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  • Overload (modern sequel to Descent)

    From Nightfox to All on Wed Apr 17 09:31:05 2024
    I used to like to play Descent and Descent 2 for PC in the mid-late 90s. I just recently heard of this game called Overload, which is a modern sequel to those games. Apparently it came out in 2018. I've played it a bit, and it is pretty cool. It's available for Windows, Linux, Mac, PS4, and X-Box One. For PC, it's available on Steam.

    https://www.playoverload.com

    Nightfox
  • From Al@21:4/106 to Nightfox on Wed Apr 17 13:05:02 2024
    I used to like to play Descent and Descent 2 for PC in the mid-late 90s. I just recently heard of this game called Overload, which is a modern sequel to those games. Apparently it came out in 2018. I've played it a bit, and it is pretty cool. It's available for Windows, Linux, Mac, PS4, and X-Box One. For PC, it's available on Steam.

    You can still play decent 1 and 2 if you have the game data. you can get source and windows/mac binaries at..

    https://dxx-rebirth.com

    I read that descent 3 was opensourced recently but I haven't tried that.

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  • From Nightfox to Al on Wed Apr 17 15:06:33 2024
    Re: Overload (modern sequel to Descent)
    By: Al to Nightfox on Wed Apr 17 2024 01:05 pm

    I used to like to play Descent and Descent 2 for PC in the mid-late 90s. I
    just recently heard of this game called Overload, which is a modern sequel
    to those games. Apparently it came out in 2018. I've played it a bit, and
    it is pretty cool. It's available for Windows, Linux, Mac, PS4, and X-Box
    One. For PC, it's available on Steam.

    You can still play decent 1 and 2 if you have the game data. you can get source and windows/mac binaries at..

    https://dxx-rebirth.com

    I read that descent 3 was opensourced recently but I haven't tried that.

    Yes - I have installed dxx-rebirth and have played them on my PC. I just thought it was interesting that there was a newer sequel, for those who may be interested. dxx-rebirth is cool in that it preserves the look and feel of the original games. Overload makes use of newer hardware with more modern texturing and lighting, and has new levels.

    For those who like the original Descent games, there are other projects that use the original Descent & Descent 2 levels but can make use of newer PC hardware. One such project is D2X-XL:
    https://www.descent2.de

    Nightfox