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by Xfing
Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

If we're still using that idea where you won't find any Earthshakers until you actually reach the boss, and the level's sprawling beneath it, it could be neat to have a room or two along the way that reach up to where you can see into the boss arena-- and the boss can see you! And since you can't h...
by Xfing
Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:18 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Unofficial Unauthorized Descent 2 Texture Patch (UUD2TP)
Replies: 8
Views: 16471

Unofficial Unauthorized Descent 2 Texture Patch (UUD2TP)

The graphics patch for Descent 2 was a much bigger and more time-consuming job, but here it is, at least the "fixes only" part. I'm really anxious to do the extension also, but that'll require some adjustments to DLE. So what we have on the table this time: UUD2TP - Contains all relevant f...
by Xfing
Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:03 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent: The countdown development thread
Replies: 69
Views: 48181

Re: Descent: The countdown development thread

But I already have the vertigo .ham in the .hog so I dont know how descent would react to 2 .hams in the same .hog. V-HAMs and regular HAMs are slightly different formats anyway; however, Rebirth will always load descent2.ham from a mission and override the base HAM for just that mission. Then you ...
by Xfing
Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:03 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Cool! I'll keep everything the way it is. Unless you say whether something should change like for example those switches you mentioned. Basically you say do something, I'll make it so. The main room doesn't have to be so square, if you can find a way to make it more rounded then go for it. I just w...
by Xfing
Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:23 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Thanks for the great review of level 45. The blue door lights I did myself using the blues in groupa. Because I think this: good.png Looks better than this, which is what I get when I import them (I don't think descent has purple doors :P ): bad.png Hmmm, interesting. Then maybe I should bring that...
by Xfing
Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:12 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

It's more than just a 11k version of the same sound. The sound is completely different, which is a rather unique situation when you explore the sound files. As for 11k, keep in mind that the D1 robot sounds were also upscaled, as 22k versions of these sounds simply didn't exist at the time. But sure...
by Xfing
Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:41 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Ok, level 45 is geometrically one of the best levels I've ever played, no contest - especially the whole huge chamber around the yellow key. Definitely mixes things up with its vertical sprawl too, while horizontally being rather compact. Sweet level to be sure! Only thing I'm going to change is goi...
by Xfing
Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:58 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

On the topic of the patches and those doors, I'm still a little iffy myself on the Puuma door getting the D2demo secret door sounds, since it wasn't even in the demo. It would feel better to me to give that sound to a couple of secret doors if that's possible, especially since that set seems like t...
by Xfing
Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:48 am
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Analysis of Descent 2's difficulty styles
Replies: 7
Views: 9594

Re: Analysis of Descent 2's difficulty styles

If there was one thing from here that could be taken into account for the Descent 1 and a half project (and which we haven't more-or-less already) it would be deliberate energy scarcity and the different ways D2 used to achieve it. Yeah, that can definitely be taken into account. A level with zero ...
by Xfing
Mon Aug 23, 2021 4:46 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent: The countdown development thread
Replies: 69
Views: 48181

Re: Descent: The countdown development thread

You are reading my mind I swear. Just a week ago I was looking for v1.4 of your sound patch because the link in the thread is dead. (I ended up yoinking it from ulterior ultima thule.) I wondered whether I could include it in this mission. But I already have the vertigo .ham in the .hog so I dont k...
by Xfing
Mon Aug 23, 2021 4:34 am
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Unofficial Unauthorized Descent 1 Texture Patch (UUD1TP)
Replies: 4
Views: 10827

Re: Unofficial Unauthorized Descent 1 Texture Patch (UUD1TP)

Another small tweak made (which makes this now v1.1): shortened the total animation time of door11 from 1.6s to 1s. It felt awfully slow and choppy with its original speed, which seemed more like a mistake by the devs than a deliberate choice anyway. This change will also be made in the D2 version.
by Xfing
Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:49 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Sounds like a lot of work! I want to get back to level-population station myself, but this coming week of evenings at work is going to be pretty busy. Maybe I can make some time in the mornings or the week after. That'll definitely be appreciated, since I probably will have to chill for a while aft...
by Xfing
Sun Aug 22, 2021 4:33 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

