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I have never had this much trouble playin' a game online! Thinking back to all the posts I have read about how this community is dying I'm beginning to see part of the reason why this is so. I don't need to tell any of you how extremely frustrating it can be to attempt to do somthing and not meet your objectives(perserverance only gets ya' so far). I have been trying to get on here for almost 2 weeks now and so far have only managed to get into 1(one!) game! and even then I was only able to play for approx. 10 minutes before everyone left. At any rate, now when I try to get into a game I get all the way up to where it's loading the game(or tryin to) and then get the error message "failed to open mn.3 file" at which point it goes ahead and sends me to the "connecting" screen but then it gives me a "waiting for server" message that never goes away. I guess it's somthing I did but I'm not sure. Thanx, in advance, for any help forthcoming on this subject.

max the problem you are experiencing is due to the fact that you don't have the levels installed.

Here are a couple workarounds to this.

First, you can join a game by inputting the proper IP address and port in the built-in D3 TCP/IP browser. When you run across a level that is not installed on your machine, you will be prompted to download the mission from a list of websites. The problem with this is that many levels have broken autodownload links.

Second, you can view the games list and download the missions that you see being played from planet descent, and place the mn3 file in your C:Games/Descent3/Missions directory. (or wherever you have d3 installed).

Next time you have a problem related to joining a game etc, your best bet is to get in CHAT and ask what's going on. We chat on IRC, on the gamesurge network, #Descent3 channel. There's ALWAYS someone willing to help out a poor defenseless newbie to his ultimate doom!



Chat Link for non-mirc users: http://www.suncho.com/chat.html
Just enter your chat name and rock and roll!

Also visit #descent3rookie. Team NuB resides in there, and they'll always be glad to help anyone with anything.

I still think someone ought to develop a Descent 3 CD ISO that has all or most of the available levels on it. I'd do it myself, but I don't have 700 megs of web space laying around. *smirk*

It's already done but PD refused to host it because it was too big.

You can get 120 levels here: http://www.koolbear.com/Descent/levels/ ... SSIONS.zip ~100MB IIRC..

Grendel wrote:You can get 120 levels here: http://www.koolbear.com/Descent/levels/ ... SSIONS.zip ~100MB IIRC..

...hey Grendel,you must have enjoyed all those kills ya got off me last nite..now you can kill me in 100 more maps lol

120 Sorry for that, I's trying to go a bit more easy after I figured who you were but Burning Indika 3 makes it quite hard -- it's a "shoot-1st-else-you-are-dead" level esp. if there're some good tanks like -Server- and Korruption in there. I'd recommend you stick to the Pyro for a while, a Phoenix is definately not a beginners ship (esp. in Bi3 ). The Pyro has excellent overall balance, after you got a good grip on it try the other ships. A good level to get some practice in is Damage, one of the most versatile levels there is (nice looking too).

Edit: oh, forgot -- before you hop into a CTF game, please please read this Descent 3 Capture the Flag Strategy guide -- it'll make your life a bit easier in Halcyon or Varicose Veins

thx Grendel...you've been a great help.

I've got spare space on my server to host it. Where is this ISO? You can G-mail it to me at Boreas227 at gmail dot com.

lol....
SCREW U RANK!!!

before pxo went down it was hacker central in descent... now that those people dont have ranks to worry about, they left d3 (good riddance) except for one hacker that lurks in SD

didnt know there was a strategy for playin games. o well...


max, i dont see you much...?

Spaceboy wrote:max, i dont see you much...?

lol..prolly cause I leave the room when u come in...I don't appreciate typekills. I suck enuff as it is,let alone having to withstand the frustration of that shiz. Good gamin' to ya' tho'..in another room that is.

type kills are legal, thats why they are there. you especially cant complain when your standing... wait correction, floating in the middle of a room between a battle. if you decide to type in the middle of one, then die, its your own fault.

im usually nice to newbs... but i do anything when they try to hault a game just so they can look around. try observer. thas why its there. or piggyback observer.

One could also follow that logic to say that you should murder someone (in RL) because it's possible.

RL?

RL?

EDIT: whoa i didnt know it was possible to double post in this forum, given you have to wait like 10 minutes apart to post again or something... lol...

