Ambitious Project Diablo 2 mod launches its fifth season

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You probably don’t think of most mods having live seasons, but for the ambitious Project Diablo 2 mod it’s a core part of their pitch. The mod for the original 2000 Diablo II launched its first season back in November 2020. It was designed to provide a new lease of life to the action-RPG game as though it was still actively being supported – and it’s certainly a nice way to pass the time until the Diablo 4 release date.

Project Diablo 2’s core mission statement is “to maintain the Lord of Destruction experience and provide consistent ladder resets while improving on the game as if development never ceased.” The mod features a wealth of item rebalances, new endgame content, useful quality of life improvements, and increased potential build diversity.

Seasons in Project Diablo 2 typically run for about four months, although it’s been slightly longer than that since the release of season four, Enlightenment. Some of the big changes and highlights for season five include a new trade site, quick casts, buff timers, improved monster targeting, a DPS meter, shared stashes across your characters, and a new “casual friendly” farming boss called uber ancients that provides an alternative to the usual AoE-focused farming methods.

There’s also a huge number of balance changes, alongside some new and reworked skills – if you’re interested, all the in-depth details can be found in the official patch notes. There’s even a fancy trailer that you can check out below:

Sadly, this mod only works for the original Diablo II, and can’t be played on Diablo II: Resurrected. This means you’re stuck with the old-school resolution and framerate, although the development team says that the shaders it uses should allow the game to be upscaled all