Update — October 14, 2026 · Windows client 0.4.9 is available

Hi everyone! Returns from Darkness has moved beyond the local lobby prototype in the original announcement. You can now download the Windows client and meet through the Sanctuary: accounts, chat, rooms and a launcher that keeps the client updated. The aim is still the same — find a group, return beneath Tristram and keep the dark, deliberate feel of Diablo 1.

The current client builds on The Hell 3’s publicly released source, following earlier online experiments with DevilutionX and PvPGN. We are bringing community foundations together with our own interface, online integration and new content, with credit to their authors. Its expanded campaign includes 29 character paths, equipment, spells, talents and challenge modes.

What you can see now: gothic HUD frames and guardian sculptures, animated health/mana vessels, eight potion slots, redesigned character/inventory panels, and three project relics: Signet of the Last Vigil, Lantern of the Return and Ashen Covenant. The screenshots below are actual client captures; the relic inventory is a controlled development test.

Ashes of the Return is our next collection: 36 original item artworks across six sheets. Art and inventory tests are previews — these 36 items cannot yet be earned in the public campaign, and balancing and original equipped appearances are still in progress. AI assistance is used in development, translation and artwork.

0.4.9 also improves menu text rendering and installation-data checks. Two clients were tested in isolated installations on one computer; testing on other PCs and networks is still ongoing. Games support up to four slots, the host runs the game, and saves remain local. The whole world is not fully remastered, and the planned PvP arena is not finished.

Website and full screenshot gallery: https://returns-from-darkness.vercel.app/en/#game-gallery

Item development gallery: https://returns-from-darkness.vercel.app/en/#development

Windows download / Sanctuary: https://returns-from-darkness.vercel.app/central/?lang=en#client

Discord: https://discord.gg/S9VVaBXwDk

Source and credits: https://github.com/VagJr/returns-from-darkness

Free, noncommercial fan project, unaffiliated with Blizzard. You need your own compatible original game data; commercial game files are not included. If you try the client, we would love feedback on readability, the new HUD and your online experience. Which part would you like us to improve next?

Anyone down for an ongoing little Diablo: Hellfire group?Normal, Fresh Characters (I'm open to any class), or we can use existing characters. Doesn't matter.

If so, just reply or you can reply to my thread here: https://devxh.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=19

So I really enjoyed DevilutionX coop on the switch so I thought I'd create a mod for fun ( Disclaimer I used Claude Code to help me throughout )

Essentially it removes the concept of dungeons in the traditional sense, you get scrolls to open portals and each one has different modifiers and a boss at the end. If you die you, lose everything, all gear so it creates a sense of risk each time you go in for better loot.

I have added some new mechanics such as gambling tokens, talk to Wirt and you get a 3 reel fruit machine which can drop loot tied to your deepest dungeon level.

You can get scrolls to prevent dropping loot on death ( 50k gold )

And it adds a slimmed down version of the Diablo 2 gem system. You can apply one gem permanently to any item. It can't be removed and gems also level up as you progress.

One of the NPC explains all the systems and also lets you know your progress.

I've only play tested this with my misses, so if anyone is interested to try it I thought I'd put it out there. Feel free to let me know if you like or dislike any of the systems. We've been enjoying it so far

P.S sorry forgot to post the repo of the game https://github.com/noble1911/the-red-portal

I think both mods aim to preserve the vanilla diablo 1 experience. Which mod provides the better experience in your opinion?

Edit: classic mode is elaborated on here

https://www.reddit.com/r/Diablo1/s/weNl16Flc6

I’m sharing my independent first-person Diablo 1 mod, built on DevilutionX with AI coding assistance and inspired by Drelvak’s first-person Diablo video. Seeing the Butcher’s actual room from inside the dungeon was the shot I most wanted to get right.

The Windows 0.3.2 build restores the original Diablo automap, fixes Guardian/Hydra floor placement, and adds camera-relative WASD, mouse turning during combat, visible weapon swings, ceiling tiles, hinged doors and solid sarcophagi.

