Descent 3
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Developers | |
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Outrage Entertainment|Outrage Games|Outrage Entertainment | |
Publishers | |
Interplay Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Fusion | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 11, 1999 |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 24, 1999 |
Linux | 1999 |
Descent | |
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Descent | 1995 |
Descent II | 1996 |
Descent 3 | 1999 |
Descent (cancelled) renamed to S.T.F.U (Ships That Fight Underground) | TBA |
Key points
- Frame rate is capped at 50 FPS;[1] use command line arguments
-framecap X
with the cap you want. - Mac OS and Linux versions are currently not available in digital distribution. They will be coming later on.[2]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Steam | Includes 'Descent 3: Mercenary' expansion. |
- Two demo versions were released
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest patches for every game version available here
Skip launcher
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Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273590/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273590/pfx/[Note 1] |
-
*.plt
in the installation folder stores pilot-related settings.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Polish | Only available in Polish retail release. 'Mercenary' expansion pack was never translated. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | Co-op, Versus | |||
Online play | Co-op, Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Use D3Server3. | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
"Error: Unable to set temporary directory to ... The directory is in use" error at launch
Instructions |
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Mouse movement issues on Windows 8.1
- For the GOG.com version use the Windows 8.1 mouse lag fix installer on the My Games page.
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 | |
OpenGL | 1.2 | |
Glide | 3 | |
Software renderer |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
Disable motion blur
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, NT |
Processor (CPU) | 200 Mhz | 1.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | 1.3 GB |
Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (273590) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.