Want to run the original Descent and/or DescentII on a modern machine, but getting strange results (jittery movement, sound issues, etc.)?

Try one of the Descent compatibility projects!

Both of the following allow you to run your installed Descent and/or Descent II games with 3D acceleration, sound updates, built-in online play functionality:

DxX-Rebirth: For Descent & Descent II
This one is the choice for those who want the "classic" gameplay. Simple, straightforward.

D2X-XL: For Descent & Descent II
This one is the choice for those who want all the new "bells and whistles". Lots and lots of gameplay features and graphics options.

(Personally, I use both. )

Enjoy!

I haven't tried it, but I'm told the version from [url]gog.com[/url] runs well also... just another option, particulary for those who don't have the game(s) yet.

All games sold by GOG.com are in versions modified to run on modern XP and Vista machines. The Vault - Fallout Wiki * Fallout Online * Fallout IRC Channel * Fallout: New Vegas

personally, Rebirth is the most classic way to go. Very FPS friendly as well in my opinion.

We did many Promotion Projekts for Descent3 in the past and we had observed that also Descent 3 becomes more an more Problems to run on modern machines with dual and quadcore CPU′s.
One way to fix that Problem is to disable 1 or 3 of the CPU Cores. Its not the ultimat Fix..
http://www.diii-pro.de D3 Promo
http://www.descentforum.de German Descent Forum
http://www.d3stats.de A offline Statisticpage (New one is in work. Powerd by diii-pro)

what is d3 pro? is that some kind of thing like d2 rebirth that helps it run and adds on stuff? i dont understand the website entirely cause its in german or something
Give us a D4 beta

You can have the same looks with D2X-XL, I may be allowed to add.

Plus a faster renderer.

What is classic anyway?

The most classic way of playing a (visually oriented) computer game may be Asteroids, or something like that.

If you refer to gameplay: D2X-XL offers the same gameplay Descent 2 does, and doesn't force anything on you.

So if you want pixelated graphics and monochromatic lighting, go for Rebirth.

If you want colored light, lightmaps and tons of other stuff (not just graphical gimmics), but improvements under the hood, get D2X-XL. Oh yeah, btw.: D2X-XL uses two CPU cores if available.
Descent 1 & 2 for Windows, OS X & Linux
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Karx is right, XL is eyecandy for sure. However, I've had trouble playing it on my system as of the last update. I'm sure that will be worked out in future versions. Until then I'm playing Rebirth.

AlphaDog,

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Descent 1 & 2 for Windows, OS X & Linux
Only a dead troll is a good troll.

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Maintainer of the 'Official' D3 FAQ
DXX-Rebirth: Play D1/D2 on modern PCs

Hi,
I'm trying to run an original version of Descent 2 on my laptop, but I when I try to install the game I
get a message box titled 16 bit MS-DOS subsystem and the message:-
D:\d2data\Setup.Exe
This system does not support fullscreen mode. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application.

My operating system is:-
Windows Vista Basic
2x 1.60GHz Intel processor
1 GB memeory
32 bit operating system
Realtek sound and video card
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Series display

Can you help?
Cheers

This works for me

http://www.dxx-rebirth.com