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Article #89427Re: D2X-W32 - Windows-specific Descent 2 OpenGL port
From: Lance DeVooght
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 04:56
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 04:56
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Steveski wrote: > Mark Janeba wrote: > >>>"karx11erx" <karx11erx@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>news:1131106404.257471.233760@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >>> >>>>Hi folks, >>>> >>>>for all of you looking for a way to play Descent 1 and Descent 2 >>>>again on modern hardware under a MS Windows OS, there is D2X-W32. >>>>D2X-W32 is a windows-specific branch of the D2X project, containing >>>>a lot of bug fixes and enhancements plus full support for playing >>>>D1 missions including original D1 weapon physics (you simply need >>>>to copy descent.pig to your D2 folder). Learn more on >>>>http://www.descent2.de or directly on >>>>http://www.descent2.de/d2x.html. >>>> >> >>This system sounds great, but... >>I downloaded last night, it runs, but at about 0.4 fps - i.e. 2.5 >>seconds *per frame*! I assume I did something wrong. >> >>I did a fresh install of D2 (windows version, not DOS - does that >>matter?) and then unzipped the d2x-xl download into the descent2 >>folder. >> >>System >>Win 98SE > > > D2X-xl is a 32 bit program, yes? How on earth did it even START on W98? Or > am I missing something? > > -- > Steveski > > Win32 programs are compatible with Win98. -- Lance DeVooght
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