We use the following terminology based on quest status:Ī) 'Pre-opener': a character who has not yet completed the 'Eve of Destruction' quest on this difficulty (and thus cannot create the cow portal yet).ī) 'Cow-quester': a character who completed the 'Eve of Destruction' quest but not the Cow King quest on this difficulty.Ĭ) 'Ex-opener': a character who completed the Cow King quest in a previous game on this difficulty (and thus cannot create the cow portal). Be aware that anyone may enter the Secret Cow Level through the cow portal. By definition the Kingslayer is the character that lands the killing blow on the Cow King (if a mercenary or any other friendly unit delivers the final blow, it counts for the character (s)he/it serves). Suppose the cow portal has been created and someone (henceforth: 'Kingslayer') kills the Cow King. There is a slight downside, however: completing this quest disables the Horadric recipe used to create the cow portal, for that character on that difficulty setting. NOTE: The Secret Cow Level holds a hidden quest: killing the Cow King (sometimes referred to as 'milking' the Cow King see why below). To be able to create the red cow portal leading to the Secret Cow Level your character must first complete the 'Eve of Destruction' quest (the final quest in Act V) on the same difficulty setting. Were experimenting with Cube combinations, hoping to find the keys to unlock new and powerful secrets.Įventually a recipe was discovered that revealed the most anticipated secret of them all - the Secret Cow When Diablo II was released, a quest itemĬalled The Horadric Cube allowed players to combine items to create new items. Or if there really was a Secret Cow Level planned for Diablo II. People wondered if the screenshot was an April Fool's joke Screenshot of the Week featured cows fighting. Gamers often asked if there would be any cows to battle in the game. Of officially confirming that there was, in fact, no Secret Cow Level. When StarCraft was released, it featured a cheat code, 'There is no cow level'. There was, of course, no Cow Level in Diablo, but the legend

Wondrous place known as the Secret Cow Level. Story went that by clicking on a specific cow in Tristram a certain number of times, you could access a Many players of the original Diablo will remember the mysterious rumor that there was a Secret Cow Level.

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