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Jan 16 2010 04:58pm
Quote (Eywa @ Jan 16 2010 04:36pm)
Upgrading

v1.10+ Expansion Only

http://d2wissen.d2chars.de/items/pic/horadrimwuerfel.gif

- Contents -

Author's Note

Recipes
NotesModifications
Defense
Durability
Requirements

Quest Items
You Want Axe?
Khalim's Will

References
Tech Resources
Calculators



Author's Note

As the above image suggests, upgrading requires using the Horadric Cube. In this context, 'upgrading' will refer to the process of changing the base item (code) of rare or unique quality items. Gem, potion, and rune upgrades do not fit in this category. Furthermore, it should be noted that there are no upgrade recipes for other item qualities.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the following applies to rare and unique items alike. For the less mathematically inclined (regardless if the calculations may appear trivial to some), I will refer to other resources that may serve as a quick reference. In the (un)likely event that something still does not make sense, you may drop me a PM and I will eventually get back to you.

Please do not submit questions to which crystal clear answers have already been provided herein.

This guide supersedes the previous version.


Recipes


(U1) Basic rare Any Armor + Ral Rune + Thul Rune + Perfect Amethyst ~> Input base item modified to Exceptional

(U2) Basic rare Weapon + Ort Rune + Amn Rune + Perfect Sapphire ~> Input base item modified to Exceptional

(U3) Exceptional rare Any Armor + Ko Rune + Pul Rune + Perfect Amethyst ~> Input base item modified to Elite

(U4) Exceptional rare Weapon + Fal Rune + Um Rune + Perfect Sapphire ~> Input base item modified to Elite

(U5) Basic unique Any Armor + Tal Rune + Shael Rune + Perfect Diamond ~> Input base item modified to Exceptional

(U6) Basic unique Weapon + Ral Rune + Sol Rune + Perfect Emerald ~> Input base item modified to Exceptional


Single Player or Ladder Only

(U7) Exceptional unique Any Armor + Ko Rune + Lem Rune + Perfect Diamond ~> Input base item modified to Elite

(U8) Exceptional unique Weapon + Lum Rune + Pul Rune + Perfect Emerald ~> Input base item modified to Elite

    Notes
      Any Armor
      As specified in ItemTypes.txt, Any Armor (armo) is a supertype, i.e. parent iType, for any Helm (helm), Armor (tors), Any Shield (shld), Gloves (glov), Belt (belt), and Boots (boot).
      Helm (helm) is a supertype for Circlet (circ), Primal Helm (phlm: Barbarian Only), and Pelt (pelt: Druid Only).
      Circlet (circ): Circlet and Coronet are Basic (hence they both upgrade to Tiara), Tiara is Exceptional, and Diadem is Elite.
      Any Shield (shld) is a supertype for Shield (shie), Auric Shields (ashd: Paladin Only), and Voodoo Heads (head: Necromancer Only).

      Thus, 'Any Armor' means: any item type in the following body locations: Head, Torso, Gloves, Belt, Feet, as well as any shield (shie, ashd, head).

      Everything Remains
      Since the output field of CubeMain.txt reads: 'useitem,mod,exc' or 'useitem,mod,eli', ALL magic properties, item flags ("Socketed (X)", "Ethereal (Cannot be Repaired)"), and socket
      contents (Gems, Jewels, Runes) remain when you upgrade an item. Bear in mind that socket contents may affect the Required Level after upgrading. See below for more information.
      Only the base item (code) is modified into the Exceptional (ubercode) or Elite (ultracode) version.

      Phase Blade
      Because of the above, upgrading is the only way to create an ethereal Phase Blade (items with nodurability=1 in Weapons.txt cannot generate ethereal).

Modifications

This section provides formulae for defense, (maximum) durability, and requirements of upgraded items. Weapon damage is handled as usual. In what follows, [] and {} will be used to denote
the floor and ceiling functions, respectively ([x] = largest integer <= x, {x} = smallest integer >= x).
    Defense
      Base
      Minimum and maximum figures are defined in minac and maxac fields of Armor.txt. Otherwise, you can find this information in Atair's tables. See the final section (References).
      The Arreat Summit is often right, but unfortunately it still hosts numerous inaccuracies. I recommend it only as a last resort.

      Final
      The game applies property 'ac%' ("+% Enhanced Defense") first, then 'ac' ("+Defense"). Result:

        (1) Defense = [(minac + Rnd(maxac - minac + 1)) * (1 + ac%/100)] + ac

      Evidently, this amounts to a whole range of possible values, depending on minac and maxac (remember, ac% and ac remain fixed, only the base item is modified).
      Note: Any Armor generating ac% fixes base defense at maxac+1 at the time of creation. This does not transfer to the upgrade. Use either (1) above or (2) below.

