Hacked my Diablo 2 character profile today.

When there isn't anything to do, there is a PC game that I haven't played for 8 months called Diablo 2 and I used Hero Editor on it. The program has a txt extracter of my stats. So what do you think? In August I am going somewhere where my PC isn't therefore no point playing on closed Battlenet anymore (cos my hero will be deleted after 1 week of inactive account)

Diablo 2 character profile




PackerEater.d2s
Version: 1.09D, LOD
Title:
Type: Barbarian
File Size: 1547 bytes

Character Stats:
Level = 95
Experience = 2492673289
Current Life = 3472
Max Life = 890
Max Life Fraction = 0
Current Mana = 13
Max Mana = 10
Max Mana Fraction = 0
Current Stamina = 1111
Max Stamina = 300
Max Stamina Fraction = 0
Strength = 230
Energy = 10
Dexterity = 116
Vitality = 234

Skills:
Bash = 5
Leap = 5
Double Swing = 5
Stun = 5
Double Throw = 5
Leap Attack = 5
Concentrate = 5
Frenzy = 5
Whirlwind = 20
Berserk = 20
Sword Mastery (passive) = 5
Axe Mastery (passive) = 5
Mace Mastery (passive) = 5
Pole Arm Mastery (passive) = 5
Throwing Mastery (passive) = 5
Spear Mastery (passive) = 5
Increased Stamina (passive) = 5
Iron Skin (passive) = 5
Increased Speed (passive) = 5
Natural Resistance (passive) = 5
Howl = 5
Find Potion = 5
Taunt = 5
Shout = 5
Find Item = 5
Battle Cry = 20
Battle Orders = 20
Grim Ward = 5
War Cry = 5
Battle Command = 20

Items (SUMMARY given after this list of individual items):
Number of Items = 28

30 Waist: War Belt
War Belt
Defense = 10
Normal Magic
+95 To Strength
+155% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+95 To Vitality

32 Feet: War Boots
War Boots
One-Handed Damage: 20 to 35
Defense = 10
Normal Magic
+107% Increased Attack Speed
+155% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Replenish Life +33
+95 To Vitality

14 Belt(1,1): Lesser Healing Potion
Lesser Healing Potion
Normal Magic

14 Belt(1,2): Lesser Healing Potion
Lesser Healing Potion
Normal Magic

41 Hands: Gloves(L)
Havoc claw, Gloves(L)
Defense = 4
Normal Magic
+26% Enchanced Defense
+2 To Dexterity
+7% To Fire Resistance
+8% To Cold Resistance

14 Belt(1,3): Light Healing Potion
Light Healing Potion
Normal Magic

14 Belt(2,1): Lesser Healing Potion
Lesser Healing Potion
Normal Magic

14 Belt(3,1): Lesser Mana Potion
Lesser Mana Potion
Normal Magic

14 Belt(1,4): Lesser Healing Potion
Lesser Healing Potion
Normal Magic

14 Belt(4,1): Light Healing Potion
Light Healing Potion
Normal Magic

14 Belt(3,2): Light Mana Potion
Light Mana Potion
Normal Magic

14 Belt(4,2): Lesser Healing Potion
Lesser Healing Potion
Normal Magic

14 Belt(4,3): Rejuv Potion
Rejuv Potion
Normal Magic

14 Inv(10,1): Rejuv Potion
Rejuv Potion
Normal Magic

44 Torso: Shadow Plate
Shadow Plate
Absorbs: 2
Defense = 10
Normal Magic
+1013 To Defense
+223 To Life
+155% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+95 To Strength
+50 To Fire Absorbs
+50% To Cold Absorbs
+50 To Magic Absorbs
+50 To Lightning Absorbs
+95 To Vitality
+53% To Maximum Life

42 Stash(4,6): Shadow Plate
Shadow Plate
Absorbs: 2
Defense = 10
Normal Magic
+1013 To Defense
+223 To Life
+155% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+95 To Strength
+50 To Fire Absorbs
+50% To Cold Absorbs
+50 To Magic Absorbs
+50 To Lightning Absorbs
+95 To Vitality

22 Inv(1,4): Arrows
Arrows
Quantity = 350
Normal Magic

14 Belt(2,2): Lesser Healing Potion
Lesser Healing Potion
Normal Magic

14 Inv(1,1): Lesser Mana Potion
Lesser Mana Potion
Normal Magic

14 Belt(4,4): Lesser Healing Potion
Lesser Healing Potion
Normal Magic

14 Inv(2,1): Lesser Healing Potion
Lesser Healing Potion
Normal Magic

14 Inv(3,1): Chipped Saphire
Chipped Saphire
Normal Magic

14 Inv(9,1): Chipped Saphire
Chipped Saphire
Normal Magic

14 Belt(2,3): Lesser Healing Potion
Lesser Healing Potion
Normal Magic

34 Head: Helm
Berserker's Garb, Helm
Defense = 16
Normal Magic
+15 To Defense
+25% To Fire Resistance
Set1 Magic
+760 To Attack Rating / Level

