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Revision as of 14:14, 15 December 2021
Developers | |
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Outrage Entertainment | |
Linux | Loki Software |
Mac OS (Classic) | Graphsim Entertainment |
Linux | Ryan C. Gordon[1] |
macOS (OS X) | Ryan C. Gordon[1] |
Publishers | |
Interplay Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Fusion | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 11, 1999 |
Mac OS (Classic) | November 17, 1999 |
Linux | July 2000 |
macOS (OS X) | January 31, 2020[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Space flight |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Series | Descent |
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;[2] use command line arguments
-framecap X
with the cap you want.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Oversized DRM in US release, LaserLock DRM in European release. Can be removed using an officially sanctioned no-CD patch. | |||
GOG.com | Descent 3 + Mercenary. Comes pre-configured with nGlide. |
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Steam | Descent 3 + Mercenary.[3] Linux and macOS versions are enhanced ports.[1] |
- Two demo versions were released
- The source code of the game was never released unlike all other titles in the series.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Mercenary |
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest patches for every game version available here
Skip launcher
Launch the game with -launched parameter[3] |
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Skip intro videos
Launch the game with -nointro parameter[3] |
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InjectD3
- An injector program that patches the game with fixes and changes, including windowed and borderless fullscreen modes, new mouse code, OpenAL support, and the ability to change the field of view.
- In early development.
- Currently only patches the OpenGL renderer.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Outrage\Descent3\[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\savegame\[Note 2] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Linux |
-
*.plt
in the installation folder stores pilot-related settings.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use InjectD3 and set the field of view option to your liking in InjectD3Configuration.exe . |
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Windowed | See Disable Windows 95 compatibility (Steam) and use dgVoodoo 2, D3DWindower, or InjectD3. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use InjectD3 and set the screen mode option to "NewFullscreen" in InjectD3Configuration.exe . |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Use InjectD3 and set the Multisampling option above 1 in InjectD3Configuration.exe . |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enabled by default. Set in Options, Video. | ||
60 FPS | 50 FPS default cap;[2] use the command line arguments -framecap 60 |
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120+ FPS | Use -framecap X command line arguments with the cap you want. |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Widescreen resolution
Add resolution switches[4][5] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Go to Config, Joy/Mouse and click the question mark beside the axis. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | Supports force feedback but not vibration. | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Go to Config, Joy/Mouse and click the question mark beside the axis. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Sound and Music. | |
Surround sound | Via A3D 2.0 and DirectSound3D | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 2, DirectSound3D, A3D 2.0[6] Correct support for the latter requires latest patch[7] |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
German | Retail only; download for digital releases (does not affect Mercenary) | |||
Polish | Only available in Polish retail release. 'Mercenary' expansion pack was never translated. |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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LAN play | Co-op, Versus |
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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
Delete .lock file[citation needed] |
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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.
Install mouse fix[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 | |
OpenGL | 1.2 | |
Glide | 3 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Linux | |||||
Mac OS (Classic) |
- The 64-bit executables for OS X and Linux are currently only available for the enhanced Steam ports, and there are no plans for a Windows release of said port.[1]
Disable motion blur
Launch the game with -nomotionblur parameter[8] |
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Disable Windows 95 compatibility (Steam)
Disable Windows 95 compatibility[3] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 95 | 98, NT |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 200 MHz | Intel Pentium II 300 MHz |
System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 210 MB | 500 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible | 8 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE
will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Project: Descent 3 - Ryan C. Gordon on Patreon
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.descent3.com/patch/Readme_14.txt
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2017-12-16
- ↑ Descent3 | WSGF
- ↑ Verified by User:SonicWind149 on 2021-11-13
- ↑ Games List - All Titles supporting 3D Audio
- ↑ Aureal A3D Central - Frequently Asked Questions - General
- ↑ Descent 3 readme