From aa3e080e06e72102f3f416fda45644fbf64b3db0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Bell Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 22:41:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] updated some documentation --- ChangeLog | 2 ++ TODO | 6 +++--- installation.txt | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 218da223..c988e84c 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ 2003-03-13 Bradley Bell + * TODO, installation.txt: updated some documentation + * main/gamecntl.c, main/menu.c, main/menu.h: added "d2x options" menu, with maxfps option diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index a37c64f3..635b7d24 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ +See bugzilla for a more complete list of issues: +https://bugzilla.icculus.org/buglist.cgi?product=d2x&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED + * Rearrange build system -* Glitches with mission briefings -* D1 mission briefings (render spinning robots, etc.) -* bigendian networking (joining) * use autoconf macros to replace junk in pstypes.h * use unarj (or code) to extract necessary files from the CD as needed. diff --git a/installation.txt b/installation.txt index a4a6b466..fb71e6ec 100644 --- a/installation.txt +++ b/installation.txt @@ -7,23 +7,31 @@ Base Installation ----------------- The base install depends on which version of the datafiles you have. -d2x currently supports the full version, the OEM version (Destination: -Quartzon), the PC shareware version, and the Mac shareware version. +d2x currently supports just about any version of Descent II, and can +use almost any version of Descent I as an add-on. + Place these files into your shared data dir: -Full Version: -alien1.pig -alien2.pig +Full Version (PC or Mac): descent2.ham descent2.hog descent2.s11 descent2.s22 +alien1.pig +alien2.pig fire.pig groupa.pig ice.pig water.pig -OEM Version: +If you want movies, place the .mvl files in your shared data dir: +intro-h.mvl and/or intro-l.mvl +other-h.mvl and/or other-l.mvl +robots-h.mvl and/or robots-l.mvl +The mvl files from the Mac version will not work. They are in a +different format! + +OEM Version (Destination: Quartzon): descent2.ham descent2.hog descent2.s11 @@ -33,6 +41,11 @@ groupa.pig ice.pig water.pig +If you want movies, place the .mvl files in your shared data dir: +intro-l.mvl +other-l.mvl +robots-h.mvl and/or robots-l.mvl + PC Shareware: d2demo.ham d2demo.hog @@ -46,11 +59,12 @@ descent2.s11 exit.ham d2.mn2 + Mission Installation -------------------- -d2x should be able to play any missions for Descent 1 or Descent 2, -including the original Descent 1 mission (Descent: First Strike) +d2x should be able to play any missions for Descent I or Descent II, +including the original Descent I mission (Descent: First Strike) In order to play any add-on missions, you need to have a full set of textures. That is, your base installation above must be the "Full @@ -61,27 +75,29 @@ To install an additional mission, just place the .hog and the .msn or inside the system-wide data dir, or your $HOME/.d2x dir. d2x will look in both places. -To install the original Descent 1 mission: +To install the original Descent I mission: Place descent.hog into your data dir. Vertigo Installation -------------------- -Vertigo consists of both game enhancements (codenamed HOARD) and an +Vertigo consists of both netgame enhancements (codenamed HOARD) and an additional mission. To install HOARD, place hoard.ham in your data dir. To play the vertigo mission, place d2x.hog and d2x.mn2 in your mission dir. +If you want the movies that go with the vertigo mission, place +d2x-h.mvl and/or d2x-l.mvl in your data dir. Notes ----- -In unix, the filenames must be in _lower case_. It's important. +In unix, all filenames must be in _lower case_. It's important. It is not necessary to run the D2 setup program to extract the files you need, just use unarj to extract the files from descent2.sow on the cd. -If you use the mac data files, and they are not auto-detected (colors -come out wrong), use the -macdata switch. +If you use the mac demo data files, and they are not auto-detected +(colors come out wrong), use the -macdata switch. -- 2.39.2