I’ve been going over some of the stuff from decades ago when I played originally. One thing that was interesting was an email from Chronos from July of 2005. In his search of understanding, he mapped out the entire game. This is why I was accused so often of having Maphack when I never did.
Sent by Chronos via Email 07/18/2005
P-- I’ve now checked and double-checked these, and here’s my latest
full data on Diablo II maps. Most maps have a well-defined start and
end point, and those can be easily defined as L or R, but a few maps
have more than one point of interest. For those maps, I’ve listed them
with all of the points of interest in order, clockwise around the map
(this is the same as following the left wall): For instance, in the
Underground Passage, if the Stony Field entrance is pointing southwest,
the stairs to level 2 will be NW, and the exit to Dark Wood will be NE.
Most, but not all, maps seem to be L-type. In addition to doors to
other areas and waypoints, superunique monsters and gold chests also
seem to fit into this sort of pattern, so those are listed here as well.Act 1: Den of Evil, The Cave 1, The Hole 1, The Pit 1: All left Underground Passage 1: Left: Stony Field - Level 2 - Dark Wood Mausoleum, Crypt: Left Tower Cellar 1-4: Left Jail 1: Left: Barracks - WP - Level 2 Jail 2: Left: Level 1 - Pitspan Fouldog - Level 3 Jail 3: Left Catacombs 2: Right: WP-3 Act 2: Sewers 2: Left: Level 1 - WP - Level 3 Sewers 3: Left Ancient Tunnels: Left Stoney Tomb 1, Halls of the Dead 1 and 3, Tal Rasha’s Tomb (real and fake), Claw Viper Temple 1: All left Stoney Tomb 2: Left: Level 1 - gold chest - Creeping Feature Halls of the Dead 2: Left: Level 1 - Level 3 - WP Maggot Lair 1-2: Right Act 3: Flayer Dungeon 1-2, Swampy Pit 1-2: Left Durance of Hate 1: Left Durance of Hate 2: Left: Level 1 - WP - Level 3 Act 5: Crystalline Passage: Left: Arreat Plateau - Glacial Trail - Frozen River - WP Glacial Trail: Left: Crystalline Passage AND WP (both the same way) - Frozen Tundra - Drifter Cavern - Bonesaw Breaker Ancient’s Way: Left: Frozen Tundra - Arreat Summit - Icy Cellar - WP Worldstone Keep 2: Right: WP - Level 3 Any areas I haven’t listed here either follow a different sort of pattern (Spider Cave, Arcane Sanctuary, etc), or the pattern is unrecognizable (Catacombs 1 and 3, WSK 1 and 3, etc.). I realize that in some cases only certain landmarks are typically of interest, so if, for instance, you want to go from the Halls of the Dead 2 WP to level 3, you’d head right instead of left. But I thought it better to be thorough, rather than leave information out. Also, I don’t have e-mail addresses handy for our other clanmates, so feel free to forward this to them.
Link to our Diablo II thread from 04 to 06: The All-New Diablo II Thread