Spaceboy wrote:type kills are legal, thats why they are there. you especially cant complain when your standing... wait correction, floating in the middle of a room between a battle. if you decide to type in the middle of one, then die, its your own fault.

im usually nice to newbs... but i do anything when they try to hault a game just so they can look around. try observer. thas why its there. or piggyback observer.

Space...please, don't even go there by falsely accusing me...I was invited into someones room to look around and learn in my ship...you came in afterwards and were prolly gigglin' like a lil' girl about what u had done. Also...in no way whatsoever did I "halt" gameplay to type. I recall (clearly) typing in a room when you came into said room and not only did you do it once, you did it again when I moved into a corner,nose down, and began typing. I am 38 years old young man, and have enuff common sense and logic to discern correct movements even in an alien environment. Btw, I do not care if you type kill, I just prefer it to not happen to me is all. And if I have to take the kind of action that I have thusfar to prevent it, so be it. Have a wonderful day!

wow quickest transformation from a newb, to a n00b.
i recall you saying "everyone hold fire please!!"
and as i said i dont like it when people say that, so instincivly, i blow them up. sticking your nose in a corner during a fight doesnt mean crap. you cant complain about napalm blobs or frags floating around, or some stray fire hitting you.

Max, don't feed the trolls.

Spaceboy wrote:wow quickest transformation from a newb, to a n00b.
i recall you saying "everyone hold fire please!!"
and as i said i dont like it when people say that, so instincivly, i blow them up. sticking your nose in a corner during a fight doesnt mean crap. you cant complain about napalm blobs or frags floating around, or some stray fire hitting you.

LMAO...do you smoke weed or what? I won't waste my time with you and your outright lies...(Max Kragen, over and out!)

Grendel wrote:Max, don't feed the trolls.

10-4 Gren...sorry bout that all. I had a bad day pouring concrete and then I see this shiz on here...you know how it goes(hopefully).

Grendel wrote:Max, don't feed the trolls.

Hahahahaha........that was kool
And Max......don't start using those inuendos (shxx) etc. your better than that.
Your friend
Bettina

max is attracting flies. hes a piece of crap, thats why. lol max your a young old man but you memory is already fading.

welcome to the DBB, spacecombat

I apoligize if I offended any1...errmmm, including Spaceboy. Space, gg to you and we'll cya in the mines.

dont sweat spaceboy, he's just some 13 year old punk who still knows everything.

gg's when we've played max. dont worry, soon you'll be kicking some ass.

thx kurupt

gg today, max. (I was flying as "predictably damaged" in waltz'n'matilda, and since Suncho was there, I was damaged in quite predictable ways.) Keep flying against competition like that and you'll become an expert in no time.

Yep gg dude.

thx guys...gg 2 u too

Yeah Max, don't sweat Spacecombat (heh that name hit the nail on the head, I wish I'd thought of it)...he's just another useless troll, with no game, a lousy attitude, and a chip on his shoulder...and he's only 13 years old, so it only goes downhill from there.

A word to the wise on typekilling: Type when you're dead...or use observer mode to type...or don't complain when you die...That's pretty much the consensus on typekilling by anyone with any game at all...

Spaceboy wrote:wow quickest transformation from a newb, to a n00b.

spacen00b, all you do is haX because you ain't got the skeeelz.

Is it too late to mention that AceCombat and spaceboy were in the same clan? =P

max kragen wrote:Btw, I do not care if you type kill, I just prefer it to not happen to me is all.

ummmm...me thinks all forgot my original response lol.I was not "complaining". You see, he asked where I had been and I told him I left the room when he came in to avoid being ty....on second thought, I'm thru with this topic..end of thread.

I understood what you said, but once again, you should understand the community consensus. It's considered a valid move, the game is called "Anarchy".

WarAdvocat wrote:I understood what you said, but once again, you should understand the community consensus. It's considered a valid move, the game is called "Anarchy".

never once argued against the validity of his typekill...

spacecombat? yea and kurupt your a 22 year old d3 superhero.

sorry max...

neo- lol i hack? finnaly someone is complementing, if you think i hack, you must really suck. go tell that to people who are better then me, too, they actually got backup.

Spaceboy wrote:sorry max....

Can this string be shut down please Moderators?
Thx,
Fus

Actually, it's almost worth keeping for the comic value. I'm sick ATM, and as they say, "laughter is the best medicine."

EDIT: Blah nevermind

Havent gotten the pleasure of playin against you in a game yet max. What levels do ya usually play in?