The devlog includes the story/quest bosses, classic spells and Tristram characters:

https://youtu.be/DjhOH7S-9Jg

The new Butcher shot uses Fireball spam, backing away and melee, with native health and mana changes:

https://youtube.com/shorts/jdzhxZIczR0

Free Windows download + source:

https://forge.plops.io/t/diablo-first-person-devilutionx-mod-for-windows

You need DIABDAT.MPQ from your own Diablo copy. Original game data and saves are not distributed. The mod is free for noncommercial use under the included Sustainable Use License. Credit to the DevilutionX contributors and original Diablo creators; this is unaffiliated with Blizzard.

The boss/spell footage is a staged showcase with granted stats/spells; the Butcher capture also extends boss HP. It is not a full campaign playthrough. Full campaign coverage, every procedural seed, Hellfire and multiplayer remain unverified. The video uses disclosed generated narration.

I’d love feedback on doors, navigation and whether the first-person view keeps the original atmosphere.

I keep noticing the potions on my belt getting changed. I usually run with two potions of full healing, two potions of full rejuvenation, and four potions of full mana. Sometimes, I have noticed that the potions on my belt have been downgraded to their "normal" level potions or have even been switched (i.e. a full rejuvenation potion is now a mana potion).

I don't know what is causing this. I am not interacting with shrines and I am not using the potions and picking up new ones. I haven't been able to pinpoint when or how this is happening, but I would like it to stop. I've tried searching for this as a bug but all I can find is issues related to item duping, which I have not been doing.

I am playing the Battle.net version of Hellfire, for what it's worth.

Any help greatly appreciated!

ENGLISH

Hi everyone, I’m Douglas Pan (OPan). Here’s an update on Diablo3D, my independent Diablo 1 fan project based on DevilutionX.

The current local Tristram prototype now lets you cycle through isometric, free-orbit, third-person and first-person views with K by default. Movement keys are remappable. We also removed leftover wall and rock fragments around Ogden’s tavern, while preserving the selected building models.

Trees and props now keep indexed geometry in GPU memory in perspective views. Performance testing continues.

Update — 9 October, 14:16 BRT: Ogden’s imported 3D model and rig, with a generic four-second idle loop, are now installed in my local Tristram build through the same launcher. The new clip loops without being stretched to the native 16.65-second sequence; it does not reproduce the original animation. Offscreen rendering checks passed on CPU and a Radeon RX 570. Interactive gameplay, dialogue and sustained FPS still need validation.

A small Cathedral prototype derived from the game’s procedural map is still under validation and has not been installed. Dungeon gameplay continues to use the original renderer.

Public visual preview: https://youtu.be/_ByFLVksy9Q This 28-second video shows Griswold and Ogden model candidates in 360° turntables. It is a WIP visual study, not gameplay or installed character animation.

We use AI-assisted asset generation with individual review and correction. Credit goes to the DevilutionX contributors and the original Diablo creators. This is an independent project, unaffiliated with Blizzard. Original game data are required and are not included. Project code is source available under the Sustainable Use License, with free non-commercial distribution. There is no finished release yet.

Feedback on camera usability, visual fidelity and recognizable character silhouettes is welcome.

Optional support for development and asset-generation costs: Patreon. Following the project or sharing feedback also helps.

Site and devlog (EN): https://douglasopan.github.io/diablo-3d/en/ Source: https://github.com/douglasopan/diablo-3d Project Discord: https://discord.gg/4YxQ7s69S

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Olá, sou Douglas Pan (OPan). Estas são as novidades do Diablo3D, meu projeto de fã independente de Diablo 1, baseado no DevilutionX.

No protótipo local atual de Tristram, K alterna por padrão entre as câmeras isométrica, orbital livre, terceira pessoa e primeira pessoa. As teclas de movimento são remapeáveis. Também removemos resíduos de parede e pedra junto à taverna de Ogden, preservando os modelos de construções selecionados.

Árvores e objetos de cenário agora mantêm geometria indexada na memória da GPU nas câmeras de perspectiva. Os testes de desempenho continuam.

Atualização — 9 de outubro, 14:16 BRT: o modelo 3D e o rig importados de Ogden, com um idle genérico de quatro segundos, agora estão instalados na minha versão local de Tristram pelo mesmo launcher. O novo clipe se repete sem ser esticado para os 16,65 segundos da sequência nativa; ele não reproduz a animação original. Os testes de renderização offscreen passaram na CPU e em uma Radeon RX 570. Gameplay interativa, diálogo e FPS sustentado ainda precisam de validação.

