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DESCENT Anonymous Fri Jan 2 14:17:05 2015 No.2157235 [Reply] [Original]

So last night, we managed to wrangle up some Descent games on /v/. But since Descent was released in 1995, it's obviously /vr/ material.

So here we are: Descent /vr/.

>What is Descent?
It's the greatest 6DOF game ever made. Released by Interplay in 1995, you fly a ship through mines on planets and moons, blowing shit up with big guns. The sequels, Descent 2 (1996) and Descent 3 (1999) are also welcome ITT.

>What is 6DOF?
It means "Six Degrees of Freedom." You can move forward/backward, slide up/down, and slide left/right through 3-D space.

>How do I play this with you guys?

Get the original games and then install the Rebirth source port. http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/
It would also be handy to look into getting the Ranger Level Packs from http://www.descentrangers.com/WebContent/Index?key=Downloads
Just be sure not to put the D1 levels into the D2 folder, or you're going to have a bad time.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 2 14:21:15 2015 No.2157239 I should also mention that there's a more reliable game tracker now: http://retro-tracker.game-server.cc/

Anonymous Fri Jan 2 14:34:11 2015 No.2157257

>My rudder twist axis on X-55 doesn't work!
It's an SDL bug. I fixed it myself. Get a replacement SDL.dll here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/vsl8qh73ww7u6s2/SDL.dll

>The game stutters every time I open doors with VSync on!
Get a replacement exe that fixes this here: http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/frm/index.php/topic,1821.msg20745.html#msg20745

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 2 14:34:44 2015 No.2157258 File: 276 KB, 640x480, d3ships.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 2 14:41:32 2015 No.2157269 File: 865 KB, 2000x1000, hokas_pokas.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] HOKAS best control scheme

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 2 14:42:57 2015 No.2157274 Also note that Descent is on sale on GOG right now.

Anonymous Fri Jan 2 17:30:44 2015 No.2157491
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>Omega cannon damage was once based on FPS, meaning it was very gimmicky back in the day
>many level designers opted out of including it

It's a shame, because it's kind of fun to use.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 2 17:35:00 2015 No.2157501 >>2157491 Does it bother anyone else that the ammo gauge for the Omega doesn't go down to 0 in Rebirth? I know it's only an aesthetic thing related to locking the Omega to a specific FPS, but it's still dumb

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 2 17:38:29 2015 No.2157510 >>2157501 I never noticed.

Anonymous Fri Jan 2 17:43:54 2015 No.2157520
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Fun fact: there's a dungeon crawler using Descent's engine. It's called Descent to Undermountain. Joke aside, it's a good game.

And the cover of the game is 90% identical to the Turbografx game Order of the Griffon.

Anonymous Fri Jan 2 21:18:39 2015 No.2157958
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reposting from thread yesterday
drop the .dxa file in your data folder D2X-Rebirth will use them all in-game (or you can open it as a zip to listen to them)

https://www.mediafire.com/?2zyjo7lu46uelrd

You can also get replacement soundtracks for Descent 1 too for D1X-Rebirth
Soundblaster/Adlib/OPL recorded: http://www.mediafire.com/file/4mutptpwl99fuv6/d1xr-opl3-music.zip
Mac version CD music: http://www.mediafire.com/download/de6ub8dagkn8ksa/D1CDA-MAC.DXA

>descent speedrun at agdq
either monday or tuesday depending on timezone schedule adjusts to your timezone
https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 4 00:09:00 2015 No.2159320 >>2157958 Descent needs more fan art like that.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 4 05:01:29 2015 No.2159753 >>2157958 >>descent speedrun at agdq thanks for the heads up

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 4 06:30:20 2015 No.2159824 Wasn't there a game in this genere called forsaken? I remember it was on the PSX but it's on my memory because it was one of the first games I saw 3D accelerated on PC I think.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 4 06:33:18 2015 No.2159829 >>2159824 yes i think most people remember it because it was on n64 though you can get it here while it is a cool game its nowhere near as good as descent imo https://github.com/ForsakenX/forsaken/wiki/Download-and-installation

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 4 18:26:02 2015 No.2160929 >Descent at AGDC is while I'm at work Damn it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 12:34:35 2015 No.2162385 http://youtu.be/0ChHqPDjX0I

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 12:42:20 2015 No.2162392 Is there a way to disable the negative accel in rebirth?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 13:10:12 2015 No.2162442 >>2162392 the what?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 14:29:24 2015 No.2162545 >>2162442 Negative acceleration. Move mouse faster and the turning speed drops. Move mouse slower and the turning speeds up. That's negative acceleration.

Anonymous Mon Jan 5 16:39:23 2015 No.2162734

Playing Descent for the first time, I have dim memories of watching a family friend play it as a kid. This game is really good and pretty hard, I've gotten to Europa and the levels immediately before it were just brutal. Has the difficulty peaked or do I just need to get good?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 16:42:23 2015 No.2162740 >>2162734 descent 1 is pretty brutal in some parts even on easier difficulties descent 2 is much more beginner friendly

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 16:48:31 2015 No.2162752 I'm around level 20, but I can't bring myself to go any further. After a while, clearing out a mine gets as routine as brushing your teeth.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 18:51:46 2015 No.2162938 speedrun soon

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 19:16:11 2015 No.2163005 >>2162392 It's not negative accel. Your ship has a maximum turn rate. And no, you can't turn it off.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 19:18:06 2015 No.2163008 >>2157958 it's on

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 19:27:52 2015 No.2163038 Do I need a joystick or can I just use mouse and keyboard for this?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 20:18:48 2015 No.2163159 >>2163038 you can get by with kb+m

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 20:19:35 2015 No.2163161 >>2163038 Mouse is fine. Just change the controls to WASD to be more accustomed to it. Also realize your ship only turns so fast ,so move slow with the mouse instead of whipping it around

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 21:22:34 2015 No.2163274 >>2162752 I find that if I get stuck in single player, a few multiplayer games will make the game feel more refreshing. >>2163038 Mouse/keyboard will suffice if you don't have a joystick ready.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 21:25:00 2015 No.2163276 >>2163008 How did it go? I was at work. Is there a VOD anywhere?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 21:35:35 2015 No.2163292 >>2163276 http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick/b/607482883?t=6h13m15s not the best run but not terrible

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 21:41:50 2015 No.2163302 >>2163292 Thanks!

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 21:47:43 2015 No.2163312 >>2163292 >The first thing Spooty explains is tricording Fuck yes, this guy definitely knows his stuff.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 21:48:52 2015 No.2163315 Gonna be posting some commentary about the speedrun and shit >Spreadfire gets a lot of hate from veteran Descent players Well, I for one love that blue piece of shit. I think it does more DPS than even plasma at short range.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 5 23:17:26 2015 No.2163465 I thought the gopher bots shot blue lasers, too?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 01:13:53 2015 No.2163596 >>2163465 i dunno maybe on higher difficulties?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 02:15:28 2015 No.2163675 >>2163596 Maybe. I mean, they definitely have guns on them.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 23:19:06 2015 No.2165247 Anyone have any idea why the game crashes on level 7 boss for no particular reason?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 23:20:16 2015 No.2165249 >>2165247 no idea but it happens only happens like 20% of the time

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 23:22:49 2015 No.2165254 >no idea but it happens only happens like 20% of the time Did it four time in a row for me every single time... that's rather high for 20% of the time. Also doesn't seem to be dependent on any specific action or location it seems.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 23:25:21 2015 No.2165258 >>2165254 using custom soundtrack? try the regular midi

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 23:29:40 2015 No.2165268 >>2165258 I have the custom SC55 music, but I turned music off in the sound options, still crashes every single time the last eight times I've tried.

Anonymous Tue Jan 6 23:38:39 2015 No.2165279

>>2165249
>>2165258
Well I apparently got by it by when turning XP compatibility mode on and DWM off... DWM probably doesn't matter. Though I don't know if that fucks with shit, is he supposed to basically sit there and take a royal beating nonstop without going anywhere? I thought he was supposed to warp around more often or something? I basically just piled on him with quad lasers non stop, had more trouble with the little bots around him and he didn't even fire off a single round.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 23:42:37 2015 No.2165286 >>2165247 Corrupt level file maybe?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 23:44:48 2015 No.2165289 >>2165286 XP compatibility let me beat it, he was also absurdly easy.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 6 23:53:42 2015 No.2165301 Does Terminal Velocity fall under this genre? It's not exactly six degree motion but the level designs and combat are very similar.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 00:00:53 2015 No.2165318 Should we try to get a game going tonight? I'll start a thread on /v/ if needed.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 00:17:15 2015 No.2165336 >>2165318 If you do drop a note, I might jump in. I'll jump on that rangers mumble server for descent.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 00:20:30 2015 No.2165341 >>2165336 oh shit nigger

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 00:23:17 2015 No.2165347 >>2165336 I'm on too.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 00:26:54 2015 No.2165350 >>2165347 Are you?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 00:48:29 2015 No.2165373 File: 23 KB, 536x630, 10421308_10205583804939657_4824286315505978622_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2157235 >mfw i saw this thread HHHEEELLLLLL YYYEEEAAAHHHH MOOTTHHERRR FUUUCCKKKEERRR

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 01:16:02 2015 No.2165396 So I'm trying to join the multiplayer game which I assume is you guys but I'm getting a version mismatch, specifically the protocol port thing. The game's is 2130 and mine is apparently 0. Not sure if I needed to, but port 2130 is forwarded for me.

Anonymous Wed Jan 7 01:35:05 2015 No.2165409

Alright, I'm having two problems.
1) Many textures seem to be missing. They appear blue with a big X on them.
I downloaded Descent, Rebirth, copied the .hog and .pig files to the Rebirth folder, and copied the files from the Ranger Level Packs into the Missions folder.

2) Trying to join a multiplayer game and the protocol versions mismatch. The games is 2130 and mine is 0. My first assumption was this was a port so I enabled port forwarding for 2130 but it didn't change anything

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 02:39:45 2015 No.2165496 >>2165409 It's a different version of Rebirth.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 02:50:08 2015 No.2165513 File: 323 KB, 1280x960, scrn0004.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2165496 try the retro exe i think http://www.descentrangers.com/WebContent/Index?key=Downloads

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 03:36:25 2015 No.2165557 File: 73 KB, 1278x595, longest game NA.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] jesus what a game I haven't played one that long in years.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 13:38:50 2015 No.2166215 >>2165513 Is your reticle the color of the weapon you're using?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 19:43:21 2015 No.2166718 >>2166215 nah it just purple all the time that would be a neat feature though

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 22:28:46 2015 No.2167051 >>2166718 Why has no one thought of this before?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 22:40:18 2015 No.2167082 File: 2.83 MB, 1024x576, vertigo.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2167051 maybe sol contingency would add it though it might be a little distracting cant hurt to have it as an option though

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 22:42:58 2015 No.2167091 >>2167082 Maybe Interplay will pull their heads out of their asses and support the project.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 22:44:48 2015 No.2167093 File: 82 KB, 500x335, herve caen.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2167091 i think its better that they have nothing to do with interplay at this point

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 7 22:47:23 2015 No.2167097 >>2167093 I'm very disappointed that it won't be Descent related now. I just wish Interplay would ease off the ass so Sol Contingency would have pyros.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 01:50:26 2015 No.2167348 File: 39 KB, 620x640, 1925155_643674545708228_1137375777_n.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] The Great Debate: Which one do you prefer?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 07:50:11 2015 No.2167806 >>2167348 i hated descent 3 after playing it for about 20 minutes

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 11:44:01 2015 No.2168048 >>2167806 Descent 3 may have been dumbed down, but it was still dumb fun.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 14:52:55 2015 No.2168335 >>2167806 I haven't played it. What was wrong with it?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 16:26:54 2015 No.2168454 >>2168335 There's a few major differences. Different game engine, all new enemies, new ships, new weapons... it's a hell of a lot different.

