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 Blizzard Warns Public - {mAc}Chaos @ 18:29:41 EDT
Today Blizzard announced a warning on their Battle.net page regarding
other people attempting to steal players accounts. Heres what
they had to say.
Some people on Battle.net have been
attempting to steal accounts by getting unsuspecting users to
reveal their passwords. You should NEVER reveal your password
to ANYONE. Your account password is ONLY used to log-on to Battle.net.
It is not used for Battle.net commands or any other purpose.
There are no hidden ladder rankings in Diablo II as only the
top 50 players on the Normal and Hardcore ladders are ranked.
You cannot gain any additional information by using a /w (whisper),
/m (message) or /dnd (do not disturb) command in any way. Also,
Blizzard Representatives can easily be identified as they appear
in the Diablo II chat room as a man in Platemail Armor with a
Blue Cape (see image). Again, we will never ask you for your
CD KEY or your Account Password.Must be pretty bad for
Blizzard to release a official warning of it.
 Bill Roper
Interview - {mAc}Chaos @ 17:28:04 EDT
A new interview with Bill Roper,
senior producer at Blizzard, has
been posted on Passagen, a swedish
website. The interview is, of course, in swedish and unfortunately,
I couldn't find any site that translate from swedish to english.
So if you speak swedish go give it a read, and if you have time
to send us a translation of th interview, we would appreciate
it.
New Story - {mAc}Chaos @ 2:14:28
EDT
L0jik has submitted a new story to Infoceptor,
this time based in the world of Diablo.
It is an autobiography of a future hero, who begins his quest
in the Rogue Encampment. Nothing
too special, but a solid read
it if you're a fan of Diablo 2.
 Zileas Interiew - {mAc}Chaos
@ 1:37:25 EDT
Dot Force has published
a short interview
with Zileas, ex-starcraft
champion and developer of Strife Shadow.
Considering that the news now is about as slow as it can get,
you might want to go have a read.
 Diablo II First Aid V1.02
- {mAc}Chaos @ 0:26:30 EDT
GalB has submitted an updated
version of his useful program that
allows one to calculate their hit percentage, mana regeneration
and other properties of their character. V1.02
fixes a few glitches when calculating hit percentage. If you
found previous versions helpful, get it below:
* Diablo
II First Aid V1.02 (15kb)
Other cool programs are located within our Diablo
II Files.
Sunday, September 24, 2000
- Got News? Send it to the Infocentor
Staff
 Warcraft 3 Conversion Update
- {mAc}Chaos @ 6:33:59 EDT
With Diablo II news dying down, it's again time to focus upon
Infoceptor's grand project, the Warcraft 3 Conversion. While
there admittedly was little updates on the conversion's project
in the past, rest assured that everything is flowing along smoothly,
courtesy of our technical mastermind Igor "Shadow"
Chulkov.
The most significant update we bring you is the full conversion
of each and every wireframe, from grouped to units, to buildings
to transports, everything is now converted and existing ones
enhanced! Credits all go to Shadow. Their presence enhances the
overall feel of the game, taking to project another step forward
towards completion. Other additions include:
* All Icons and command now Converted
* More Structures Converted, Including the Cantrip Beacon, Chaos
Portal, Chaos Beacon, Orc Runes
* Enhanced Dark Portal and Heroes
* All ugrades and Technologies Renamed and Converted
All major changes, the Warcraft 3 Conversion is finally shaping
up towards a full release. What's more, Le Duc Trung has helped
create quite an attractive beta version of the Horde Interface,
now fully functional as shown in the screenshot, again adding
to the whole atmosphere of the game. We've includes great new
screenshots in our archive, so be sure to check it out below:
* Warcraft
3 Conversion Gallery
* Warcraft 3 Conversion Main
Currently there is not scheduled or set release date, since anything
could come up. Questions, Comments, Suggestions or Requests?
Direct them into our War3TC Forums.
Saturday, September 23,
2000 - Got News? Send it to the Infocentor
Staff
Havas Designing
for XBox? - {mAc}Chaos @ 13:13:18 EDT
Today in
my inbox I got a interesting E-Mail that confirmed
Havas Interactive is on the list
of developers for the XBox. For
those of you who do not know who Havas
Interactive is, they are the owners of Blizzard
and Sierra Studios. With this news
it seems likely that future games released by both companies
will end up on XBox format.
New Story - {mAc}Chaos @ 5:15:37 EDT
Cloudmage1 has submitted the second chapter of his excellent
online novel set prior to Warcraft 3.
In the second chapter of 'Definitions of
Honor', Gar'dak
continues his quest to parley with the fearsome minataurs. Undermined
once already, what was once a casual negotiation had turned into
a test of pride. Write in careful detail, this is a great read
for any Warcraft fan:
* Definations
of Honor Chapter 2
Other excellent fan fiction can be found in our Stories
Archive.
