Descent 3 Source Code

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Post by kevin42 » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 3:49 AM UTC

Someone recently asked if the source code from Descent 3 will be released. I reached out to my old boss (Matt Toschlog) at Outrage Entertainment and he gave me the go ahead. I'm going to work on getting this running again and I'm looking for some co-maintainers.

Descent 3 Source Code
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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 3:49 AM UTC

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Post by shermantanktop » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 3:58 AM UTC

I loved loved loved this game. Never understood why this concept didn’t become a whole genre. No actual up, 360 degree freedom, enemies that were smart and could snipe you. Wasted many hours back then and very eager to try this out.

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Post by ryanmentor » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 4:07 AM UTC

Amazing!!!!!!! Thank you so much for making this happen!

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Post by evan_conway » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 4:07 AM UTC

This is awesome. I played the shareware demo version to death as a kid. Really looking forward to seeing where this goes.

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Post by codewiz » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 4:10 AM UTC

Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDGbsbdDC5o&list=PLiEu3n9ms7...

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Post by throwup238 » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 4:13 AM UTC

If this was Interplay, any chance someone might have Hardwar's [1] source code?

Total long shot, but I thought I'd ask.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardwar_(video_game)

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Post by theboogieman » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 4:16 AM UTC

Thank you for releasing this! Many good memories of playing this as a kid.

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Post by vsnf » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 4:21 AM UTC

Now lets see if someone can dredge up the Tribes 2 source code and we'll have a perfect recreation of my summers in the computer labs.

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Post by kevin42 » Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 4:22 AM UTC

throwup238 wrote: post #7

If this was Interplay, any chance someone might have Hardwar's [1] source code? Total long shot, but I thought I'd ask. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardwar_(video_game)

We didn't have any interaction with that team. Interplay was just the publisher, the developer was outrage Entertainment in Ann Arbor Michigan. This is back when 10 programmers seemed like a pretty big team for a game.