Anonymous Thu Jan 8 19:01:07 2015 No.2168667

>>2168454
So the thing that makes it bad is that it's not descent 1? Doom isn't descent 1 is that also bad?

New engine is generally considered a good thing if it's improved and they usually are. New enemies, ships and weapons are a good thing because it's a fucking game, that's how games do.

So you've effectively formed an opinion of the game based on nothing but it being a new game? Why did you even bother spending twenty minutes if you were just going to get mad that it's not the same exact game as Descent 1? It also seems like you might have been expecting just singleplayer missions for Descent 1. They have those.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 19:43:12 2015 No.2168703 >>2168667 new engine is good and it still looks nice even today but for me the movement especially turning feels like completely different compared to the first 2 i guess if you compare it to doom you could say its the doom 3 of the descent series?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 19:52:54 2015 No.2168717 >>2168703 Yeah, ship movement feels totally off.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 20:05:11 2015 No.2168731 Damn it, now I want to play Descent 3 again.

Anonymous Thu Jan 8 20:11:50 2015 No.2168741

>>2168703
> me the movement especially turning feels like completely different

Okay at least we're kind of getting somewhere. I know it's hard to grasp that this is a forum but you can you know, discuss things. I mean at least you're starting to give a reason but maybe elaborate on that reason a little bit? It wouldn't hurt.

>i guess if you compare it to doom you could say its the doom 3 of the descent series?

Except when people suggest Doom 3 is bad they don't sit there and say 'new engine, new monsters and new weapons.' They say, the pacing is poorly done with jumpscares rather than having multiple enemies. The level design is constricting in comparison, the integrating sprinting button slows the overall movement down, the pitch black sections where you have to switch to a flashlight instead of holding it or having them on your weapon in a rather dark environment is not just a retarded concept in general because you can hold a gun and a flashlight at the same time, it makes the game less fun because it shifts the shooting element to the background in favor of crap melee or favoring spraying the dark. The usage of audio and video logs while having decent production could have use a more streamline way of extracting the data or more control rather than listen to someone blab on and on... because of nature extremely linear level design, logs, monster encounters the replayability is pretty much nothing and the entire game plays on novelty and shoehorning survival horror elements into the game rather than on emphasizing good gameplay techniques that contributed to the enjoyability and quality of the first two games.

Notice how Doom 3 isn't like Doom 1 or 2 for you know... reasons. Reasons exist, you can talk about them.
For example you might start with how the movement is different and why that put you off.

Anonymous Thu Jan 8 20:22:45 2015 No.2168751

>>2168741
You know what Descent 3 did wrong? The robots. The robots in Descent 1 and 2 are fucking huge, their sizes measured in meters in the briefings. They start off in D1 as mining bots and sentries, but quickly adapt military tech into their arsenal.

D2 was similar. Even though they start out looking alien, the early D2 robots are still mining bots and security, but they quickly change to death-dealing machines whose sole purpose is to blow you the fuck up.

D3's robots lack the same punch. There's sentries, but they don't make you fear them as much as D1/2's robots did. For example, D3's fusion bot lacks the same commanding presence that D1's fusion hulk had. Not to mention that he's crosseyed and can't hit you in a large room The bots spin out of control when hit by vauss, and the weapons they shoot seem like fireworks at times.

Anonymous Thu Jan 8 20:31:36 2015 No.2168760
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>>2168751
These guys scared the shit out of me when I was a kid. They would stealthily sneak up on you, and then all of a sudden they were all over your canopy slicing the guns off your ship and pushing you into subway trains.

The Juggernauts were pretty cool too, and the Omega and missile troopers would seriously fuck you up if they got in close. Also there were those big tracked mofos that would fling Megas at you.

I think a lot of the difference came to the size of the levels. I think if you ran into most of the D3 bots in the same tiny tunnels and cramped quarters of the first two games they would thrash you just the same...although there isn't quite anything comparable to those damned insufferable vulcan drillers from the first game.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 20:33:51 2015 No.2168763 >>2168760 The only thing that comes close to vulcan drillers were those fucking purple sharks from D3 level 14, the space station level. They threw so many of them in the little tunnels.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 21:37:27 2015 No.2168857 Thank you so much for posting this. Used to play descent as a kid and somewhat forgot about it. Nostalgia overload

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 21:43:39 2015 No.2168869 File: 32 KB, 304x97, bots.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Which one of these is worse?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 21:45:16 2015 No.2168871 >>2168869 i hate both equally

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 22:39:21 2015 No.2168934 >>2168869 The red hulks for bulk alone. It feels like the fusion hulks take less damage to kill sometimes.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 22:44:47 2015 No.2168943 >>2168869 Drillers suck dick when you end up getting into line of sight with multiples. Red hulks are annoying but at least they don't shoot a hitscan at you.

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>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 8 23:04:36 2015 No.2168985 >>2168962 There's a multiplayer level called Thick as Thieves. If played on Robo-Anarchy, there's like 35 of those fuckers in it. You'll be fighting some dude and a thief will steal your gun and you'll die. It's awesome.

Anonymous Fri Jan 9 14:37:45 2015 No.2169921

Last night I played some Descent 3. There's a server up with bot players that was set to team anarchy. The bot players obviously didn't have the AI for team games, because half of the time, they shot at their own teammates, and other times they'd ignore an opposing team pilot. So I basically sniped them until another player joined, and then I tried hunting them down as much as possible while the bots shot at us. It was fun.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 9 15:46:04 2015 No.2170028 Just installed Rebirth yesterday. Need to figure out a keyboard layout. As much as I prefer flightstick controls, I keep wanting to push up to climb in this game.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 9 15:52:50 2015 No.2170035 >>2170028 Figuring out a configuration is sort of the hard part. A lot of people go with a modified WASD layout.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 9 15:56:58 2015 No.2170042 >>2157269 Wish I had a serial to USB adapter right now.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 9 17:10:28 2015 No.2170196 File: 89 KB, 1184x675, ball.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2157958 There are balls in Descent?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 9 23:27:46 2015 No.2170821 >>2170196 What?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 10 10:30:17 2015 No.2171527 This game rules, even though I suck at it. I never played it when it was new, but watching the speedrun on AGDQ made me want to play it. The freedom of movement is disorienting if you're used to having your boots on the ground.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 10 10:32:22 2015 No.2171531 >>2170196 /m/ pls go >>2170821 It's a Gundam thing, the Ball is a spherical mech designed for space combat.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 10 10:42:42 2015 No.2171534 >>2171527 yeah, it's a difficult game. I can control the Pyro fairly well without careening into everything, but these guys >>2168869 eat me alive and spit out my bones

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 10 10:53:37 2015 No.2171543 >>2168869 Left. At least the Red Hulks give you a chance to duck back into cover. You lose shields to drillers just by existing in the same room as them for a split second.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 10 22:39:09 2015 No.2172513 >>2171527 I was lucky enough to have Descent as my first game. Groundpounder games seemed so simple when I finally started playing other games.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 11 03:06:24 2015 No.2172998 >>2171531 Oh, that makes sense. I think playing lots of flight sims and Descent ruined mechas for me. I mean, why have a walking robot when you can fly around and rain death on your enemies from any angle?

Anonymous Sun Jan 11 09:12:48 2015 No.2173328

>>2172998
I was one of those nerdy kids who favored realism and practicality over "rule of cool" you usually see in sci-fi, so when I envisioned the ideal one-person fighter craft, it was basically just a sphere with thrusters and guns on it.

Maximum freedom of movement, minimal surface area, and enough dakka to make enemies want to keep their distance.

Of course, I wasn't considering the fact that my roundship might have to navigate a space with an atmosphere; I just assumed it would be doing all its fighting in space. If the pilot got separated from his mothership somehow and had to attempt a landing on a nearby planet, he'd be fucked. The roundship didn't even have proper landing gear (for landing in places that actually have gravity).

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 11 11:23:18 2015 No.2173482 >>2170035 My control scheme right now is >WASD+mouse for moving and turning on a horizontal plane, like standard FPS >QE for rolling >RF for ascend/descend Works fine for the most part, but I'm tempted to get a cheap flightstick for muh immersion.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 11 13:27:56 2015 No.2173643 >>2173328 >minimal surface area Not a good thing in that case, since it doesn't allow for as much firepower loadout.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 11 13:39:00 2015 No.2173664 >>2173482 I use mouse+numberpad. I can fit all of my flight controls on the numberpad, so I can fly without needing to move that hand. For a while, I had to move my hand to change weapons, but that's on the mouse wheel now.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 11 22:35:00 2015 No.2174450 VIDEO TIME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gN3kBsuqT8

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Anonymous Mon Jan 12 12:05:15 2015 No.2175324
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I recently got a used joystick, and am now able to get back into Descent (I did play with an analogue joystick back in the day, but it isn't compatible with modern computers - also, I've tried kbm, but it's not the same fore me).

I was able to join some multiplayer games in both D1 and D2 - maybe some of you guys were there? I was Leto II.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 12 12:23:48 2015 No.2175353 >>2175324 Nice, I'll be sure to post in here the next time I host a game.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 12 12:28:49 2015 No.2175364 >>2175353 Thanks - I'll be keeping an eye on the tracker, too when I'm available to play.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 12 21:04:01 2015 No.2176083 Anyone up for some Anarchy? D1, D2 is all good - I'm just not sure which levels/maps to use. If anyone hosts, I'll be up for joining. Also, I can host if people suggest which levels/maps to use.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 12 22:36:48 2015 No.2176216 >>2176083 Why don't you take a look at some of the levels in singleplayer? There's a lot of anarchy maps that have been ported between 1 and 2.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 12 23:09:39 2015 No.2176246 >>2176216 I'm actually having trouble port forwarding. I've played singleplayer a lot - but am a complete newfag when it comes to multiplayer.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 12 23:57:21 2015 No.2176292 >>2176246 Well, it wouldn't hurt to go look at the multiplayer maps in Single mode. I can actually host, so pick a game and a map.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 01:02:23 2015 No.2176386 >>2176292 I figured it out, got some games going. Still available to play, if you guys want to get an anarchy game going.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 01:37:00 2015 No.2176427 >>2176386 I missed out, but how were your games?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 01:49:05 2015 No.2176445 I'm surprised that none of you guys go strictly keyboard. It's all I've ever played and I've been playing since descent 1 shareware. I stream it occasionally and blow people's minds when I tell them I'm only using my keyboard.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 01:53:50 2015 No.2176452 >>2176445 It's not completely unheard of to be keyboard-only, but it's still rare. For a while, joystick pilots were the majority, but I think mousers have caught up now.

Anonymous Tue Jan 13 01:55:30 2015 No.2176456

>>2176427
They were great - we mostly played on D1 level 10, before I figured out how to get the rangers' maps to work.

