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), and the PC shareware version (Mac shareware version coming
13 Place these files into your shared data dir:
53 d2x should be able to play any missions for Descent 1 or Descent 2,
54 including the original Descent 1 mission (Descent: First Strike)
56 To install an additional mission, just place the .hog and the .msn or
57 .mn2 file into your missions directory. The missions directory can be
58 inside the system-wide data dir, or your $HOME/.d2x dir. d2x will
61 To install the mission from Descent 1:
62 Place these files into your missions directory:
64 descent.msn (distributed with d2x)
70 Vertigo consists of both game enhancements (codenamed HOARD) and an
71 additional mission. To install HOARD, place hoard.ham in your data
72 dir. To play the vertigo mission, place d2x.hog and d2x.mn2 in your
79 In unix, the filenames must be in _lower case_. It's important.
80 Also, you don't have to run the D2 setup program to extract the files,
81 just unarj descent2.sow from the cd.