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Median 2008 is a mod for Diablo II Lord of Destruction 1.1 or 1.11 by Brother Laz. It replaces the skill trees with 210 all-new skills; improves monster AI and behaviour; adds 18+1 new difficult uberquests for high level characters; replaces the item system, stats, runes, gems, uniques, sets, and runewords; and adds 3 attribute challenges which reward players for spending fewer stat points, and 2 level challenges which reward players for beating bosses at a low level. Median 2008 is a modification of Diablo II?s single player game which adds new quests, skills, items, and much more! This modification is not meant to be a substitute for unmodified single player; it is merely an alternative mode of play for those who have already beaten the game and are looking for a fresh perspective on things.
Second latest stable release of Median. Latest version released on 13th December 2007.
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With 7 characters in DiabloII: LOD, Median 2008 provides numerous fun and exciting builds which you can bring them through 3 levels of difficulties and various uber quests waiting for you.
Median 2008's official forum has a detailed list of character builds tested and played by Median enthusiasts themselves. So if you don't want to waste your time thinking of a viable build that can last you till Destruction (Hell) difficulty, try these builds out.
With the generous effort of the forum dwellers, Median 2008 has 30 builds so far. Great thorough guides, tips and how you can advance each of these characters are provided, and you sure be interested to read the feedbacks provided for each of these builds.
Latest available version available for testing. Help the community to test out this latest release for bugs or any imbalances. Click on the above link to know more.
Almost 5 pages of changes in this latest patch, so you got to download it and check them out yourself. However, changes include class character skill changes / improvements / nerf / balancing, item changes (including additions of new unique items), cube recipes, monster changes, hireling improvements & most notably are the new uberquests.
One new summoning uberquest: Judgement Day Summon at Inner Cloister. When boss (Dark Uldyssian) hits you, 1% chance to summon either Imperius or Malthael. Either will drop your reward charm on Destruction difficulty. If you manage to get both summoned and kill them within 30 seconds of each other on Destruction, cube the charm with the swirlies on you to add extra bonuses.
One new dungeon uberquest: Toraja First hellgate in Act 5. Celebrants have bows and are immune to everything unless a summoned edyrem (from your Judgement Day reward charm) hits them, then the immunity disappears.
End boss: Lilith Kill on Destruction to get swirlies on you, you can then cube the charm with 3 arcane shards (disenchant uniques) to upgrade the charm. Ps. ‘Summon Torajians’ oskill will be useful in Fortress of Bone, coming soon.
Aerial, a well known name in the Median world, known for his character builds, YouTube videos and other great contributions, has created a well thought video teaser on what Median XL is all about, showing its new skills for various character classes, fighting scenes and many others. Don't be surprised to see all the new effects and watching some other skills which you have thought should have been played by some other characters in the original LOD. Enjoy the video below:-
It may seem easy for some but ridiculously difficult for others, and it's totally understandable why it's so. For those who wants to skip all the technicalities on figuring out how to get Median working on their copy of DiabloII: LOD, here are a few of tutorial videos found on Youtube. Credits to the original author of the videos.
*Note: It's always a good habit to backup your original files before attempting the instructions given by the videos below.
*Note - Median XL Alpha is an Alpha release and thus need to be treated as a testing platform, not a playing platform, although you can combine both, and help out the Median community with any bugs / irregularities, etc.
4 patches were released almost simultaneously in a short span, focusing more on balancing the game. There are obvious skill changes, crash fixes, cube recipes fixes, new uniques and many more. The changelog can be viewed from the file itself. Download Median XL Alpha v015 now!
A great screenshot of all the new uniques have been posted in Median's official forum, so you might want to check it out as well, to plan out your character builds. Finally but not least, continue helping out the community by TESTING out Median XL Alpha and post your findings / bugs to the forum.
NOTE: THIS IS STILL IN ALPHA TESTING STAGE Brother Laz has released Median XL Alpha v011. Numerous patches and other changes. I foresee there'll be more changes / patches / balancing to come. If you're an avid Diablo2 fan, make sure you join in with the alpha test team and help Laz to test out the Mod for any irregularities. Or just simply enjoy the game and share your experience at his forum. A fast growing community is already planning character builds for this version, so drop by at the forum and check it out! Instructions on how to download, and what to do if you find a bug / issues, can be found at the following link:-
Do take note however, if you're new to Median XL, you might be lost on certain items as the documentations are incomplete in this version. If by any chance you're still new in the Median world, playing Median2008 prior to this is highly recommended. Click here to check out Median2008.
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