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Descent 3 Guide

Important Notes​

  • This open source distribution of Descent 3 DOES NOT CONTAIN GAME ASSETS. Assets must be acquired separately from an official copy of the game, and copied as described in the next section.
  • Functional but slightly chunky virtual mouse.
  • Virtual keyboard only shows once per prompt; if you accidentally leave, you might get stuck.
  • View Demo will crash the game.
  • Multiplayer is hit or miss; if joining remotely to Xbox, you may need to specify IP (discovery seems broken).
  • Analog trigger button binds.

Setup​

  1. Make sure that you have a copy of Descent 3. You can purchase a copy of Descent 3 from GOG or Steam.
  2. Install Descent 3.

    Note for Steam users: If you own Descent 3 on Steam, then it’s recommended that you install the Windows version of the game even if you’re running macOS or Linux, otherwise movies will not work due to current lack of Ogv support. You can use either Steam Play or SteamCMD to install the Windows version of the game on macOS or Linux.

  3. If your version of Descent 3 is older than v1.4, then update it to v1.4.
  4. Find the installation location of Descent 3. Using the Steam client, you can find it from the library page using the Manage > Browse local files context menu.
  5. Create a new folder named descent3 on your E drive.
  6. Copy the following files from your installation of Descent 3 to E:\descent3:
    • All .hog files
    • The missions folder
    • (Optional) All .pld files
    • (Optional) The movies folder
  7. Create the custom/ folder in E:\descent3.
  8. Setup your binds in the Joystick/Mouse tab of the controls menu.

Contributor: MewLew