D1 level 10 might be my favorite level - I remember seeing it as a kid in the demo, but not being able to get there until much later

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 02:02:03 2015 No.2176463 >>2176452 literally how do you play with mouse? I feel like I have to keep repositioning the mouse to turn.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 02:06:04 2015 No.2176479 >>2176463 Turn the sensitivity up, or double-up turn keys on the keyboard and use mouse for fine-tune aim.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 02:22:51 2015 No.2176509 I'm having trouble running the D1 rangers' map io. It gives a critical error "Can't open file <missions/io.rdll>

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 02:34:31 2015 No.2176528 >>2176509 Ah, i think you have to delete the extra file for that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 02:48:33 2015 No.2176547 >>2176528 which file?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 02:52:55 2015 No.2176554 >>2176547 Descent missions have three file types: .msn .hog .rdl But there should only be two. Check and see if there's a third io file. If there is, delete the extra.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 02:55:02 2015 No.2176559 >>2176554 Actually, the '.rdl' file doesn't appear.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 02:56:10 2015 No.2176562 still playing? how are the ranger co-op maps

Anonymous Tue Jan 13 11:55:35 2015 No.2177148

>>2163292
Damn, that's a nice speedrun.

I realized it might be the first Descent speedrun I've ever watched, in two decades. It makes me feel quite nervous, as I'm myself very slow and careful player. I've done weapon drops a few times (for example, on level 7, just before the boss room to get two cloaking devices), but I've never killed myself intentionally so I could "teleport" back to the beginning of the level.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 13:24:53 2015 No.2177293 >>2176562 Has anyone done Rigbot yet? It's only a one-level set, but it'll teach you to dodge multiple enemies.

Anonymous Tue Jan 13 16:13:51 2015 No.2177620

>>2176559
Yeah it's broken and not there in the ranger pack. Download this and get it from there, that one worked for me. No idea why the ranger pack doesn't have it but the rangers themselves play it often enough it seems.
http://descentchampions.org/missions/

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 16:36:58 2015 No.2177659 >>2177620 worked like a charm. Thanks!

Anonymous Tue Jan 13 16:59:12 2015 No.2177690

I wonder if there's a way to change the self destruction timer so it can go above 60 seconds.

>level is just a long hallway that takes 5 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds to cross, with the boss at the end
>after you beat it, you have 6 hours to get to the exit on the other side of the map
>hallway curves slightly, so you can't hold down the acceleration button with tape or something

Anonymous Tue Jan 13 17:15:54 2015 No.2177723

>>2177690
I think the old level editor let you adjust the reactor time, but I'm not sure.

tfw you once made a great D1 level, but it is lost to time now

Wouldn't such a level make the game crash, though? I wonder how large people have gone, in terms of level size.

Anonymous Tue Jan 13 20:46:14 2015 No.2178079

>>2177690
You go faster if you strafe btw...Also you go faster than that if you strafe vertically as well as horizontally at the same time. They call it chording, but it's the same shit as straferunning in doom pretty much. Except there's another direction you can add on top of the initial two.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 21:21:15 2015 No.2178129 For those of you who use joysticks with rudder twist: Do you enable it for L/R banking in Descent? I'm just getting used to it (my old joystick didn't have it, so I'm used to Q and W). I feel like it makes for really smooth flying, though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 23:15:19 2015 No.2178297 >>2177293 nah ill check it out only other mission set ive played through was the enemy within and it was damn good

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 13 23:46:49 2015 No.2178380 >>2177690 D2 levels can have different reactor timers. I've seen it implemented a few times in custom levels.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 00:17:26 2015 No.2178442 I also know of keyboard-only Descent runs and when you get a good setup right it feels crazy comfy. That aside, fuck. It's been years since I played Descent and I have no idea what I'm doing at this point. Anyone got quick tips?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 01:24:10 2015 No.2178549 >>2178442 Get a configuration set up. Make sure you have basic shooter directional controls AS WELL AS slide up/down/left/right. Remember that Descent is played in 3-D space.

Anonymous Wed Jan 14 02:50:58 2015 No.2178647

>>2178442
Tips as in "I haven't played in years, how do I get started again," or "How the fuck do I fly this ship?"

I'll assume the first one because it's fucking 3 AM.

Okay, so the first thing to do is to actually get the game. It's available on gog.com for cheap these days.

Your second task is to install the Rebirth port. It's the standard source port that everyone here uses to play the game on modern systems. http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/

After that, set up a pilot in the game and set your controls.

(Optional) Next, download some level sets. There's been a few posted in the thread, and one in the OP. Levels go into the missions folder in the rebirth directory, and can be opened in-game. All multiplayer missions can be played in single-player mode if you want to explore them. The menu doesn't differentiate between singleplayer and multiplayer maps, so you'll just have to try it and see what it is.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 02:54:16 2015 No.2178648 >>2178647 I already got the source port running (with the demos the demo for now, gonna go grab it at GOG within the month). So it's more of the latter. I feel like I'm not going fast or good enough.

Anonymous Wed Jan 14 02:57:36 2015 No.2178650

>>2178442
As for "How the fuck do I fly this ship?" ... well, that's another bit I'll try to help explaining.

Descent Rebirth adds a few options to the game that weren't there in the base game, such as implementing mouse wheel scrolls as an input (I use it to change weapons).

Control layout is personal preference, obviously. You want to be able to fly forward and reverse, while combining left/right strafe, and up/down slide simultaneously.
You also want to be able to pitch the ship up/down and turn left/right, and bank. Banking is important to keep your ship oriented.

This is where it gets tricky. Descent allows you to combine movement on vectors to go faster (chroding). If you combine forward with up/left strafing, you'll be trichording, which is the fastest movement you can do in Descent 1. You'll have to tilt the nose of the ship down and to the side to move forward. It's a bit harder to steer, but banking helps.

Anonymous Wed Jan 14 03:04:38 2015 No.2178661

>>2178648
I should ask now, are you more of a singleplayer person, or a multiplayer person?

>>2178650
Trichording doesn't have to be forward/up/left. But for now, just focus on learning how to trichord forward. Practice in empty levels, and learn how to keep the speed through twists and turns. It takes practice, but trichording makes you more difficult to hit.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 03:05:23 2015 No.2178662 >>2178661 More of a Single Player one.

Anonymous Wed Jan 14 03:09:49 2015 No.2178670

>>2178662
That makes things a little simpler, since a lot of people doing multiplayer anarchy will have years of experience. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people, so my singleplayer strategy/tactics are a little rusty.

While speedrunning the game is nice, just keep in mind that it's still okay to take your sweet ass time in Descent. Learn how to utilize your weapons, and learn the behavior and attacks of the enemies.

A general tip: It's easier to dodge homing weapons in a large open area than an enclosed space.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 03:46:26 2015 No.2178706 File: 575 KB, 1024x768, screen0014.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] FreeSpace was made by the same people who made Descent, right?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 03:51:57 2015 No.2178712 File: 46 KB, 694x508, red faction robot.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2178706 partly parallax split into outrage which made descent 3 and volition which made freespace + red faction outrage died and i think most joined up with volition

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 03:51:59 2015 No.2178713 >>2178706 Sort of.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 03:53:31 2015 No.2178715 >>2178712 To think that Red Faction was also supposed to be Descent 3. Having the deformation tech could have been pretty cool.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 03:55:32 2015 No.2178717 >>2178715 freespace was originally supposed to be the sequel searching for the material defender or something redfaction would have been the prequel i know that miner wars game has destructive environments sort of but its a pretty bad game

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 14:10:38 2015 No.2179302 >>2178717 I remember playing in a Descent 3 tournament to be a part of the Minerwars beta. Something like 30 people showed up, and I placed 6th overall. That was loads of fun.

Anonymous Wed Jan 14 14:39:12 2015 No.2179336

Is it just me, or does Descent 3's plot make no fucking sense?
>spend second half of game working on antivirus
>chase down Dravis and kill him
>robots fucking everywhere are deactivated
Where did these robots come from? Also, why do they blow up shiva station?
There was no sense in this game.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 16:26:18 2015 No.2179487 >>2179336 I don't remember how much sense it made, but it felt good to finally see Material Defend get Dravis. Even your little buddy guidebot got in on that.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 20:32:01 2015 No.2179862 File: 139 KB, 640x481, charon.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >muh symmetry Also, I'm gonna die I'm played this game ever since I was a kid, but this is the furthest I've ever gotten (without cheating).

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 20:34:07 2015 No.2179867 >>2179862 that boss is a joke there are invulnerability pickups everywhere

Anonymous Wed Jan 14 20:36:47 2015 No.2179873

>>2179867
I know - I think I've done it before, but I did the astral cheat to get through the door (because all the minibosses throughout the level killed me as a kid).

I really needed to git gud as a kid . . .

The level 7 boss is probably my favorite boss fight in D1 and D2, though it might be tied with the final boss of D2.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 14 20:43:03 2015 No.2179883 File: 167 KB, 1280x720, baloris prime.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2179873 i dont lke the shareware boss either every boss in d2 is better than him well maybe not the level 8 boss but pic related is the coolest looking

Anonymous Wed Jan 14 20:59:36 2015 No.2179912
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>>2179883
Oh, I remember liking that boss fight.

Pic related is D2 PTSD, for me.

Also, I just beat the final boss in D1 - just grabbed the invulnerability and pummeled him with mega missiles. The level was okay - simple design, but chock full of interesting miniboss fights.

I think the devs really had some interesting level designs thought out - along with enemy placement. I could really see it in some of the later levels. The final boss, though, did not reflect this.

Anonymous Wed Jan 14 22:43:01 2015 No.2180017

>>2179912
Fuck that boss. The first time I went up against him, I knew there was a boss in the room, but I didn't know what it was. I was blind from the second I went in, so I switched to Helix and spammed fucking everything I had... Turns out I managed to kill the motherfucker and I had to rush the exit with less than 10 shield left. I almost didn't make it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 11:18:41 2015 No.2180784 D1 anarchy is really fun - it's so fast-paced and chaotic. Why don't I ever see D2 anarchy games on the tracker, though? I usually only see D2 co-op. Is there a reason D2 anarchy isn't as common?

Anonymous Thu Jan 15 14:03:52 2015 No.2180949

>>2179912
IMO Descent 2 has much better level design that Descent 1. Some of the new features of Descent 2 (shootable switches, new fly-through switches, exploding lava textures, the six "worlds", new robot AI types, etc.) gives D2 levels more variation. Also the level designers started to get used to designing 3D environments (Descent 1 was a learning phase, Descent 2 was "now we know how to do this, let's see how far we can take things"). Some levels (12 and 16 come to mind) are very large, contain large halls and tunnels, but also have twisty parts. Descent 1 feels slightly rigid after Descent 2.

Some levels in Descent 2 feel like they're rejected Descent 1 levels, or made right after Descent 1 was finished. Level 5 is one example of this. There's just something in the level geometry that gives me enormous Descent 1 vibes. Another one is level 19. Again I can't put my finger on it, it just feels like that.

Like Dooms and Quakes, the retail levels are boring compared to many fan-made levels. Nevertheless, both Descent 1 and 2 are excellent games.

(Funny sidenote: some levels in D1/D2 are upside-down and even sideways. I was doing some exploration/hacking and noticed the vertex coordinates looked "wonky"; then I realized my ship's vertical coordinate was increasing when I was actually going downwards in a tunnel. You'll never notice this in-game, because the ship can be rotated in any direction and the camera rotates along with it, and 3D vector math does not care which way things are oriented. Everything is relative.)

Anonymous Thu Jan 15 14:26:15 2015 No.2180975

>>2180949
>IMO Descent 2 has much better level design that Descent 1
I like all these additions you mentioned, but I think I like D2 for its weapon additions moreso than its level design, and still prefer the level design of D1.

The wall-triggers were sometimes frustrating and unintuitive. Sure, getting lost is part of Descent, but to deal with these, sometimes you had to strip-search the entire mine (neither the Guidebro nor the map could help you with these).

