NEWS

[20 May 2009]

Good day. :)

LordVampire was so kind and made special calculator for viewing properties and skills of mercenaries in Battle for Elements mod. Thanks to him for this work! Please note that calculator sometimes determine melee damage in weird way.

You can download this calculator from our "Files" page.


[12 May 2009]

My dear players! :)

I have exciting news for you today.

Battle for Elements 1.50 has been released! This is a new base version so you will have to start over from the scratch as your previous characters will not be compatible with the new version due to basic changes. These were bad news but good ones overcome the pain. I have got many feedbacks on my previous work and almost all of them were considered while preparing the new version. You will get many pleasant surprises in the overall gameplay and even the storyline. Please see the full list of changes below.

Changes list:

New contest!

As usual, we have a new contest included in new mod version. :) In two words: SEARCH for TREASURE!!!


[16 June 2008]

Hello, my dear players! :)

First of all I want to ask pardons for almost year without updates. Unfortunately, some my circumstances in RL kept me away from modding. But now I'm ok and can continue :) So, I release new 1.40 version of mod. I planned huge amount of changes for 1.40, but because of those RL issues many of changes go to 1.41. It is new base version and you need to download full package, all characters have remained in old world and they are incompatible with reality structure of new one. :)

Changes list:

And yes, new contest!

Well, now we go another way... No more hints! As well as no step-by-step documentation. :) All you need to know you will search in game. Also I don't want to reveal contest award... Go play and find! Good luck. ;)


[04 December 2007]

Hi all! :)

And again our mod (BFE of course ;) ) participate in Mod of the Year Awards contest (MotY) on ModDB. I invite you to vote for BFE by pressing this nice button below. It'll take you to my profile on ModDB. Find same button in my profile and press this one too. You done! Voted. ;) Thanks in advance. :)

Oh, and by the way, version 1.40 coming soon. ;)

Vote for Mod


[15 July 2007]

Hi guys an ladies! :)

Now I have really revolutional news for you. The main theme of the new version is customizable game difficulty! That's it - now you can take very different start from the very beginning... and rewards change accordingly!

Btw, don't forget to check new FF settings - it is really challenging now.

Changes list:

How to install:

Make sure that you have version 1.37 of mod installed to install this update pack. Unzip all files to Diablo2 root folder with files replacing.

Happy gaming. ;)


[03 May 2007]

New contest, as usual. ;)

And again I introduce no secret recipes. But also no secret item. It is secret runeword now! :)

You need to find one new runeword in game :)

The first one who will assemble this runeword will immortalize his/her victory in game!

If You have assembled this runeword AND You are first who done it:

You may send me character files by e-mail (the item with runeword should be in inventory). And this time I also don't want to reveal contest prize. It will be revealed only if contest will be won.

Oh, by the way, I have a hint for you, this runeword contains 6 (six) runes ;)

The winner will be announced here.

Good luck!


[03 May 2007]

Hi all! :)

Time goes, wheel turns, BFE becomes better :) Version 1.37 was released! This time it was a long break again. But we do not hurry up, isn't it? ;)

Changes list:

How to install:

Make sure that you have version 1.36 of mod installed to install this update pack. Unzip all files to Diablo2 root folder with files replacing.

Happy gaming. ;)


[28 February 2007]

Well, details about new contest. ;)

No secret recipes this time!

You need to find one new item in game :) If you'll found this item then I think you'll know what I talking about ;)

The first one who will find this item will immortalize his/her victory in game!

If You have found the item AND You are first who found it:

You may send me character files by e-mail (the item should be in inventory). And this time I also don't want to reveal contest prize. It will be revealed only if contest will be won.

The winner will be announced here.

Good luck!


[28 February 2007]

Hi all! :)

I'm sorry for so long delay with new version, this terrible tcp/ip bug has grasped me for month. :( But all bad things sometime comes to an end. :) Version 1.36 was released! And again we have new things here, though bugfixes are main target of this update pack. Also we continued to enter new contests (only one for this version) ;)

Changes list:

How to install:

Make sure that you have version 1.35 of mod installed to install this update pack. Unzip all files to Diablo2 root folder with files replacing.

