DescentWorld 7-19-99
Interceptor
The weekly newsletter from DescentWorld.com
http://www.DescentWorld.com
Vol. 1, No. 8
July 19, 1999
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Descent 3 Cheats found!
D3Edit has been released!
The Descent 3 Release Party photos are up on the web site.
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CONTENTS
1. Developer's Corner
2. Feature Story
3. Recent News
4. Contests & Tournaments
5. Reader Poll
6. Descent News
7. FreeSpace News
8. Pilots License
9. How to subscribe / unsubscribe to our newsletter
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1. Developer's corner
First off, D3Edit, the D3 level editor, has been released! You can
download it from the D3Edit site (http://www.d3edit.tricordnet.com/), or
here. http://www.descentworld.com/Files/Descent3/d3edit09.exe
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Good news for scripters!
According to Jeff Slutter (Outrage) VC++ no longer is a requirement to
compile scripts.
"Today I finally got a successful build of Anarchy that worked in the game,
compiled via GCC for Windows (Mingw32 EGCS). So it looks like no longer will
Microsoft Visual C++ be a requirement. Other compilers might work also now
(such as Borland)."
"You won't be able to compile just yet. You'll have to wait for the first D3
patch and the next release of the SDK (which will follow soon after the
patch). In order for GCC to work I had to create C interface functions for
every class function there is in DMFC. You must use the C interface
functions instead of the normal vtable calls (so instead of calling
something like DMFCBase->GetPlayerNum() you would call IDMFC_GetPlayerNum
(DMFCBase).)"
"There will definitely be a version of Anarchy that is entirely C interface
calls...I'm hoping to get around to 'porting' the Entropy source also."
And in a response to whether the Monsterball code will be released Jeff says
the following:
"I'll talk it over with the boss..."
So maybe we'll see that Monsterball code yet...I hope so.
Of course, this won't work until the patch and a new version of the SDK is
both released.
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SERVMAN32
The Version 2.0 beta 01 [build 60] release of SERVMAN32 posted a couple days
ago by DNet contained a bug which would cause crashes when the weapons
selections are used, and also with launching multiple servers on one
machine. These bugs have been fixed. Version 2.0 beta01b [build 65] is now
available for download!!
It's available at the official SERVMAN32 page on DNet at
http://www.descent-3.com/descman/servman/index.html and is also mirrored at
DescentWorld at
http://www.descentworld.com/Files/SERVMAN32-Version-Beta-01b-Build-65-07-08-
99.exe
Another bit of information that people might not know, is that there is a
well-written on-line manual for SERVMAN32 at
http://www.descent-3.com/descman/servman/manual/win32/index.htm
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Make D3 Mods!
Just released The Descent 3 software Development Kit for making Mods. I'm
not a programmer so I want get into what Mods are. Just follow the link for
all the info. http://www.warpcore.org/~d3sdk/
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2. Feature Story
Reviews, reviews and more reviews!
Gamecenter.com put up an article about deathmatch tips in general and for
various games. Here's the section on D3:
http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Guide/Deathmatch/ss02b.html
The All Games Network put up their D3 review:
http://www.agn3d.com/index.cfm?article=/softwaresection/default.cfm?revid=12
0
Check out this CTNews D3 review:
http://ctnews.dhs.org/reviews/r006.html
Descent3.net managed to score some awesome 3D bot renderings from Outrage.
These are pretty amazing, so go check 'em out.
http://www.descent3.net/robots/hellion_bot.htm
http://www.descent3.net/robots/greenstormtropper.htm
http://www.descent3.net/robots/tailbot.htm
The PyroPimps' D3 release party video can now be gotten off their site.
http://www.pyropimps.com/
There is an a 30 minute interview with Craig Derrick out. (Real Audio)
http://www.game-forge.com/d3show.ram
The Hive put up their D3 review. They gave it 5 out of 5.
http://www.alienware.com/hive/html/reviews/games/descent3.html
Games Domain put up a D3 review:
http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdr.cgi?zones/reviews/pc/jul99/descent3.html
PCGamers.net put up a D3 review where it received rave reviews (92/100
rating). Read the whole review here:
http://www.pcgamers.net/reviews/action/descent3.shtml
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3. Recent News
The Descent 3 cheat codes have been found! A big thanks to Glidor who was
the first to decrypt them. These are the retail cheats, for the demo cheats
visit our website.
Burgergod -- invulnerable
Byebyemonkey -- chase cam view
Deadofnight -- Kill all bots in the level
Framelength -- frametime code
Ivegotit -- all weapons, shields, energy
Moreclang -- level warp
Shananigans -- weird texture code
Teletubbies -- shows a baby's face in the sun
Testicus -- cloak
Treesquid -- full map
Tuberacer -- Ouch! (210 damage?)
Outrage put up some MP3 samplers of their in-game music.
http://www.DescentWorld.com and check out the Descent 3 downloads section.
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Tip of the day:
If you are running a dedicated server (or servers) like we are, you can get
a whole list of the server commands with "$help"
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4. Contests & Tournaments
Here is the latest contest from the "Official" new site of Peter Telep!
The Descent: Equinox Contest
http://www.earth-netone.com/descentequinoxcontest.htm
JUST GUESS AT WHAT PETER'S NEW SITE WILL BE.
http://www.earth-netone.com/guessthesite.htm
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5. Reader Poll
What is your "idea" for the max amount of people that should be allowed on a
multiplayer game like Descent 3 on PXO? We run our servers set to 8 people,
others have them set to other values. We want your feedback!
a) 4 people
b) 8 people
c) 12 people
d) 16 people
e) Other.
Results of last week's poll:
What is your favorite game of all time?
a) Quake 2
b) Starcraft
c) Warcraft
d) Diablo
e) Doom 2
f) Descent 2
g) C&C
h) Duke Nukem 3D
i) Pong
j) Tie Fighter
Results based on 1307 responses.
Pong?...Pong? hehehe Pong accounted for 41 responses!
Send your poll to mailto:inter...@DescentWorld.com?subject=Poll and let
us know your vote.
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6. Descent News
Nocturnal D3 re-released (First Descent 3 level)
Nocturnal D3 had to be re-released. He added one more homing missile, and
removed hoard support (because the goal was small, there could be problems).
Also, the doors were changed to a different type of door that opened faster.
There was a light added in one of the dark corners.
Download it here:
http://www.descentworld.com/Files/Descent3/Levels/nctrnld3.zip
Another D3 level released!
Escape (D3) has been released. I played through it a bit in HyperAnarchy,
and I must say it's pretty cool. What's really interesting is that there are
a lot of custom graphics. Check it out.
DescentWorld will always be your source for new levels for every version of
Descent and FreeSpace. You can download this level here:
http://www.descentworld.com/Files/Descent3/Levels/escape-d3.zip
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7. FreeSpace News
There is an interview with FreeSpace 2's producer, Jim Boone, on PC Paradox.
http://www.pcparadox.com/Interviews/Freespace2/Freespace2.shtml
Pre-order FreeSpace 2! You can ensure you get your copy on the release date
for $45!!!
http://www.cdmag.com/Home/home.html?article=/articles/020/122/freespace2_fl.
html
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