Also, I believe there were some bugs with the triggers. For example, there is that one area which traps you in a box of force fields. You are supposed to destroy a bunch of wall-triggers to let yourself out, but I believe you can get trapped again, with no escape (since the wall-triggers are already destroyed). This happened to me in co-op - though I believe it has happened to me in single-player, too. Also, there is this one level which places an invisible wall between two rooms for some unknown reason (wish I could remember the specifics - I think it is an Alien 1 level).

Also, though this is purely a personal, aesthetic opinion, D2 lacked nice "main rooms" - you know, big rooms which served as "hubs." (e.g. in D1 levels 2, 3, 5 with the X-shaped room, 10 with all the lava, the one Jupiter level with the tower in the middle). Flying through one of those rooms is mad comfy.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 15:06:28 2015 No.2181053 >>2180784 There's literally no reason. You should see just as many D2 games. I guess it's just people putzing around in D1.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 15:21:39 2015 No.2181083 >>2181053 That's good - I want to get some D2 anarchy going sometime. I really like the weapon variety in D2.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 15:30:08 2015 No.2181101 >>2181083 Do you have a level in mind that you'd like to try out?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 16:15:34 2015 No.2181152 >>2181101 I honestly am not as familiar with the D2 maps as with the D1 maps - though I've played singleplayer since I was a kid, it is only very recently that I got into multiplayer. What are some good maps? I think Anarchic looked cool.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 17:18:09 2015 No.2181239 >>2181152 Vamped is a good map. Neptune is a classic. There's also pyromania, if you want to try the omega cannon. That's just a few off of the top of my head.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 17:24:53 2015 No.2181246 >>2181239 hostin' Neptune now

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 17:35:52 2015 No.2181263 >>2181246 Okay, I'll try to join

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 17:38:44 2015 No.2181272 >>2181246 I can't find it on the tracker, how about I try hosting?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 17:39:45 2015 No.2181278 >>2181272 Oh, it's because i have the Retro tracker selected: http://retro-tracker.game-server.cc/ you can host, though

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 17:40:17 2015 No.2181279 >>2181278 Alright, expect it up in less than three minutes.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 17:40:48 2015 No.2181280 >>2181279 great!

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 18:24:56 2015 No.2181326 How did you like Neptune? That was a fun game, I was trying to practice fusion more. It's just not worth it in D2

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 18:35:53 2015 No.2181340 >>2181326 I liked it - that was a fun game. Fusion is hard for me - I usually avoided it in singleplayer, so I never really got good with it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 18:50:20 2015 No.2181360 >>2181340 Fusion isn't worth the trouble in D2. Unless you've got a lot of missiles to lob out while you're charging, the damage output is less than D1. An uncharged fusion shot in D2 isn't even enough to kill a PIG bot.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 18:51:51 2015 No.2181364 File: 1.08 MB, 1286x828, short ice coop.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 19:31:19 2015 No.2181432 >>2181364 I got really lost in the ice boss level. I've played it so many times, but every time, it takes me forever to find anything.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 19:40:50 2015 No.2181442 >>2181432 true that. The ice levels are mazes.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 15 20:19:53 2015 No.2181498 Anyone for another game?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 16 03:01:36 2015 No.2181864 File: 373 KB, 640x480, Mirror GX.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Are you KIDDING ME? Descent 3 could have looked like THIS?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 16 03:20:05 2015 No.2181874 >>2173482 that's pretty comfy actually.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 16 15:42:07 2015 No.2182493 >>2173482 That's what I use, except I have SPACE and SHIFT for ascend/descend respectively.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 16 17:59:15 2015 No.2182757 >>2181864 Why not? I want to say the Fusion engine would be roughly equivalent to the Q3 and Unreal Engines of the time.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 16 21:41:43 2015 No.2183175 >>2173482 >>2182493 i have it as space and ctrl also 1-5 weapons z-v missiles and b for bombs

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 16 23:52:16 2015 No.2183327 >>2182757 It was mostly a comment about the ship model. It's a modded game file, and it's so much more detailed than the defaults.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 17 01:26:13 2015 No.2183414 >>2157235 Is this a meme game?

Anonymous Sat Jan 17 13:21:42 2015 No.2184053

First time I see a Descent thread on 4chan, awesome.

Is there a list of fun single player campaigns that can be downloaded? All level sites I find are more focused on multi player.

I have played D1 and D2 + Vertigo more times than I can count, and when I first found out the D2 Maximum levels had been ported to the PC version that seriously made my month. Even though they're not that good, they were new.

Also, was anyone keeping up with http://preparefordescent.com ? I saw they got C&D'd which is a shame, but I'm still hoping for something close to Descent (if it's something you can just replace some textures to get PTMC robots etc that'd be awesome.)

Anonymous Sat Jan 17 18:42:08 2015 No.2184481

>>2173482
>>2183175
>>2182493
I use a joystick, but

A,Z: accel, decel
S,D: strafe L/R

I think E, C are set to strafe U/D, but I don't usually strafe up or down (I should do it more). I am trying to get used to using the joystick hat for strafing, though.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 17 22:44:36 2015 No.2184918 >>2184053 Try the DMDB, and look for coop/single player. http://enspiar.com/dmdb/

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 18 02:35:18 2015 No.2185184 >>2184053 try the enemy within >>2184918

Anonymous Sun Jan 18 16:38:59 2015 No.2186120

There's a bot match hosted on one of the permanent Descent 3 servers. The bots are dumb, so it's only fun when another player joins. That way you can hunt down the other human while the bots try to stop you both.
Man is the ultimate game, the biggest prize.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 18 21:17:09 2015 No.2186517 Anyone up for some Anarchy? D1, D2 - it's all good.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 19 00:17:06 2015 No.2186765 >>2186517 I would, but I just got done with solo play. My hands hurt.

Anonymous Mon Jan 19 03:07:23 2015 No.2186970

>>2180975
Funnily, the weapons are what make me not like D2. It's like...

>We heard you liked vulcan cannons, so we made a more powerful vulcan cannon that makes the old one shit.

And don't get me started on super lasers and helix cannons. It's like everything had to be a one up on the stuff that came in the first game. Nothing felt truly new, just more powerful.

That said, I did like the addition of guided missiles. That missile cam.

Anonymous Mon Jan 19 12:19:20 2015 No.2187495

>>2186970
I agree with you on the super lasers, Gauss, and Helix.

They should perhaps have just let the lasers upgrade normally with the regular laser; but still be able to upgrade to level 6,7. That way, the intermediate laser levels would matter more.

I wouldn't know what to do with Gauss or Helix, though.

Some of the other additions were really cool, though - like Phoenix, Omega, guided missiles, Earthshaker missiles.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 19 23:40:56 2015 No.2188665 >>2187495 >>2186970 What do you guys think about D3's weapon balance?

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:14:51 2015 No.2188826

>>2188665
D3 weapons are more unique in that the upgrades were rarely just "X does more damage" or "Y has more shots", though admitted some were like that. Because more time had passed between 2-3 than had 1-2, there was more time to think about the weapons, and so there was more uniqueness.

I have problems with 3, weapons weren't really one of them. It's a different type of game of game, and least from how it feels. The outdoor transition mechanic changed it from a slightly claustrophobic experience to a much more open and dodgy kind of playing field with some chock points. Also, the hitboxes were significantly smaller, making hitting with some weapons significantly harder than with others.

I guess you could call me a rose tinted glasses kind of person, but I feel the first game had a good balance, even if the level design and level difficulty was all over the place.

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:16:13 2015 No.2188827

>>2186970
To be fair, there is a serious trade off for most of those. Helix, Pheonix, and their like are SERIOUS power drains. You can bring Helix into a fight, but unless you've already got a recharge room on lockdown, especially nearby, it's a terrible waste. That lets for SOME strategy without just throwing the old guns out as useless.

I don't recall for certain, but I think Guass drains ammo pretty fast too.

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:21:00 2015 No.2188832

>>2188826
>Also, the hitboxes were significantly smaller
Easily my least favorite thing about D3. I feel like going back and playing it sometimes, but the way everything squirms away from you is super annoying.

I will say the bosses felt more fair in D3. Like you could potentially kill one without tanking damage and sacrificing lives. While dying in the earlier games felt pretty inevitable. Maybe I've improved since back then though.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:21:23 2015 No.2188835 >>2188827 the gauss drains alot more ammo but maybe not as much as it should i think the vulcan cannon is still useful for small bots and opening doors btw is there any unofficial patches or mods for d3 ive got the gog version and mouselook is so weird

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:29:20 2015 No.2188845 >>2188835 Not to my knowledge. You probably just have to get used to the fact it feels off compared to the other games.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:31:24 2015 No.2188853 >>2188845 ahh maybe it plays better with joystick with the mouse it seems like i can just turn in any direction instantly like other shooters and the ship has no weight or momentum behind it

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:34:06 2015 No.2188856 >>2188853 Never tried any of the Descents with joysticks. Although logically it seems like a good fit, I suppose.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:35:11 2015 No.2188858 >>2188835 Did the GOG version come with Mercenaries? I really liked some of the levels in that.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:36:54 2015 No.2188860 >>2188858 yeah gog has 1+2 together and 3+mercenaries i think steam sells them all individually and neither version has the vertigo series but you can always get that someplace else

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 02:02:11 2015 No.2188893 >>2188835 >>2188827 Guass ammo drain is slower than Vulcan, but still creeps up on you in an extended dogfight. Also, D3 should be patched to 1.4, that's what everyone uses for multiplayer. Don't use 1.5.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 02:04:07 2015 No.2188895 >>2188827 I've seen helix added to multiplayer levels. In use, it's the "Kill every motherfucker in the room" weapon, but if you fail to do that, you're sort of fucked. It's incredibly powerful, to the point where everyone fights over it.

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 02:14:51 2015 No.2188910

>>2188665
D3's weapons were all over the place. Massive plasma nerf from D2->D3, but fusion was again useful, not to mention really fucking cool. Napalm was fun, but the actual flamethrower was limited to close-range and nearly pointless in multiplayer ship-to-ship combat.
Vauss was another weapon I was surprisingly pleased with. It's nigh impossible to use against robots because it flung them around the room, but it tore a new asshole on anything fixed, and ripped player ships apart.

Lasers and super lasers survived the D2->D3 transition well. They did what D2 should have done and made lasers and super lasers separate weapons. Lasers are more efficient, but super lasers more powerful.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 02:32:38 2015 No.2188920 >>2188910 I was quite fond of the Mass Driver. That baby had some kick.

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 13:48:38 2015 No.2189312

>>2188858
Mercenary level 3: the level that just doesn't fucking end, but keeps going on and on and on and on... and I recall reading eons ago somewhere that some content was already cut down from it.

Level 5 is creepy (why is the computer reading out loud those numbers) and level 6 has hands-down *the* worst music ever in any of the Descent games.

But other than those, Mercenary has some good levels.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 14:01:25 2015 No.2189324 >>2189312 Mercenaries had the Subway level if I recall correctly. It's a little atypical, but it was pretty cool trying to outrun the trains.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 16:37:58 2015 No.2189519 >>2188910 I actually preferred the D3 plasma. It doesn't smack quite as hard per hit and the balls are smaller but the fire rate is higher and the efficiency is incredible.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 18:12:10 2015 No.2189668 Someone brought me a CD with this game about a 15 years ago. I was too scared to play it. To this day, it lays on my shelf. Should I try it?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 18:39:49 2015 No.2189720 File: 2 KB, 142x138, 1360002664289.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2189668 What answer do you expect to get other than "yes" in a thread dedicated to the game?

