riiablo/README.md

# LibGDX Diablo II
This is my attempt at rebuilding Diablo II from scratch. There is still a long
ways to go, but a lot of the core is there. The game itself uses 100% original
Diablo II assets which are not (and will never) be provided, i.e., you should
already own a copy of the game to play this. I am going to do my best to remain
faithful to the original game, however I am planning on changing and adding
additional features as I think they become necessary (e.g., auto gold pickup).
I will write articles in the future explaining how I was able to accomplish
certain things, and how some core systems work.

Unlike the original game, this version supports just about any reasonable
aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, 18:9, 21:9), however by design I'm locking the game to
480px in height because the original game assets are all geared for that (i.e.,
the width is dynamic). The expansion did introduce 800x600 support, and I may
end up supporting that for the desktop version in the future (specifically for
some of the multiplayer lobby stuff), but it's not necessary for the core
functionality. The mobile version currently uses 360px height to make selecting
UI elements easier, however since much of the UI panels are 480px, in-game is
locked at 480px, but I will change this in the future or at least provide
scaling on a per-component basis (text). This does run on Android, and I have
been using a Galaxy Note 5 as the min spec when testing, but older phones may
work as well, especially after optimizations have been made. I can already play
Diablo II on PC, my goal is to be able to sit back and play it casually with my
friends while also supporting cross-platform play. This game supports local
play that can then be taken online (similar to Open Battle.net), with a more
secure option being far beyond that.

*NOTE: This is not playable yet, but the game runs and you can load save files,
walk around a bit and look at your characters.* Game saves are not modified
yet, and 1.13c+ saves are supported (support for some other versions may be
added in the future, but it isn't a priority, and I expect most people to
create new characters anyways). I do not plan on, or want to make this game
compatible with playing with users using the original game client.

# Features
- Written using Java + LibGDX + OpenGL
- Runs on PC, Android and eventually more (IOS, Linux, etc.)
- Cross-platform multiplayer
- Dedicated servers, TCP/IP (listen servers) connections, and single player
- Full console, including CVAR support and key bindings
- Controller support
- Platform-specific features (Android touch, PC mouse, etc)

# Screenshots
![In-Game](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/collinsmith/diablo/master/screenshots/Clipboard-1.png)
![Create Character](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/collinsmith/diablo/master/screenshots/Clipboard-2.png)

# MPQ Viewer
Still a work in progress, but this allows you to look at the game's assets and
is used to test my MPQ library implementation. Currently this does not allow
for viewing all files that the game can load, but those should hopefully come
in the future. This should be a replacement for DR Test in the future, at least
in a general sense, since the UI I made is much more helpful when writing the
game code.
<details>
	<summary>Screenshot</summary>
	<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/collinsmith/diablo/master/screenshots/Clipboard-3.png" alt="MPQ Viewer">
</details>

# Map Builder
Used to test the map building algorithm/renderer. This is very basic at the
moment.
<details>
	<summary>Screenshot</summary>
	<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/collinsmith/diablo/master/screenshots/Clipboard-4.png" alt="Map Builder">
</details>