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Revision as of 07:21, 16 September 2014

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Descent 3
Descent 3 cover
Developers
Outrage Entertainment
Publishers
Interplay Entertainment
Engines
Fusion
Release dates
Windows June 11, 1999
Mac OS (Classic) November 24, 1999
Linux 1999
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Descent 3 on Wikipedia
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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) April 2024

Key points

Mac OS and Linux versions are currently not available in digital distribution. They will be coming later on.[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Windows only. Includes 'Descent 3: Mercenary' expansion.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Steam
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 Windows only. Includes 'Descent 3: Mercenary' expansion.
Error: key type '{{{5}}}' not recognised
Error: OS parameter cannot be empty
Two demo versions were released

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest patches for every game version available here

Skip launcher

Instructions

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273590/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273590/pfx/[Note 1]
*.plt in the installation folder stores pilot-related settings.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Detail settings.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Polish
Only available in Polish retail release. 'Mercenary' expansion pack was never translated.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Use D3Server3.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

"Error: Unable to set temporary directory to ... The directory is in use" error at launch

Instructions

Mouse movement issues on Windows 8.1

For the GOG.com version use the Windows 8.1 mouse lag fix installer on the My Games page.
Instructions

Other information

Disable motion blur

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB 1.3 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible DirectX 9 compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References