RETRO GAMES FOR MAC Tue Jan 20 19:04:11 2015 No.2189775
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What good retro games are there out there for a macfag like me?

I was trying to get settlers to work, to no avail. What do you guys recommend?

inb4 go fuck myself

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 22:26:14 2015 No.2190107 >>2189324 No, the Subway level is Retribution level 3.

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 22:31:39 2015 No.2190115

>>2189312
Level 3 is the first Black Pyro level, right? The big space station with the robot captain and those snipers? That level is a goddamn odyssey. I've only completed it twice, I think it's the longest level in the series.

Level 4 is one of my favorites. It's a real maze, and the outer shell of the planetoid is one of my favorite elements in the game. If Descent 2 is ever remade, that's how I imagine Tycho Brahe will look.

Level 6 was pretty cool, but otherwise the music is odd, and really out of place in Descent.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 23:58:27 2015 No.2190326 I forgot D3 even had proximity bombs. They were pretty useless. Gunboys were cool, and fun to use, though.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 03:17:12 2015 No.2190603 >>2190107 Wait, what is Retribution? Was that a fan mod? Or another official expansion?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 03:48:34 2015 No.2190630 >>2190107 Are you certain we're talking about the same level? If I recall correctly, you fight a black Pyro-GX at the end. And Black Pyro-GX's were added by Mercenaries. It's been a long time though, maybe I'm remembering wrong.

Anonymous Wed Jan 21 07:57:02 2015 No.2190803

>>2189668
Definitely yes. Install it in DosBox (so you get the data files), then grab one of the source ports (DXX-Rebirth or D2X-XL) and copy the data files into the same directory, then it's robot blasting time. Of course you can play the original DOS game in DosBox if you want.

You will not be disappointed.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 14:02:35 2015 No.2191150 >>2190803 You don't need Dosbox to run Rebirth.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 14:05:28 2015 No.2191157 >>2190630 Boot up the game and open Retribution Level 3.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 14:36:34 2015 No.2191195 >>2191157 If I had the disc handy, I would.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 22:32:37 2015 No.2191935 >>2191195 >not having d3 1.4 no disc patch installed It's okay, no one has mentioned it ITT yet anyway.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 22:48:59 2015 No.2191960 >>2191195 http://www.descent3.com/downloads.php NO-CD is the second or third link. You'll need the 1.4 patch.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 22:49:52 2015 No.2191961 >>2191935 >>2191960 Thanks, I appreciate it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 22:51:04 2015 No.2191964 >>2191961 You're welcome.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 00:46:35 2015 No.2192116 hostin' a D1 co-op game, if anyone's in. It might be on the Retro tracker, so make sure you enable it your d1x.ini file: http://retro-tracker.game-server.cc/

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 00:48:30 2015 No.2192121 >>2192116 Alright, be there soon

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 00:53:22 2015 No.2192127 >>2192116 what where is it >It might be on the Retro tracker, so make sure you enable it your d1x.ini file WHAT

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 00:55:47 2015 No.2192132 >>2192121 >>2192127 I'll rehost, and make sure it's on the regular Rebirth tracker. game will be ACE - COOP

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 00:57:33 2015 No.2192135 >>2192132 you actually rehosted it the very second I figured out how to do it... that's impressive timing.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 01:02:28 2015 No.2192141 File: 1.08 MB, 1446x928, ALWAYS.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I don't know why the default isn't 30. I'm going to have to talk to someone about this...

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 01:03:33 2015 No.2192142 colored dynamic lighting would be cool in coop, by the way.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 01:12:38 2015 No.2192152 File: 1.36 MB, 1446x928, coop time.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Room for one more!

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 01:22:26 2015 No.2192161 File: 1.67 MB, 1446x928, 10 dollars says they run right into each other.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 01:27:20 2015 No.2192163 File: 587 KB, 1446x928, mapping.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] level 3 secure

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 01:28:58 2015 No.2192165 >>2192161 I think we did run into each other

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 01:37:40 2015 No.2192175 File: 591 KB, 1446x928, all the hard work.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 01:55:14 2015 No.2192186 File: 1.26 MB, 1441x900, exits.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 02:08:45 2015 No.2192203 File: 630 KB, 1446x928, TEAM has spread out.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Waiting for everyone to regroup at the red room for the battle...

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 02:12:02 2015 No.2192205 File: 1.74 MB, 1446x928, I don't see why everyone is dying.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] :^)

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 02:19:24 2015 No.2192208 File: 1.06 MB, 1446x928, PLASMA CANNON.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] IT IS TIME.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 02:31:40 2015 No.2192232 File: 339 KB, 1281x973, file.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] rip

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 02:49:01 2015 No.2192264 >>2192205 the shareware boss is a piece of cake in co-op mode

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 02:50:15 2015 No.2192265 It was fun playing co-op with you all Leto_II here

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 02:51:29 2015 No.2192267 File: 1.18 MB, 1438x902, saves.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Nice. We'll do this again sometime.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 02:57:37 2015 No.2192282 >>2192265 Thanks for hosting. That was a great game. Bots on ace deal lots of death.

Anonymous Thu Jan 22 04:17:36 2015 No.2192416

>>2191150
No, but you need it temporarily if you want the data files out of the game CD. You can't just copy them from it, they're compressed some way. The old DOS installer does not work under modern 64-bit Windowses anymore, not sure if it works even under 32-bit Windows. So unless you get the files from some other source, DosBox is what you briefly need.

Anonymous Thu Jan 22 14:59:30 2015 No.2193074

I may be preaching to the choir here, but I honestly think Descent is one of the greatest games ever made. It is at least my favorite game of all time.

No game since D2 has been able to match this unique, full-3D playing experience. Space sims are nice (one of my favorite genres in general), but without the walls of a mine, you are often limited to a few dogfight styles. The fact you are flying around in a mine which alternates between claustrophobic and having wide, open (yet varied) spaces makes the gameplay of D1/D2 very interesting.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 15:22:52 2015 No.2193103 >>2193074 There has not been a game with gameplay as diverse as Descent since it came out. Few have tried, nothing has come close. Every single pilot in Descent has a different flying style, which makes every multiplayer game form a unique experience.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 16:09:19 2015 No.2193176 Leto_II, do you want to tell me why someone was hosting the D1 version of Minerva in D2, without duplicate weapons?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 16:32:21 2015 No.2193218 >>2193176 Why?

Anonymous Thu Jan 22 16:39:19 2015 No.2193231
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>>2193218
That's the game we just played. Someone accidentally hosted D1 Minerva in D2.
>no D2 weapons
>only enough guns for one or two people
>no afterburner
That's the reason the OP says "Just be sure not to put the D1 levels into the D2 folder, or you're going to have a bad time."

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 17:36:08 2015 No.2193289 >>2193231 Ahhh, I see. I made sure to separate them when I installed. Still was a fun game. That was my first Bounty game. I might host a D1 Bounty game soon, if anyone's in.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 18:02:29 2015 No.2193326 Is there any way to get Descent 3 to run in a window?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 19:38:13 2015 No.2193443 File: 1.10 MB, 255x192, 1413990641539.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >tfw you played descent with /vr/ without knowing it I'll probably host another Coop game later tonight though, in case anyone wants to join in -Dixie

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 22:11:50 2015 No.2193662 >>2193443 mah nigga!

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 22:15:06 2015 No.2193667 Azure Catacombs (D2) is a massive level. But the homing weapons make it tolerable.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 22:30:59 2015 No.2193696 The server's up - Coop Hotshot starting from level 1-1.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 22:43:03 2015 No.2193713 >>2193696 I'm not seeing it on the tracker

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 22:48:34 2015 No.2193718 >>2193713 Sorry, I spaced out trying to get D2X to play nice with the alternate tracker. On it!

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 22:52:54 2015 No.2193724 >>2193713 well, it's up now.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 22:57:56 2015 No.2193731 >>2193724 I'll be in shortly

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 22 22:58:24 2015 No.2193734 File: 41 KB, 911x301, ss+(2015-01-23+at+12.56.01).png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2193718 Any idea on why Retro 1.3a is not picking up the change on d2x.ini?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 00:25:41 2015 No.2193845 stopped playing? i had to go water my plants

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 00:35:01 2015 No.2193854 >>2193845 drugs are bad mkay

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 00:37:14 2015 No.2193857 >>2193845 I had to go, but we saved it - not sure how to resume, but I think we'll figure it out.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 00:52:37 2015 No.2193867 >>2193854 nah chilli plants and seedlings >>2193857 alt+f3 i guess it works the same for multiplayer

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 16:14:35 2015 No.2194774 I just joined a D2 coop that was on the last level, ace difficulty. I think that boss killed a good 35 people. What a slaughter.

Anonymous Fri Jan 23 17:45:33 2015 No.2194874
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Are these things the only robots that appear in both D1 and D2?

I always found them a bit weird. They just sit there and tank shots, or move slowly (to warn other robots of your presence???)

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 18:00:07 2015 No.2194890 >>2194874 They're supposed to raise the awareness of nearby bots. In other words, you aggro every motherfucker in the room when you shoot one..

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 18:41:47 2015 No.2194931 hostin' a Bounty game, if anyone's in

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 19:39:40 2015 No.2195000 >>2194931 That was a fuckin blast!

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 21:38:54 2015 No.2195193 >>2194931 That game was great, I might upload the demo if anyone wants it.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 21:59:49 2015 No.2195232 Someone should really put the Descent 1/2 game data in the OP next time. All I can seem to find for Descent 1 is shareware data.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 22:09:24 2015 No.2195247 >>2195232 Duly noted. Maybe I should just zip up my Descent folders for download.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 22:11:15 2015 No.2195252 >>2195247 That shouldn't be necessary, I believe Descent 1 at least only requires descent.pig and descent.hog.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 22:26:42 2015 No.2195279 >>2195193 Do it - I'd watch it

Anonymous Fri Jan 23 22:31:30 2015 No.2195291
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>>2195252
>>2195247
>>2195232
>d1 files
https://mega.co.nz/#!l9MkQBCb!fpn7bt9Nn6vy9-Py49v7tzVXGKPPSUwLuDy4AEbgwC8
>d2 files
https://mega.co.nz/#!R5kGAYYR!fa2YFqedgOgZotSTQYNtS_pL8N97oh2V1vgjTfDDtsE

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 22:40:04 2015 No.2195302 >>2195291 mah nigga >>2195279 The only problem is that it's a fucklong game, 100 kills. If I add it to youtube, should I cut some of it out?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 22:47:40 2015 No.2195312 >>2195291 Thank you so much.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 22:47:48 2015 No.2195313 File: 59 KB, 867x796, filze sizes.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Descent demos are 25% of their original filesize when compressed.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 22:56:29 2015 No.2195326 Alright, Three Sisters /vr/ demo uploaded. All you need to do is unzip the file into your D1 demos folder. You also need the Three Sisters level file in your missions directory. https://www.dropbox.com/s/rdxxd0wm4g324t2/three_sisters_vr.rar?dl=0

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 23:13:14 2015 No.2195349 >>2195326 Thanks! - Leto II

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 23:36:50 2015 No.2195380 >>2195313 I wonder what data kind of data is kept in a demo. Since it needs the map, maybe your position and the positions of all the robots/powerups are sequenced, kind of like how a MIDI/tracker works?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 23:40:34 2015 No.2195391 Hosting again Anarchy this time

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 23 23:41:41 2015 No.2195395 >>2195391 I'll play, but not for long, my hands still hurt from last time.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 00:28:08 2015 No.2195467 >>2195395 >I'll play, but not for long >plays 45 minutes I'm a goddamn liar.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 00:30:02 2015 No.2195472 >>2195395 >>2195467 That game was really fun - very close quarters at the end, though

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 00:33:16 2015 No.2195478 >>2195472 Yeah, that level was obviously not intended for six players. Still, it was extremely chaotic and I got some great demo footage of it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 00:34:21 2015 No.2195480 new game :^)

Anonymous Sat Jan 24 00:38:47 2015 No.2195491

>>2195472
>>2195478
Also, what are some other good D1 maps?