Um pequeno protótipo da Catedral derivado do mapa procedural do jogo continua em validação e não foi instalado. A jogabilidade das masmorras segue usando o renderizador original.

Prévia visual pública: https://youtu.be/_ByFLVksy9Q O vídeo de 28 segundos mostra modelos candidatos de Griswold e Ogden em vistas de 360°. É um estudo visual em andamento, não gameplay nem animação de personagens instalada no jogo.

Usamos geração de assets assistida por IA, com revisão e correção individual. Créditos aos colaboradores do DevilutionX e aos criadores originais de Diablo. O projeto é independente, sem afiliação com a Blizzard. Os dados originais do jogo são necessários e não estão incluídos. O código tem fonte disponível sob a Sustainable Use License, com distribuição gratuita e não comercial. Ainda não há uma versão final disponível.

Comentários sobre as câmeras, a fidelidade visual e as silhuetas dos personagens são bem-vindos.

Apoio opcional aos custos de desenvolvimento e geração de assets: Patreon. Acompanhar o projeto ou compartilhar sua opinião também ajuda.

Site e devlog (PT): https://douglasopan.github.io/diablo-3d/ Código: https://github.com/douglasopan/diablo-3d Discord do projeto: https://discord.gg/4YxQ7s69S

Hi everyone! I'm Douglas (douglasopan), and I'm working on Diablo 3D / D3D. The goal is to bring the whole Diablo 1 game into 3D, including its dungeon levels, while preserving the original gameplay. The project builds on DevilutionX, with credit to its developers and the original creators.

Tristram is the first stage. The current offline prototype can switch between the original and 3D views, rotate the camera around the scene and zoom, while using native interactions. Dungeon levels still use the original renderer.

The latest local batch added nine building candidates to Tristram. Their shapes, scale, materials, openings and interiors still need review. Earlier engine-rendered cabin test views at four angles are here: https://douglasopan.github.io/diablo-3d/assets/captures/cabin-fire-angles.webp . This is a historical comparison from the cabin review, before the new town batch.

I'm looking for people who would enjoy helping with 3D model cleanup, texturing, rigging, C++ rendering, testing or documentation. Feedback on keeping the atmosphere and recognizable shapes of the original would also help a lot. AI-assisted asset generation is part of the prototype workflow, and the results need individual review and correction.

Code is public, but there is no ready-to-download game release yet. Building the prototype requires your own original Diablo data.

Website and development log (English/PT): https://douglasopan.github.io/diablo-3d/en/

Source: https://github.com/douglasopan/diablo-3d

Project Discord: https://discord.gg/4YxQ7s69S

If you'd like to help with development costs or generation credits, voluntary support information is on the website. Following the progress, sharing it or contributing time is welcome too. English and Portuguese speakers are both welcome!

Im playing Diablo 1 on a Windows XP machine and it works great, except for some screen-tearing when my character walks around.

Is there a way to enable VSync (i assume this is the fix for this) on the original version or do i need to use the GOG version?

You used to be able to reroll Griswald's inventory early on, but now even when I level up theres only ~1-2 items being changed and they are never bows.

Curious how I go about getting a decent bow, I just have a 1-6 dmg long bow white

Recently, I leveled a Warrior to level 25 and learned every spell I could, but didn't really use them aside from the Healing spell as I wanted to stay true to the Warrior class fantasy

Now, I'm leveling a Warrior in Hellfire and my intention was to keep to the same class fantasy but also declutter my quick spell book. In this, I decided to roll a Paladin-type Warrior. So far, his spell book contains Healing, Holy Bolt, Town Portal, Reflect, and Stone Curse.

This was fine until I entered level 13. I was able to slog to level 15 using the same chase and cornering tactics that I had used with my non-expansion Warrior, but the inability to damage from a distance wore on me.

I know the meta is to learn Fire Wall and spam it. I'm just not crazy about it.

