Re: Possibility of Adding Diablo 2 (via AbyssEngine) to Debian

Kirill Rekhov <[email protected]> Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:37:37 +0300

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Hi, Antoine

> I tested it on a Debian Sid, sadly I was not able to do a lot.

> The intro videos play, then I reach a screen showing the backround of the
> menu, including the animated title and background music. But it does not
> render any button, preventing any further action.

Thank you so much for your time. Yes, I have the same problem on Debian.

> If it is not a bug but the current status of this engine, I’d say it
> would not bring a lot to Debian for now.

You are right :(

I also read a bit about the upstream author: he abandoned the project
(https://github.com/OpenDiablo2/OpenDiablo2) and is now trying to rewrite
it in
other programming languages. Users also complain that he suddenly shut down
the
Discord server for no reason. His behavior seems unpredictable.

So yes, unfortunately, there is no good, working engine for Diablo 2.

I also noticed that play.it doesn't support Diablo 2 :( Or am I wrong?

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Regards, Kirill Rekhov

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пт, 20 июн. 2025 г. в 15:51, Antoine Le Gonidec <[email protected]>:

> > > My only question before you spend time on it is: Does it actually work?
> > Good question, I’ll test it on Debian later.
>
> I tested it on a Debian Sid, sadly I was not able to do a lot.
>
> The intro videos play, then I reach a screen showing the backround of the
> menu, including the animated title and background music. But it does not
> render any button, preventing any further action.
>
> If it is not a bug but the current status of this engine, I’d say it
> would not bring a lot to Debian for now.
>

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