I recently bought Diablo 1 via GoG and wanted to install it on my Dell Latitude for couch sessions. I installed it via Heroic and everything seemed fine, but after the Blizzard splash, the game stays black. Sometimes, when I tab out, some menu texts appear in the tab switcher thumbnail, but thats about it. I fumbled around with the graphics settings in the pre-game settings window (which is really tiny) and tries window mode, different resolutions etc. but nothing changed.

It feels a bit like a “not good enough graphics card” but… well, its Diablo 1…

Is there something I can do, or try, to make D1 playable?

    • MuttMutt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 hours ago

      Does this also work with an original game? I’ve still got my install disc from the og version and don’t care to buy it again if I don’t need to.

      • Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        10 hours ago

        yes, you only need a file called “diabat.mpq” which you can extract from the installer or copy from an existing installation.

        hellfire requires some mpq-files as well, but those can be obtained in the same fashion.

          • zewm@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            10 hours ago

            https://devilutionx.com/mpq

            This page explains how to copy the files from your original CD.

            I think gog is just the most common method and so it is always referenced. Not many people these days have physical media anymore.

            Should work just fine.

    • Fecundpossum@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      18 hours ago

      And it’s essentially perfect. Just slap the game files in the correct folder and go. Support for modern screen resolutions, runs smooth and stable.

      Edit: it also has access to multiplayer. Hop in the official devolutionx discord to find friends to delve with.