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kakhome1

How do I make sure DosBOX has access to the highest possible amount of memory when playing Descent, so the chance of the game freezing up and/or needing to be restarted is minimized? Also, is there a way to reduce how much the ship bounces up and down (especially when idle)? Not serious, but if it c...

kakhome1

How can I most quickly set XL's ini file and options to best match Dos? (The pured2 toggle is broken.) Also XL keeps flashing the number of points I earned after killing a robot in the middle of the screen.

As for D1 in XL, how do I set that up?

kakhome1

Which do you prefer using for (non-XL) levels that don't run very well (or not at all) in Dos? (If you run all levels through a port regardless, please just select whichever one you'd recommend when Dos actually isn't even an option.)

kakhome1

Which do you prefer using for (non-XL) levels that don't run very well (or not at all) in Dos? (If you run all levels through a port regardless, please just select whichever one you'd recommend when Dos actually isn't even an option.)

kakhome1

I just wonder how I should play (non-XL) levels that Dos can't take, such as AF D1 Level 2, Nefarious Assault, or even ones which slow it to a crawl, like TEW Level 9, 26 (possibly among others), or a handful of Vignettes map? Both are increasingly common from the late 2000's onward. Honing flash mi...

kakhome1

You should really do The Lost Levels if you haven't already, based on what I see in your preferences.

kakhome1

It does work in Rebirth but I like my Descent as classic as possible. Enemies drop things too often in Rebirth despite the RNG code apparently being the same. All the campaigns you talked about except Entropy have new robots, so it must be an issue if those aren't tested for Insane. Probably TEW is ...

kakhome1

What are some of the top missions that aren't conversions (and aside from Vignettes)? What are done of the best non LOTW single levels (including any good Anniversary Edition ones)? Plus you'd said AF had gotten you bored. Alternatively I sent a message (for LightWolf). Either type of response would...

kakhome1

Which missions are you referring to specifically, besides Lost Levels?

kakhome1

@LightWolf What do you think, besides Vignettes, are the best Descent I missions (>1 level) in terms of quality?

Also - anyone know of other good Descent I individual levels besides LotW 'gems' and the ones listed below?:

Dragon Fortress
Fae
Jade
Aurora Outpost
Miranda Incident
The Violet Caves

kakhome1

A long time ago, in what I think is the first custom Descent level set I ever played, I played an expanded version of 'Death Star' as Level 5 of a set called 'The Rogue Missions'. It's fairly hard to find online. This expanded version was a really, really long level, at the time. (It certainly is fa...

kakhome1

D1 10-level version of Apocalyptic Factor (it's on DMDB). Level 2 won't load; freezes game in Dos immediately every single time. Checked all ten levels and the others all load. Looking into D1 version to begin with because based on Level 1, it seemed more reasonable for single player than the origin...

kakhome1

Is it up on the same level is Corkscrew, Tribyss Omega, and Turncoat? I wish D1 had more good campaigns. Not counting a few D2 conversions, there are really only five at most I can think of that were actually made for D1 (Orion, Ironstar/blade, Vignettes, and Nefarious Assault) and even most of thos...

kakhome1

If I use the split copy, will the first two levels work in Dos?

kakhome1

Plutonian Shores, DI, and The Sphere all use Vertigo bots. The later two have modified robot behaviors.

Is the format used in the D3 part of Anthology compatible with Dos? Same question for Black Prophecy XL.

kakhome1

What do you think of the level quality?

kakhome1

Turncoat and Corkscrew look alright. There's other old D1 levels that look decent in here: http://www.descent2.de/files/missions/3rdparty/single/D1-levelpack.7z But I'd have to check one by one to see if they are LotW levels. Anyone played Cierco Outpost? That's a level that isn't in the file I link...

kakhome1

@Sirius What are you trying to say about Plutonium? First of all, only 11 levels are publicly available, not 30. Secondly, there are no pre-level briefings. And thirdly, the levels aren't nearly as large as AF's levels are.

What do you think of that mission?

kakhome1

@Sirius How to Bahagad, Lost Levels, Kryllidian Krusade, and Konflict at Karon work in Dos?

