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| Author: | Hanuman [ 11 Feb 2005, 04:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent? Descent II? |
Has anyone figured out how to get the original descent games in widescreen? That would be so cool! |
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| Author: | skipclarke [ 14 Apr 2005, 01:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent? Descent II? |
Have you poked around any of the config files or the Registry? I know folks got some old games like Quake, C&C2 and GTA2 to work. It can happen. |
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| Author: | Paradigm Shifter [ 14 Apr 2005, 14:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent? Descent II? |
Descent is a DOS game, so it's not likely. Descent 2 has a windows version, so it might work. I guess you could try using DOSBox... |
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| Author: | ARWood82 [ 27 Jul 2006, 17:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent and Descent II |
There are currently active projects for running both Descent and Descent II on modern machines and operating systems. I use Rebirth since I am mostly interested in the classic experience: http://www.dxx-rebirth.de/ The other great thing about rebirth is that it also supports 16x10 and 16x9 aspect ratios through the ini file. I play at 1680x1050 on my Ferrari 4005 and it looks fantastic! There are more good Descent links and information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_(computer_game) Aaron |
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| Author: | TheSmJ [ 30 Jul 2006, 02:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent? Descent II? |
I use Descent XL for Widescreen. Also, XL is a much more mature and feature rich mod than Rebirth - and you can disable all that extra graphical candy if you want. |
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| Author: | The_cranky_hermit [ 30 Jul 2006, 02:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent? Descent II? |
I just tried Rebirth. Unfortunately, it seems to stretch the screen. I'd try D2XL, but it looks like it only works for Descent 2, and I don't have that game. |
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| Author: | TheSmJ [ 30 Jul 2006, 04:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent? Descent II? |
It works for both Descent 1 and 2. |
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| Author: | The_cranky_hermit [ 30 Jul 2006, 04:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent? Descent II? |
But does it work if you don't have Descent 2? According to this page, you need to "patch Descent 2 to v1.2." This seems to imply that Descent 2 is required to play Descent 1. |
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| Author: | TheSmJ [ 30 Jul 2006, 05:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent? Descent II? |
I believe so yeah... let me Send you a PM. |
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| Author: | ARWood82 [ 31 Jul 2006, 18:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Descent? Descent II? |
I don't think Rebirth stretches the actual game itself, just the cockpit, but I don't play with that anyway. I tried with and without the 16x10 switch at 1680x1050 and with the switch, everything seemed to be displayed correctly. Long live Descent! :-) |
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