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Re: Descent3: What is this 'Dual-jewel' patch on 3dgamer.com ?

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From: CaptainJ
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 01:48
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"Raymond Martineau" <bk039@freenet.carleton.ca> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:51:04 GMT, "rms" <rsquires@flashREMOVE.net> wrote:
>
> >Hi, 3dgamer.com lists a 'dual-jewel' patch for descent3.  Anyone know
what
> >the relation of this to the retail 1.4 patch is, and do i need it ?
>
> The "dual-jewel" patch is for the 3-CD bundle of Descent 3 and Descent 3:
> Mercenary.  You'll know if you have it.
>
> Not sure what it fixes offhand, but it was in the news for a couple of
days
> on most major Descent sites.

I think it had something to do with disk detection.
CJ
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