Median 2008 Spot

New Gems Median Alpha XL v023

2008-09-18T03:20:00.000-07:00

4 new gem types: Amber, Turquoise, Onyx, Bloodstone

Oh and v023 was released quite some time back, if you haven't gotten the latest version, drop by at the following link:-

http://modsbylaz.14.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1669

Median XL Alpha v022 released!

2008-09-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

Latest version of Median XL Alpha (v022) is out! The most obvious one is another round of character wipe, so get your characters rolling again from scratch with new stuffs. Some of the additions / changes:-

Monsters do less damage now.
2 handed weapons & shields are now modified. Try them out.
Numerous skill changes.
Balance changes.
And lots of other changes, read the changelog to know more ...

And lastly but not least, the additions of all unique items as well as set items. Screenshots to follow. Click on the link below to get Median XL Alpha v022 now.
http://modsbylaz.14.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1669

More gameplay screenshots Median XL Alpha v020

2008-08-26T00:24:00.001-07:00

Assassin

Barbarian (Some random encounters from Act II)

Necromancer

Amazon

Median XL Great Runes

2008-08-25T01:10:00.000-07:00

The last 3 runes aka the Great Runes of Median XL. Extremely rare and provide great runeword items.

Median Runes

2008-08-17T21:26:00.000-07:00

Click on image for a larger version.

The list of runes are adding in nicely as Median evolves into a bigger and more challenging version. Compared to a 33 rune list in Classic Diablo2: LOD, the latest version of Median Alpha has 53 runes, including 3 great runewords (last 3 runes in the image above - Taha, Ghal & Qor). To those who were ecstatic to get a Zod will find that the rune list has been bumped up to an additional 20. In Median, there are certain drop biased areas where runes have higher chances or dropping, making it a hot area for rune farming. Crafting points which is also another feature in Median, allow you to upgrade and downgrade runes if you're just too lazy to farm for one. This recipe doesn't include the 3 great runewords though, so you gotta farm for them, and the rewards are just phenomenal.

Still missing a screenshot / description of the last great runeword "Qor". If anybody of you out there finds one, do send a screenshot over. For more information on each of the runeword, click on the following link:-
http://modsbylaz.14.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=3022&highlight=runes

Some new Elites in Median XL Alpha v020 Act 5

2008-08-12T22:44:00.000-07:00

Assassin Reanimates in Cow Level & the Wolfman

2008-08-12T13:15:00.001-07:00

Why everybody should try out Median: Reanimates
Screenshots: Infernal Lords and Bone Archers

Barbarian and his reanimated pets: Ghost Wolves

Necromancer Summoner v020

2008-08-12T13:11:00.000-07:00

Army from hell ...
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Median XL Alpha v020 released!

2008-08-11T21:36:00.000-07:00

3 patches in 2 days. Bug patches on certain skills, dex / str bonuses on weapons and most importantly that Baal summons now.

Get the latest version
http://modsbylaz.14.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1669

Welcome to Mbwiru Eikura

2008-08-10T23:28:00.000-07:00

Well it was fun while it lasted. This level is way too difficult, for now. Done on hatred. Click on the image for a larger image

Median XL Alpha v019b released!

2008-08-10T22:40:00.000-07:00

Median XL Alpha v019b released!
The most noticeable change in this version is that it wiped your old characters off. So those who have diligently leveled up their characters using v018 and below, now you have to stop doing that and start a new one.

Old uniques and set items have been removed and added with a new list.
Skill balances and a new skill for the sorceress.
New uberquest - Mbwiru Eikura (2nd Hell Gate in Act V)
Purchasable Mystic Crystals which allow you to summon Bane Monster, Shredder & Daystar
Uberquest minions & bosses have been upgraded. Expect a tougher fight.
and many many other changes
Click here to download Median XL ALpha v019b
If you've found any bug, errors or any other non-working items, share them at Median Alpha forum at http://modsbylaz.14.forumer.com/viewforum.php?f=13

Some screenshots

New uberquest Mbwiru Eikura screenshot, credit to LC

Uberquest Solutions / Guide (2008 & XL)

