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{{ii}} Two [http://www.descent3.com/downloads.php#d3_demos demo] versions were released

Revision as of 19:21, 15 April 2014

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Descent 3
Descent 3 cover
Developers
Outrage Entertainment
Publishers
Interplay Productions
Engines
Fusion
Release dates
Windows June 11, 1999
Mac OS (Classic) November 24, 1999
Linux 1999
Descent 3 on Wikipedia
Descent
Descent 1995
Descent II 1996
Descent 3 1999
Descent (cancelled) renamed to S.T.F.U (Ships That Fight Underground) TBA

Key points

Mac OS and Linux versions not available on any digital distribution platform.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

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Two demo versions were released

Essential improvements

Patches

Latest patches for every game version available here

Skip launcher

Instructions

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273590/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273590/pfx/[Note 1]
*.plt in the installation folder stores pilot-related settings.

Video settings

Video settings.
Detail settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Other settings

Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Issues fixed

"Error: Unable to set temporary directory to ... The directory is in use" error at launch

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References