DevilutionX remains the best way to play the original Diablo on modern systems including Linux (and Steam Deck), macOS and Windows. A new update to this community-made project should also make it feel even better.
It was already good but now gamepad players should get a better experience by default. The 1.5.4 release notes it has improved support for various gamepads, has improved Stash navigation on gamepad and improves keymapper options. There's also improved translations, plus various stability improvements and bug fixes to make the whole game smoother.
Pictured - Diablo via DevilutionX on Linux
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Multiplayer
- Make invalid items unusable
Controls
- Better support for various gamepads
- Gamepad: Improve navigation of the stash
- Improve keymapper options
Platforms
- Added support for macOS 10.4 PowerPC
- Added support for Windows XP
- Android: Avoid game lagging on devices that can switch refresh rates
- Correct networking support on big-endian systems
- iOS: High refresh rate support
- Xbox One/Series: Include translations
Translations
- Improve rendering of Turkish texts
- Update Italian translation
- Update Russian translation
- Update Ukrainian translation
Stability / Performance / System
- Fix crashes on device hot-plugging
- Fix game crash
- Hide Upscale option in the Settings menu to avoid stability issues
- Looser validation in Single Player games
- Make file sync services less likely to corrupt saves
- Make it clearer how to switch between Hellfire and Diablo
- Use available screen space in the Settings menu
Bug Fixes
Gameplay
- Fix being able to repair equipped items for free
- Fix game freezing when loading Lazarus lair from a save game
- Unique drops now reset on a new game
- Wake up the whole pack of Gargoyles when disturbed
Platforms
- Android: Fix performance and audio issues on recent versions
- Android: Fix full immersive mode in Android 9 and higher
- Incorrect menu graphics on DirectFB devices
- PS4/Switch/Vita/Xbox One/Series: Correct controller mapping
Multiplayer
- Correct some item validation
- Fix items being lost when held in the cursor during lag spikes
Bug Fixes for Original Diablo Bugs
Gameplay
- Fix non-solid fences in the caves
Bug Fixes for Original Hellfire Bugs
Gameplay
- Fix incorrectly solid tile next to crypt stairs down
Multiplayer
- Fix runes not being seen as a player spell in PvP
Find the details on GitHub. You need a copy of the original game to play it which you can get easily via GOG.com.
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BrandonG777 12 hours ago
Love DevilutionX, was how I played through Diablo for the first time on my Retroid Pocket 2+ just a couple years ago. I beta tested for the original Diablo when I was younger but never actually played the full game but even a couple years ago gamepad was supported well enough I had no issues, even the default layout worked well. Very cool.
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I didn't play Diablo when it first came out, though I'm not sure why as I played other Blizzard games back then as a kid. Diablo 2 was my first one of the series and going back to try Diablo 1 was a painful experience. I've just never been able to get into it. Was used to all the advancements of 2.
Last edited by Leahi84 on 10 Feb 2025 at 4:01 pm UTC
Last edited by Leahi84 on 10 Feb 2025 at 4:01 pm UTC
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Like @Leahi84, I played Diablo 2 first, and was never able to get into D1. DevilutionX and other mods definitely add some much-needed QoL features which makes it palatable, but the one thing I haven't seen yet (in a DevilutionX compatible mod), is a mod that allows you to run in dungeons. The movement speed is so slow, it's a huge turn off for me, especially since D2 and pretty much every other ARPG since then have all had running or a fast movement mechanism. So D1 in comparison seems like the odd one out in this genre, which is ironic, considering that it practically invented the genre.
So I ask the D1 fans here, do you know to any compatible mod which adds running (or fast walking)? And please don't say Belzebub or Tchernobog mods, because they alter the game way too much. I just want a vanilla+ experience, with running.
Last edited by d3Xt3r on 10 Feb 2025 at 2:21 pm UTC
So I ask the D1 fans here, do you know to any compatible mod which adds running (or fast walking)? And please don't say Belzebub or Tchernobog mods, because they alter the game way too much. I just want a vanilla+ experience, with running.
Last edited by d3Xt3r on 10 Feb 2025 at 2:21 pm UTC
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