In Bahagad, the Level 1/5 music doesn't work, so I wonder if it was only tested in the Win95 version and/or only in Rebirth. That issue alone, however, would have no affect on the gameplay.

kakhome1

Are there any good D1 levels you'd recommend within these two compilations? If there are, I'd appreciate a list of anything you can think of.

kakhome1

Does anyone have a download of the split version of Dimensional Intersect? I'm looking for this file and all the links I can find (including even the one on www.descent2.de) are broken. If someone has this, I'd appreciate if they could put it on a site like Mediafire and link me to it.

kakhome1

Does Anthology have to be completed in one sitting? I don't see why it would, there's even a version of it that is 3 levels.

kakhome1

Nefarious Assault was just updated on DMDB and fixes a bug I had on Level 11, but introduces several other bugs on that level: -The automap has no level name. -The secret exit door does not open when the reactor is blown. -The start has less detail, is darker, and has no Spreadfire. -The secret with...

kakhome1

Like too many ideas of how to handle a fight? Or is it the author cramming too many ideas into a level that you mean?

kakhome1

Do you think Obsidian still stands as a high quality mission in both aesthetic and gameplay despite the authors saying it's dated relative to their current style and standards? As fit more recent work from the authors, not sure Darkhorse did anything past his TEW levels. Sirius did Anthology though....

kakhome1

What's an 'idea overload'?

kakhome1

I did check mine in DLE then clicked save. That didn't fix it but I'm not sure I did the right thing in DLE. What should I click in order to fix all detected issues and then how do I save the edited rdl into the hog?

kakhome1

Is TEW considered a DFW mission when you make that reference?

For single player do you think Obsidian is better than AF even though Obsidian is dated relative to their current style?

kakhome1

I posted this on the Rebirth Bugs forum, but would like to know if anyone else gets this error. Download the nightly build of Rebirth dated 6/14/2017 (if you're not already using that): http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/download/dxx ... 17-win.zip Now open either version of Vignettes; if using D1 go to Lev...

kakhome1

I posted this on the Rebirth Bugs forum, but would like to know if anyone else gets this error. Download the nightly build of Rebirth dated 6/14/2017 (if you're not already using that): http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/download/dxx/user/afuturepilot/dxx-rebirth_v0.60-nightly-06-14-17-win.zip Now open eith...

kakhome1

This is inspired by a video DarkFlameWolf did a few years back stating his top five Descent (II) single-player missions. Simple question and no poll here - what are your favorite single player missions of all time for Descent (II)? They can be for either game and any engine (so XL missions are fair ...

kakhome1

Were you playing Trainee? You can get bored on that skill fairly easily.

What about it made you get bored personally in solo?

kakhome1

You did a small mission called Legacy of Chaos. Is it affected? As for older missions, any of these affected?: Phobos Mandrill Entropy 2 Obsidian EAF2 Konflict at Karon Kryllidian Krusade Bahagad Outbreak Lost Levels Every one of these even Legacy of Chaos predates Rebirth, but I don't know if that ...

kakhome1

If I don't know which forum will get more attention, what forum should I post in?

kakhome1

Try Trainee...it's almost impossible to make something that can't be beat on that skill in D2.

kakhome1

Yeah I tested Level 1; it doesn't give you any time to rest.

Did you enjoy the mission on single player; do you think it's worth the play? That's what I'm asking, not merely if it's possible.

EDIT: Also added a poll to thread.

kakhome1

Has anyone played this mission under single player and got at least a fair way into it? If so, is it worth playing under that mode (of course I can turn the difficulty down one notch from my normal)? I don't have a friend who plays Descent to co-op this thing with. :( EDIT: Added a poll for this as ...

kakhome1

Has anyone played this mission under single player and got at least a fair way into it? If so, is it worth playing under that mode (of course I can turn the difficulty down one notch from my normal)? I don't have a friend who plays Descent to co-op this thing with.

kakhome1

But couldn't you say just as well than anything with Sirius and/or Darkhorse as the author is by Ellusion then?

It's also pretty dramatic how different Apocalyptic Factor is from Obsidian. Finding similarities is harder (I guess both have big levels, so there's one).

kakhome1

I think it's on the Descent Mission Database. If not, it's here: http://www.descent2.de/3rdparty.html It's worth noting however that if you consider the quality of EAF2 to be marginal, the quality of the first is only likely to be more marginal. I don't know why it's still called 'Ellusion Design' b...

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