I really like Three Sisters because it's use of the third dimension. Are there other maps like this?

What are some good examples of small, medium, large maps?

I've gone through many of them, but sometimes they blend together (there are a lot, too).

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 00:39:47 2015 No.2195493 >>2195480 I might be able to join in a bit - not sure yet

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 00:43:44 2015 No.2195497 >>2195493 >>2195491 Okay, let me re-calibrate my stick, then I'm in

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 00:46:08 2015 No.2195501 >>2195480 :^) is closed

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 00:47:56 2015 No.2195503 >>2195501 didnt notice it was closed

James Sat Jan 24 00:50:20 2015 No.2195508

>>2195491
For D1,
Neptune is a good tiny level.
Conquest is a good level for 2-6 players, it also uses the third dimension a bit.
Minerva is a good larger map -- be sure to add extra duplicate weapons, though.
Martyr is cool, and features a MIDI version of an Iron Maiden song. 2-5 players.
Athena R2 is a good map for 2-4
The Manes is a good level set (4 levels) for 3+ players.
Penumbra is a good chaotic map for 3+ players... be sure to duplicate weapons for maximum anarchy.
Vesta is a good extra large map, it's a bit old but it can fit 8 players.
Zodiac is another classic, 2+ playes, it can even fit 6 if you duplicate weapons.
Nocturnal is good for 2-4.
Jolt is a great large level, fits 4-6 easily, and up to 8 with duplicate weapons.
Vamped is good for 2-6, but anything more than 4 is pushing it.

For D2,
Jade Diem is a good one. 4-6.
Kegparty is a classic, 4-6.
Kegparty 2 is bigger, 6-8
Neptune, 2-4
Neptune 2, 2-4 players
Abyss 1.1, fits 4-8 players. Has smart mines for max lulz.
Megadeath, 4-6. Earthshaker level.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 01:53:24 2015 No.2195643 >>2195508 Thanks - I'll try these out and keep them in mind for hosting future games.

>>	BlueBalled !vV3SGjLdBc Sat Jan 24 12:12:08 2015 No.2196192 >>2195643 I think I'll look through my D2 level list, since there are a lot of D2-only levels. I've seen very few 4chan D2 games.

>>	James Sat Jan 24 12:14:27 2015 No.2196195 >>2195643 I'm going to sort through some D2 levels and post a list of them, too. D2 doesn't get enough love on 4chan.

James Sat Jan 24 14:52:38 2015 No.2196442

Abyss 1.1: Great level for 5+ players, should get 2x Duplicate Primaries. Plenty of secondaries.
Athena D2: A lot larger than Athena from D1. 4+ players at least. It doens't look like that good of a level, but it'd be worth trying once. Helix cannon.
Dissent 2: Very small level. 2 players, 3 maximum.
Gigadeath 2: Earthshaker level. 3-5 players. There's like 5 Gigadeath levels, so take your pick.
Jade Diem: Good level for 4+ players.
Jolt: D2 version works for 4+ players.
Kegparty: 4-6 players.
Kegparty 2: Bigger than the original Keg, get at least 6 players for this one.
Meat Grinder v1.1: Good for 4+ players. Video of action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyL2W9mJEHk
Pyromania: Good level for 4+ players. Features Omega cannons.
Thick as Thieves: Robo-Anarchy level. 4-6 players.
Zodiac D2: Similar to Zodiac D1, but a lot more silly.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 24 23:58:34 2015 No.2197476 Hosting D1 Anarchy, if anyone's in

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 25 01:12:01 2015 No.2197534 >>2197476 That was fun - Leto II

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 25 01:13:53 2015 No.2197537 >>2197534 My hand still hurts from yesterday's games. I must have played 4 hours worth of Descent.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 25 23:24:01 2015 No.2199110 Hosting Anarchy again, if anyone's in.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jan 25 23:47:44 2015 No.2199139 >>2199110 D2, by the way

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 13:02:45 2015 No.2200072 >>2199139 What level did you do? I went straight to bed after work last night.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 20:13:37 2015 No.2201045 >>2200072 I forgot which one I picked. I didn't actually get any games in. I'm up for some Descent tonight, though, if anyone here's in.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 22:31:22 2015 No.2201325 >>2157520 >it's a good game wat. The game is infamously bad. It was delayed for 3 years and finally released as a buggy, incomplete mess that didn't work right and contained half the advertised features.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 23:16:10 2015 No.2201410 >>2201325 true but chris avellone worked on it so i guess if your a fan its worth playing

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 26 23:36:47 2015 No.2201446 >>2201045 I'm going to be up all night. Do you have a level you want to try?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 01:17:13 2015 No.2201661 >Mega Nysa well that level sucks giant donkey balls without spawn protection.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 01:28:46 2015 No.2201698 >>2201446 Maybe D1 Martyr? >>2201661 You were just in that game? Yeah, it was much too chaotic

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 01:31:42 2015 No.2201709 >>2201698 Yeah, I go by Fag(1) when I want to stay anonymous.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 01:34:59 2015 No.2201721 >>2201709 The descent rangers guys were wondering who you are haha

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 01:36:53 2015 No.2201729 >>2201721 Well, they were on the right track. They're cool guys, but I just don't feel like talking to anyone tonight.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 01:43:21 2015 No.2201748 I'm hosting D1 anarchy, if anyone's still up

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 02:38:53 2015 No.2201814 Reactors can be set to be invulnerable in multiplayer games. Obviously this is for anarchy, not coop. But if the reactor blows in anarchy, the point is to head to the exit and kill as many motherfuckers as possible while making it out alive.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 02:39:33 2015 No.2201815 That was fun. I think I'm going to go to sleep, but I'll be up for more Descent tomorrow (EST). - Leto II

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 02:40:32 2015 No.2201817 >>2201815 Awesome. It's a pleasure playing with you.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 02:40:35 2015 No.2201819 >>2201814 Can it be set to be vulnerable after a certain number of kills, etc.?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 02:43:11 2015 No.2201821 >>2201819 You can set it on a timer. 50 minutes, 15 minutes, it's in the host's options. There's also a kill goal which kills the reactor after a certain amount of kills have been reached.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 27 19:52:12 2015 No.2202963 PREPARE FOR DESCENT hosting D1 Anarchy

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 28 09:20:53 2015 No.2203824 Why do games nowadays forget joysticks exist?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 28 16:32:38 2015 No.2204426 >>2203824 I don't know. I am actually tempted to try Descent with a usb PS3 controller.

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 28 16:39:50 2015 No.2204442 So does anyone here record/stream Descent?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 29 04:10:37 2015 No.2205463 >>2204426 It's kind of a mixed bag, the sliding control is great but fine aiming leaves quite a bit to be desired compared to a real joystick.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 29 16:30:56 2015 No.2206147 >>2203824 >tfw you'll never get your old Gravis Blackhawk digital working with D1X Rebirth

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 29 17:07:15 2015 No.2206187 >>2206147 Why doesn't it work?

Anonymous Thu Jan 29 19:05:14 2015 No.2206359
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>>2206187
Not him, but maybe because it uses a serial port?

I have an old Gravis Analogue Pro that I'd like to try out, too - how reliable are serial-to-usb converters?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 29 19:12:59 2015 No.2206365 >>2206359 I know there's a guy who builds converters for those things.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 29 19:13:22 2015 No.2206367 >>2206359 That's a penis.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jan 29 19:14:45 2015 No.2206371 >>2206367 I thought I took a wrong turn and ended up on /b/ when I saw the thumbnail. That definitely looks like a dong.

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 30 12:44:26 2015 No.2207630 File: 442 KB, 640x480, cooling system.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] THIS LEVEL NEVER ENDS

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 30 12:47:49 2015 No.2207638 >>2206371 >gravis_analogue_pro >gravis anal rogue pro I let myself out

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 30 15:13:32 2015 No.2207885 >>2173328 Why not make it bounce on landing like a basketball?

>>	Anonymous Fri Jan 30 19:52:26 2015 No.2208534 WHO WANTS TO PLAY SOME MOTHERFUCKING DESCENT ANARCHY?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 31 03:08:32 2015 No.2209310 >>2157491 It also goes through any sort of see-through wall if the target is close enough, like fans or the net-grate doors in D2, and cloaked walls in fan-made levels.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 31 05:48:42 2015 No.2209418 >>2207630 Merc level 3, right? It's long. Very very long. But keep going. Your prize will be levels 4 and 5 which both are excellent.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jan 31 07:06:27 2015 No.2209459 >>2206187 It's incompatible with every gameport to USB adapter in the market due to it being digital instead of analogic. >>2206359 gibe info plox

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 17:09:16 2015 No.2211667 >>2209459 I don't have much info, unfortunately. All I know is that serial-to-usb converters MIGHT exist, yet I don't even know whether they would work with that analogue joystick.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 18:27:34 2015 No.2211823 >>2208534 I'm a bit late, but sometime this week would be awesome.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 19:12:10 2015 No.2211880 >>2211823 Sure - just post in the thread. I've been watching this thread (along with the trackers) for games.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 20:04:18 2015 No.2211952 Anyone know where to find the "crimson" D1 mission? It seems to be played a lot, but I can't find it anywhere.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 20:41:44 2015 No.2211998 >>2211952 Not a clue, bro. What game mode?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 20:43:00 2015 No.2212002 >>2211952 maybe this? http://enspiar.com/dmdb/viewMission.php?id=924

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 21:01:46 2015 No.2212037 >>2212002 Thanks a lot - I think that's it. >>2211998 Anarchy

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 21:17:30 2015 No.2212058 Totally forgot about this game

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 21:20:07 2015 No.2212063 >tfw I can't play Descent until I've finished all my work

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 21:52:09 2015 No.2212124 >>2212063 >tfw can't have any pudding if I don't eat my meat

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 22:05:22 2015 No.2212152 >>2212124 You can eat my meat

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 1 23:45:05 2015 No.2212309 Anyone who disallows smart mines in a netgame is a pussy, and I don't think anyone can convince me otherwise.

Anonymous Tue Feb 3 13:02:49 2015 No.2214593

What's your favorite singleplayer level? I've always had a love for the first half of D1, those levels are classic. Level 5 sticks out, I loved playing it as a kid. Exploring those long tunnels took a few afternoons. Level 10 is another favorite, it's got tough bots but it's the first level with every weapon in it, so you can survive a cold start.

Anonymous Tue Feb 3 14:52:36 2015 No.2214789

>>2214593
Level 10 is probably my favorite. Those huge rooms with lava, and that deep red color - it feels awesome.

Plus, the level was featured in a demo. When I was a kid, it took me awhile to beat the level 7 boss, so I really couldn't wait to play those levels featured in the demo.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 3 14:53:24 2015 No.2214790 >>2214789 Did anyone ever upload that level 10 demo to Youtube?

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 3 15:00:18 2015 No.2214803 >>2214790 I think this is it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44xJnwZZzd4

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 3 15:05:48 2015 No.2214812 >>2214803 Yeah, that's it. The sound quality is pretty shit once the demo starts, though.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 4 00:25:46 2015 No.2215519 I have extracted the FMVs from the Descent 2 disc, but they do not play in DXX2-Rebirth, is this normal?

