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Naphtha

As a relative newcomer with only one mission under my belt and a second underway, I'd be happy to help you figure out more of the tricks if you'd like a second opinion on something. As an avid single-player Descenter, I can also test some of the upper difficulties (at least Hotshot and Ace) if you n...

Naphtha

Well, I'm definitely a little confused, because it seems like you announced two projects in a very short amount of time. Neither one sounds particularly easy for someone who admitted they still had to get used to the programs (maybe I'm not the best one to talk, but I do know my way around DLE for t...

Naphtha

Nope, as soon as I press Enter, the pop-up is only there for a split second before the entire program closes down. No text appears in the box so I can't even get the chance to read it by repeating the steps over and over. Very strange.

Naphtha

The SPIKE was pretty nice as something that looked kind of like a miniboss, but in a smaller package to make it harder to spot. I ended up voting for it, but most of the other robots looked great and very creative (except maybe the Sniper NG, since it's practically an ITSC clone). If I didn't vote f...

Naphtha

Downloaded the bundle Krom uploaded, but I think I'm still missing something since at least Polytron and Polyview get stuck on the splash screen. I don't know if I'm missing a Virtual Machine (suggested by Enzo, since my laptop is a 32-bit Vista rather than an XP) or some other program to work with ...

Naphtha

(Sorry in advance for such a long post... There's a lot of basic/not-so-basic info I felt I had to give on this idea! :P) After taking a bit of a break following the release of "The Outer Reaches," I started getting a lot of ideas for my second mission. It's much bigger with concepts for r...

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Yay rank inflation! :P Honestly, I know the Bulk Destroyer itself isn't terrifying. But like I said, the only reason I ever freak out when I hear one is because I now associate the sound more with the Warlord from TEW. So when I hear that sound now, it's the Warlord that springs to mind and my insti...

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The Thief's sound effect still does a great job of freaking me out, especially since it's not something that stands out all that much unless it's close to dead silent otherwise. Hearing that sound effect on other robots in Descent 2 (namely the mini-reactor and the Medium Lifter) has really thrown o...

Naphtha

I definitely got the "Descent 1.5" vibe from this level, so great job with the architecture considering it is your first level. Some of the puzzles also seemed really well thought-out, and I especially thought the yellow key puzzle was very creative. I'd have to agree that the texture sche...

Naphtha

This happened to me on some of the recent versions a few weeks back, so when I got a response in the bug tracker, Diedel suggested opening the file DLE.ini and changing "EnableQuickSelection=1" to "EnableQuickSelection=0." I can't figure out why exactly, but that's worked for me ...

Naphtha

What editor did you use? I think a few versions of DLE-XP have accidentally copied .HXM files if you view a level that contains them, then close it down and start a new file.

I'm not sure if this still applies to the most recent versions, but I'll add it to the bug tracker if I find out it does.

Naphtha

I'm thinking Brimspark is more of a reference to "fire and brimstone" than having been chosen simply because it sounds like Bismarck. ;) The "spiral" part of Limefrost Spiral might be referencing a spiral galaxy, though that could mean the name stemmed from a lack of research... ...

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Huh, that's the second time I've heard that one. I was just taking a shot in the dark with that one, since some of the other "alien" names at the end of Counterstrike seem to have a hidden meaning. :mrgreen: I'd also vote for "Morabi Milk Mine" as the silliest; right off the bat,...

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I really liked a lot of the new robots and graphics in Descent 2; the unpredictability the improved AI lent itself to was a great way to keep things interesting for me (yes, I even like the addition of the thief). But like just about everyone else, I didn't like the balance issues which came from ne...

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A bit of an experiment for me, because unfortunately, I haven't really done a lot of multiplayer to date. As a result, I mostly built this level using the examples of high-rated multiplayer levels as a rule of thumb... I could use a little help figuring out if it actually plays well. http://www.ensp...

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Just released what should be the final update to the set, version 1.1. Thanks to the latest update to DLE-XP, I was finally able to fix the issue of the reactors not showing up properly on the automap (the older versions I worked in would not support reactor cubes in Descent 1 for some reason), and ...