BTW, I'm working on a patch to D2 textures and eventually, when Sirius fixes DLE, I'll be able to add a few new textures and set up complete, working animation sequences for them etc. So we'll have a perfectly working spider monitor (that'll in fact be ready even without the DLE update, only the bre...
by Xfing
Fri Aug 20, 2021 4:56 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Unofficial Unauthorized Descent 1 Texture Patch (UUD1TP)
Replies: 4
Views: 10827

Unofficial Unauthorized Descent 1 Texture Patch (UUD1TP)

Aight folks, so after the well-received UUD2SP I thought it might be a good idea to apply the same principles to fixing Descent and Descent 2's graphics, which do have some problems - and then eventually turn it into a more or less vanilla-friendly extension. This time I decided to play it safer and...
by Xfing
Fri Aug 20, 2021 2:34 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Problem with changing descent.pig size
Replies: 1
Views: 3576

Re: Problem with changing descent.pig size

Alright, apparently Arne was able to code up a tool that was able to make the change without changing the file's size. Thread redundant. I'll be making a more exciting one soon :P
by Xfing
Fri Aug 20, 2021 3:52 am
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Problem with changing descent.pig size
Replies: 1
Views: 3576

Problem with changing descent.pig size

I'm working on a texture patch right now (not unlike UUD2SP) for both D1 and D2, and there is a problem I've run into in D1. After replacing some textures in DTX with fixed versions, the size of descent.PIG increases by a few kilobytes. It is not a problem for DLE or Descent while run under DosBox, ...
by Xfing
Fri Aug 20, 2021 1:24 am
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Unofficial Unauthorized D2 Sound Patch (UUD2SP)
Replies: 12
Views: 14618

Re: Unofficial Unauthorized D2 Sound Patch (UUD2SP)

Version 1.1 is available here: https://github.com/Mako88/dxx-rebirth-installer/raw/master/include/Addons/UUD2SP.DXA Sorry, I meant version 1.4. I already have V1.3, but I would like hear the old sound for a certain 2 doors. I'll take care of it soon and put up a link to a more permanent location. I...
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 7:09 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Ok, the key gimmick is pretty impressive :D
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent: The countdown development thread
Replies: 69
Views: 48181

Re: Descent: The countdown development thread

BTW, haven't asked you this yet, but would you like to use the modified HOG file I made for D1,5? It restores the power of D1 lasers, spreadfire and fusion and the damage robot concussion and homing missiles do to the player - so creates a more authentic (or "unfair") D1 experience. It als...
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:06 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

The "receptacle" for the red key. Thanks for the review. That room was so difficult to make, so it's my greatest room so far. Did you find the special thing about the location of the three keys yet? Not yet, but you've got my curiosity hehe! As for level 45, I already started it a few day...
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:55 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Done. I put Level 31 up on Dropbox. Here's what the horseshoe looks like now. I also swapped out the cobblestone for the traditional D1 greens in the level like I said. https://i.postimg.cc/W1yKrXyt/water.png When all the levels are done, we'll have to check them from several not immediately obvious...
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 12:26 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Ok, Lightwolf was kind enough to explain it. It's actually quite simple in principle, and the seamlessness part itself is actually really easy. The hard part is giving the texture the proper level of zoom. So to go step by step, it's something like this: 1) Use "stretch to fit" on the face...
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:31 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

I don't remember how to do that either, though I could probably figure it out again if you reminded me which level I did that in.
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 10:29 am
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Analysis of Descent 2's difficulty styles
Replies: 7
Views: 9594

Re: Analysis of Descent 2's difficulty styles

Not sure what I would say specifically about each system, but I watched a YouTube review of D1 and D2 today and the guy said that D2 is less broken and fairer on the player than D1, thanks to the lack of drillers and the nerf to homing missile shooters. I suppose one could agree with this assessment...
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 10:06 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Aight, so finished flying through level 31. Gotta say it's the type of level I've been hoping for for a while - the geometry is usually perfectly adequate, but then there are some of those amazing landmark moments that make your jaw drop. Talking mostly about the "receptacle" for the red k...
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:20 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: [D1 Singleplayer / Co-op] "Quotiency" Development Thread
Replies: 14
Views: 15293

Re: [D1 Singleplayer / Co-op] "Quotiency" Development Thread

Definitely stoked for another D1 mission! I don't play much D1 except for the original First Strike mission these days, since you can emulate D1 pretty well in D2 with Pumo's palette file and my sound patch & adjustments to weapon behavior anyhow. But there's definitely something about the authe...
by Xfing
Wed Aug 18, 2021 6:13 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