2008-08-09T23:41:00.000-07:00

While waiting for the next alpha XL patch to be available (lots of new great changes), we'll try to cover some possible tips, strategies and techniques which you can use in order to get your precious uber charms. As there are quite a few uberquests available in Median, we'll try to break up these solutions into few different posts. There are basically straightforward kill and pickup your charm quests and some which need some strategy, time and patience. Uberquests can be broken down to 3 types, namely dungeon, summoning and uberlevels. Do take note however this guide is strictly on "how to beat it" and will ignore any information on some of the most basic information. If you need this basic information, you may find this information at http://modsbylaz.planetdiablo.gamespy.com/ubers_disambiguation.html or just simply by reading the documentation provided in your latest Median2008 copy.

Before we go forward, there are numerous excellent video guides / gameplay on youtube which covers some of the uberquests. Video - Click here, here, here, here and here.

DUNGEON

Creature of Flame - Ancient Tunnels (Lost City)
Pretty straightforward, kill and pickup charm, so I'll leave this out.
Video - Click here or here

Infernal Machine - The Pit Level 2 (Tamoe Highland)
Do take note that there's a significant change in difficulty between 2008 & XL in this area. In XL, there'll be stun novas and lots of other monsters around you when you enter, so basically speed is vital here, go straight and make the kill or you'll be in the trouble. Your minions and hireling might provide some meat and tanking support but the stun novas do not discriminate so best thing is to go for the quick kill.
Click here for the screenshot (XL)
Click here for the video (2008) - Unrelated but have a look at the Infernal Machine
Another video - click here - go to 1:26

Death Projector - Swampy Pit Level 3 (Flayer Jungle)
You need the mechanics to be nearby in order for the Death Projector to be open to attacks, otherwise it'll be immune. Don't bother attacking the mechanics as they're immune to everything (this sort of immunity is better known as the shield aura), but you need them or at least one so that you can kill of the Death Projector. Watch out for the energy beam, one hit you're dead. Some interesting facts:-

You can always lead all but one to one corner of the dungeon and start whacking at the Death Projector.
The beam always appear at 4 o'clock and rotates clockwise. So attacking it at 4 isn't a good idea.
The mechanics heal the Death Projector everytime they kill a player / minion, bad news for summon base character for necromancer. Use nightmare to overcome this problem.
Video - Click here

Azmodan - Forgotten Reliquary (Upper Kurast)
Another shield aura based area, where one unit is making the rest pretty much invulnerable. Defense and killing speed are vital, but depending on your strategy, character and selected skills, you might face different range of difficulties. Depending on the type of attack you're having (melee, range, spell) you either can:-

Hit and run in circles.
Lure and gather the minions at one corner of the dungeon and go straight for the kill. One way is to use the plain old simple fishing technique to one corner and run back to Azmodan or you can simply get most if not all to one corner, town portal back, and then take the waypoint and enter the place again.
Run straight to Azmodan and whack him to death (provided that you can tank all the monsters around)

Azmodan is always in the middle area of the dungeon, so look for him there. If you have no idea how he looks like, he looks the same unit as Lister and the rest of the minions from Baal's 5th wave. Once he's dead, the rest are no longer invulnerable, depending on you, you might or might not want to kill them off.
Click here for the video (2008) - Go straight to 2:24

Rathma Square (Kurast Causeway)
Considered difficult by many, the invulnerable gore crawlers (they can be killed but come alive after 10 seconds) can be a nuisance if you don't micro them well. Once you enter the dungeon, there won't be any crawlers waiting for your entrance, go right, clear the area, and go straight down, you should meet up with Primus there. Primus is another Izual clone, so look out for Izual if you have no idea how Primus looks like. The crawlers hit hard so try not to get hit often and getting swamped with them at one go. Area of effect (AOE) damage could help, as your attacks will not only kill of the surrounding crawlers, but damage Primus at the same time. If you can summon minions, do it before entering as they can help absorbing some damage while you concentrate your attacks on Primus.
Click here for the video (2008) - Go straight to 3:47

Cathedral of Vanity - Underground Passage Level 2
The most difficult dungeon uberquest in Median. Imagine group of invulnerable units chasing after you with a "death projector" (crystal ball - the same structure which you can see a lot at the arcane sanctuary) like unit in the middle of the room just waiting to kick your ass. This dungeon uberquest itself is very unique, making you to systematically focus your attack on different unit(s) to wear of the "shield auras".

