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Mod Name: 	Dragons' Uprising
Creator: 	Reiyo_Oki
E-Mail:		reiyo_oki@yahoo.com
Mod Version: 	1.01b
Game Version: 	Diablo II Expansion: Lord of Destruction 1.10
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Thanks to:
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The whole Phrozen Keep and its forums:  Lots and LOTS of support and help
Roslith Schendemaus: Main-Menu image
SVR: D2Mod system, D2Mod utility plugin, D2Mod Hireling plugin
AFJ666: AFJ Table Editor, Extended Levels Plugin for D2Mod
Yohann Nicolas: PlugY
Phrozen Heart: Getting the mod hosted
Alkalund, Onyx, and Vendanna: General help and suggestions
Paul SIRAMY: animdata_edit, win_ds1edit
isilweo: D2Excel

If I forgot you...you know who you are

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Version History:
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1.01b
-New skills added to each class
-Altered bone wall graphics
-Fixed crash when adding points to sorceress spirits
-Rearranged skilltrees
-Added level requirements to various skills
-Added two new D2Mod plugins
-Updated PlugY to 4.03
-Charsi now imbues items to unique quality rather than rare

1.00b
-New skills added to each class
-D2Mod system implemented, no changes needed, all necessary files included
-Added scepters, wands, and staves to gamble window
-Fixed free gambling of certain items
-Removed throwability from Blade weapons until I can get a better animation made
-Added three new monsters as sorceress summons
-Removed skill prerequisites other than level
-Vastly altered Tristram, it's much more heavily populated, and there are no buildings anymore.
-PlugY no longer required, but you will need to remove it's call line in du.ini to disable it
-Removed various cube recipes
-Fixed missing graphics for pendant ring and blank ring

1.02ar2
SPECIAL PATCHED RELEASE
-Changed main-menu screen

1.02a
Third Alpha Release (FINAL ALPHA)
-New launch script added for those who don't want to click yes or no to all the questions.  This will simply run the mod in -direct -txt mode, and will also run it in a window.
-Removed the old launch script
-New skills added to Amazon, Assassin, and Druid
-Altered various druid summons to make them useable, namely raven, spirit wolf, dire wolf, poison creeper, carrion vine, and solar creeper

1.01a
Second Alpha Release
-New launch script added for those who don't want to click yes or no to all the questions.  This will simply run the mod in -direct -txt mode, no other features on.
-New skills added to a couple more characters
-pendant rings added

1.00a
First Alpha Release
-New skills for sorceress, barbarian, and necromancer
-New items added
-Runes are now gambleable, but are random, and cost a lot
-Class-Specific items can now be gambled
-Jewels can now be gambled
-PlugY is required for intended playstyle
-Various new overlays for paladin auras
-New overlay for Energy Shield

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INSTALLATION:
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NOTE: You MUST be running Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, Version 1.10 for the mod to function, older versions will not work, and will simply crash the game

Unzip the mod into your D2 directory.  It should unzip into it's own folder, named "Dragons' Uprising"

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Running the mod
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Run the "Launch Dragons' Uprising" VB script to play.
if you don't have VB Runtime installed, and don't want to install it, check the Phrozen Keep file center (files.d2mods.com) for a tutorial on running -direct -txt mods.

If the game fails to start after running via the script, run the "Recover From Crash.vbs" VB script.  If this doesn't fix the problem, contact me via e-mail.