Descent 3
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This game has a native client but is discontinued and is no longer available.
You might try eBay or other second-hand stores.
Note: The following information is about running the Windows version via Cedega
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Game Info
| Game version | 1.4 |
| Installer | Works, no known problems |
| Game | Works, with issues |
| Patch | Works, with issues |
| Download patch | Official Download (Slow) Fileplanet |
| Demo works | Yes |
| Download demo | Official Site 3D Gamers |
| Requires no-cd patch | No |
| Multiplayer works | Works, all Mods and Missions |
| Works with Cedega version(s) | 4.3.1, 3.2.1-1 (best), |
| Tested with Cedega version(s) | 4.3.1, 3.3.2-1 |
| Supported by TransGaming | No |
| URLs | Official Website 3D Gamers Info page |
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Game Issues
- With Cedega 4.3.1, game may crash after cutscenes. This does not occur in 3.3.2-1. The crashes may be related to kernel version, (2.6 seems to work better than 2.4) but if Descent 3 crashes after cutscenes, just use 3.3.2-1.
- My "SoldOut" copy has a copyprotection wich works only when winver is set to wink2.
- Kernel 2.6 users may need to turn off Accelerated Interprocess Communicaton (or else game is little bit choppy).
- In gameplay I noticed few flickering textures.
- Tels: The demo works only when selecting "Direct3D HAL" and Cedega v3.3.2 (otherwise only a black screen appears). It still has quite some lighting corruptions, plus outside areas are yellow without textures, though.
- In the setup menu, set the video device to OpenGL. (Click on
detect available rendering devices, and make sure OpenGL is checked.) Direct3D does not work.
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Patch Issues
- Patch v1.4 takes several hours to install. It does work, though.
- The auto-patch option in the launcher menu does not work, use the patch URLs above.
