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Patch 13 Unofficial Changes

Posted February 18th, 2012 at 4:33pm by Astray
We are currently shuffling through the latest patch files, this post will be updated as we go with anything interesting we find. Patch 13 is quite a large patch so there could be some significant things.

Rune System Change

It appears that runes may no longer be item drops, and they instead begin unlocking at specific levels. A new string file titled "SkillPane" was added with the following string inside.

D3DB Quote
"SkillRunesLocked","Skill Runes begin unlocking at level {s1}"


The tutorial for the rune system has also been updated to reflect this change.

D3DB Quote
Old Strings
"RuneAcquired","You have acquired a Runestone! LEFT-CLICK to access your Inventory and equip your Runestone."
"RuneSocket","Runestones can only be attuned to single Skill. LEFT-CLICK and DRAG the Rune to a Skill you want to modify. Runestones can be changed at any time."

New Strings
"RuneAcquired","Runes change your Skills making them more powerful and versatile. LEFT-CLICK your Primary Skill to attune a Rune."
"RuneSocket","There are five Runes for each Skill! LEFT-CLICK a Rune to assign it to a Skill."
"RuneMasteryRequirementNotMet","Rune unlocked at Level {s1}."


Public Chat Channels

As promised, it looks like public chat channels have made it into the game.

D3DB Quote
"JoinChannelMessage","Joining Channel: {s1}\n{s2} |4person:people; in channel"
"LeftChannelMessage","You have left the channel"
"SendChatError","There was an error sending your message: {s1}"
"NotYetJoinedError","You are not yet in a public chat channel."
"WelcomeMessage","Welcome to Diablo III Public Chat.\nJoin a chat channel by selecting one from the drop-down above."
"MemberListTitle","{s1} ({s2})","This is the channel name and the number of people in the channel. EX. \"Barbarian Chat (25)\""
"AcceptedInvite","{s1} invited you to a public channel."
"InviteButtonTooltip","Invite to Party"
"PublicChat","Public Chat"
"InviteToChannelDialogTitle","Select a Friend to Invite"
"OptionsTooltip","Public Chat Options"
"DefaultChannelText","Select a Chat Channel"


Loading Screen Tips

A full array of informative tips have been added, giving insight into what could be the final direction they're taking with some controversial debates (such as Hardcore mode unlocking after 1 playthrough in normal mode).

D3DB Quote
"TIP001","Click on loot to pick it up. \nItems dropped by monsters or chests are not visible to other players."
"TIP002","Join a game with other random players by selecting an unlocked quest in the Public Games menu."
"TIP003","Stay close! Monsters will become stronger when more players join the game. "
"TIP004","Invite friends to join a game by pressing the Invite button next to their names in the Social menu."
"TIP005","If your friends are already in a game when you invite them, then you can join their game instead of starting a new one."
"TIP006","Choose Quest Selection on the Main Menu to start a game from any unlocked quest step."
"TIP007","Equip followers with new weapons and abilities as they level up."
"TIP008","A player’s shared stash, artisan levels, recipes, and gold are available to all characters on the account."
"TIP009","Players can attack without moving by holding the SHIFT key. "
"TIP010","Press the ALT key to see the names of the loot drops on the ground."
"TIP011","Press the V key to show or hide enemy health bars."
"TIP012","Demon Hunters can dual wield one-handed crossbows."
"TIP013","Some skills require specific weapon types. \nCheck the tooltips to be sure."
"TIP014","Click on another player’s banner to teleport to that player’s current location."
"TIP015","Monsters, treasure, and terrain randomly change whenever players enter the game."
"TIP016","Fight longer! Buy health potions from vendors like the bartender at the Slaughtered Calf Inn."
"TIP017","All heroes start with a primary weapon attack that can be replaced by a special attack as they level up."
"TIP018","The health potion’s position on the Action Bar can be changed by opening the Options menu, choosing Gameplay, and enabling Elective Mode."
"TIP019","Crafting the same item multiples times may yield better results. \nEvery crafted item is different."
"TIP020","Vendors sell many different items. \nVisit them all to see what they have in stock."
"TIP021","Choose the Open to Friends option in the Game Privacy menu to allow friends to join your games without requesting invites."
"TIP022","Banners can be customized in the Main Menu. \nNew components will become available the more you play!"
"TIP023","Higher difficulty modes are available in the Change Quest menu once they are unlocked."
"TIP024","Defeating Normal mode will unlock the next difficulty setting, Nightmare."
"TIP025","Finishing the game in Normal mode will unlock Hardcore mode, where death is permanent."
"TIP026","New weapons, armor, and challenges can be found in the higher difficulty settings. "
"TIP027","Click on treasure chests and weapon racks with blue highlights for special rewards."
"TIP028","Health globes will heal every player in a party."
"TIP029","There is no cow level."
"TIP030","Choosing the Open to Friends option in Party Settings will notify friends about your game when they come online. "
"TIP031","Resurrect fallen allies by clicking on their corpses."
"TIP032","Change the properties of hotkeys with the Key Bindings settings in the Options menu."
"TIP033","Press the J key to open the Quest Log and get details about current quest steps."
"TIP034","Run over gold to pick it up. \nNo clicking needed!"
"TIP035","Press the D key to show or hide all players’ health bars."
"TIP036","Listen up! Lore books can be replayed through their tab in the Quest Log."
"TIP037","Hold the left mouse button on open ground to move without engaging enemies."
"TIP038","Hold the right mouse button on open ground to move while out of combat."
"TIP039","Demon Hunters can equip a quiver with any ranged weapon."
"TIP040","Hold the right mouse button while in combat to automatically use the attack skill that is mapped to that button."
"TIP041","Hold the CTRL key while reading a skill tooltip in order to see more detailed information."
"TIP042","Share the wealth! If players drop items from their Inventory, anyone in the party will be able to take it."
"TIP043","Customize the Action Bar by opening the Options menu, choosing Gameplay, and enabling Elective Mode."
"TIP044","Defeating Nightmare difficulty will unlock Hell mode."
"TIP045","Defeating Hell mode will unlock the ultimate difficulty mode, Inferno."
"TIP046","Right-click on unidentified items to reveal their attributes and allow them to be equipped.","


Unique Equipped Items

Some new strings have alluded to the possibility of having "Unique Equipped" items in Diablo III. For those familiar with World of Warcraft, these would apply to your ring & weapon slots to prevent you from equipping 2 of the same item they want to restrict.

Datamined Images

Any thumbnail marked with spoiler below should be avoided if you don't want to know anything about late game spoilers.

Updated Boss Portraits: 1 new boss has been added to the boss windows at the very end.



New Skill Runes UI: The following art assets could be used in the new UI for runes.



New Texture (Bnet Trial): Drawing assumptions from nothing other than the name of the file and Bashiok communicating their intentions to have one, it looks like they've added the groundwork for a trial edition of Diablo III. Keep in mind that just because it's in the files doesn't mean it will be available at launch.



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