Version 4.00 released ! news - Le Royaume des Ombres mod for Diablo II: Lord of Destruction

You can now download version 4.00 of the mod.

Note : I just fixed an issue that made wrong sounds to be played as well as some crashs to happens. Once authorized again, please re-download to be safe if you downloaded before 06/12/2014 (included) :)

The main features of this version are :

1. A whole new act
Players can now explore and complete act 4 ! This act is smaller than other ones and contain 3 quests. News superuniques monsters have to be found along with their own unique items. This act take place in one new tileset never used in the mod as well as an other one already used but altered.

2. Improved items
Items you can found while playing has been made more interresting. Previously, only unique, sets and runewords could get the max stats. Now, magic and rares items can as well. To balance this change, the drop rate of rare items has been lowered a bit. Unique and set items are now a littler harder to get than before, but they overall power has been increased.

3. Wisdom rework
The wisdom stat currently increase the duration of many of your skills. In this new version, this stat will instead increase the power of these skills. Wisdom will make the following skills more powerfull : Enchantments, Hexes, Shouts, Stances Ward spells, Weapons spells, and Well spells. The base duration of these skills will be greatly increased to compensate.

4. 30 news runewords
With the addition of act 4, 30 new runewords will be added as well. For now, these will be only armor related runewords (helms, torso armor, pants, gloves, boots and shield). There is 5 runewords for each item type. As always, you can find runic scrolls to learn these runewords.

5. 3 news artefacts
Act 4 also introduce 3 news artefacts with great powers. Find the mystic formula that you will need to craft thems and enjoy their power.

Changelog :

Items
* Magic and rare items can now roll values from 100% to 150% of their current values
* Reagents properties have been updated to match new magics/rares properties values
* Set, uniques and runewords can now roll values from 135% to 150% of the base value related to their level instead of 100% to 150%
* +% damage against veterans/champions/elite monsters propertie no longer spawn on casters weapons
* +% attack ratting against veterans/champions/elite monsters propertie no longer spawn on casters weapons
* Added 30 act 4 runewords
* Added 3 artefacts
* Added 6 unique items that can be crafted via plans droped from act 4 superuniques monsters
* Greatly reduced rolls on 'Damage reduced by' and 'Magic damage reduced by' properties
* Lowered artefact bonuses properties to the new max values
* Re-aranged all sets bonuses when a player wear 2 or more items of the same set

Monsters
* Normal monsters now have 5% chance to give gold when killed instead of 10%
* Veterans monsters now have 10% chance to give gold when killed instead of 50%
* Champions monsters now have 25% chance to give gold when killed instead of 50%
* Champions and elites rare monsters minions are now based on normal monsters instead of champions and elite monsters respectively
* Champions and elites rare monsters minions now have 500% more life
* Champions and elites rare monsters minions now have 75% more attack ratting
* Champions and elites rare monsters minions now have 100% more min elemental damage
* Champions and elites rare monsters minions now have 50% more max elemental damage
* When a group of champions and elites monsters spawn, it is now always a rare monster group (red name)
* Veterans monsters now have 50% chance to loot a magic item (or better) instead of 100%
* Champions monsters now always drop 1 magic item (or better) and have 50% chance to drop an other one
* Elite monsters now always drop 1 magic item (or better), have 50% chance to drop a rare item (or better) and 5% chance to drop an other rare item (or better)
* Increased damage of Champions, Elite and Superuniques monsters
* Increased XP rewarded when killing act bosses

Playability
* Wisdom stat no longer improve the duration of skills
* Wisdom stat now increase the power of Enchantments, Hexes, Shouts, Stances Ward spells, Weapons spells, and Well spells by 0.2% per point
* Using the /players command now only increase the droprate of weapons, armors and amulets

Skills
Specialities
* Incarnated wisdom : Reduced bonus to 10% per level
* Tenfold might : Reduced bonus to 10% per level
* Strength of the titan : Reduced bonus to 5% per level
* Dexterity of the eagle : Reduced bonus to 5% per level
* Energy of knowledge : Reduced bonus to 5% per level

Sorceress
* Earth enchantment : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Heat shield : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Burning speed : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Glacial armor : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Deadly cloud : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Energy boon : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Energy shield : Increased duration to 300 seconds - No longer affected by wisdom
* Storm summoning : Decreased duration to 25 seconds - Each point now increase duration by 5 seconds - No longer affected by wisdom

Necromancer
* Tainted flesh : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Well of power : Now affected by wisdom
* Morbid companion : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Masochism : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Confusion : No longer affected by wisdom
* Well of blood : Now affected by wisdom
* Vampire compagnion : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Well of suffering : Now affected by wisdom
* Blood ritual : Increased duration to 300 seconds

Ritualist
* Brutal weapon : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Spiritual armor : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Compagnion of creation : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Illuminated weapon : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Vital weapon : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Persistant alterations : Increased duration to 300 seconds

Huntress
* Herbal remedy : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Demons hunt : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Call of the hunt : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Practiced stance : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Natural compagnion : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Natural strength : Increased duration to 300 seconds

Assassin
* Speed : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Venom : Decreased duration to 25 seconds - Each point now increase duration by 5 seconds - No longer affected by wisdom
* Critical eye : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Blade shield : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Transparency : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Ether shelter : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Traps expertise : Increased duration to 300 seconds

Guardian
* Protection against fire : Now affected by wisdom
* Protection against lightning : Now affected by wisdom
* Your faith is pure! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Force shield : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Protection against cold : Now affected by wisdom
* Featherfoot grace : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Protection of the fanatic : Now affected by wisdom
* Go for the eyes! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Coat of mirage : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Burning salut : Now affected by wisdom
* Aura of holy power : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Mystic shield : Decreased duration to 25 seconds - Each point now increase duration by 5 seconds - No longer affected by wisdom
* Thorn aura : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Mystic energy : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Divine salut : Now affected by wisdom
* Elemental flaw : Now affected by wisdom
* Icy salut : Now affected by wisdom
* Armor of sanctity : Increased duration to 300 seconds - Base reduced damage bonus reduced to 5 at level 1 and 2 per level

Warrior
* Sentry : Now affected by wisdom
* Aim just! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* War treasure : This skill no longer create a lot of items on success
* Victory is our! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Hold on! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Berzeker stance : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* We will stop at nothing! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Signet of strength : Decreased duration to 25 seconds - Each point now increase duration by 5 seconds - No longer affected by wisdom
* Attack! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Lion mark : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Banner : Now affected by wisdom
* Caution! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Never surrender! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Raise your shields! : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Immunised flesh : Decreased duration to 25 seconds - Each point now increase duration by 5 seconds - No longer affected by wisdom
* Primal rage : Increased duration to 300 seconds
* Banner of revenge : Now affected by wisdom
* Colossus : No longer affected by wisdom

World
* Players can now access act 4 and complete 3 news quests
* Reduced the maximum number of pack of champions/elite monsters per area to 1-2 in normal mode, 4-6 in nightmare mode and 8-12 in hell mode

Translation
* Fixed the name of the Gellan's Graveyard area in the english version
* Reduced the length of some magic properties on both versions
* Fixed many spelling errors in the english version

Bugfixes
* Fixed a bug allowing Mystic formulas to be salvaged into fiery brimstones
* Fixed a bug preveting some items to be able to spawn with the intended amount of sockets
* Fixed a bug that allowed bosses from act 1 and 2 to drop as if it was the 1st time they are killed even if it was not the 1st time

Note :
Names of your unique items may have changed after updating. This is only a display issue, and has no incidence on the game.