Naphtha

Exit sequences have been added; although the reactors do not display properly on the automap, there are no problems otherwise, so I'd consider this mission complete and no longer just a beta. I really appreciate the feedback and help I got while I was looking to fix the last few problems; I think th...

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Version 0.9.03 has just been posted. There are no more concave cubes, so nobody should end up getting stuck in the boss room any more. ;) I ended up having to reconstruct the entire room because of conflicts between adjacent cubes that couldn't be simply fixed by changing the coordinates, so you'll ...

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Well, the main reason I was worried about cheapness was because half the grates surrounding the boss room are only see-through and fire-through from the outside. I could see how a player might just camp out there and fire until the boss is dead, so I was debating changing at least those textures to ...

Naphtha

Actually, these are more or less my first levels for any Descent game. What you see, however, doesn't include my very first attempt, an early form of Level 1 which I scrapped to make the more detailed version in the game once I got more of a feel for the editor. The original followed a very similar-...

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After about a month and a half of trying to balance working on this with staying caught up in my college classes, I think "The Outer Reaches" is ready to be unveiled... at least in a beta form. http://www.enspiar.com/dmdb/viewMission.php?id=494 Note the "version 0.9." There are s...

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Second'd. Even knowing there'd be a scroll effect, it was still effectively shocking, almost as if the computer screen wouldn't be enough to protect me. XD

Naphtha

Hahah, definitely. The feeling I get from a lot of them is that the designers wanted to say "look what we can do with the game engine/level builder," whereas the popular thing here is designs that flow very well and look professional, as well as nice challenging gameplay. Not as much exper...

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Never played "Pentacircle," but it looks pretty cool from what I saw on YouTube. The only other ones I know are from Levels of the World , which I believe included "In Square Out" and a multiplayer-only one called "Abandoned Base." Not sure if either of those fit what y...

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Might as well post my layout. I didn't really change it too much from the default, but playing with both the keyboard and the mouse, just a few changes made the game was a lot easier for me: Accelerate = A Reverse = Z Strafe Left = D Strafe Right = G Strafe Up = R Strafe Down = V Pitch Up = Down Arr...

Naphtha

I just tried taking several screenshots earlier today in Rebirth, but when I look at the files, they're all completely black screens instead of the screenshots they should be. Has anyone else had trouble with this before?

Naphtha

Sadly, I did end up saving the thing as I was working on the last room before I noticed what happened. I'm not that far behind on the updates; currently using 1.8.92, but I just updated and the problem is still there. Not only that, but I got this warning: "Robots number (0) out of range. Range...

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Working on the fourth level of my mission, and something very bizarre happened between the last time I saved the map and shutdown the program, and when I started it up again just a few minutes ago. Every single object on the screen appears to have been shifted about forty units or so out of place. I...

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Sorry if this isn't in the right place; I thought the other areas were just too specific to the games themselves. :P But yeah, am I the only one who's actually had dreams that involve Descent in some way? I remember a few— even from before I rebought the game from GOG.com— where basically I think I ...

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Well, the three .RDL files all have file names of eight letters or less, with no spaces or special characters, but the .HOG and .MSN were ten letters each. After fixing a lot of other design issues on those three and renaming the .HOG and .MSN down to eight letters, somehow the level warp works, but...

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Actually, I'd already done that prior to even making this topic, so if that's all I should have to do to get the title to show up, I guess it could be some sort of strange bug. :? If that's the case, has anyone else had this sort of issue? EDIT: I've just finished a working version of the third leve...

Naphtha

Hahah, thanks for the welcome. :) Regarding the "no starting later" issue, I sort of had a feeling it was because I've been editing the file over and over, but I wasn't totally sure on that. As far as the titles go, the names are given in the mission tab in the editor for both files, and t...

Naphtha

Hello, forumgoers! I'm new to the forum and still trying to find my way around after a couple days of lurking, so I hope I didn't miss an introductions thread somehow. I've been playing Descent since I was four and the game was brand new, but I'm really new to actual level design, which I thought I'...

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I was a little nervous stepping into the forum as a newb and all, but this is my kind of topic. :D Sounds like you're looking for power metal with a lot of emphasis on the instruments rather than the vocals. I don't really listen to a ton of bands where vocals are rare, so I hope that won't be too m...

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