Fix Hellfire Shareware Content

[kphoenix137]

Currently in Hellfire Shareware, players are able to obtain the Rune Bomb from Lester the Farmer (In Shareware, at least in Diablo, the level cap is technically clvl 16, and the Rune Bomb is obtained at clvl 15). However, the Rune Bomb opens the Nest, but the player remains unable to use the trigger.

Hellfire MPQs contain enough data to make the Hellfire levels playable with minor tweaks:

• Special case for Na-Krul's book drop to allow the book level
• Disabling TRNs for Unique Monsters
• Using Light armor appearance for the default hero classes when using Medium/Heavy tier armor (Needed because Shareware prevents Medium/Heavy armor items other than quest items)
• Allowing using down stairs beyond dlvl 2
• Allowing Hive and Crypt triggers to function
• Allowing placement of Unique/Special monsters in Hive and Crypt
• Enabling quests specific to Hellfire
• Enabling MP quest syncing
• Setting Hellfire monsters that have assets available in the Hellfire MPQ from an availability of Retail to Always

Here's some footage of gameplay using own the Hellfire mps and the spawn.mpq:

Desktop.2025.03.16.-.22.32.59.16.mp4

[StephenCWills]

Are there items that can drop in Hive that, if picked up and/or equipped, would crash the game due to missing assets?

[kphoenix137]

Are there items that can drop in Hive that, if picked up and/or equipped, would crash the game due to missing assets?

Bovine plate

[AJenbo]

I'm thinking we just eol hellfire shareware and make game mode an enum with 3 options