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If it says all you need to do is rename a '.mpq' file to 'patch_d2.mpq' the mod is fully Mac compatible.Дў. Look at the Windows installation instructions. 'd2data.mpq' 'd2exp.mpq' 'd2music.mpq' have mac equivalents so that should be ok (if you rename them), but if you see different '.mpq' files like 'merc.mpq', 'cube.mpq', 'mod.mpq', that's not a good sign.ДЁ. If you can't find 'patch_d2.mpq', look if there's only a single '.mpq' file. Look for 'patch_d2.mpq', this is the file you want.Д¦. For instance game.dll or mod.dll would indicate it's Windows only.ДҐ.

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dll files not related to 'Plugy' or 'D2SE' it's Windows only. I have seen a fully Mac compatible Diablo 2 mod inside an. Download the Diablo 2 mod, even if the only download available is labeled 'D2SE version' or if it has 'plugy' written all over the mod page.ДЈ. (for instance you could search 'Mac OS X show file extensions')Дў. If you don't know what this means, there's probably a tutorial about it on the internet. Make sure your file extensions are not hidden.

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How to know if a mod is fully Mac compatible when it doesn't say in the installation instructionsДЎ. If you see 'Basemod' in a mod download, unless the modder didn't use any of it's modding features (very unlikely), it means the mod is not fully Mac compatible. Unlike Plugy or D2SE, Basemod is not an optional plugin in the same way and could be seen as framework that allows the modder to build upon features that are just not going to work on Mac.

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This distinction is important because it means we can take out the files from a 'D2SE version' download and run it on a Mac if it meets the criteria for Mac compatibility.

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In a 'computer-compatibility-related' sense, there are cases where a certain mod would be a 'D2SE & normal windows D2 install & Mac OS X & Mac OS 9 version'.Д«asically, ' D2SE versions' downloads don't require D2SE to run the mod. They are only 'D2SE versions' from a D2SE user's perspective. A 'Windows version' means its compiled for windows and therefore doesn't work on other platforms. 'D2SE versions' are not really 'D2SE versions' in a 'computer-compatibility-related' sense because the mod data files are unchanged. 'D2SE versions' are the same thing as non D2SE versions but with added config. Given how Plugy can always be turned on/off, I'd say it's an optional plugin. If the mod is built on the plugin, it will either crash the mod, change how it looks or disable major gameplay-related features, in the other case it will work without it just fine. The distinction between a 'core component' and an optional plugin is important here because to know if it will work on a Mac, you need to know if the mod is built on a 'mod plugin' or if the plugin it's optional. Therefore, the mod data has to be independant from these plugins to run on a Mac. You need to rename that file to make it work on a Mac though.ДЇirst of all, none of the mod plugins work on Mac. Usually called 'patch_d2.mpq' on Windows. Simply put, if all the mod data is in a Diablo 2 patch file, it is fully Mac compatible. What makes a Diablo 2 mod Mac compatible? The reason I mention this is because several, if not a lot of mod makers seem to be completely unaware of Mac OS.Д¬ombine that with how Mac compatible mods are made on Windows machines, and it leads to a somewhat odd situation: Several Mac compatible Diablo 2 mods are not labeled as such and have no installation instructions for Mac.

It is however possible to make Mac compatible Diablo 2 mods on Windows. You'd probably end up using a Windows virtual machine for some of the tools if you did. If you try, you will find exceptions, but in a nutshell, it would be a pain to make a Diablo 2 mod on Mac OS because it's missing several tools and options. First of all, due to a lack of Diablo 2 mod making mac tools, you should expect Diablo 2 mod makers to work on windows.