Tanking is not sufficient here, you need avoiding, running and some mouse skills.
First and foremost leave a town portal somewhere at the entrance Level 2 Underground Passage, the chances are quite high for you to leave your dead body somewhere here.
You need to get the archers out of the way by getting them to camp at some other place than the main hall itself. A good place is to lure them within the room which you first appear when you enter the place.
Once some of them are inside, run straight out and go for the crystal ball at the middle of the hall, at the same time avoiding the death beam it shoots. In Median 2008, the crystal ball remains still at one location, but XL introduces a teleporting crystall ball, so be prepared to chase after it. Don't bother about the rest as they're invulnerable, for now.
Once you've destroyed the crystal ball, go for the 2 remaining high clerics which look like the Summoner at the Arcane Sanctuary. Locations might vary but most often than not, they're usually located at 7 and 4 o'clock respectively. Basically at the both bottom corners of the room.
Once they're out, go for the big meat - Inarius, or to be ultra safe, kill the archers first and then you can have the fight one on one with Inarius.
Click here for the video (2008) or this one (5:37) or this one

* This guide provided here is in no way perfect or deemed the "best" possible solution, but rather a guide / tips on how you can handle them. There are better players out there who can complete these uberquests in a much better way, which some of them can be found on youtube, or on the videos provided in the guides above.

Guides on Summoning & Uberlevels to come.

Median Reanimate: Build Your Support Army

2008-08-09T02:53:00.000-07:00

Reanimate can be found in items and runewords in both Median 2008 & XL. It reanimates corpses in your surrounding area (when you kill an enemy) into a selected unit listed down in your item. Minimal image description done on purpose, so check them out yourself by playing Median. :)

Sample Items

Some videos (credits to Craig Huther)
Stalactite: Reanimates Ice King

http://vimeo.com/1440762
http://vimeo.com/1437589

Amazon
Lohengrin: Reanimates 3 priestess that can be found in TranAthulua

Sorceress
Unique Warp Blade: Reanimates Soul Flayer

Druid
Cerunnos: Reanimates Stone Clan
Unique Zealot Rush: Reanimates Dark Templar
Grove: Reanimates Razor Sting

Barbarian
Unique Staff of Roses: Reanimates Knight of Death

Median XL Alpha Videos Galore!

2008-08-04T00:19:00.001-07:00

Created by the great community of Median. The contributors might create additional videos from time to time, so bookmark their pages and check back often. Click on the image to go straight to the videos.

Videos by lissenber vexer

Videos by Aerial

Videos by Craig Huther aka Defib

Video by bozataaaaa

Holy Paladin Summoner

2008-07-31T07:51:00.001-07:00

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Necromancer and Sorceress Uber Skills

2008-07-31T03:51:00.000-07:00

As usual, only title provided, no description of what is what, find it out yourself by playing / testing Median XL.

Necromancer Unholy Prayer

Necromancer Liche Form

Sorceress Blade Storm

Uberquest Toraja Screenshot

2008-07-23T10:24:00.001-07:00

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Median XL Alpha 018 - Heroes Unite!

2008-07-21T22:24:00.001-07:00

All 7 characters of Diablo2: LOD in Median XL Alpha 018, Inner Cloister, waiting for Judgement Day. Click on the image for a larger version.

Screenshots from Median XL Alpha v018

2008-07-21T12:05:00.000-07:00

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Median XL Alpha v018 released!

2008-07-20T20:57:00.000-07:00

Almost 5 pages of changes in this latest patch, so you got to download it and check them out yourself. However, changes include class character skill changes / improvements / nerf / balancing, item changes (including additions of new unique items), cube recipes, monster changes, hireling improvements & most notably are the new uberquests.

