How to solve ACCESS_VIOLATION error when running Diablo 2 with PlugY in Windows 10

Disclaimer: I tested this under the following setup:

• Windows 10 Enterprise x64 v1903
• Diablo 2 v1.13c
• PlugY v11.02

Windows 10 users may be stumped when attempting to run Diablo 2 with a Zipped version of PlugY. The game will refuse to run, showing this popup instead:

I got it working by copying the PlugY directory inside the ZIP file (the one containing files such as LocalizedStrings.ini) to the Diablo 2 installation directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\Diablo II). What an arbitrary fix.

How to Link to Files at Google Docs for Direct Download

Quoting Kay Cichini:

...Google doesn't tell you this, as far as I know - so, if you want to link to a file at Google Docs for direct download you can use the following address scheme:

https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=YourIndividualID

You can copy your individual file id from within the "Share..."-dialogue. Here you also need to put the share settings to "public" or to "anyone with the link"