Diablo II: Resurrected just got a small hotfix, but for the players hit by these bugs, it is the kind of “small” update that feels very big.
Blizzard posted Hotfix 1 for Patch 3.1.1.4 on March 10, 2026, and it addresses two specific problems: a Chronicle reset bug tied to identifying certain unique items, and an offline Colossal Jewel drop issue after the Uber Ancients fight. Blizzard also notes that the update includes various stability updates.
The biggest fix: Chronicle reset
The nastiest issue in the hotfix is probably this one:
Blizzard fixed an issue causing a player’s Chronicle to reset when identifying unique items dropped from weapon/armor racks.
Blizzard says this applied to both online and offline games.
That is exactly the kind of bug players hate: specific enough to sound obscure, but painful enough to matter a lot if it hits your character.
Colossal Jewel bug fixed in offline play
The second major fix targets the Colossal Jewel.
Blizzard says it fixed an issue where the Colossal Jewel would not drop after the Uber Ancients fight if a player entered and exited the portal during the fight in offline games.
Again, very specific. Also exactly the sort of thing that can wreck a run if you are the unlucky person who triggers it.
Blizzard also rolled in stability updates
The post is short, but Blizzard also includes a line confirming “Various stability updates.”
No dramatic breakdown there, but it is usually a good sign that the team is still cleaning up edge cases around the current patch branch instead of letting smaller issues sit.
Why this hotfix matters
This is not some giant D2R overhaul. It is just Blizzard doing maintenance where maintenance is needed.
But these are the kinds of fixes that actually matter to active players:
character tracking issues getting corrected
progression-related drops working properly again
offline play getting less weird at the worst moments
That is not flashy, but it is useful.
The takeaway
Hotfix 1 for Patch 3.1.1.4 is a classic Diablo II: Resurrected cleanup patch — small on paper, important in practice.
If you ran into the Chronicle reset issue or the offline Colossal Jewel problem, Blizzard says both are now fixed, along with a batch of general stability updates.
