Best D1x
Best D1x
A friend of mine called me up the other day to inform me he just rediscovered Kali. Like the good friend that he is, he convinced me to start playing again.
So I'd like some input on the best means of running D1 (I guess D2 as well) in Windows XP.
Couple preconditions.
- I still use a 3Dpro, but I'm not thinking it will be much of a problem.
- No fancy OpenGL. I like my pixelated crap.
- Sound
- Can't be D1x 1.43. Net play is horribly inconsistant, if it even works at all.
So I'd like some input on the best means of running D1 (I guess D2 as well) in Windows XP.
Couple preconditions.
- I still use a 3Dpro, but I'm not thinking it will be much of a problem.
- No fancy OpenGL. I like my pixelated crap.
- Sound
- Can't be D1x 1.43. Net play is horribly inconsistant, if it even works at all.
Catch-22
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<FONT> Frankly, I think the whole society is nuts...The question is: What does a sane person do in an insane society? -Joseph Heller</FONT>
Fair enough.
Not to sound redundant, but which version of 1.43 would you recommend? (I guess a better question would be, \"Where do I get the correct version?\")
Not to sound redundant, but which version of 1.43 would you recommend? (I guess a better question would be, \"Where do I get the correct version?\")
Catch-22
<FONT> Frankly, I think the whole society is nuts...The question is: What does a sane person do in an insane society? -Joseph Heller</FONT>
<FONT> Frankly, I think the whole society is nuts...The question is: What does a sane person do in an insane society? -Joseph Heller</FONT>
well. There are 2 that I have. And it's more of which runs best on your machine. for some reason, one will work well on one machine but the other will not and visa/versa.
I use d1x143_oglmw.exe
The other that I have is d1x143mw.exe
I seem to have another version of d1x143_oglmw.exe
and it's about 40 kb smaller. ... no idea why.
I use d1x143_oglmw.exe
The other that I have is d1x143mw.exe
I seem to have another version of d1x143_oglmw.exe
and it's about 40 kb smaller. ... no idea why.
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x2Ferno wrote:i'm using d1x-rebirth. still has the old feel of d1x 1.43 but can run on my xp box.
I've yet to encounter a STABLE build of 1.43. 1.42 rivals Windows 95 in terms of bugs. (Ok, maybe not THAT bad, but its pretty nasty.)
d1x-rebirth is the only stable build I've encountered. Now that it has the joystick fix (see DXX forum), I'm definitely using that.
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There is of course always Descent 1.4/5 with VDMSound, except the netplay is even worse.
Then there are D1x 1.40 and below, except they won't even start under Windows XP.
So ... apart from the new one people are mentioning, there are no other viable options as far as I know of.
Going to have to check that Rebirth one out though... see if it's any good and so on.
Then there are D1x 1.40 and below, except they won't even start under Windows XP.
So ... apart from the new one people are mentioning, there are no other viable options as far as I know of.
Going to have to check that Rebirth one out though... see if it's any good and so on.
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Did you try 0.42?Duper wrote:I have issues with my stick that i can't resolve right now with rebirth, but once things are ironed out a bit more, I'm sure I'll jump on that wagon. I'll still test each new version that's out though.
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Yup. Same problem. I use any of the controls config menu or res menus and I loose the Axis' on my stick.MD-2389 wrote:Did you try 0.42?Duper wrote:I have issues with my stick that i can't resolve right now with rebirth, but once things are ironed out a bit more, I'm sure I'll jump on that wagon. I'll still test each new version that's out though.