Anonymous Wed Feb 4 08:51:58 2015 No.2215940

>>2214593
Level 13 is my favorite D1 level. It might be because of the kick-ass music. Other levels I like are 7 and 15.

Descent 2 levels 2, 12 and 17 are all my favorites. Level 7 is funny because you can skip large parts of it if you know about that one hidden switch. This kind of trickery is rare for retail Descent levels.

Anonymous Wed Feb 4 18:57:04 2015 No.2216814 [SPOILER]

File: 2.91 MB, 576x432, 1423094224942.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>2214593
d2 level 9 lots pf passages and alternate paths
>>2215519
they should be .mvl files i think they aren't necessary and if you want to record demos you wont be able to record more than one map per demo since the cutscenes stop demo recording
>>2215940
level 8 has a hidden switch so you can go almost directly to the red key room from the beginning

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 4 20:10:52 2015 No.2216929 >>2216814 Yeah, I have the ones that end with h.mlv and l.mlv. I assume H is high quality and L is low? The H ones refuse to play though, I have to add "-lowresmovies" every time I want to start it up.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 4 21:48:10 2015 No.2217074 >>2216814 oh shit I never knew the trick in pic related

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 4 21:48:38 2015 No.2217075 >>2216929 Oh nevermind, I finally figured it out. Turns out I didn't copy them from the right directory. How weird that these files are all over the place in the GOG installer.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 00:23:37 2015 No.2217270 >>2215940 I need to replay D2 more often, I don't remember these levels as easily as I should.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 08:33:14 2015 No.2217668 File: 2.91 MB, 640x480, level 8.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2217074 >level 8 btw are there any good tutorials for DLE or SDLDevil?

Anonymous Thu Feb 5 08:57:10 2015 No.2217685

>>2217668
You should do a full Descent 2 speedrun.

For the level editors, sorry, can't help you much. The last time I touched DEVIL was around 2001 or 2. I do remember the movement keys were partially or entirely the same as in Descent. One trick (not sure if trick, but this was not mentioned in the manual at one point) was that if you select more than one vertex, then right-click a number field and type in a new coordinate, that edit gets applied to all of the selected vertices. If you left-click, it edits only the last selected vertex. Or something like that.

And save often and in separate files, because DEVIL is ridiculously buggy. I lost more levels than I finished them when it crashed during saving and corrupted the file.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 09:55:25 2015 No.2217729 >>2217668 Now do it with a full rescue.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 19:15:53 2015 No.2218310 >>2217668 Everyone I know who makes levels for Descent has been doing it for years, so I don't know how they started.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 19:31:07 2015 No.2218348 >>2218310 >>2217685 well im gonna mess around with DLE and see if anything comes of it

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 5 19:37:05 2015 No.2218358 File: 253 KB, 400x250, d2_13.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Anyone tried Miner editor?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 6 03:08:45 2015 No.2218919 >>2218358 I've never heard of it.

Anonymous Fri Feb 6 09:07:38 2015 No.2219148

>>2218358
I faintly recall trying it once after building a custom version of D1 back in the late 90's after the source code was released. Couldn't figure out how to use it.

(Assuming, of course, it's the same Miner you're talking about; the Parallax's Descent level editor they used to make the levels for D1/D2.)

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 6 13:42:51 2015 No.2219352 File: 291 KB, 400x250, 16200.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2219148 Yes. I've been curious about it. It doesn't start though. Is it true it requires Descent v1.0 to run? (I think Definitive Collection is v1.4.)

Anonymous Fri Feb 6 14:24:33 2015 No.2219409

>>2219352
I guess it wants a specific version of Descent to work. It's been too long to remember the details anymore, but huge parts of the editor code is/was intertwined with the game code, so if you got a standalone editor executable, I have no idea what happens if you run it without a matching game executable (I can't even remember if it was a standalone executable, or if it was something you activated through a command-line switch). The only version I tried Miner with was my own Descent build. What version Parallax used, I've no idea.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 7 07:27:56 2015 No.2220698 File: 25 KB, 806x625, INFERNOMineEditor.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2219409 Separate exe. It works when run with -nobm parameter. (Don't know why there are no textures.)

Anonymous Sat Feb 7 08:28:32 2015 No.2220815

>>2220698
Cool. I briefly thought if I should try to compile the sources again. I have the original source archive, but I'd have to dig up DJGPP and Allegro 3 to compile it. Then I'd have to set up a DOS VM; don't know if DosBox can handle it.

How usable it that thing? Can you build a small level to test it?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 7 14:40:15 2015 No.2221262 >>2220698 That looks better than some of the editing tools I've seen.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 7 17:01:49 2015 No.2221452 File: 183 KB, 1432x918, map2.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] couple of hours of messing around with dle yesterday >>2221262 i think sdldevil is supposed to function the same as the original editor

Anonymous Sun Feb 8 07:45:22 2015 No.2222534
File: 297 KB, 320x200, lev20.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>2220815
Made an RDL, works in d1x.
Editor is a bit weird: The camera has momentum, I don't understand triggers, some crashes/corruptions, one 899mb level file.
Finally, no textures. If you have a copy of Descent v1.0, or just the DESCENT.HOG, will you share it?

Anonymous Sun Feb 8 08:45:46 2015 No.2222575

>>2222534
I doubt I can, don't want to get banned. I don't want to tickle the mods here in the wrong way.

Not sure if it would help much, though. I have DOS Descent in DOSBox (for nostalgy) and it says version 1.4a and those are the same data files I use with the source ports. I don't even remember if there ever was registered version 1.0, shareware Descent was 1.0.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 8 11:32:50 2015 No.2222715 >>2222534 Torrent it, m8

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 8 18:57:56 2015 No.2223365 File: 200 KB, 1186x877, final.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2222575 Right. >>2222715 I can't find this version in particular. Maybe 1.0 really is synonymous with shareware.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 9 12:39:01 2015 No.2224756 Bump. Don't you die just yet.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 9 13:02:43 2015 No.2224803 File: 342 KB, 640x480, SmartoutofFuckingNowhere1.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 9 20:13:29 2015 No.2225560 Trying to play D3 with a 360 controller, but the sensitivity is either so twitchy I can't aim or it severely impacts my turning speed. Any tips?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 9 22:29:41 2015 No.2225850 >>2225560 I've actually never tried it with a controller. Can you set it to two things at once, like one of the D-pads for quick turns and a stick for fine-tuned aiming?

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 10 00:21:10 2015 No.2226103 Anyone up for games tonight? Maybe we could post to /v/ to get some interest.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 10 00:24:57 2015 No.2226109 >>2226103 sure would be nice to get a big game with /v/ shitters

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 10 01:23:48 2015 No.2226183 >>2226109 well that is pretty much how this started

Anonymous Tue Feb 10 01:32:18 2015 No.2226196

Somewhat related: anyone managed to run Crime Cities on a modern system?

It's a 6DOF Open World action game from 2000. You are a mercenary in your flying car (think 6th element the movie) cruising those giant cyberpunk metropolies, doing missions for money which you use to pimp your ride with better shields/weapons.

Anyone had a chance to experience this gem? I want to play it again so badly.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 10 01:40:30 2015 No.2226210 >>2226183 never heard of it but it does look cool kinda reminds me a bit of g-police in the description of a youtube video it just says change compatability to win98 i dunno if that will help though

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 10 01:41:56 2015 No.2226213 >>2226196 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz7CHe3y-lo Looks and sounds just as good as I remember it.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 10 13:08:39 2015 No.2227070 >>2226213 That's neat.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 10 22:28:49 2015 No.2228045 TIME FOR GAMES, NIGGAS. It's time I played D2 with /vr/ and /v/.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 10 22:32:06 2015 No.2228047 >>2228045 if you make a thread on /v/ include basic instructions for rebirth and >>2195291 if the links aren't dead

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 10 22:33:46 2015 No.2228048 >>2228047 Alright, noted. I just got home from work, so I'm going to get dinner before I post. What image should I use as the OP?

Anonymous Wed Feb 11 09:36:36 2015 No.2228675

>>2225560
For some reason D3 has a really big default deadzone that makes it hard to use a controller or sensitive joystick. There's a command line switch that might help:

>-deadzone1

Specifies the size of the deadzone for a joystick.

k is a value from 0.0 to 0.5 sets the deadzone to the specified fraction of the total joystick range.
-deadzone0 sets the first joystick and -deadzone1 sets the second. For example, "-deadzone0 0.2" sets the deadzone for joystick 0 to 20% of its total range.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 11 17:13:24 2015 No.2229273 Total Chaos isn't that fun.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 11 17:19:53 2015 No.2229287 >>2228675 Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 11 19:41:25 2015 No.2229490 >>/v/282969327

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 11 19:49:15 2015 No.2229503 >>>/v/282969327

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 11 20:34:26 2015 No.2229564 >>2229503 fug i was gonna host a game but took too long messing with my router

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 11 20:44:01 2015 No.2229578 >>2229564 let me know if you post another thread or host anything

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 11 20:47:14 2015 No.2229582 >>2229578 ill just make another one in an hour or so might be worth making the op image with instructions for rebirth or something

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 11 21:25:14 2015 No.2229663 >>2229582 Alright, any time you're up now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 11 21:35:06 2015 No.2229681 >>2229663 >>>/v/282981687

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 12 01:45:30 2015 No.2230140 Gonna put some demos on Youtube soon. Will link back here when done.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 13 08:43:50 2015 No.2232161 Shield boost, ie. bumping the thread.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 13 18:17:18 2015 No.2232738 >>2232161 Can I get some energy with that one?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 14 01:31:41 2015 No.2233152 File: 2 KB, 100x63, d1energy.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2232738

Anonymous Sat Feb 14 15:21:34 2015 No.2234005

Just figured I'd pop in to mention that Descent's 20th birthday is in two weeks (US Release, at least - February 28th, 1995). I'm planning on hosting a big race in celebration on SpeedRunsLive around 2 PM EST. All players welcome, whether blind or seasoned veteran.

One thing I'm still trying to work out is what difficulty to have it on; would definitely appreciate thoughts on that. Hotshot is the standard for the speedrunning community, but I'm concerned that the difficulty might result in every single blind player (and even some experienced players) dropping out partway through. Trainee gets run a bit too, but it's kinda babby tier as far as enemy reaction times and I think takes much of the intensity out of the game. Rookie never gets run, but it might be an acceptable compromise for this situation?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 14 18:19:55 2015 No.2234271 >>2234005 In D1, Rookie and Trainee look pretty close and the only noticeable difference is that shields and energy pickups give you slightly less. I don't know if that's the same in D2. Maybe you could have different categories?

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 15 03:30:22 2015 No.2234965 I made a gif of some of the intro sequence of D2, but it's too big to post. D2 still has some of my favorite cutscenes ever.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 15 13:25:00 2015 No.2235262 >>2234271 It really needs to be one unified race; I don't think I can really separate it into multiple categories.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 15 23:40:20 2015 No.2236225 >>2235262 Well, that's a challenge to decide. I'd go with rookie. I don't think it's possible to do a blind speedrun in Descent on anything higher.

Anonymous Sun Feb 15 23:43:55 2015 No.2236238

>>2157235
>>What is 6DOF?
>It means "Six Degrees of Freedom." You can move forward/backward, slide up/down, and slide left/right through 3-D space.
fuck off with the bullshit taken directly from marketing hype, /vr/ doesn't suck the corporate cock like /v/ does.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 15 23:45:49 2015 No.2236241 >>2236238 But that's exactly what it is, anon. And everyone pirates this shit anyway.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 16 00:03:08 2015 No.2236268 >>2236241 that may be what it is, but you don't need to use decades old marketing speak to describe it.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 16 00:32:00 2015 No.2236326 >>2236268 What would you have said?

