8/v/ Diablo 2 private server

Diablo 2 private server installation guide v1 -by 8/v/ doom2/diablo2 anon
last upated: 10/1/2016

pre-requirements:

-32bit linux (or Windows with 32bit compatibility)
-Diablo 2 / LoD assets (ie, the installed MPQs, DLLs, EXEs, INIs)
-WINE (with patched sock.c)
-SQL server (mysql/mariadb/postgres)
-PvPGN source (or Windows appropriate binaries)
-D2GS Windows binaries
-general linux ability (eg, navigate, edit, compile)

current system / file information used for this guide:

-Slackware 14.2 (32bit) available from:
http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware-iso/slackware-14.2-iso/

-Diablo 2 / Lord of Destruction available from:
**non/scurv/ link for people with legit CD install problems
https://battle.net/account/management/download/

-WINE 1.8.3 with build script from:
https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/wine/

-WINE sock.c patch from:
https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=8866&action=diff

-PvPGN v.1.99.7.1-PRO available from:
https://github.com/pvpgn/pvpgn-server

-D2GS 1.13d-build01 available from:
http://pvpgn.pro/download/d2gs

Step 1) untar/bzip WINE, and manually apply patch to wine/server/sock.c:

Step 2) tar/bzip WINE, move it to its SlackBuilds directory, and run the build script

Step 3) install the WINE slackbuild package found in /tmp/

Step 4) untar/gzip pvpgn, make the build directory, and edit the cmake config to
build WITH_MYSQL.

Step 5) cmake, make, then make install pvpgn

Step 6) edit the following bnetd.conf settings appropriately:
storage_path = "sql:mode=mysql;host=hostname;name=user;pass=pass;default=0;prefix=pvpgn_"
track = 0
servername = "diablo 2"

Step 7) add a realm to path/etc/pvpgn/realm.conf using the ip for d2cs:
"Name" "d2 server for anons" d2cs_IP:6113

Step 8) edit the following path/etc/pvpgn/d2cs.conf settings appropriately:
realmname = Name
servaddrs = yourip:6113
gameservlist = yourip
bnetdaddr = yourip:6112
motd = “optional info”

Step 9) edit the following path/etc/pvpgn/d2dbs.conf settings appropriately:
servaddres = yourip:6114
gameservlist = yourip

Step 10) unrar D2GS binaries to the same directory as your Diablo 2 assets

Step 11) run wine regedit, import d2gs.reg, and edit the following keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/D2Server/D2GS:
D2CSIP = yourip
D2DBSIP = yourip
EnableGSLog = 0 (optional, D2GS makes big logz)
EnableNTMode = 0 (optional, runs D2GS.exe as Windows service)
MaxGames = 100 (*defaults to 1 so remember to change this!)
MOTD = “optional info”

Step 12) create SQL database name and grant privileges to user from Step 6 above

Step 13) start the four daemons in order, verifying the logs as you start:
*in Windows you may need to allow firewall access per app on first run.
**the linux user running bnetd/d2cs/d2dbs needs r/w permissions to the
**path/etc/pvpgn and path/var/pvpgn directories.

a) bnetd
**the very first time you start bnetd it will create the tables in the db
b) d2cs
c) d2dbs
d) wine D2GS.exe

Step 14) run the bnet gateway editor on diablo 2 clients and set the server IP

Step 666) run diablo 2 on a client and join the modified gateway to kill Diablo