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

Kirill Rekhov <[email protected]> Sat, 21 Jun 2025 15:47:27 +0300

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> I’m really close to getting it to work through WINE, thanks to ./play.it.
Of
> course, a native open-source engine would be much better.
> (I already have locally built .deb packages that are fully working but
they
> rely on a first installation using WINE, something I could not easily
automate)

> My only remaining blocker is the ability to extract/include the CD key
from/into
> the game MPQ archives. I have been able do that for StarCraft and
Warcraft 3
> (already supported by ./play.it), but without remembering the exact
details I
> know that I encountered a blocker when trying to replicate that with
Diablo 2.

I hope you can do it!) Thanks for the information, there is hope!

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Regards, Kirill Rekhov

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чт, 19 июн. 2025 г. в 20:20, Antoine Le Gonidec <[email protected]>:

> > I also really want to have Diablo 2 in Debian, so I appreciate your
> > perspective and will keep it in mind.
>
> I’m really close to getting it to work through WINE, thanks to ./play.it.
> Of
> course, a native open-source engine would be much better.
> (I already have locally built .deb packages that are fully working but they
> rely on a first installation using WINE, something I could not easily
> automate)
>
> My only remaining blocker is the ability to extract/include the CD key
> from/into
> the game MPQ archives. I have been able do that for StarCraft and Warcraft
> 3
> (already supported by ./play.it), but without remembering the exact
> details I
> know that I encountered a blocker when trying to replicate that with
> Diablo 2.
>
> > Maybe I should contact the upstream developers and ask if they plan to
> > continue development. I liked that the project is written in C and has an
> > MIT license.
>
> Yes, I think it’s worth getting in touch with them. Seeing people
> interested in
> including their work into Debian could spark a new wave of motivation.
>

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