Is there a way to increase inventory size in Diablo II?

Question

I have owned Diablo II for a long time. That said, I have never actually given it the time that it deserves. I figured with the release of D3 coming quickly I would sit down and give it the old college try.

When I play games that involve collecting items dropped from slain enemies I must gather it all! This bandit has a worthless plate in his inventory? Thank you! So because of this I am having trouble with inventory management.

I understand that inventory management is "part of the game", but to that end I have too many potions and scrolls that as I start clearing a dungeon I can't pick up everything. It really bothers me to leave behind a sword or a belt. I just have so many potions and scrolls that I cannot pick up very much.

Is there any legitimate (not against ToS or EULA) way to increase my inventory space so I can carry more items?

Answer 1

No. Without third party mods, there is no way to increase the size of your inventory or your stash.

There are a few tricks you can do, however, to take creative advantage of some game mechanics. Try carrying the Horadric Cube with you, which has a 3x4 area inside it but only takes up a 2x2 area in your inventory. You can also equip items you're not using. This works best with weapons, since you can swap to the unused weapon set, equip the item, then swap back to the weapon you actually want to use.

Another trick is that you can open your inventory and pick up an item off the ground even if your inventory is full. If you quit the game while this item is replacing your cursor, the next game you join will still have that item available to you. You can use this in a multiplayer game to ninja an important item even if your inventory is full.

Even with these minor space savers, you still won't be able to pick up everything. You'll just have to learn to live with leaving some items on the ground. They're not all worth grabbing.

Answer 2

No, there isn't. As you said, inventory management is part of the game, with its Tetris-like nature. There are a couple of things you can remember though to make your life easier:

• a Horadric cube is wider inside than outside (2x2 against 3x4)
• your chest at the encampment can hold what you're not currently using

Anyway you don't need EVERYTHING. You won't be able to keep every single item you find and, especially at higher levels, you'll be overwhelmed with gear. Learn to prioritize, keep just what you actually need and use.

Answer 3

Yes, there are mods that can do this for you. They're not against the TOS or EULA as long as you're playing offline, single-player mode.

PlugY is probably the best and most straightforward of these. It changes the stash so that:

• The stash becomes 10x10.
• The stash has over four billion pages (in other words, it's basically unlimited).
• There's a personal stash (per character) and a shared stash (shared among all the characters). Each has four billion pages.

It has various other features as well:

• You can unassign and reassign skill points at any time.
• You can unassign and reassign stat points at any time.
• It can automatically run the players /X command for you for each game.
• It shows many extra stats such as % magic find.
• It displays item level for every item.
• It lets you open the cow level any number of times.

And even more. Again, if you're playing online, you're out of luck, but if you're playing single player, there's nothing wrong with using mods. The game is designed to let you use them.

Actually installing PlugY is a little bit confusing, but here's a video that shows you how to do it, step by step:

How to - Install PlugY for Diablo 2

Important note: With a four-billion-page stash, instead of the problem of what to keep and what to sell, you'll face a different problem: Where in these four billion pages is the item you're looking for!? You'll want to come up with some sort of scheme for how to organize your items before you get too far in.