Diablo II start - Error 25: "A critical error has occurred while initializing Direct3D."

[AstroMati]

Hello, I'm having trouble starting the game. Files: ddraw.ini, ddraw.dll and folder with shaders are in game folder.

Log file: cnc-ddraw.log

My configuration: width=1920 height=1080 fullscreen=true windowed=false maintas=false boxing=false maxfps=360 vsync=false adjmouse=false shader=Shaders\anti-aliasing\shaders\aa-shader-4.0.glsl posX=-32000 posY=-32000 renderer=opengl devmode=false border=false savesettings=2 resizeable=true vhack=false noactivateapp=false maxgameticks=500 handlemouse=true hook=4 minfps=0 nonexclusive=false singlecpu=true [Game] width=1920 height=1080

I don't have any mods.

What i have to do?

[FunkyFr3sh]

It doesn't work with 1.14*, you'll have to use any of the older versions such as 1.13c.

Also, make sure you set your renderer to DirectDraw via d2vidtest.exe and don't pass -w to the game (you can enable windowed mode via Alt+Enter instead)

[AstroMati]

It's working. Thank you.

[Awordes]

@FunkyFr3sh , hello. Will the cnc-ddraw work on Diablo 2 1.14 and higher in the future? Thank you.

[FunkyFr3sh]

@FunkyFr3sh , hello. Will the cnc-ddraw work on Diablo 2 1.14 and higher in the future? Thank you.

I've been doing some tests and it seems to work fine, but the problem is that it requires some game patches. I'm not really interested in releasing such patches though (People may try to use it on the official battle.net servers then and might get banned...)

There is someone else who created a patch as well, but you need to compile it on your own: https://github.com/mir-diablo-ii-tools/SlashGaming-Diablo-II-Free-Display-Fix

[Awordes]

@FunkyFr3sh, I don't understand, how to inject DLL into Game.exe. How to do it? FAQ not so informative.

[FunkyFr3sh]

@FunkyFr3sh, I don't understand, how to inject DLL into Game.exe. How to do it? FAQ not so informative.

Yeah, what he made there isn't easy to use :( But why would you want to use it anyways? The newer versions don't add any useful features, so better just install 1.13c and use that one instead.

[Awordes]

@FunkyFr3sh, I don't understand, how to inject DLL into Game.exe. How to do it? FAQ not so informative.

Yeah, what he made there isn't easy to use :( But why would you want to use it anyways? The newer versions don't add any useful features, so better just install 1.13c and use that one instead.

I found tool to downgrade version to older version, but.... it doesn't work with online installer at 1.14 and above versions ))

[FunkyFr3sh]

Someone uploaded the old 1.13c installer for PD2 players, links are here:

• Google Drive
• OneDrive
• Mediafire
• Torrent
• Mega.nz

You could also install from cd's too if you have them

[Awordes]

@FunkyFr3sh, BIG thanks! It's work now! Another question - can cnc-ddraw make D2 widescreen?

[FunkyFr3sh]

@FunkyFr3sh, BIG thanks! It's work now! Another question - can cnc-ddraw make D2 widescreen?

It can't really change the internal resolutions of the game, but it can upscale it to remove the black bars on the sides with "fullscreen=true". But there are high resolution patches you can download for 1.13c and then change your resolution to 1068x600 just like it was done in some mods like ProjectDiablo2

Example config:

config.zip

[Awordes]

It can't really change the internal resolutions of the game, but it can upscale it to remove the black bars on the sides with "fullscreen=true". But there are high resolution patches you can download for 1.13c and then change your resolution to 1068x600 just like it was done in some mods like ProjectDiablo2

Thanks! I found Slash Diablo 2. I think this mod used by PD2. cnc-ddraw + Slash Diablo = <3. Thank you very much :)