      Ethereal items carry a 50% bonus to their base defense, hence

        (2) Defense = [[(minac + Rnd(maxac - minac + 1)) * 1.5] * (1 + ac%/100)] + ac

      Note: In either case, (1) or (2), the odds of any particular roll are 1:(maxac - minac + 1). For instance, Zakarum Shield lists minac=169 and maxac=193, from which we deduce
      that Herald of Zakarum has a 1:25 (4%) chance of a perfect upgrade.
    Durability
      Item property 'durability' (read: maximum base durability) in Armor.txt, Weapons.txt. Otherwise, see the final section (References). Durability is always that of the base item,
      unless either 'indestruct' ("Indestructible") or unique item property 'dur' (adds durability) is present. Thus,

        (3) Durability = durability (+ dur)

      An example would be Duriel's Shell (dur=100). The Exceptional version has 150 durability (126 if ethereal), whereas the upgraded version has 150 durability regardless (albeit
      current durability < 150).
    Requirements
      Strength, Dexterity
      Strength and Dexterity requirements are those of the base item, further modified by 'ease' ("Requirements +X%") or ethereality (- 10).

        (4) Required Strength = {reqstr * (1 + X/100)} (- 10)
        (5) Required Dexterity = {reqdex * (1 + X/100)} (- 10)

      Level
      As is evident from CubeMain.txt, there is a levelreq penalty associated with upgrading. From Basic to Exceptional (6): +5. From Exceptional to Elite (7): +7. Combining the two,
      from Basic to Elite (8): +12 (a two-stage upgrade).

        (6) Required Level = levelreq + 5
        (7) Required Level = levelreq + 7
        (8) Required Level = levelreq + 12

      Note: 'levelreq' is always the higher (max) of base item and of anything inserted (Gems, Jewels, Runes). For rare items, also the highest levelreq from the affixes generated.
      Example: Upgrading Twitchthroe from Basic (Studded Leather) to Exceptional (Trellised Armor) would result in Required Level: 30 (25 + 5). Now, if we add say, a Shael Rune
      for another +20% FHR, thereby forcing levelreq = 29, the Required Level becomes 34 (29 + 5). It does not stay at 30.

      See the References for more information on levelreq of base items, gems, jewels, runes, and affixes.

Quest Items

A quick summary of the results of ingame testing.
    You Want Axe?
      The Horadric Malus, Staff of Kings, Horadric Staff, The Gidbinn, and the Hell Forge Hammer may be upgraded using recipe (U6). However, since their ubercode and
      ultracode fields in Weapons.txt are empty, they will upgrade to a Hand Axe which happens to be the first weapon in that file. We thus obtain the generic upgrade sequence,

        "Quest Weapon" ~(U6)~> Hand Axe ~(U6)~> Hatchet ~(U8)~> Tomahawk

      Magic properties carry over as usual. Since the first upgrade is treated in accordance with (6), and because the same holds true for the second, we should adjust (6) and (8)
      to 'levelreq + 10' and 'levelreq + 17' for the second and third upgrades, respectively.

      For those who believe pictures say more than words, Morph was kind enough to post his screenshots here (##33-37).
    Khalim's Will
      Neither Khalim's Flail nor Khalim's Will may be upgraded, presumably due to an apparent mismatch between the code and normcode fields in Weapons.txt. It should be
      noted that the contents of these two fields are equal for each of the aforementioned 5 quest weapons.

References

© 2010 Eywa. The Horadric Cube image is property of D2Wissen.de.


TL;DR(will read latet when I finish setting other things up(new computer, new OS, and putting the site on this OS, until then it will be down =/)

edit: Just read, 2/3 of it, I like it o.O

Quote (Eywa @ Jan 16 2010 03:52pm)
And that is why you should sell such items.

Leave them believing whatever they want. Take advantage of their ignorance instead.


Point proven.


I suppose

Quote (ashwinthegrim @ Jan 16 2010 03:50pm)
the most ironic thing that happened to me this ladder was that, i bought a nagelring for 1 fg, and with the standard mf gear, MFed a 39MF ring and sold it for 300 to some nutter ..


xD!

This post was edited by Scaryghoul on Jan 16 2010 05:09pm
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#1572
Jan 16 2010 06:55pm
If no one has anything to correct in regards to the upgrading guide, I consider it done.

Edit: small PTR reminder.

