Re: Descent I and II Online?

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From: max
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 02:23

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Shinnokxz wrote:
> I've been into PC gaming since about 2001... and I find myself getting 
> rather bored of many of the FPS/action games of today. Don't ask me why 
> I upgrade my PC in order to play them, though :P
> 
> Anyways, I've been sort of on a 'legacy game' kick. Meaning, I've been 
> playing Doom, Heretic, Duke Nukem 3D, the first Unreal, and am now 
> looking into trying Descent.. a very unique-looking game to me.
> 
> I read up on it, and have gathered that it uses very primitive Internet 
> support that, frankly, is not very realistic in today's age. I know 
> people still play it, but how? The All Seeing Eye is a very popular 
> server browser that only supports Descent 3.
> 
> What are the different ways people can play Descent I (and II, for the 
> matter) online?
> 
> Thanks

Go to www.kali.net and get their game browser.


You should get these patches also
Descent 1:
D1X version 1.43
http://www.planetdescent.com/site/files/d1/patches/



Descent 2:
D2Xw32
http://www.brockart.de/descent/

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