Re: Rumours of a new Descent clone in development !!

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From: LEF
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 09:00

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rms wrote:
>>Descent 2 works... magnificently. It's just a freaking fun ride. If only 
>>the levels were unlimited and the game would play on my xp home.
> 
> 
>     You need to use D2X with your Descent2 install, and adjust the framerate 
> limiter to 35fps or so, and it should operate identically to the original 
> game under XP:
>     http://icculus.org/d2x/
> 
> rms 
> 
> 

Actually, the best place to get it is here
http://www.brockart.de/descent/d2x.html

its a more recent build than you can find on the D2x developers site.
Works a treat - a real nostalgia trip.
You need the original though, so you might still have to buy it if you 
.....   gave it away?  tch tch
Lef

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