What's the current stance on the unused-in-d1 spanner doors? Can they be used freely in a level like the grated doors but for rooms with an energy center? Hey! Sweet job finishing level 31, I'll check it out today, I promise. Haven't been dropping by recently and now I'm also painting my room so it...
by Xfing
Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:32 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Alright, so I decided to maybe stop being a lazy mofukre and integrated levels 14 and 15 into the main HOG. Guess soon it's gonna be about time to change the main hog from d15demo.hog to just d15.hog? I think I'll start populating the next level in line, which is Makemake. We've already got a gimmic...
by Xfing
Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:31 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

I'm super excited about the ability to have robot briefings in D2 - the only question is will Chocolate Descent support these when we're ready to move on to making the briefings :D Judging by the pace of work it might hahahaah Sorry about being so inactive - the pandemic has kinda made me busy mysel...
by Xfing
Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:12 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: New 10 level campaign!
Replies: 10
Views: 8969

Re: New 10 level campaign!

Downloading :D
by Xfing
Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:20 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: D2 Anarchy Level: Galax Rebirth (Updated)
Replies: 14
Views: 10274

Re: D2 Anarchy Level: Galax Rebirth (Updated)

Correct! I also did Omnidoom Rebirth, which was a remake of the original Omnidoom level I made back in the 90's. In fact, I'm considering redoing Omnidoom Rebirth after learning some things with Galax Rebirth. Regardless, Galax Rebirth was definitely a test in patience. I'm glad I was able to finis...
by Xfing
Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:26 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: D2 Anarchy Level: Galax Rebirth (Updated)
Replies: 14
Views: 10274

Re: D2 Anarchy Level: Galax Rebirth (Updated)

What an absolute beast of a level! Its scope reminds me of Omnidoom Rebirth. Is that one also by you? I can't remember
by Xfing
Mon Oct 05, 2020 2:32 pm
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Level maps?
Replies: 4
Views: 9309

Re: Level maps?

Not sure if anyone bothered to go THAT in depth as far as making a guide is concerned. You could get pretty much that if you opened the levels in DLE and explored them visually though
by Xfing
Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:27 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Can't run DTX or HAXMED32 on a 64bit system
Replies: 18
Views: 30261

Re: Can't run DTX or HAXMED32 on a 64bit system

Ok, so just to give a relevance bump here - otvdm is now a thing, and it lets you run any old software on 64 bit systems. Been using it for a long while now, but I still wish I had known about it sooner.
by Xfing
Mon Sep 14, 2020 11:04 am
Forum: Descent Single Player
Topic: Descent 2 level name meanings
Replies: 32
Views: 32864

Re: Descent 2 level name meanings

Sorry for resurrecting such an old thread, but I'm playing Descent: Maximum again and noticed these level names were altered from the Playstation version of the game. I'm playing on D2X-XL V1.16 — stored for a long time on many backup external drives. I Googled the names of some of the levels I've ...
by Xfing
Fri Sep 11, 2020 3:38 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Oh ok, I missed that. too baaad
by Xfing
Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:43 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

I marked off the recently claimed levels in the thread - Parabolicus will be taking care of level S4 and TRUEpiicness will do level 31.
by Xfing
Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:37 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

I meant this gray of course, calling it universal (though in D2 it was largely replaced by the derived, more spotted one):

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Anyway, your description does seem very exciting! Thanks for your contributions and good luck with the level!
by Xfing
Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:06 pm
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Yep, by all means go ahead! A nice Puuma Sphere level would indeed be nice to have. I've grown really fond of that aesthetic after Maximum for some reason lol As for the changes to your level, they're going to be minimal - just a few textures here and there that kinda felt forced in or a bit odd, pl...
by Xfing
Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:03 am
Forum: Descent Level Spotlight
Topic: Descent 1 1/2
Replies: 2094
Views: 911057

Re: Descent 1 1/2

Many thanks for the reviews. One more thing about level 22, I believe I forgot to set triggers for the matcen above the hostage forcefield. There should be one coming out of the nearby yellow door and two more coming from both directions from the area with the blue key. Care to fix that? Then I'll ...