Diablo: The Hell
From The Hell
Diablo: The Hell is a free modification of the games Diablo and Hellfire. What sets it apart from other mods is that it is really hard, balanced and fun from the very beginning of the game. You will see the difference right away - There is not need to "level up" before it gets fun. A lot of effort has gone into maintaining the original atmosphere of Diablo. All the new content still fits into the Diablo world. While some elements like the cow suite from Hellfire had to be removed.
The Hell features many minor improvements and bug fixes, which combined greatly enhances the players experience over the original game. For example the "search skill" from Hellfire for finding items, has been removed, and now you will get the same effect just by hitting tab. The town woman Gillian has gained a new "stash" feature, which lets you store an infinite amount of items - shared between characters. This make item-hunting and starting a new secondary character a lot easier.
The list of features is too long to go into details about everything. See the list of features below, and the screenshots and videos.
The Hell is over 3 years old, and still under heavy development. If you which to participate in the development, then visit the forum.
Feature list
- Challenge factor and replay value raised considerably
- True to the style and atmosphere of the original Diablo
- New player graphics (as you can see to the right)
- Over 400 named monsters (bosses)
- Over 350 base items
- Over 400 new unique items
- New and adjusted item affixes
- New and adjusted spells
- Singleplayer levels like "Poisoned Water Supply" are different on each difficulty
- Hundreds of new and improved environment and monster palettes
- Completely revamped experience gain
- Improved & expanded monster AI
- Additional, better balanced character classes
- Optional expanded music add-on with improved quality
- Unlimited item storage, shared between characters
- Improved PvE and PvP balance
- Thousands of new gameplay features and enhancements
- Full support for Internet multiplayer through Hamachi or Kali
- Hotkeys for faster spell switching
- Bug fixes, lots of bug fixes...
Testimonials
Mordor, Russia (developer): I have always loved this game for its original taste: dark atmosphere, cold steel and blood. I've been playing Diablo and Hellfire for ten years and this mod represents all that I ever wanted from this game. This is Diablo's best of the best. Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the game or by it's similarity with Hellfire. It is an absolutely new & improved game under the old mask...
Koven, France: I think I can say without exaggeration that this mod is really a brand new game, it's not just some modifications to improve the game. It sets up a whole new environment with a gloomy and dreadful atmosphere. You can't be overconfident in running in the dungeons without dwelling on monsters. You have to be patient, tenacious and not make mistakes if you want to survive and progress. It makes you feel you've accomplished something big after each level explored.
Archer, Hungary: Diablo deserves this mod very much and it makes the game complete. The Hell presents the player with a mighty real challenge. It suits my cautious playing style extremely well. Highly recommended for any veterans of this elderly game, it will keep you occupied for a very long time. Prepare yourself: even starting the game feels awesome!
adriaan_s, The Netherlands: This mod transforms Diablo from an old hack and slash fest into a brand-new challenging tactical game. The game's fantastic atmosphere seems even darker because death is always close by, lurking just behind the next door, waiting for you to slip up just a couple of seconds.
CableCat, Denmark: I normally don't play Diablo mods, because it just takes too long before it gets fun. It was a nice surprise to get a real challenge in the first level, and to die from a teleporting, flashing unique monster at the second level. Luckily items with resistant above 70% can be found at the first few levels. There is also a shared bank/stash that allows you to store an infinite amount of items and to easily transfer items from one character to another.
Xeratyl, Germany: I wanted a fresh new challenge and started to look for some difficult mods. Then I found The Hell. I think it was just the right mod I was looking for! Many new monsters with improved AI, new items both pre- and suffixes, a lot of bugfixes including the content of Hellfire, more balanced classes and at the same time keeping the original gameplay features of vanilla Diablo. I think it is certainly one of the best mods for Diablo Hellfire, which are still in development.
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