This post was edited by Eywa on Jan 16 2010 07:01pm
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#1573
Jan 16 2010 11:17pm
Just an idea, but can we have team avatars or something? Like how Scary has in his profile?
I wanna wave a flag in the face of noobens/nubens tellin' 'em I'm a SnG dude :D
Or atleast patches, so I can put it on my sweatshirt B)
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#1574
Jan 17 2010 12:33am
Quote (Atroce @ 16 Jan 2010 19:28)
Hiho guys
little task for you

Where do I have to fill these informations...


in here...
?

European guy needs help with an u.s. adress :wacko:
Do I have to add Michigan in the line where I have to write the name of the city?(next to troj)
Thanks in advance

Firma und Name* = Nooben irl
Strasse* = Brentwood Dr, Nr. = 16xx (insufficient space? Strasse* = 16xx Brentwood Dr)
480xx, Ort* = Troy, MI

That should suffice, even for the USPS (sorry ^^)

http://www.geonames.org/postalcode-search.html?q=Troy&country=US&adminCode1=MI

Google Maps: Michigan, Troy, Brentwood Dr

This post was edited by Eywa on Jan 17 2010 12:56am
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#1575
Jan 17 2010 07:22am
Quote (CompanyOfThree @ Jan 17 2010 12:17am)
Just an idea, but can we have team avatars or something? Like how Scary has in his profile?
I wanna wave a flag in the face of noobens/nubens tellin' 'em I'm a SnG dude :D
Or atleast patches, so I can put it on my sweatshirt B)


Lol, I can probably make a shirt for myself with our guild portrait on the front :rofl:
Btw I like my ava =/ I think if anything if you want then there should be a small guild banner, and whoever wants to wear them can add them to the bottom of thier avatars or signatures(so we can keep our sigs, but w.e if you want I would wear anything, nn jsp's acceptance)

Quote (Eywa @ Jan 16 2010 07:55pm)
If no one has anything to correct in regards to the upgrading guide, I consider it done.

Edit: small PTR reminder.


If you are looking for critism I will be happy to read this word for word and find something that's wrong or needs adding o.O

Edit: Just so everyone knows(probably no one cares) the site will be down for a few days, I am trying to get it to run on Arch instead of ubuntu

This post was edited by Scaryghoul on Jan 17 2010 07:43am
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Jan 17 2010 08:41am
Quote (Scaryghoul @ 17 Jan 2010 14:22)
If you are looking for critism I will be happy to read this word for word and find something that's wrong or needs adding o.O

Edit: Just so everyone knows(probably no one cares) the site will be down for a few days, I am trying to get it to run on Arch instead of ubuntu

Do it.

Chris, we all care ... once we get our new shiny Diablo II board theme :thumbsup:
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#1577
Jan 17 2010 08:54am
Quote (Eywa @ Jan 17 2010 09:41am)
Do it.

Chris, we all care ... once we get our new shiny Diablo II board theme :thumbsup:


I will, later, don't worry :P

Lol I see, well I will learn CSS and make a nice pretty one just for you

I lol'd for like 20 minutes o.O
I don't even use windows, I downloaded the file that they wanted me to not notice and I ran it, did NOTHING, for all you linux disbelievers
They didn't even get my IP address right

This post was edited by Scaryghoul on Jan 17 2010 08:54am
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Jan 17 2010 08:55am
Quote (Scaryghoul @ Jan 17 2010 09:54am)
I will, later, don't worry :P

Lol I see, well I will learn CSS and make a nice pretty one just for you

I lol'd for like 20 minutes o.O
http://i45.tinypic.com/28im8sg.png I don't even use windows, I downloaded the file that they wanted me to not notice and I ran it, did NOTHING, for all you linux disbelievers


Yeah, I've seen that one before.
At first glance, I thought some virus had messed with My Computer, but then I realized it was just scumbag advertising.
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Jan 17 2010 08:56am
Quote (drt1245 @ Jan 17 2010 09:55am)
Yeah, I've seen that one before.
At first glance, I thought some virus had messed with My Computer, but then I realized it was just scumbag advertising.


^_^ It tries to give you a trojan, what a nice little advertisement.
I also lol'd at what it thought my IP address was, you all know my IP address for this computer(the site is hosted here)
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Jan 17 2010 08:57am
Quote (Scaryghoul @ Jan 17 2010 09:56am)
^_^ It tries to give you a trojan, what a nice little advertisement.
I also lol'd at what it thought my IP address was, you all know my IP address for this computer(the site is hosted here)


All information on this PC could be stolen
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