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Revision as of 09:35, 21 July 2015
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| Developers | |
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| Parallax Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Interplay Entertainment | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1994 |
| Windows | March 17, 1995 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1995 |
| macOS (OS X) | October 26, 2012[1] |
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| Descent | |
|---|---|
| Descent | 1995 |
| Descent II | 1996 |
| Descent 3 | 1999 |
| Descent (cancelled) renamed to S.T.F.U (Ships That Fight Underground) | TBA |
Key points
- Engine is open source with modern multi-platform ports available. It is highly recommended to install the either of the two source ports DXX-Rebirth or D2X-XL.
General information
- Official game site
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Descent source code download page
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Also includes Descent II. DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] | |
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| Steam | |
DOS version pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3] | |
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Essential improvements
Source ports
- As mentioned above, there are two source ports available for Descent. These ports are major upgrades to the game and will improve almost all aspects of the game. Most notably, these ports support Windows, Mac, and Linux natively without the need for DOSBox.
DXX-Rebirth
D2X-XL
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273570/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273570/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game video settings.
Graphics settings (GOG.com version)
Input settings
In-game key map settings.
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | 8 | Versus, Co-op |
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| Online play | 8 | Versus, Co-op |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.2 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 33 MHz | Intel 486 33 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 MB | |
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 25 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (273570) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
Categories:
- DOS
- Windows
- Mac OS
- OS X
- Invalid template usage (Infobox game)
- Games
- Invalid template usage (Series)
- Invalid template usage (DRM)
- Invalid template usage (Availability)
- Invalid template usage (Save game cloud syncing)
- Pages with broken file links
- Invalid template usage (Image)
- Invalid section order
- Self-hosting
- Missing section (Video)
- Missing section (Input)
- Missing section (Audio)
- Missing section (API)