37 R2Hand: Colossus Blade
Colossus Blade
One-Handed Damage: 25 to 65
Two-Handed Damage: 58 to 115
Normal Magic
+60% Increased Attack Speed
Damage Reduced By +255%
+107% Faster Hit Recovery Rate
+127 To Kick Damage
+107% To Maximum Durability
+155% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Replenish Life +33

38 RHand: Long Siege Bow
Long Siege Bow
Two-Handed Damage: 10 to 42
Normal Magic
+127 To Life After Each Demon Kill
+511% To +511% Enchanced Damage
+107 To Damage
+155% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+95 To Energy
Replenish Life +33
+53% To Maximum Life

22 LHand: Arrows
Arrows
Quantity = 350
Normal Magic

37 MercTorso: Hard Leather Armor
Bone jack, Hard Leather Armor
Defense = 25
Normal Magic
+27% Enchanced Defense
+10% Faster Hit Recovery Rate
+2 To Light Radius

38 MercRightHand: Long Siege Bow
Long Siege Bow
Two-Handed Damage: 10 to 42
Normal Magic
+127 To Life After Each Demon Kill
+511% To +511% Enchanced Damage
+107 To Damage
+155% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+95 To Energy
Replenish Life +33
+53% To Maximum Life

SUMMARY of Charms in Inventory + Equipped (not in hands):
+190 To Strength
+465% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+285 To Vitality
+107% Increased Attack Speed
Replenish Life +33
+26% Enchanced Defense
+2 To Dexterity
+32% To Fire Resistance
+8% To Cold Resistance
+1028 To Defense
+223 To Life
+50 To Fire Absorbs
+50% To Cold Absorbs
+50 To Magic Absorbs
+50 To Lightning Absorbs
+53% To Maximum Life
+760 To Attack Rating / Level

SUMMARY of Items in Right Hand:
38 RHand: Long Siege Bow
Long Siege Bow
Two-Handed Damage: 10 to 42
+127 To Life After Each Demon Kill
+511% To +511% Enchanced Damage
+107 To Damage
+155% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
+95 To Energy
Replenish Life +33
+53% To Maximum Life

SUMMARY of Items in Left Hand:
22 LHand: Arrows
Arrows
Quantity = 350

SUMMARY of Items in 2nd Right Hand:
37 R2Hand: Colossus Blade
Colossus Blade
One-Handed Damage: 25 to 65
Two-Handed Damage: 58 to 115
+60% Increased Attack Speed
Damage Reduced By +255%
+107% Faster Hit Recovery Rate
+127 To Kick Damage
+107% To Maximum Durability
+155% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items
Replenish Life +33

And I seriously doubt the night before Revolution launch day will look like Xbox 360's night before launch day after I seen an amatur video on Google Video.

Converted MP3s to aacPlus! | Bought Condemned Criminal Origins and Resident Evil 4

I converted all my MP3s to high quality [A]dvance [A]udio [C]odec Plus a couple days ago using Nero 7 aac after reading an article on it. I reduced 20.9 GiB to 8 GiB using a pc with 1 GiB dual channel PC4000 and another one with 2 GiB dual channel PC3200 RAM. I kept all my mp3 achieve in case I find a few MP4s with sound glitches. The quality of my aacPlus mp4 files are ¾ 64 and 80 kbps while ¼ are 96 kbps. I gave a friend 2.5 GiB of my MP4s so he wouldn’t have too. Saving 13 GiB of space was sort of worth a day re-encoding everything. No regrets.

Randy is those people who hates Nintendo. He has a NES, but was also his last Nintendo branded console. I got him to play F-Zero GX and the NDS. I was Capt. Falcon. He was Pico. I won three times. Afterwards, we played the only map available without playing the single player game, Temple, and he fragged me 6 to 3 in Far Cry Instincts….

I got pretty excited when I purchased Resident Evil 4 for PS2 at the Wal-Mart in Hudson, WI despite owning it for GameCube. I told Randy that it was topping all the videogame charts and I wanted it even if. We were driving around town. Gamespot.com gave it a 10/10 in graphics and sound, 9.5 in game play and presentation, 9.0 in replay value. At night, I drove us to a newly built Super Wal-Mart in New Richmond cos I was wondering what it looked like inside. We looked at various power tools, blank dvds, and cheapo fishing rods.

He wants to take me fishing, but he doesn’t understand I don’t want too. You literally sit in a boat and leave the line in the water for 10 minutes before something bites. Sounds really boring. Don’t eat until you catch something….what a joke! I said, “No, you won’t make me” He responded, “We’re going fishing this summer and you’re coming with!” This reminds me of that stupid movie “Gone Fishing.”

