Diablo 2 - Durance of Hate reimagined in Unreal Engine

Michal Wawruch recreated the Durance of Hate level in Unreal Engine 5 out of personal interest - to master Nanite and Lumen, as well as to apply PCG for complex scenes. The main goal is to show how this location would look with modern technology, while the project preserves the atmosphere of the original Diablo 2 and runs on a PC with a GTX 1060 / RX 580 level graphics card.

The level’s interior is recreated - a giant portal, piles of bones, eerie lighting, sinister sarcophagi, and rivers of blood. Although the level’s structure almost completely repeats the original (level 3), some elements (for example, a light pillar, interior details) have been reworked for greater realism and cinematic effect.

As a result, Michal created an impressive demo of Unreal Engine 5’s capabilities, which not only demonstrates modern technology in all its beauty but also preserves the soul and atmosphere of the original Diablo 2.