One new summoning uberquest: Judgement Day
Summon at Inner Cloister.
When boss (Dark Uldyssian) hits you, 1% chance to summon either Imperius or Malthael. Either will drop your reward charm on Destruction difficulty. If you manage to get both summoned and kill them within 30 seconds of each other on Destruction, cube the charm with the swirlies on you to add extra bonuses.

One new dungeon uberquest: Toraja
First hellgate in Act 5.
Celebrants have bows and are immune to everything unless a summoned edyrem (from your Judgement Day reward charm) hits them, then the immunity disappears.

End boss: Lilith
Kill on Destruction to get swirlies on you, you can then cube the charm with 3 arcane shards (disenchant uniques) to upgrade the charm. Ps. ‘Summon Torajians’ oskill will be useful in Fortress of Bone, coming soon.

Link - Download Median XL Alpha v018
Screenshots - Here, here and here.

Median XL Teaser Video by Aerial

2008-07-08T08:07:00.000-07:00

Aerial, a well known name in the Median world, known for his character builds, YouTube videos and other great contributions, has created a well thought video teaser on what Median XL is all about, showing its new skills for various character classes, fighting scenes and many others. Don't be surprised to see all the new effects and watching some other skills which you have thought should have been played by some other characters in the original LOD. Enjoy the video below:-

Diablo2 - Median XL - Teaser from aerial on Vimeo.

Original post:-
http://modsbylaz.14.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2948

How to Install Median2008 / Median XL

2008-07-08T08:01:00.000-07:00

It may seem easy for some but ridiculously difficult for others, and it's totally understandable why it's so. For those who wants to skip all the technicalities on figuring out how to get Median working on their copy of DiabloII: LOD, here are a few of tutorial videos found on Youtube. Credits to the original author of the videos.

*Note: It's always a good habit to backup your original files before attempting the instructions given by the videos below.

Video 1: How to install median 2008 for diablo 2 (by kev66685)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6YtUix12bM

Video 2: Diablo 2- How to Fully Install/Uninstall Median 2008 (by kttulu)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98HCg8KryzM

Video 3: How to get and Install Median for diablo 2 & Lod (by xXThePirateBayXx)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBrlrpu-B4E

Enjoy the videos!

Median XL Alpha v017 released!

2008-06-29T22:02:00.000-07:00

*Note - Median XL Alpha is an Alpha release and thus need to be treated as a testing platform, not a playing platform, although you can combine both, and help out the Median community with any bugs / irregularities, etc.

Forum - Click here
Download version 017 - Click here

And some screenshots for Alpha v017 (click on the image for a larger version)

Median XL Alpha v015 released!

2008-06-18T05:22:00.000-07:00

4 patches were released almost simultaneously in a short span, focusing more on balancing the game. There are obvious skill changes, crash fixes, cube recipes fixes, new uniques and many more. The changelog can be viewed from the file itself.

Download Median XL Alpha v015 now!

A great screenshot of all the new uniques have been posted in Median's official forum, so you might want to check it out as well, to plan out your character builds. Finally but not least, continue helping out the community by TESTING out Median XL Alpha and post your findings / bugs to the forum.

Unique screenshots

p/s On a not so different topic, DiabloII 1.12 patch has been released, and Median has been reported to work smoothly with this upgrade. Source

Median XL Alpha v011 released!

2008-06-06T10:38:00.001-07:00

NOTE: THIS IS STILL IN ALPHA TESTING STAGE
Brother Laz has released Median XL Alpha v011. Numerous patches and other changes. I foresee there'll be more changes / patches / balancing to come. If you're an avid Diablo2 fan, make sure you join in with the alpha test team and help Laz to test out the Mod for any irregularities. Or just simply enjoy the game and share your experience at his forum. A fast growing community is already planning character builds for this version, so drop by at the forum and check it out! Instructions on how to download, and what to do if you find a bug / issues, can be found at the following link:-

Median XL Alpha Forum
http://modsbylaz.14.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1669

Do take note however, if you're new to Median XL, you might be lost on certain items as the documentations are incomplete in this version. If by any chance you're still new in the Median world, playing Median2008 prior to this is highly recommended. Click here to check out Median2008.