Summary of Installation Problems
Installer confusion: The link the the PD2 site should go directly to the download page, and then a short sentence should say "this is the installer for plugy which is a prerequisite for this mod". I didn't get further than pasting in the stuff in the Diablo 2 folder because the program does not run correctly (see below). The directions are definitely garbled though and should just be written in a simple, step by step way to get it running THEN talk about adding or removing this or that. It sounds like it's written for people who know what they're doing, and it looks like a snapshot of the zeitgeist of a community discussion on what to do with this software.
Launcher issues:
After running the installer, both PD2Launcher.exe and TempPD2Launcher.exe appeared in the ProjectD2 folder.
Running PD2Launcher.exe caused it to delete itself, leaving only TempPD2Launcher.exe.
The temp launcher hangs or throws errors (“Failed to download PD2Launcher.exe”), preventing PD2 from patching or starting.
Missing files: Critical PD2 files like pd2data.mpq never appear, so PlugY only loads vanilla Diablo II instead of PD2.
Account popup confusion: During install, a popup asks about registering for online play. Clicking “No” (for offline use) causes the installer to hang. It’s unclear whether registration is required even for offline/single‑player use.
PlugY behavior: PlugY runs fine by itself, but without PD2 installed correctly it only modifies vanilla Diablo II (stash/respec/QoL), not PD2.
Impact
Users trying to set up PD2 single‑player with PlugY cannot get PD2 to install or run.
The launcher self‑deletes or stalls, leaving only a temp file.
Documentation is unclear about prerequisites and steps, leading to wasted time and repeated reinstalls.
Expected
Clear instructions that PD2 must be installed first, with a direct download link.
Installer should not hang or delete the launcher when declining online account creation.
After install, PD2Launcher.exe and pd2data.mpq should remain in the folder and allow PD2 to run.
PlugY should then hook into PD2 correctly for single‑player.
Summary of Installation Problems
Installer confusion: The link the the PD2 site should go directly to the download page, and then a short sentence should say "this is the installer for plugy which is a prerequisite for this mod". I didn't get further than pasting in the stuff in the Diablo 2 folder because the program does not run correctly (see below). The directions are definitely garbled though and should just be written in a simple, step by step way to get it running THEN talk about adding or removing this or that. It sounds like it's written for people who know what they're doing, and it looks like a snapshot of the zeitgeist of a community discussion on what to do with this software.
Launcher issues:
After running the installer, both PD2Launcher.exe and TempPD2Launcher.exe appeared in the ProjectD2 folder.
Running PD2Launcher.exe caused it to delete itself, leaving only TempPD2Launcher.exe.
The temp launcher hangs or throws errors (“Failed to download PD2Launcher.exe”), preventing PD2 from patching or starting.
Missing files: Critical PD2 files like pd2data.mpq never appear, so PlugY only loads vanilla Diablo II instead of PD2.
Account popup confusion: During install, a popup asks about registering for online play. Clicking “No” (for offline use) causes the installer to hang. It’s unclear whether registration is required even for offline/single‑player use.
PlugY behavior: PlugY runs fine by itself, but without PD2 installed correctly it only modifies vanilla Diablo II (stash/respec/QoL), not PD2.
Impact
Users trying to set up PD2 single‑player with PlugY cannot get PD2 to install or run.
The launcher self‑deletes or stalls, leaving only a temp file.
Documentation is unclear about prerequisites and steps, leading to wasted time and repeated reinstalls.
Expected
Clear instructions that PD2 must be installed first, with a direct download link.
Installer should not hang or delete the launcher when declining online account creation.
After install, PD2Launcher.exe and pd2data.mpq should remain in the folder and allow PD2 to run.
PlugY should then hook into PD2 correctly for single‑player.