Playing Descent online is quite easy.
Once you've bought the game and installed it, simply follow these steps to find
some ships to destroy.
Patch
- Download 1.0 to 1.4a patch
- Apply the 1.4a patch
- Download D1X-Rebirth
- Install it according to the instructions within
Get Missions
- Go to our D1 missions section
- Download the missions pack and extract the contents to your
c:\games\d1x-rebirth_vx.xx.x-win\missions
directory
Find Games
Option 1: Tracker
- Visit the Tracker
and bookmark it to find a game
- Click an active game
- Check the settings on the page and click "Join Game"
- You can also start your own game by firing up Rebirth and going to "Host Game"
under UDP
Option 2: Kali
- Download Kali (only
$10 for a lifetime license)
- Install it
- Run it
- Right-click in the Game window and click "Add New Game..."
- Choose "Descent" and click "Ok"
- Browse for the c:\games\d1x-rebirth_vx.xx.x-win\d1x-rebirth-gl.exe
- Click Ok
- Ask someone in Kali chat for game
- Either host the game yourself or ask them to host it but make sure you're both
using the same game version and mission
If everything is good, you will be thrown into the game and insanity will ensue.
:-)
Questions?
- Run a search on the forums and if you can't find the answer, make a post!
There are very helpful Descenters there.
- Pose your question in chat in Kali or #Descent3 on irc.gamesurge.net