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Any suggestion for a good descent community? I'd love networked descent with voice chat (if that even exists!)

by devereaux 8y ago

bdamm 8y ago
dxx-rebirth is awesome. But we need a discord channel or something to get organized.
- leoc 8y ago
  How do you feel about Overload? (For those who haven't heard of it https://playoverload.com/ https://playoverload.com/ , it's a well-regarded spiritual successor to Descent from the original Descent creators.)
  - spudlyo 8y ago
    I haven't played the single player campaign, but I played maybe 50 hours of multiplayer. Overall it's fun, but one can only play the stock levels that come with the game for so long. The developers are currently focused on trying to get the game ported to consoles, and multiplayer has languished. I may go back to it the developers ever allow for community created multiplayer levels, allow folks to join multiplayer games in progress, or begin to execute of their backlog of other multiplayer feature requests and fixes from the community.
    - billfruit 8y ago
      As per initial announcement they will be shipping a level editor as a post release update, so that should improve the map situation.
spudlyo 8y ago
People still play competitive multiplayer Descent I (D1) matches nearly every day. You can download the data files from GoG[0] for under $4. The binary you want is called DXX-Retro[1] which has the latest and greatest multiplayer tweaks and fixes for competitive Descent. Check out the Descent Champions Ladder[2] if you're interested in heads up 1v1 play. If multiplayer anarchy (like the glory days of Kali) is more your thing, check out the Descent Rangers[3], who play organized multiplayer games nearly every day. The best way to meet up with folks committed to playing multiplayer Descent is to hop on to the Rangers' mumble[4] server and start chatting. Descent Overload[5] is a modern, fun, updated version of Descent by some of the same creators, but the focus is not on multiplayer, and as a result the experience suffers somewhat. [0] https://www.gog.com/game/descent https://www.gog.com/game/descent [1] https://github.com/CDarrow/DXX-Retro https://github.com/CDarrow/DXX-Retro [2] http://descentchampions.org http://descentchampions.org [3] http://descentrangers.com http://descentrangers.com [4] mumble.descentrangers.com:6370 [5] https://playoverload.com https://playoverload.com
- dustinsterk 8y ago
  Thanks for this....I did not realize that Descent was still around today!
  - partomniscient 8y ago
    Not only that, it's getting a modernised remake: https://www.gog.com/game/descent_2019 https://www.gog.com/game/descent_2019

Any suggestion for a good descent community? I'd love networked descent with voice chat (if that even exists!)

bdamm 8y ago

dxx-rebirth is awesome. But we need a discord channel or something to get organized.

leoc 8y ago
How do you feel about Overload? (For those who haven't heard of it https://playoverload.com/ https://playoverload.com/ , it's a well-regarded spiritual successor to Descent from the original Descent creators.)
- spudlyo 8y ago
  I haven't played the single player campaign, but I played maybe 50 hours of multiplayer. Overall it's fun, but one can only play the stock levels that come with the game for so long. The developers are currently focused on trying to get the game ported to consoles, and multiplayer has languished. I may go back to it the developers ever allow for community created multiplayer levels, allow folks to join multiplayer games in progress, or begin to execute of their backlog of other multiplayer feature requests and fixes from the community.
  - billfruit 8y ago
    As per initial announcement they will be shipping a level editor as a post release update, so that should improve the map situation.

spudlyo 8y ago

People still play competitive multiplayer Descent I (D1) matches nearly every day. You can download the data files from GoG[0] for under $4. The binary you want is called DXX-Retro[1] which has the latest and greatest multiplayer tweaks and fixes for competitive Descent. Check out the Descent Champions Ladder[2] if you're interested in heads up 1v1 play. If multiplayer anarchy (like the glory days of Kali) is more your thing, check out the Descent Rangers[3], who play organized multiplayer games nearly every day. The best way to meet up with folks committed to playing multiplayer Descent is to hop on to the Rangers' mumble[4] server and start chatting. Descent Overload[5] is a modern, fun, updated version of Descent by some of the same creators, but the focus is not on multiplayer, and as a result the experience suffers somewhat. [0] https://www.gog.com/game/descent https://www.gog.com/game/descent [1] https://github.com/CDarrow/DXX-Retro https://github.com/CDarrow/DXX-Retro [2] http://descentchampions.org http://descentchampions.org [3] http://descentrangers.com http://descentrangers.com [4] mumble.descentrangers.com:6370 [5] https://playoverload.com https://playoverload.com

dustinsterk 8y ago
Thanks for this....I did not realize that Descent was still around today!
- partomniscient 8y ago
  Not only that, it's getting a modernised remake: https://www.gog.com/game/descent_2019 https://www.gog.com/game/descent_2019