Target Effects - A Short Guide

[wm_hunter]

I have written this short guide on how to use target effects in a Diablo II shortcut placed on the desktop. Using these can have Diablo II become better and easier to use, and you will not be banned for using these things.

To start, right click on your Diablo II shortcut and select Properties and then the Shortcut tab. Look for the Target box.



After the target (located in " "), add a space and type each target effect you want to use. Each new effect must be[FONT=&quot] separated [/FONT]by a space.



Here are some possible target effects you can use:

-altcolor Change color of monster health bar.
-autorest: Automatically restarts Diablo II upon exit
-bn <#.#.#.#>: Set BattleNet server IP. Replace #s.
-bnacct <account>: Sets BattleNet account name to this automatically
-bnpass <pass>: Sets BattleNet password to this automatically
-client: run in Client mode
-clientexit: Exit Client upon game exit
-direct: Reads files directly from the disk instead of in MPQ files. Often used by certian Diablo II mods
-mpq key1.mpq: Load key1.mpq (useful for additional CD keys)
-nohide: Don't hide the Diablo II window when losing focus.
-notitle: Game window has no title
-ns: No Sound at all. Game will crash when attempting to play end-of-act videos
-realm <realm>: Sets BattleNet realm, example: -realm USEast
-res800: Start at 800x600 (avoids window moving off-centre on load)
-skiptobnet: Skips opening videos and connects to BattleNet
-sleepy: Call sleep(1) to avoid D2 using 100% CPU time. Great for any fast computer
-title "whatever": Would set the window title to whatever
-txt: Generates the .bin file. Used by mod creators.
-w: Run Diablo II in window mode

Note: -altcolor -nohide and -sleepy only work with D2Loader

Reply if you have comments\questions, or if I have left any important ones out.

Edit: Added note on -ns
Added -nohide as a D2Loader ONLY target effect