New games to add

- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Condemned: Criminal Origins (Sega)

Tomorrow, I’ll be discussing Nintendo’s Revolution. Don’t expect much when there aren’t any screenshots. Games should be worse looking than M$ Xbox 360's games. The NES, SNES and N64 software emulation (ie: Nintendo virtual console) doesn’t take much CPU power at all at original video resolution.

I emulated SNES and GBA on PSP | installed 160 GiB hard drive

I bought the Hitachi 160 GiB hard drive at BEst Buy yesterday for $70 because it was on sale. I love it so far. I was being an airhead because I couldn’t find my static-proof bracelet to install it. At Best Buy I looked around and all the SeaGate 120 GiB Serial ATA hard dives were sold out. Teenagers were chuckling about something when I was there. Okay, okay. This hdd is no big deal. Everyone has them. Doh. I knew that. I was trying not to act irrational and thankfully I had my head screwed on tight.

At home I took a tweezers and set the jumpers to slave mode, installed it, hooked IDE and power cable to it, used Partition Magic 8 to format NTFS and wal-la….instant “G drive”!



I promised using GIFs

Funs over...alrighty then….

It was midnight and I looked at the largest forum on Earth, gaiaonline.com. It has a gaming section. First time I’ve been there. It got a 58 page long PS3 vs. Xbox 360 vs. Revolution thread. I paged through pgs 1 thru 12 before getting tired (it was civil kind of) so I go back to my home forum (Catharton game forum). There are some loonies on Gaiaonline.com (one can expect this of the world’s largest forum). I learned most members are PS3 bias. They apparently knew about programmers lost their jobs telling about Xbox 360 being better cos they haven’t seen the “end product” on their blog I hope when PS3 comes out the hardware quality isn’t crappy.

Afterwards I went on Wikipedia and made Extreme-G and Extreme-G 2 articles. I had nothing constructive to do on Pres. Day so I gave Doom 3 another go on Xbox. Xbox breaks a sweat running the game, but it plays like a high quality first person shooter. I frag average in my opinion. I played the first 5 levels in Goldeneye with the 1964 emulator with my game pad too.

I also emulated SNES and GBA on my PSP for the first time. I played Super Mario World, Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion on PSP. Only glitch is when the PSP goes in standby (LCD turns off) the SNES emulation lags. I took photos to show everybody. I own the original cartridges so it’s legal. Moving the analog stick goes into emulator graphics settings. Audio is 99.9% like original carts. Playing those games brought back memories of 2004 when I bought SNES and GBA SP.

Popularity of GIF

When I used PNG I became less popular than when I used GIF. LZW compression in GIF uses twice the storage as deflate compression in PNG. PNG is open source, GIF was unpatented in 2003. Both PNG and GIF show up in any browser released in 1999 or later. That's 7 yrs ago. Who uses IE4 or Netscape Communcator 4.7 anymore? I want to know.

IE 5.0+ supports transparent png
Okay everyone, I'll stop using PNG. I understand now. Animated PNG is actually be SWF (Macromedia Flash) because it supports PNG and JPG

Motherboard and CPU not fried! | 2 internal + 1 USB HDD

On Friday, I got my computer back without motherboard and CPU fried, just some misconnected wires on the jumpers. The friendly folk at Digital Garage in Hudson, WI set it back to normal. There was no way I knew how to install the wires back to normal. I asked them to set a RAID 0 between 2 hard drives first, but I changed my mind. I wanted a JBOD (Just a bunch of disks) instead and I did that myself to reduce the bill dad paid. During partitioning the WDC WD2000 with Partition Magic windows froze and I now have a goofy HDD BIOS that makes the arm hit against the platter making a clicking sound along with slow boot up. To resolve this I’ll eventually buy a Hitachi 160.0GB HDD to replace it. Now, I am left with the SeaGate ST3250823AS 250 GiB hdd as IDE4 Master and Maxtor Ultra 160 GiB hdd as IDE3 Master.




At Toyriffic a while ago I looked at Wipeout 64, F-Zero and Ridge Racer 64, but I didn’t buy them due to missing ID. I found mixed reviews for them. That gives me more money to spend on Elder Scrolls 4 or Grandia 3 or I can purchase a new hard drive. I am undecided.

Randy didn’t answer his phone today. I can go anywhere, but the thought of staying home, playing a PC game, and enjoying my Hellcat also interesting. The weather outside is brutal …..snowing, icy roads, and 20° (12 below) with windshield.

Pictures of my motherboards

Soyo KT400 Lite Black
Supporting my Athlon XP 2800, and MISC 786 MiB PC2400 RAM

Dell Dimension XPS motherboard picture available later.

Biostar Nforce 4
SystemMax Hellcat supporting Athlon 64 X2 4800 1 GiB PC4000 RAM