[Chris]

To LordNevar: I have recieved permission by Tipsy to write the private server information for the server that hosts this game.

If you are in search of a mod that is a mix between vanilla Diablo II and the creativity of Nezeramontias, then SnEj is probably your mod. Unlike Zy-el, it is a 1.10 modification. However, the installation of this mod is different: as you are no longer overwriting files - you will be running a setup executable (much like Nezeramontias 1.08 (which was pointless because all it did was overwrite a Patch_d2 file).


Snej Mirror 1 - Rapidshare: Make sure you haven't dled anything for a while.
Mirror 2 - D2Maniacs server at d2maniacs.org

Either one will easily get you the mod. This should be your Step Zero in other words. I personally prefer you use the D2maniacs one. Because the address is really a FTP download.

Step One - Installation Instructions

1. Download and unpack the .Zip into a Folder of your Choice
2. Execute the installer and press "NEXT"
3. Choose the directory where Diablo 1.10 is installed. If it's in your default directory, just click next. Otherwise, specify what it is. You should only change it if you have either 2 1.10 mods that are seperate of each other, or you are gonna install 1.11 in your default. After specifying it properly, click next.
   • Warning: Failure to do this step properly will corrupt the installation of Diablo II if the version's folder is NOT 1.10.
4. (Optional) If you want to make a Start Menu shortcut, then do so. If you don't, then click next and ignore the step.
5. When it asks you to create a desktop shortcut, make sure you check that box! The way this mod is programmed is that it will use the DLLs and executables of the D2 directory you are installing it in. But there are extra anti-cheat DLLs and the Patch_D2.mpq for SnEj in a seperate folder. The desktop shortcut is unique to the one in your standard directory. It will run the DLLs in the D2 directory it's installed into and the SnEj sub-folder. Failure to do so, will not allow you to access SnEj. Once you allow it, click Next.
6. Click Install and wait for it to install all the necessary files. Once done, click Finish. And if you allowed it, it should run SnEj.

If it doesn't work, then you did either two things: One, you installed it in the wrong directory. Or two, your D2 executable is a No-CD loader like D2Loader. Because of the unique way the DLLs were constructed and the location of the Patch_D2.mpq file, Seltsamuel has virtually prevented almost every hack, even Mousepad and C3P0 from running with this mod. It is recommended that you keep a backup of the D2 executable for just such an emergency. So I am afraid for all you runners out there, you will have to play the game the old fashioned way.

Step Two - Realmplay Instructions

Ok, we got SnEj installed (hopefully). Now, there is a gaming community that has a SnEj realm. For those who don't know what D2Maniacs is, its a German operated server devoted to Diablo II modifications. Such games include: Valhalla (worst mod ever), Zy-el, Zephyrus, Doggy Mod, Eastern Sun, and of course, Snej. Snej is probably the 3rd or 4th most popular played mod on the server, so there will be people playing. To join us on this server, you simply do the following:

1. Open your SnEj sub-folder inside the D2 Directory you installed Snej to.
2. There are two registry files there: D2M.reg and D2_standard.reg. These will change your realms automatically. The first one will add the D2Maniacs realm if you havent done so already, the second removes it. Double click on the D2M.reg file. Then load up Diablo II and attempt a connection to D2Maniacs.
3. If you havent made an account, do so. If you have, log in. Note that if you made an account in say Zy-el, it is still usuable for SnEj.
4. Change the realm to SnEj and create a new character.

Should you have done it correctly, you should be in the lobby, now you can create a game and begin your quest of hunting down monsters and stuff.