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Gemstone IV Mod - Beta 2 Released!

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From: ImperiusDamian
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:06
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Get it from here: 
http://www.damiansdominion.byethost7.com/diablo/files/gemstoneivbeta2.zip

This should be the final test version before I release the final 
Gemstone IV and is for playtesting and bugfixing.

NEW CUBE RECIPES:
- identify scroll + normal basic weapon = normal exceptional weapon (eg, 
a normal - white - Short Bow will become a normal Edge Bow)

- identify scroll + normal basic armour = normal exceptional armour
(eg, a normal Studded Leather will become a normal Trellised Armour)

Use these to create uniques and sets using the following recipes:
- mana pot + normal item = unique item (eg, a Studded Leather will 
become Twitchthroe)
- health pot + normal item = set item (eg, a Broad Sword will become 
Isenhart's Lightbrand)

PROGRESS REPORT:
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DONE:
- Unique Items
- Set Items
- Cube Recipes
- Chance Stones
- Skill Changes
- Preset Monster Drops (Corpsefire, Rakinishu, Bonebreaker, Coldcrow, 
Griswold)
- Gem and Rune Effects
- Socketed Throwing Weapons, Belts, Boots, Gloves, Jewelry and Charms
- Rare Charms
- Increased Stack Sizes
- No more experience loss for NM Deaths
- Enhanced Inventory/Stash/Cube sizes
- Improved drop chances
- Ladder-Only items/runewords enabled
- Hell-difficulty leech/freeze/Static Field reductions cut
- Hireling names (retained one Rogue name as a tribute to Jill & Kitsilan)
- Hireling skill changes
- Gambling jewels and charms
- Higher quality prefixes & suffixes on magic and rare items
- Runewords
- Reduced no-drop chance
- Custom main menu screen
- Oblivion Knights have Iron Maiden restored to their curses
- Boss Oblivion Knights, Fallen Shamen, Fetish Shamen, Hierophants and 
Unravellers now have their own kind as minions again
- Diablo Clone and Uber Tristram (Hellfire Torch and Annihilus will 
already drop from monsters of level 85)
- Experience gain increase in NM and Hell
- Monster resists cap at 75% for most normal monsters

DROPPED FROM GEMSTONE II:
- Maxed variable stats on certain unique items

BUGFIXES FROM BETA 1:
- Typo fixed for item "Midas' Gilded Wreath" (item was displaying "An 
Evil Force")
- Item upgrade recipes using ID scrolls now work (this bug was carried 
over from Gemstone II)
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From: ImperiusDamian <damianblack.wolf@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.games.diablo2,alt.games.diablo
Subject: Gemstone IV Mod - Beta 2 Released!
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