Posted March 08, 2019
i got original diablo CD-Rom
i got original Hellfire CD-Rom (from Sierra software house)
i got my save (started in.. summer 1997 ^^)
but, how i solve the "32bit" problems??
i got hellfire updare 1.01
and hellfire patch for multiplayer
how i solve problems for file with 32bit?
do you know any site or forum where i can found ALL for new 64bit system?
thk
The Hellfire v1.01 patch installer is a 16bit .exe, so it won't run on any 64bit version of Windows. Back when I first moved from 32bit XP to 64bit W7, I came up with a workaround for that problem. By installing Hellfire on an old 32bit XP machine and then comparing the Hellfire game files before and after applying the patch, I found that all the patch did was create three new .TXT files (Hellfire.txt, Patch.txt and Version.txt) and change three game files( sierra.inf, hellfrui.dll and hellfire.exe ). If you copy those three files onto a 64bit PC's version of Hellfire, you've patched it.
The only hard part is getting a hold of those files. If you have an old PC sitting around, that would help. If not, maybe use a virtual machine.
Below is the patch.txt text. I omitted section 3, because it's about a hundred lines of twenty year old mailing address, phone numbers and instructions on getting replacement floppy disks.
HELLFIRE (European/US) PATCH README v1.01
01/13/98
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[1] WHAT THE PATCH FIXES
[2] HOW TO INSTALL THE PATCH
[3] IF YOU STILL EXPERIANCE PROBLEMS
[1] WHAT THE PATCH FIXES
====================================
This patch provides fixes and enhancements to the Hellfire 1.00 product. It provides a new executable (HELLFIRE.EXE), an interface library (HELLFRUI.DLL), a patch text file (Patch.txt), and a version text file (Version.txt.
List of changes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Fixed Gossip (same gossip from each towner every time)
- Fixed disappearing quests (upon re-entering the town level, quest statuses were incorrectly cleared through array bounds overstep).
- Fixed generating spell books by Adria (would "morph" on new game).
- Fixed the bug where picking up gold when your inventory is full duplicates the gold in your hand and fills your gold slot.
- Fixed the Berserk spell to prevent crashes (large numbers of berserk monsters occasionally attacked dead monsters).
- Fixed inactive monsters to prevent same kind of crash as above
- Fixed entering levels; had crashed on some systems (seemingly randomly).
- Fixed doppelganger's items to not clone Diablo
- Fixed generating rings of fire behind a wall.
- Sped up monk's open-hand attack (users complained he should be faster with feet than with the sweeping staff).
- Various small internal fixes to prevent potential misbehavior.
- Fixed monster hitpoint variable type for tough monsters (some monsters, especially in Nightmare/Hell difficulty, had way fewer hit points than specified)
- Changed Search spell to show items on automap, too (users complained they couldn't find things behind solid walls in Caves, Nest, Crypt).
- Fix to unique items changing between games (veil of steel, arkaine's valor, etc).
- Fixed to dropping and picking back up oiled items (bonus was lost).
- Fixed Cathedral Map activation crash bug
- Added sounds to Mana Drain and Disenchant traps
- Monster hit points in Nightmare/Hell are +100/200 instead of +1.5/+3
- Fixed monster stats display in Nightmare/Hell to reflect the halving.
- Balance/Stability/Harmony now does something
[2] HOW TO INSTALL THE PATCH
====================================
This patch is a self-extracting executable that will place four files into the program directory that contains the Hellfire.exe file. If you have not installed to the default directory, make the appropriate changes on the next screen.
To start the install process, simply double click on the HF101 file and follow the given instructions.
[3] IF YOU STILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS
====================================
Some pretty good fixes. 01/13/98
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[1] WHAT THE PATCH FIXES
[2] HOW TO INSTALL THE PATCH
[3] IF YOU STILL EXPERIANCE PROBLEMS
[1] WHAT THE PATCH FIXES
====================================
This patch provides fixes and enhancements to the Hellfire 1.00 product. It provides a new executable (HELLFIRE.EXE), an interface library (HELLFRUI.DLL), a patch text file (Patch.txt), and a version text file (Version.txt.
List of changes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Fixed Gossip (same gossip from each towner every time)
- Fixed disappearing quests (upon re-entering the town level, quest statuses were incorrectly cleared through array bounds overstep).
- Fixed generating spell books by Adria (would "morph" on new game).
- Fixed the bug where picking up gold when your inventory is full duplicates the gold in your hand and fills your gold slot.
- Fixed the Berserk spell to prevent crashes (large numbers of berserk monsters occasionally attacked dead monsters).
- Fixed inactive monsters to prevent same kind of crash as above
- Fixed entering levels; had crashed on some systems (seemingly randomly).
- Fixed doppelganger's items to not clone Diablo
- Fixed generating rings of fire behind a wall.
- Sped up monk's open-hand attack (users complained he should be faster with feet than with the sweeping staff).
- Various small internal fixes to prevent potential misbehavior.
- Fixed monster hitpoint variable type for tough monsters (some monsters, especially in Nightmare/Hell difficulty, had way fewer hit points than specified)
- Changed Search spell to show items on automap, too (users complained they couldn't find things behind solid walls in Caves, Nest, Crypt).
- Fix to unique items changing between games (veil of steel, arkaine's valor, etc).
- Fixed to dropping and picking back up oiled items (bonus was lost).
- Fixed Cathedral Map activation crash bug
- Added sounds to Mana Drain and Disenchant traps
- Monster hit points in Nightmare/Hell are +100/200 instead of +1.5/+3
- Fixed monster stats display in Nightmare/Hell to reflect the halving.
- Balance/Stability/Harmony now does something
[2] HOW TO INSTALL THE PATCH
====================================
This patch is a self-extracting executable that will place four files into the program directory that contains the Hellfire.exe file. If you have not installed to the default directory, make the appropriate changes on the next screen.
To start the install process, simply double click on the HF101 file and follow the given instructions.
[3] IF YOU STILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS
====================================
It might also be possible to open the patch file as if it where an archive, since section 2 of the patch notes seems to indicate that's basically what it is. I tried changing it's file extension from .exe to .zip and opening it with Winrar, but that didn't work. Who knows what kind of archive it might be. WTF did people archive things with in 1998?