Happy gaming. ;)


[26 January 2007]

Hi all! :) So... it happened!

Battle for Elements won first place as best RPG mod of 2006 year in Mod of the Year contest (MotY) on ModDB!

Best RPG mod in the 2006 Mod of the Year Awards

To be honour, I did not expect such result. After all, over 4000 mods took part in this contest (though not so many was RPG mods :D). So this was VERY pleasant surprise for me. :)

I want to thank you all, my dear players. This victory would be impossible without your support!

Oh, and by the way, version 1.36 coming soon. ;)


[25 December 2006]

New contest is won already!

I'm very glad again to congratulate Gravity, another person who won one of BFE' contests!

He has found "Composite Potion" recipe: /Potion of Fire Resistance/ + /Potion of Cold Resistance/ + /Potion of Lightning Resistance/ + /Potion of Poison Resistance/ = /Composite Potion/ and immortalized his victory in game! :) He has received the right to choose any nickname for new monster. This monster will be placed in Nihlatak Temple Entrance, will use Nihlatak graphic model (it is brother of Nihlatak actually), and his name will be "Stephen Colbert the Great Alchemist of Truthiness". This monster also will have some unique properties.


[11 December 2006]

Well, details about new contest. ;)

There are 1 additional secret recipe in the version 1.35.

Now this recipe requires 4 components. Great number I know. :)

All components are an items existing only in BFE.

Output of recipe is the hmm, well, I don't want to reveal this, because it'll be just a hint. ;)

The first one who will find this recipe will immortalize his/her victory in game!

If You have found the recipe AND You are first who found it:

You may send me character files by e-mail (output of secret recipe should be in inventory). This time I also don't want to reveal contest prize. It will be revealed only if contest will be won.

The winner will be announced here.

Good luck!


[08 December 2006]

Version 1.35 was released!

And again we have new things here, as well as balancing changes and bunch of bugfixes. Also we continued replacing of unique items and even entered new contest (unfortunately only one, see details below) ;)

Now I want to thank three persons who helped me a lot with this patch: Cubaholic, as author of all map changes in this patch, Necrofan, as generator of ideas, and Boojum, as usual mod's instigator. :) Also I want to thank SheX - Lost Mage of Wind for 4 skill icons.

Changes list:

How to install:

Make sure that you have version 1.34 of mod installed to install this update pack. Unzip all files to Diablo2 root folder with files replacing.

Happy gaming. ;)


[21 November 2006]

Hi all! :)

Ok, I want to say that our mod (BFE of course ;) ) participate in Mod of the Year contest (MotY) on ModDB. I invite you to vote for BFE by clicking to this big terrible image below. Thanks in advance. :)

Oh, and by the way, version 1.35 coming soon. ;)

P.S. May be you have noticed that I added my webmoney accounts to download page. If you like BFE then feel free to send me few bucks and support development. ;)

Vote in the Mod of the Year Awards


[08 September 2006]

And yes, version 1.34 was released!

I've done many balance changes as well as bunch of bugfixes and (of course) several new things. For example, all armor type unique items were changed.

And again I am grateful to Boojum, who helped me a lot with this upgrade pack and I'm sure that his imagination will not be exhausted in the next patches too. :)

Changes list:

Happy gaming. ;)


[01 September 2006]

Well, guest book was added, so now you can say something here.

Feel free to post anything you want about mod. :)

Oh, and by the way, version 1.34 coming soon. ;)


[07 Jule 2006]

New site has launched!

Great thanks to Necrofan for technical realization. :) Well, site is still under construction a bit (for example there is no page for Hypercube Recipes), but nevertheless you can use this as information source about mod as well as for mod downloading.

Welcome to all! :) Be my guests. ;)