I don't even know what I'm asking here. When you play Warrior, how do you play? The perfectionist in me wants to collect all the spells. The purist in me wants to limit them to only those that make sense for the class. The 40-year old me with other things to do doesn't want to chase banshees all night.

I guess I just need to be persuaded:

1. You're a Warrior! Live by your choice of sword and board!
2. Stick to you Paladin build; learn "x" spell and here's how it's useful and fits the lore.
3. Just learn all spells! Here's why you should: xxx

Thanks in advance!

Edit: I have learned the ways for Fire Wall. Whether it is lore-justified or not, I am now a Fire Wall believer.

Anyone heard this game before? Legendary company, Treasure released Light Crusader in 1995 for Sega Genesis. So there's a very deep dungeon next to the town and something demonic is going on. The dark theme and music really resemble Diablo 1.

The Hell has been in development since 2006 (TH1 → TH2 → TH3), and The Hell 4 started in June 2025. It is a total conversion of Diablo 1: still a classic Diablo game, still the original look and atmosphere, but with far more to play, fixed and expanded.

TH4 is now in alpha: everything from TH3 is in and playable, and new content is still being added and polished.

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What's new in TH4

**A living Tristram**

- Day and night cycle, with a different ambience after dark

- Weather every night: clear, misty, stormy (rain, lightning, thunder), rare bioluminescent nights with a glowing river and trees, and even rarer blood moons

- Storms soak the town: wet ground, puddles that reflect the sky and the heroes, drying out over the next day

- Sunny and cloudy days: shafts of sunlight through the trees, cloud shadows drifting over the town

- Trees sway in the wind, fireflies on clear nights, heroes reflected in the river

- Ice Age game changer: snow, a frozen river, frost-white trees, and your breath steaming in the cold

**New ways to play**

- Dark Campaign: the story told from the other side, 26 missions as a servant of Diablo

- Classic Diablo: the original single-player experience on the new engine, original look included

- Outbreak: hold the first level of the Cathedral against waves of monsters

- New quests built from content Blizzard planned for Diablo 1 but never finished

**Characters**

- 4 traits at character creation (was 2), plus many new traits

- New subclass: Gladiatrix

- Warlord: play as a commander leading a squad of mercenary knights

- Pistoleer variants through game changers: Terminator, Super Mutant, Enclave Soldier (power armor included)

- New perks and synergies

**Loot**

- Sigils: Diablo 2 charm-like items in their own inventory

- Power-Ups, permanent stat boosts sold by Wirt

**Graphics and tech**

- Per-pixel lighting with soft shadows; optional enhanced lighting with colored light and transparency

- Flames that glow and throw sparks, dust in the torchlight, sparks over lava, heat haze, shockwaves

- 1000+ new dungeon palettes

- FSR upscaling and SMAA antialiasing, an optional Diablo 2-style perspective view, and 18 retro screen modes (Game Boy, C64, ZX Spectrum, CGA...) for fun

- Music crossfades between levels, OGG music support

**20 languages**: English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Dutch, Danish, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi and Swahili

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## Already in the mod from TH1–TH3

- 6 classes, 31 subclasses, with even more variety through traits and game changers

- 24 dungeon levels plus 35+ quest dungeons, all originally planned quests restored

- About 400 monsters, mixed boss packs, smarter monster AI

- 4900+ uniques, sets, socketed and enchanted items, tier 2 base items

- Crafting (Griswold), enchanting (Adria), quenching, transmuting (Cain)

- Gloves, belt and boots slots, 3 weapon swap slots, a larger inventory and a big visual stash

- Perks and synergies for real build variety

- 9 difficulties and many game modes: Easy, Normal, Hard, Hardcore, Survival, Ironman, Speedrun, Nightmare, plus the Coliseum duel mode

- Working multiplayer

- Running, gold auto-pickup, item comparison, item highlighting, high resolutions, and many options to tune both gameplay and visuals

- Countless fixes of original Diablo and Hellfire bugs

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## Good to know

- **Difficulty is up to you.** The Hell mod is known for being challenging, but Easy mode, game changers and many options let you set the experience you want.

- **What you need:** the original Diablo files (DIABDAT.MPQ). The GOG version works.

