I remembered reading through your post the additional time and emerged accross this just right now on one of the webpages for an old version of hero editor. For Diablo II: Lord of Destruction on the PC, a GameFAQs Answers question titled 'Hero editor error? Need help urgently'. Hero Editor V 1.04 - Final file - Diablo II: Lord of Destruction That is the final version of the hero editor.
