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Trying to un Descent

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First post, by palemedes21

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Been working with this for a week and the more I try, the more confused I get; Have read and reread the guides ad nauseum and I do not understand what this is trying to accomplish here for running with a game on a CD. Is it intended to install the game from the CD onto my HDD? Seems that way but the INSTALL AND SETUP commands do not work, nor would I expect to with a READ-ONLY disk.

The D escent README file makes matters worse because there are dozens of add-ons to this game that are supposed to be installed. Further, I do not understand this line from directions: "Now, just write what you wanted to call your new DOSBox drive, which, as I said above, we called C." What are you doing here. The game is on a CDROM so I don't get to name it as its already assigned name and drive.

I got as far as mounting the CD and creating a root directory drive C: file for DOSBox Stuff but there is nothing in it except a file named INSTALL, also with nothing in it as the install command didn't do anything beyond creating the file name. And what is the frequent reference to a MY GAME file that apparently I'm supposed to create and put something in it? I'm Lost.

Reply 4 of 4, by akula65

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Just wanted to make sure you were also aware that there are modern source-ports of Descent and Descent II available that will give you greatly improved graphics and other features/improvements on modern hardware:

DXX-Rebirth Project
http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/

D2X-XL Project
http://www.descent2.de/index.html

Both of these projects have their own forums if you need assistance. The DXX-Rebirth Project has separate binaries/installation procedures for Descent and Descent II while the D2X-XL Project is for Descent II.

Regardless of whether you continue the DOSBox route or try one of the source ports, good luck!