Original Game Data ================== In order to play this game you need original game data. Unless you have original Descent CD (or shareware episode) you can get DRM-free version of Descent1 from Good Old Games (GOG.com): http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/descent_1_descent_2/pp/fc074d501302eb2b93e2554793fcaf50b3bf7291 and extract game data files using "innoextract (>= 1.3)" utility. The following files are needed to be placed to "~/.d2x-rebirth": ALIEN1.PIG ALIEN2.PIG DESCENT2.HAM DESCENT2.HOG DESCENT2.S11 DESCENT2.S22 FIRE.PIG GROUPA.PIG ICE.PIG INTRO-H.MVL OTHER-H.MVL ROBOTS-H.MVL WATER.PIG Optional multiplayer missions can be copied (from MISSIONS folder) to "~/.d2x-rebirth/missions": d2-2plyr.hog d2-2plyr.mn2 d2chaos.hog d2chaos.mn2 With the PC version, these files - except the Movies (*.mvl) - are archived in the file 'descent2.sow' on the Descent2 CD-Rom. 'descent2.sow' is an ARJ-archive and can be extracted with `arj` utility. Configuration file ================== Copy configuration file template to game directory and customise it if necessary: mkdir ~/.d2x-rebirth ; \ cp /usr/share/doc/d2x-rebirth/examples/*.ini ~/.d2x-rebirth/ Addons ====== The following addons can be downloaded from http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/addons/ They are to be saved to ~/.d2x-rebirth Soundtrack in OGG format – SC-55 Version ---------------------------------------- This AddOn Pack will add a new version of the game’s original Soundtrack to DXX-Rebirth. For an authentic gaming experience, all music was recorded with the Roland Sound Canvas SC-55 MIDI Module as they were meant to be heard in the 90s. mkdir ~/.d2x-rebirth ; cd ~/.d2x-rebirth ; \ wget --continue --timestamping http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/download/dxx/res/d2xr-sc55-music.dxa Integrity check: sha1sum ~/.d2x-rebirth/d2xr-sc55-music.dxa Expected SHA1 digest: 672d02e6876a859f69b9cb2891700a0f8bd1a318 Soundtrack in OGG format – OPL3 Version --------------------------------------- This AddOn Pack will add a new version of the game’s original Soundtrack to DXX-Rebirth. For a nostalgic gaming experience, all music was recorded with the Yamaha YMF262 OPL3 Soundchip. mkdir ~/.d2x-rebirth ; cd ~/.d2x-rebirth ; \ wget --continue --timestamping http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/download/dxx/res/d2xr-opl3-music.dxa Integrity check: sha1sum ~/.d2x-rebirth/d2xr-opl3-music.dxa Expected SHA1 digest: 65963236203d5601bd05adc06044a194f8a4e96e