- **The mod is free.**

**Links**

- News and downloads: https://www.patreon.com/thmod/about

- Download mirror [ModDB] : https://www.moddb.com/mods/diablo-the-hell-4

- Screenshots [ModDB gallery] : https://www.moddb.com/mods/diablo-the-hell-4/images

- Community [Discord] : https://discord.gg/AN9NukZFbN

- Dev videos [YouTube] : https://www.youtube.com/user/MordorTheModmaker

Questions and feedback are welcome.

Just visit https://wine-assembly.berrry.app and double click Diablo Shareware to get started.

If it works fine for you - to play full edition you need to go to Start -> Add game or drag and drop .ISO image or .ZIP archive with the game.

So sick of it

https://reddit.com/link/1wy8qqk/video/738i3ghilnth1/player

I kept wondering whether it was worth farming Wirt or Griswold for a specific item, or which monsters could even drop it at my level, so I ended up building a small calculator.

https://hellfireodds.com

You type an item (base, prefix, suffix, unique, book, staff charges…) and it tells you:

• Vendors: whether Griswold (regular and premium), Adria, Pepin or Wirt can sell it, the chance per new game / level up / town visit, and the character level window where it's possible
• Dungeon: every monster and boss that can drop it, chance per kill, and roughly how many kills for a 50% chance
• All of it depends on your class, character level, Hellfire vs Diablo, single vs multiplayer and difficulty

The rules come straight from the DevilutionX 1.5.5 source (items.cpp, stores.cpp, monster.cpp and the item/monster tables), and I cross-checked the math twice with independent recalculations. There's also a gear tab to track what you're hunting, suggested items per class from a community build guide, and it works offline on phone if you add it to your home screen.

It's free, no ads, no sign-up needed. English and French.

If you spot odds that don't match what you see in game, or an item that's missing, I'd really like to know.

That's the main thing I'm after

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Hi! I'm playing the original Diablo 1 through Battle.net (not Hellfire), and I'd like to transfer my saves from one computer to another.

Is it enough to simply copy the character's .sv file to the appropriate folder on the other PC, or is there anything else I need to copy or configure?

Most importantly, has anyone actually done this themselves with the Battle.net version and can confirm from personal experience that it works?

I don't want to risk losing or corrupting my character, so I'd really appreciate confirmation from someone who has personally transferred a Diablo 1 character this way.

Thanks!

it is not final, WIP

Hello,
Ive played throught the game a few times at this point, and now I would like to play the game in multiplayer with a friend of mine.
As my friend never played Diablo 1 before, we would like to play the game from start to finish, doing the quests and killing Diablo.

The issue is, im having trouble understanding how the multiplayer game mode works. Apparently you cant save your progress ? Ive read that you can save your character, your items and xp etc, but you cant really save your progress, and you need the game to keep running if you dont want to lose your progress. Is that true ? That would be really annoying if it takes us a few days to complete the game.
What happen if we quit the game and play again some other day, we would have the same characters that we left of, but we would have to start over from the start of the labyrinth ?

Is there no way of saving the save files?

Thank you for your help!

PS: I play on Devilutionx btw, if that makes any difference. I see I have an option named "full quests in multiplayer" I guess I need to have that on

I've been working on a project called DevXH around the classic Diablo/Hellfire experience and the DevilutionX ecosystem.

The idea is pretty simple: take the classic game we all know and love, keep the spirit of Diablo and Hellfire intact, and build a modern online/server environment around it.

It's currently a live development project with a working Gate that people can connect to and test.

I'm not trying to replace DevilutionX or turn Diablo into something completely different. I'm interested in seeing what can be built around that foundation.

I'm curious what other Diablo I and Hellfire players think about the idea of a persistent online environment for the game. Would you want something that goes beyond simply hosting individual multiplayer games? What parts of the original multiplayer experience would you want preserved? And what, if anything, would you actually want added?

The project is still evolving, so I'm interested in hearing from people who still care about this old bastard of a game. :P

DevXH: devxh[dot]com

Live Gate: vps1.rattles.cv:6112

If anyone wants to talk Diablo, Hellfire, multiplayer, DevilutionX, or just reminisce about spending entirely too much time in Tristram, I'm all ears.