, etc" part. Got right >>>>sick of that with D3, which is why it was uninstalled after 6 weeks and >>>>never reinstalled, where D2 was installed and played for a decade.
D2R has an offline mode which is the way I am going to play it if I
buy it because I want to use mods. You do need to connect to your >>>BattleNet account once every 30 days, however. I am ok with this. If
you are not, then just stay away.
And if that's not good enough, there's always "Diablo Immortal".
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
What... do you guys not have phones?
Yes, a 2012 Flip-Phone, it does not do games, or apps, or, well,
anything but basic phone stuff - it makes and receives phone calls and
texts.
Xocyll
On 3/14/2026 11:27 AM, Mike S. wrote:
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:02:06 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Yes, a 2012 Flip-Phone, it does not do games, or apps, or, well,
anything but basic phone stuff - it makes and receives phone calls and
texts.
Xocyll
I have a smartphone but I only use it for email, phone calls, text and
Google Maps. That's it. I have flashlight app installed for
emergencies but I have yet to use it.
I have an actual flashlight! Three of them even!! One in my car, one
in my messenger bag and one on my bedside table. :P
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:57:33 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/14/2026 11:27 AM, Mike S. wrote:
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:02:06 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Yes, a 2012 Flip-Phone, it does not do games, or apps, or, well,
anything but basic phone stuff - it makes and receives phone calls and >>>> texts.
Xocyll
I have a smartphone but I only use it for email, phone calls, text and
Google Maps. That's it. I have flashlight app installed for
emergencies but I have yet to use it.
I have an actual flashlight! Three of them even!! One in my car, one
in my messenger bag and one on my bedside table. :P
You are a riot! "Old-Fashioned" just like me!! lol
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:02:06 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:38:03 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> said
this thing:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:35:12 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
I considered it right up to the "you have to be online at all times, >>>>> wait in line for access, get lag and disconnects, etc" part. Got right >>>>> sick of that with D3, which is why it was uninstalled after 6 weeks and >>>>> never reinstalled, where D2 was installed and played for a decade.
D2R has an offline mode which is the way I am going to play it if I
buy it because I want to use mods. You do need to connect to your
BattleNet account once every 30 days, however. I am ok with this. If
you are not, then just stay away.
And if that's not good enough, there's always "Diablo Immortal".
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
What... do you guys not have phones?
Yes, a 2012 Flip-Phone, it does not do games, or apps, or, well,
anything but basic phone stuff - it makes and receives phone calls and
texts.
Xocyll
Do you know if the current versions of flip-phones are like this
(limited)? It is all I need. I would have to look at TracFone though because I am going to stick with them (Verizon bought them, I think).
My old Samsung Galaxy is fantastic, but I don't need apps or games.
I have an actual flashlight! Three of them even!! One in my car, one
in my messenger bag and one on my bedside table. :P
On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:57:33 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
I have an actual flashlight! Three of them even!! One in my car, one
in my messenger bag and one on my bedside table. :P
I do have a lantern style actual flashlight for power outages but it
is in a closet. If I lose power at night, I am going to need my
smartphone flashlight to get to the actual flashlight. :-P
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:02:06 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Yes, a 2012 Flip-Phone, it does not do games, or apps, or, well,
anything but basic phone stuff - it makes and receives phone calls and >>texts.
Xocyll
I have a smartphone but I only use it for email, phone calls, text and
Google Maps. That's it. I have flashlight app installed for
emergencies but I have yet to use it.
On 3/14/2026 11:27 AM, Mike S. wrote:
On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:02:06 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
Yes, a 2012 Flip-Phone, it does not do games, or apps, or, well,
anything but basic phone stuff - it makes and receives phone calls and
texts.
Xocyll
I have a smartphone but I only use it for email, phone calls, text and
Google Maps. That's it. I have flashlight app installed for
emergencies but I have yet to use it.
I have an actual flashlight! Three of them even!! One in my car, one
in my messenger bag and one on my bedside table. :P
Don't most phones have a flashlight as a built in feature?
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