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

Kirill Rekhov <[email protected]> Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:42:37 +0300

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> I also noticed that play.it doesn't support Diablo 2 :( Or am I wrong?
Yes, i don't see any files for diablo 2:
$ ls /usr/share/games/play.it/games/50_core/ | grep diablo

Too bad

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сб, 21 июн. 2025 г. в 15:37, Kirill Rekhov <[email protected]>:

> 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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