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Difference between revisions of "Descent"

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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Descent cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Descent cover.jpg
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'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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{{++}} It is highly recommended to install the either of the two source ports [http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/ DXX-Rebirth] or [http://www.descent2.de/ D2X-XL].
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{{++}} Engine is open source with modern multi-platform ports available. It is highly recommended to install the either of the two source ports [http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/ DXX-Rebirth] or [http://www.descent2.de/ D2X-XL].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/descent_1_descent_2 GOG.com Support Page]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/descent_1_descent_2 GOG.com Support Page]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/273570/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/273570/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [http://www.descent2.com/ddn/sources/descent1/ Descent source code download page]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Source Ports===
 
{{ii}} 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.
 
{{ii}} 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.
  
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===[http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/ DXX-Rebirth]===
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====[http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/ DXX-Rebirth]====
 
{{ii}} [http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/features/ Feature List]
 
{{ii}} [http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/features/ Feature List]
  
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===[http://www.descent2.de/ D2X-XL]===
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====[http://www.descent2.de/ D2X-XL]====
 
{{ii}} [http://descent2.de/d2x-bugfixes.html Changelog/Feature List]
 
{{ii}} [http://descent2.de/d2x-bugfixes.html Changelog/Feature List]
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
[[File:Descent General.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game general settings.]]
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
 
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}}}
 
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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|origin                =  
 
|origin                =  
 
|origin notes          =  
 
|origin notes          =  
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|steam cloud          =  
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|steam cloud          = false
 
|steam cloud notes    =  
 
|steam cloud notes    =  
 
|uplay                =  
 
|uplay                =  
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 +
[[File:Descent Video.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game video settings.]]
 +
[[File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|290px|right|thumb|Graphics settings (GOG.com)]]
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/descent
 
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/descent
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
 
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
−
|widescreen resolution notes= Using [[#DXX-Rebirth|DXX-Rebirth]] or [[#D2X-XL|D2X-XL]].
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|widescreen resolution notes= A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
−
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
 
|anisotropic                = hackable
−
|anisotropic notes          = Using [[#DXX-Rebirth|DXX-Rebirth]] or [[#D2X-XL|D2X-XL]].
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|anisotropic notes          = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
 
|antialiasing              = hackable
−
|antialiasing notes        = Using [[#DXX-Rebirth|DXX-Rebirth]] or [[#D2X-XL|D2X-XL]].
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|antialiasing notes        = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|vsync                      = hackable
 
|vsync                      = hackable
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|vsync notes                = Using [[#DXX-Rebirth|DXX-Rebirth]] or [[#D2X-XL|D2X-XL]].
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|vsync notes                = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|oculus rift                = unknown
 
|oculus rift                = unknown
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
 
|oculus rift notes          =  
 
|high frame rate            = hackable
 
|high frame rate            = hackable
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|high frame rate notes      = Using [[#DXX-Rebirth|DXX-Rebirth]] or [[#D2X-XL|D2X-XL]].
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|high frame rate notes      = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
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==Input settings==
 
==Input settings==
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[[File:Descent Remapping.png|290px|right|thumb|In-game key map settings.]]
 
{{Input settings
 
{{Input settings
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|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = hackable
−
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|mouse menu notes          = A source port is required. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = true
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|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = A source port adds modern controller support. See [[#Source Ports|Source Ports]].
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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==Audio settings==
 
==Audio settings==
 
{{Audio settings
 
{{Audio settings
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|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = true
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles notes          = No Audio Dialogue to subtitle
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|subtitles notes          = No Audio Dialogue to subtitle.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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}}
 +
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|subtitles = na
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|fan notes =
 +
}}
 +
}}
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 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          =
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = true
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|lan play players    = 8
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|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
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|online play players  = 8
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|online play notes    =
 +
|local co-op          =
 +
|local co-op players  =
 +
|local co-op notes    =
 +
|lan co-op            = true
 +
|lan co-op players    = 8
 +
|lan co-op notes      =
 +
|online co-op        = true
 +
|online co-op players = 8
 +
|online co-op notes  =
 +
|hot-seat            =
 +
|hot-seat players    =
 +
|hot-seat notes      =
 +
|asynchronous        =
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = false
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = false
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = true
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = DOS
 +
 +
|minOS    = 5.0
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 386 33 MHz
 +
|minmem  = 4 MB
 +
|minHD    = 25 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
 +
|recOS    = 6.2
 +
|recCPU  = Intel 486 33 MHz
 +
|recmem  = 8 MB
 +
|recGPU    =
 +
}}
 +
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minCPU  = 1 GHz
 
|minmem  = 512 MB
 
|minmem  = 512 MB
 +
|minHD    = 25 MB
 
|minDX    = 7
 
|minDX    = 7
  

Revision as of 14:46, 20 February 2014

Template:Infobox game/row/macporter
Descent
Descent cover
Developers
Parallax Software
Publishers
Interplay Entertainment
Release dates
DOS 1994
Windows March 17, 1995
Mac OS (Classic) 1995
macOS (OS X) October 26, 2012
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
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Descent on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
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

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Descent source code download page

Availability

Template:Availability Table

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

Feature List

D2X-XL

Changelog/Feature List

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273570/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/rowTemplate:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273570/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
File:GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png
Graphics settings (GOG.com)

Template:Video settings

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8
Online play
8

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting

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)
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)
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)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM


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