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 16 00:58:31 2015 No.2236383 File: 148 KB, 1200x900, Sidewinder_3D_Pro.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Just picked up best joystick at Goodwill. Now to figure out how the fuck I will connect this thing.

Anonymous Mon Feb 16 01:14:39 2015 No.2236408
File: 2.30 MB, 578x432, big purple bastards.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>2236225
i'd go with rookie i can imagine alot of people just getting kinda frustrated hotshot would be fine for descent 2 though
>>2236238
thats exactly what it is though

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 16 02:17:27 2015 No.2236493 >>2236383 You might need an adapter. >>2236408 Be sure to post more details as the date gets closer, I'm interested in watching.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 16 03:49:43 2015 No.2236534 Video up tonight. Three Sisters. Skip to 30:19 for 3-players and up. http://youtu.be/_VuJPhwhANI

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 16 14:08:20 2015 No.2237236 >>2236408 >all that purple shit flying everywhere jesus. I forgot about that level.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 02:41:17 2015 No.2238652 >>2236238 >a mathematical term with a clear definition >marketing hype

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 14:47:06 2015 No.2239552 >>2238652 Some people are looking to be angry about something, anon.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 21:54:26 2015 No.2240253 File: 592 KB, 1446x928, Descent 1 casual filter.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 23:12:49 2015 No.2240368 File: 430 KB, 400x249, driller.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2240253

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 17 23:56:35 2015 No.2240447 >>2240253 Now that's a fucking level.

Anonymous Wed Feb 18 10:32:32 2015 No.2241114
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>>2240253
I spent a *long* time on that level, because the shareware Descent did not have mid-level saving. That came in the registered versions. You had to complete the level in one sitting. Those Drillers were almost completely unbeatable with the level 1 lasers you always had to start with. I finally completed the level with only single-digit shields left. On the fucking Trainee skill.

Strangely enough, level 7 was/is easy compared to level 6. At least until the very end...

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 18 19:38:15 2015 No.2242212 I'm tired of playing groundpounders. When's the next game night?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 19 02:06:23 2015 No.2242820 >replaying D2 >water levels God damn, some of these designs are elegant.

Anonymous Thu Feb 19 02:09:11 2015 No.2242821
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not retro but has anyone played neonxsz? i just kind of stumbled across it this morning http://store.steampowered.com/app/296010/
>>2242212
dunno maybe its better to schedule something for the weekend so we can have more than 2 or 3 players
>>2242820
i love the d2 levels

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 05:17:53 2015 No.2245053 File: 337 KB, 1920x1080, scrn0006.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2240253

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 13:52:55 2015 No.2245619 http://pastebin.com/2iVQEzCE Finalized details on the 20th Anniversary race coming up next Saturday. If there are any additional questions, feel free to ask.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 17:59:37 2015 No.2246015 File: 30 KB, 790x388, keys.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2245619 weird key setup

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 20 19:51:21 2015 No.2246220 >>2246015 Seems practical to me.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 06:40:07 2015 No.2247230 File: 248 KB, 1280x960, scrn0014.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2240368 >>2241114 :^)

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 17:07:42 2015 No.2248141 >>2247230 Is it just me, or did those things have more health than regular vulcan drillers?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 17:38:58 2015 No.2248204 This "game" is like a total rip off from Forsaken.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 21 18:39:36 2015 No.2248336 File: 537 KB, 1280x960, scrn0016.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2248141 yes atleast in the editor they have around twice as much shield as a normal driller >>2248204 lol.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 12:55:59 2015 No.2249771 >>2248336 The first time I saw that bot, I thought it was the same size as the red homer hulks, but fired smarts.

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 14:35:31 2015 No.2250004

>>2249771
The first time I went in there, I was like 7. I didn't enter the room carefully at all, and usually died within seconds. Thus, I only saw the boss a bit at a time, so it kind of had this mystique to me. I knew there was something strange in that room, because I died so fast and all the smart missiles.

Finally, ten years later, I beat it. Overall, that shareware boss is probably my most memorable video game boss experience.

>>	Anonymous Sun Feb 22 14:37:56 2015 No.2250010 >>2246015 what does SPLIT do?

Anonymous Sun Feb 22 18:50:45 2015 No.2250658

>>2250010
not a control for descent its for a timing program where you can time each level or set of levels and still keep the overall time for speedruns
i dont think it was in the pastebin for the 20th anniversary race but here s a link http://livesplit.org/downloads/
its not required though

Anonymous Mon Feb 23 17:31:13 2015 No.2252303
File: 65 KB, 640x732, 1204669825-00.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google]

I get massive feels from screenshots of D1. First game my dad ever bought me. Pic related, box art.

>tfw awesome dad who loved me, but I was an ungrateful spoiled little shit as a kid most of the time.

>>	Anonymous Mon Feb 23 18:44:35 2015 No.2252421 >>2252303 I just started replaying Descent on m sister's computer. I hope she tries it.

Anonymous Mon Feb 23 19:12:29 2015 No.2252483

My dad had Descent: Destination Saturn on our first computer... Ahh, the days of bundled software.
We had a few saved games on it when I got the computer a few years later as my own. 5, 8, 10, 12, and Secret Level 1 were all saves I had. Secret level 1 intrigued me the most, the robots were miles ahead of the ones in the other saves.
I remember the first fusion hulk on the secret level well. Sometimes I'd hit him once, let the door close, and wait a few minutes. Usually, by then, he would be away from the door, and I'd be safe to come out. Only later did I discover, to my surprise, that he usually retreated to the alcove up top where the cloak was at. Being unexpectedly shot by a fusion hulk was a nasty surprise.

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 24 00:13:25 2015 No.2253016 >>2252483 2/3 of the secret levels are tough probably the hardest in the entire game

>>	Anonymous Tue Feb 24 17:18:42 2015 No.2254356 I was busy all weekend and never had a chance to play games. Anyone on tonight?

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 25 18:16:19 2015 No.2256675 >>2252303 >that box art I've never seen that style before. Is this the European version or something?

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 25 23:40:16 2015 No.2257386 New video posted! My favorite part is the fusion kill at 5:48. http://youtu.be/NxH3XRCZQdw

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 27 08:00:18 2015 No.2259667 >>2257386 That was cool.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 27 14:30:03 2015 No.2260029 We ever going to finish that coop we saved on Level 10 of D1?

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 27 17:37:36 2015 No.2260368 File: 24 KB, 500x400, birthday girl.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] happy 20th birthday descent! >>2260029 might just start again

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 28 14:00:41 2015 No.2261836 if anyone wants to watch the race >http://speedrun.tv/race:760hs

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 28 18:21:35 2015 No.2262135 >>2261836 Is it over?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 28 18:23:15 2015 No.2262138 >>2262135 2 people still going as far as i can tell

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 28 18:26:58 2015 No.2262145 >>2262138 Ok, cool. I'm disappointed that I missed out on it. It's cool to see familiar names in the race.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 28 20:09:38 2015 No.2262327 >>2157235 Is D2X possible to use on the Steam versions? What about a source-port/mods for Descent 3?

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 28 20:16:12 2015 No.2262340 just copy the .hog and .pig etc files from your steam install folder to the same folder you have all the rebirth junk in and it will work read the readme as for descent 3 sourceport no mods yes

Anonymous Sat Feb 28 20:18:59 2015 No.2262347

>>2262340

Yeah, but if I want to launch Descent/2 from Steam is that possible if I just move the D2X files over there?

The only thing I need to do after that is figure out a way to get the PS360 controllers to work since I've been meaning to try Descent with a controller.

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 28 20:21:06 2015 No.2262351 >>2262347 add non steam game to library

>>	Anonymous Sat Feb 28 23:28:27 2015 No.2262709 Race is over. Thanks for everyone who came out. Thanks for 20 great years, Descent. Here's to another 20 more.

Anonymous Sat Feb 28 23:53:18 2015 No.2262768

>>2262327
I haven't found a way to force Steam to recognize Rebirth as Descent, but you can still add it as a non-steam game.
As for D3 mods and ports, there's a few mods like Pyromania out there. The source code for D3 hasn't been released, so there's no D3 Rebirth project.

Anonymous Sun Mar 1 04:37:03 2015 No.2263232

>>2262768
It's a damn shame that Descent 3 sources have never been released.

Descent 1 and 2 will continue to live, because they can be ported to any platform. But Descent 3 will wither and die without emulators and virtual machines.

Reading Wikipedia pages of Parallax Software, Interplay, Outrage Entertainment and Volition gives quite a grim view. I wonder if anyone today knows who owns the rights to the source code, if the source even exists anymore. It's easy to misplace a few hard drives and boom! It's all gone.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 1 14:05:10 2015 No.2263732 >>2263232 Interplay is content to just sit on everything they own, like a greedy child. I guess we should be thankful that the Descent series had a third and final game. Imagine if it had ended on a ridiculous cliffhanger?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 1 14:33:55 2015 No.2263791 File: 418 KB, 612x1022, god_emperor_of_feel.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>2263732 >Imagine if it had ended on a ridiculous cliffhanger?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 1 20:41:43 2015 No.2264475 >>2263232 interplay would own everything and my guess is when they run out of the money they made from selling fallout they'll be forced to sell of other ip's i would like to see volition get the rights to descent back

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 2 17:20:29 2015 No.2266151 >>2264475 Is Volition still in business?

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 2 18:06:32 2015 No.2266207 >>2266151 yeah theyve only been making saints row for the past several years though i'd like to see them go back to freespace or even something new since they still make good games

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 3 00:38:27 2015 No.2266962 >>2266207 Oh, I never connected the dots and realized that was the same company.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 3 16:08:34 2015 No.2267778 New video! http://youtu.be/7b6RpwMybf0

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 3 21:03:46 2015 No.2268326 D2X Rebirth keeps crashing immediately upon completion of a level. Any idea why that's happening? The strange thing is, a couple years ago I played up to level 22, and I don't remember encountering this problem

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 3 21:31:12 2015 No.2268357 >>2268326 make sure you transfer all the right files over if you dont have the one with specific set of textures for hte next level it will just crash they are all listed in the readme

Anonymous Tue Mar 3 21:47:03 2015 No.2268385

I got this in a disc collection that came with my first PC. The lightning bolt through the disc design made it look like "Descent "Destinations Turn" instead of "Destination Saturn".
I figured it was some shitty travel planner program and didn't play it until my friend saw it and told me how awesome it was.

>>	Anonymous Tue Mar 3 23:57:29 2015 No.2268694 >>2268357 I'm only missing the .mvl files. could that be causing it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 4 00:00:48 2015 No.2268702 >>2268694 should be they are just the cutscenes of the ship flying away between levels if your using a cd music or jukebox switch to no music or built in could be a file it cant play

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 4 00:03:50 2015 No.2268712 >>2268702 *shouldn't be

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 4 00:35:26 2015 No.2268792 >>2268702 switching to "no music" appears to have done the trick... I usually play with my own music running in iTunes anyway. thanks very much, now I can actually play through this game again

>>	Anonymous Wed Mar 4 00:43:00 2015 No.2268814 >>2268385 >I figured it was some shitty travel planner program I'm glad you didn't miss out.

>>	Anonymous Thu Mar 5 18:25:23 2015 No.2272354 >>2268385 >I figured it was some shitty travel planner program that's hilarious

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