Nostalgia has gotten the best of me yet again.

This is going to be my first time playing 1.07.
I might give up at some point, or may forget to post updated here but i'm going to give a shot

rules :
none.
I'm trying to have fun with this, not give myself a headache.
I already plan on probably cheating with hero editor to use skill respec if I need it. if I do, I will post it here of course.


Goals :
Beat Hell mode.



This post was edited by pyropunk on Sep 23 2018 10:12pm

beat the den of evil
I've decided i'm going to use a Lightning nova / Frozen orb build.


nothing significant has happened other than getting very lucky with all the mana regen shrines.





So my plan so far has been to try and get to level 12 to use Lightning Nova, which hopefully will be able to carry me until level 30 and I can use frozen orb.
Up until this point, I have put all my skills into Warmth. Mana regen is extremely important incase anyone has forgotten that you can NOT buy mana potions from any NPC's.

I've been making way with my original fireball staff, but now I have made it to black marsh and the mobs are getting tougher.
I'm torn if I should possibly use my skills to get ice blast to carry me until level 12. It's not a big deal but it will bother me if I don't have every skill point placed properly by the time i'm a high level.
Again I might end up cheating and using a respec, but that will only be the case if I have no other option.

For now, i'm just going to keep my skill points saved and see if I end up needing them.
using throwing potions and saving my gold up to possibly shop a temporary staff from akara.

yes sir!
if I die, I quit

I forgot that I had to go into hero editor to unlock hardcore mode, I haven't died up to now so I just switched it to hc mode.

This post was edited by pyropunk on Sep 23 2018 11:21pm

So I did everything backwards.
First I got to outer cloister waypoint,
then went back to do tristram.
While searching for the waypoint in dark wood, I found a nice set item


I pressed through the jail to inner cloister before I got level 12. It was very hairy. for most of the time, I had no health potions, and no town portals. I made it through without having to exit.
After that I went back to tamoe to get from level 10-12.
I also found a staff with +2 to charged bolt, which carried me all the way to level 12 without having to waste a point in anything besides warmth / 1 into static.



I cleared the whole area before luring her out, then basically ran in circles throwing poison potions at her



The only noteable item drops from act 1 are:
Infernal cranium cap
8% magic find ring
regular topaz - inserted in my armor for 16% magic find

This post was edited by pyropunk on Sep 24 2018 02:35am

Anything 1.09 or before... /drool

looking good so far pat...
I am assuming theres no respec in .07 thats why you are grinding it out

you going for nova/orb then? should be a nice combo just very mana heavy until later game

.07 is a hell of a grind til about mid game, when items and warmth start doing there work

GL bro

This post was edited by Cigin on Sep 24 2018 03:22pm

Pushing through act 2. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Killing has become a lot easier, with each level to nova it kills almost everything in 1-2 hits, although it drinks so much mana.
My technique is to conserve as much mana as possible, only use nova in big mobs, then use throwing potions or regular swing of a weapon with the help of my act 1 merc to take down rare mob bosses.


Right before entering Arcane, I found my first rune!
while clearing arcane (I took all 4 directions before finding summoner -_-) I found 2 more runes, another Eld, and an El.


Killing duriel was extremely sketchy.
I almost got 1-2 shotted every time I went in, I had to portal to town 3 times, using my mercenary to distract him while I static, then towning to revive the merc and run circles around duriel throwing poison potions, then finishing him off with the last of my mana pots using Nova.


After killing duriel, I am just short from hitting level 18


Mentionalble drops from act 2 are:
12% magic find +6 energy magic ring
an old school modded eth crystal sword with "enhanced maximum damage" that I will be using for my mercenary in act 3






salute homie

This post was edited by pyropunk on Sep 24 2018 11:37pm

my man Flux is putting in work. Killed this for me and got me the jade


useful circlet


an old school modded ring I found