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Omens: PTMC Vesta Covert Facility

So over the the past few weeks I've been putting together a new singleplayer (and multiplayer co-op) level for Descent 3 that will feature new enemies and weapons from OVERLOAD, re-created with permission from Revival Productions. This is something of a combination project that brings back an old level idea with a new set of mods together. Statistically, OMENS is one of the largest Descent 3 levels ever built - if not the largest ever built - but from a physical size perspective it's probably about the 3rd or 4th largest after some of the Outrage levels. To wet your appetite, here are some screenshots:















The level will feature the following:

* A handful of new robots based on OVERLOAD, including several variations of each
* 12 weapons from OVERLOAD
* Two entirely new boss robots
* A custom soundtrack from Jerry Berlongieri and much more!

Omens brings a kind of classic Descent style back into Descent 3 with slow, bulky and tough enemies. It gets pretty hard on the higher difficulties.

I cannot make any promises, but the level is nearly complete and ready to ship, so expect to see it this month!

Edit: Released!

The level is now available!

Grab it at Descent 3 Sector: https://sectorgame.com/d3/downloads/?na ... y&file=880
Or at MODDB: https://www.moddb.com/mods/omens

Cool! Hopefully I can download and play Overload soon so I can properly enjoy your work.

Wooooooooooooooooow...
& a new Jerry music to go along?
I hope he releases a version for listening too. It's all bound to be good.

Just to be clear, is the level OMENS, or is it a series of sorts of which PTMC-VCF is a part of?

Potential series, but for now just the one (quite large) level. The mission name is Omens, level is PTMC VCF.

The level is now available!

Grab it at Descent 3 Sector: https://sectorgame.com/d3/downloads/?na ... y&file=880
Or at MODDB: https://www.moddb.com/mods/omens

Fair warning: You may need up to 2 hours to play through the entire level, if you want to find everything! Savegames do *not* work.

Currently this level only works with the GOG version of D3. I will work on a fix.

I just tried this and it crashed as soon as I entered CargoBay 3.

What's your setup, video settings and D3 version?

Need to isolate this issue as I haven't been to reproduce it on multiple systems, but have this reported twice now. The only consistent pattern so far has been with people that don't have the GOG version.

Edit: Got it, seems to be definitely related to old versions of D3. You need the latest GOG version. I will look into fixing this, but may take some time to isolate.

OK, I think I've found the problem. Download the level again and let me know what happens.

I have the original version patched to 1.4.

I'm not buying D3 again just for a level. I'll download it again tonight when i get home and try it out.

Thanks

Did you get it working?

got it working, but sadly don't have 2 hrs to play non stop.

Based on feedback I've received it would seem the level is too dark. I think this is likely due to my monitors being exceedingly bright, so it didn't seem all that dark to me. I will be increasing the ambient brightness and making a few other small tweaks.

Ok, the patched version has been uploaded. Download the level again to get the changes.