A quality of life mod that blocks HD content in Diablo II: Resurrected for playing the game in legacy graphics.
Nohd mod on Nexusmods: https://www.nexusmods.com/diablo2resurrected/mods/283
Features:
Play D2R in Legacy Graphics mode.
Blocks HD content from loading.
Lobby chat removed.
Intro video and cinematics blocked.
HD Menus still work and are accesible when HD is toggled on.
Legacy sounds working.
Reminders added to HD panel.
Displays mod version upon loading.
Modified UI for Window mode.
Removed mini-panel in Legacy mode.
Game creation functionality.
Game join functionality.
Extra Play and Lobby buttons. They are for use in window mode.
Character clone and rename tool.
Legacy Guard. See note at the bottom of the README.
Modified Lobby for ease of use in Window mode.
QOL buttons added to the HD Character screen.
Added Helpful Links.
Large Game Creation and Join panels.
Removed Quest button from SD mode.
Many unlisted features.
General 1.3 Notes: This is a work in progress and very buggy. The json structuring needs a lot of work and probably a good bit of cleanup considering this is all new terrain for me! Some things may or may not work so use at your own risk!
Installation:
Step 1: Copy "mods" folder into your D2R installation directory.
Step 2: Copy the "Settings.json" file from here C:\Users\USERNAME\Saved Games\Diablo II Resurrected
Step 3: Make a folder in the same directory named "mods"
Step 4: Make another folder inside the newly created "mods" folder and name it "nohd"
Step 5: Paste the 'Settings.json' (from Step 2) into the newly created "nohd" folder.
Step 6: Run Battle.net Launcher, click the gear icon and go to 'Game Settings'
Step 7: Enable "Additional command line arguments"
Step 8: Type in the command line arguments "-mod nohd" (no quotes)
Step 9: Save changes and click the 'Play' button!
Usage:
When first entering a game the screen will be black. Once your character is in a game press the G key to see something.
Notes:
Using the -sndbkg command line argument on the main and -ns on any other instances of the game helps with sound issues when multiboxing.
If playing the game in a 800x600 fullscreen window there is a Town Portal bug where entering a portal from town may require two attempts or be avoided by clicking and holding while taking Town Portals. This bug does not occur when taking any portals other than portals located in town.
Nohd mod Version 1.3X Legacy Guard example video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4L38avatOk
D2R nohd Mod Footage & Installation Settings: (This video is from an older version of the mod) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSrh80Y2304
How to play D2R with legacy graphics in an 800x600 window (Example): https://youtu.be/2gV3QLNzIBo
D2R Graphics Settings For A GTX-750 & Older PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zt3wkB7Pb4
The nohd mod Version 1.3X (with Legacy Guard support) can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GRmM4dfJ37LbzPe6OQb9tGmR6DtcWtin/view?usp=share_link
Legacy Guard (a smaller version of Legacy Guardian) is a Python script for Nvidia GPUs that monitors the usage threshold and then sends the G key to the active D2R window when the GPU usage reaches the configured percentage.
Direct Download for Legacy Guard: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Lyeu97Gy_GQq_L5Pwezg758rtkK4MqD/view?usp=share_link
Legacy Guard on Github: https://github.com/txtatech/d2r-legacy-guard
Acknowledgments And Credits
This mod was forked from a very early version of the original blockhd mod.
None of it would have been possible without the efforts and insights of Miles Teg and Gimli of the Phrozen Keep.
The original blockhd mod has been forked to TinyMod found here: https://github.com/D2R-Gimli/TinyMod
Copyrights Diablo II and Diablo II: Resurrected are copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. Diablo II, Diablo II: Resurrected and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All trademarks referenced here are the properties of their respective owners.
This project and its maintainers are not associated with or endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.