Diablo II
Reviews - Deathwing @ 3:43:44 EDT
Even months after it's initial release, Diablo
II continues to be reviewed by various sites that have
probably been living in a cave. A round of reviews that have
surface din the past few days include:
* Zuga
Buga 9.5/10
* Game
Critics 8.5/10
* Game
Reviewers 8.5/10
While response is generally positive, the some criticism of Battle.net Realms continue to arise.
Credits goes to Mohoman, Rickel and Terror
Nova for pointing these out to me.
Friday, September 22, 2000 - Got News? Send it to the
Infocentor Staff
Chaos Sanctuary
Updates - {mAc}Chaos @ 22:09:47 EDT
Blizzard has made a few small changes to their Diablo
II Website, which include Updating their Credits section,
and updating their Magic Suffixes
(Magic Damage Reduction).
More Mac Patch
News - {mAc}Chaos @ 19:56:20
EDT
Heres just some more quick information posted on Blizzards
website regarding the 1.03c patch for the Macintosh.
* ATI's most recent driver update has
solved incompatibilies with Rage 128 video cards and RAVE/OpenGL.
To use RAVE or OpenGL with a Rage 128 card, you will need to
download and install the new drivers, and then choose "Rescan
Monitors" from the video configuration screen. If you can
already select RAVE or OpenGL mode, you do not need to download
this update. The drivers can be downloaded from: http://blizzard.com/support/diablo2/problems/macsoft.shtml
* Minor changes for Japanese and Korean support.
If you haven't downloaded the patch
yet you can do so here.
* Upgrade
from 1.03b (927 KB)
* Full
Upgrade (3.74 MB)
Blizzard Security
Page - {mAc}Chaos @ 2:13:23 EDT
Blizzard has put up a Consumer
Security Page in which they give warnings to various types
of scams going around on the Internet
to rob you of your CD Key. If you
got time, you'll want to check it out.
 New Custom - {mAc}Chaos @ 1:58:36 EDT
Falcon Hero has submitted a new
Starcraft custom to Infoceptor.
This one allows all Terran Vehicles to transport units, the supply
depot to build Terran Heroes as well as other minor changes such
as giving Stimpack to the Goliath and the ability for troops
to enter the Armory. While it does contain some bugs, it's stil
a refreshing change:
* Terran
Ground Enhancement (1.6mb)
Other cool command mods can be found in our World
of Customs.
Thursday, September 21,
2000 - Got News? Send it to the Infocentor
Staff
New and
Hot Customs Coming Soon! - Rave-Crawler @ 22:46:59
EDT
Hello I am Rave-Crawler, some of you may
know me as Tech-Raver from previous posts made by Deathwing.
Anyways I have planned a few new excellent customs for you fans
out there. They will have to be kept secret for now, though.
The point of my post is to seek an answer for my Character Conversions
Mod. I am rearranging the weapons made specifically for the new
character classes and I need help on what type of weapons should
the replacements be:
* The Nomad will change the existing line of swords to fit
his weapon type, the curved fast attacking blades of the wastelands.(already
decided.
* The Holy Protector will have crosses instead of scepters.(already
decided)
* The Battle Mage is one of the classes undecided, the current
weapons brainstorm are: Battle Staves(replacing the currently
weak staves to brutal ones), or the Mage Axes(changing the staves
to axes that are specifically made for the Battle Mage).
* The Curse Warrior weapons brainstorm are: Blackblades(swords
that are imbued by the Priests of Rathma), or Bone Scythes.
So post your thoughts and help the best customs be the best!
New Story
- {mAc}Chaos @ 4:57:49 EDT
Dakrusty1 has submitted a new piece
of Starcraft fan fiction to Infoceptor. The first chapter of Pristine Deceit details the survivors
or a deceased Battlecruiser. Although it's nothing special, you
can read it here if you love fiction. Other stories can be found
in our Stories Archive.
New Diablo
II Customs - Deathwing @ 4:43:30 EDT
As promised, we've made some great new additions into our ever
expanding archive of Diablo II customs. The latest addition features
a brand new section, customs that are dedicated to modifying
the appearances and properties of various items in Diablo
II.
Featured within so far include a nifty custom that converts Wirts Leg into a Diablo
II Doll by Draco and the
much talked about Rares Patch by
Tech-Raver. If you want to taken
a break from realms, mods such of these truly to refresh single
player gameplay:
*
Diablo II customs: Item Modifications
For information on the use of Diablo
II Customs and other conversions, check our Diablo
II Customs Main.
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