1 In addition to d2x, you need some data files to play. On un*x, these
2 files need to go into a shared data directory
3 (/usr/local/share/games/d2x by default). On Windows or DOS, they go
4 in the same directory as the d2x binary.
9 The base install depends on which version of the datafiles you have.
10 d2x currently supports the full version, the OEM version (Destination:
11 Quartzon), the PC shareware version, and the Mac shareware version.
12 Place these files into your shared data dir:
52 d2x should be able to play any missions for Descent 1 or Descent 2,
53 including the original Descent 1 mission (Descent: First Strike)
55 In order to play any add-on missions, you need to have a full set of
56 textures. That is, your base installation above must be the "Full
57 Version", the "OEM Version", or the "Mac Shareware" version.
59 To install an additional mission, just place the .hog and the .msn or
60 .mn2 file into your missions directory. The missions directory can be
61 inside the system-wide data dir, or your $HOME/.d2x dir. d2x will
64 To install the original Descent 1 mission:
65 Place descent.hog into your data dir.
71 Vertigo consists of both game enhancements (codenamed HOARD) and an
72 additional mission. To install HOARD, place hoard.ham in your data
73 dir. To play the vertigo mission, place d2x.hog and d2x.mn2 in your
80 In unix, the filenames must be in _lower case_. It's important.
82 It is not necessary to run the D2 setup program to extract the files
83 you need, just use unarj to extract the files from descent2.sow on the
86 If you use the mac data files, and they are not auto-detected (colors
87 come out wrong), use the -macdata switch.