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*brushes off account dust*

Holy balls. An actual source code release after all these years?

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There are archives of older maps on https://sectorgame.com/descentfiles/

Go to missions and there are downloads for all of the D1/D2 maps stored there. Keep in mind it doesn't include any of the new maps added to DXMA.

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https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... 7.99.0.pdf

Job done?

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I remember being moderately successful. Distant memory.. Must be pretty terrible now.

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Yep - he plays Overload.

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Yeah but the problem is he didn't finish it - the game is buggy as heck, the biggest one being that savegames don't work properly (or at all!) and multiplayer is a no-go.

And you don't need the disc version, just get D3 from Steam and it runs on Linux automatically.

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Will grab it! Might try it at some point..

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It's pretty random right now. You'd have to be on Discord tbh or just check the trackers.

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The latest level in the Omens series is available now. Although I have tested the level multiple times (in both singleplayer and multiplayer) I cannot guarantee it is bug free. But I did learn a few tricks from the first project, so hopefully it will go a bit smoother this time around. As with all ...

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Yep, it's a (rare) melanistic serval captured in Tanzania.

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RX570. Pretty mid range but seems to run the game nicely. Was using an old GTX 750ti when it came out, that was only capable of low detail settings but amazingly had 60 FPS most of the time.

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To be fair, you can't just jump into a game in Overload either and expect a matchup. Even Overload has barely a fraction of the activity that D3 had back in the day. Everyone organizes on Discord these days and that works pretty well most evenings it would seem. All that being said, D3 is suffering ...

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Tokyo Banana is a kind of soft candy. It's like a spongecake with a creamy banana filling. Very tasty. So no Overload for you Neo? Discord is pretty active, a lot of old players lurking... not so many from D3 (a lot of D1/D2ers). It's not exactly like the unfiltered PXO days, but it's the best thing ...

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I'm still here and enjoying Tokyo Banana, Samus. I'll just keep lurking. I often wonder if our friendship could reignite.

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OK so I came back to this and managed to get the Loki version up and running. (the PADSP fix here was very handy: https://ideatrash.net/2014/06/fix-padsp-to-use-pulseaudio-on-64-bi.html) Unfortunately, the LOKI version seems very dated now. No option to enter widescreen resolutions, and when ...

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Actually an agreement has been reached. Word is the team has gotta get back together and they're aiming for a New Year release.

But nothing has been 'officially' stated yet.

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It's still stuck in legal limbo. There are no updates; Wingman did say he'll be the first to announce the outcome.

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And... does he know about Overload?

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Happy Birthday Descent 3! These are also nearly 20 years old: https://sectorgame.com/forums/images/smilies/D3Party.gif https://sectorgame.com/forums/images/smilies/D3omega.gif https://sectorgame.com/forums/images/smilies/D3fusion.gif https://sectorgame.com/forums/images/smilies/D3claw.gif https ...

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Nice to hear Merc Level 7

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I guess they learned from Interplay (By Gamers For Gamers and all that jazz..)

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I've play tested the singleplayer campaign and it's not too bad looking. But yes, the art direction differs from Overload.

D:U also has more engine capabilities than Overload, and of course many more multiplayer modes and features (until OLMod can catch up that is).

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I figured I'd make a new topic for this, since we need to clear the air a bit and clarify what has been going on with D:U. These are from the D:U Discord. Wingman There is a lot going on behind the scenes. This is 100 % not our doing. Essentially our contract got breached, and now we are tryin to ...

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The Expanse. Well, we're still working on it... So it's a worthy mention.

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It's been a lot of fun, I've played it through a few of times and done a handful of multiplayer games. Unfortunately due to my location I can't join MP games often as the ping is high and lag in Overload seems to impact playability considerably more than D3.

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An impatient cat is a dead cat.

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Magnum makes more sense in singleplayer, because you can store more secondaries.

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The Dragon boss on 12 level has a blackshark-napalm rocket combo, but it only shoots them out of its ass.

Also I expect they weren't included that much due to the impact on system performance.

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Yes, the Magnum and the Black Pyro have pretty effective Microwave.

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Class 1's also appear in Level 6, ejected from the Humunculous' mouth. And its arm is also an Advanced LIfter.

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Well I never said it was the sole reason, but it didn't help matters. But to be honest I don't 'blame' EVE' for a failed relationship, I just associate it with that. Naturally there are many reasons for that relationship ending, and it is presumptuous of you to assume I am not aware of that. You're ...

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I played EVE for 10 years, that was more than enough for me. I stopped 5 years ago now, and have installed it a few times since then, but each time just leaves me with no impression whatsoever and I uninstall it again. It got to the point where I had 5 accounts, billions in assets, tons of ...

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Can you imagine an ITSC variant with *proper* Spreadfire or.. Helix?

Also no D2 bot had the player Omega cannon. Only those Omega blobs, which were also pretty effective. I think they homed in a little like the EMD in D3?

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Descent 3 and the majority of its levels were largely completed in 1998, there are a couple listed as 1999 (levels 4, 5, 9, secret levels) and the production notes seem to indicate levels 3, 8 and 15 are very early in the design process. It's worth noting that there are were about 3-4 guys working ...

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You can however experience using the Helix and Phoenix in D3 by installing Pyromania. I think it works with the main campaign. But yeah, you'll probably find they aren't as useful as you imagine in D3 due to the large size of the levels and the geometry.

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Well you better work on that sandwich. Apparently it's just a placeholder by GOG. Note the actual date.

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December 31st... 2019???????????????????????????

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Barry! I remember that name...

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Both albums are available to stream/download here (I assume that's the correct first album): https://sectorgame.com/descentfiles/?dir=uploads/Music%20%26%20Sound%20Effects/Fanmade%20Music/Descent%20Community%20Album https://sectorgame.com/descentfiles/?dir=uploads/Music%20%26%20Sound%20Effects ...

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You won't find the game on Steam just yet. If you backed the game to a certain level you'll have access to the beta soon.

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