- 640x480 performance matches or exceeds unaccelerated retail version of product
- perspective correct texture-mapping
Memory Requirements
Minimum Memory:
11,000k with Virtual Memory turned on.
12,041k with Virtual Memory turned off
Preferred Memory Size:
18,000k with Virtual Memory turned on.
19,041k with Virtual Memory turned off
Known Problems That Still Exist After You Apply This Patch
• We recommend you turn File sharing off before you launch Descent II. In one system configuration at MacPlay with File Sharing on, we have seen Descent II lock up the Macintosh upon quitting. If you experience this problem, make sure File Sharing is off before you play.
• Novell's MacIPX drivers don't work with PCI Ethernet cards. Therefore, if you are using a PCI net card, you won't be able to play IPX net games with Descent (or with any other game, for that matter). You can still play AppleTalk games.
• We have noticed some problems while playing IPX games on Apple Power Macs with 601 processors under System 7.5.5. If you are experiencing problems hosting or joining games, make sure you are using version 1.3.1 of the MacIPX drivers which are included with this updater.
• Due to the lack of a calibration mechanism within the Input Sprocket API, analog controllers which require calibration must be calibrated before entering the game by using the software which accompanied the individual controller.
• If you use Input Sprocket, auto-leveling is disabled. If you would like to use the auto-leveling feature in Descent II, drag the "InputSprocketLib" file out of your Extensions folder and into the Trash.
The Drivers We Used While Developing Descent II Version 1.2
If you have any of the drivers listed below, you should check their version numbers to make sure you have the latest version (or a later version). These are the drivers we used to develop and test this version of Descent II.
Latest ATI and RAVE drivers:
- ATI 3D Accelerator 3.3f5
- ATI Video Memory Manager 2.8f0
- QuickDraw 3D 1.5
- QuickDraw 3D IR 1.5
- QuickDraw 3D RAVE 1.5
- QuickDraw 3D Viewer 1.5
Latest Novell MacIPX driver: Version 1.3.1
Technical Support
=> Q: I CAN'T GET DESCENT II TO RUN PROPERLY! THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS ARE TAUNTING ME. WHAT CAN I DO??
A: Don't panic. MacPlay Technical Support is happy to help with any problems you have. Help is available over the phone through our Automated Customer Service system, with representatives available during normal business hours. If you'd like to call us, please be sitting at your computer while you call -- it makes problem solving over the phone much quicker and easier. Here's how to contact us:
Technical Support in the UK and Europe
Distribution Information
Do not distribute this game!
Descent II is a commercial product.
Please report Software Piracy to the SPA: 1-800-388-PIR8
If you wish to distribute Descent II, grab the 3-level Interactive Demo from MacPlay's World Wide Web site at:
http://www.macplay.com/
Or you can visit Parallax Software at:
http://www.pxsoftware.com/
For other Descent and Descent II-related goodies, see the #descent IRC channel and the Usenet newsgroups:
comp.sys.mac.games.action
alt.games.descent
alt.binaries.descent
Have fun!
--The crew at MacPlay and Parallax Software
SOFTWARE USE LIMITATIONS AND LIMITED LICENSE
General Product License. This copy of Descent II (the “Software”) is intended solely for your personal noncommercial home entertainment use. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Software, except as permitted by law. Interplay Productions and Parallax Software retain all right, title and interest in the Software including all intellectual property rights embodied therein and derivatives thereof. The Software, including, without limitation, all code, data structures, characters, images, sounds, text, screens, game play, derivative works and all other elements of the Software may not be copied, resold, rented, leased, distributed (electronically or otherwise), used on pay-per-play, coin-op or other for-charge basis, or for any commercial purpose. Any permissions granted herein are provided on a temporary basis and can be withdrawn by Interplay Productions at any time. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
Modem and Network Play. If the Software contains modem or network play, you may play the Software via modem transmission with another person or persons directly without transmission through a third party service or indirectly through a third party service only if such service is an authorized licensee of Interplay. For the purposes of this license, a “third party service” refers to any third party service which provides a connection between two or more users of the Software, manages, organizes, or facilitates game play, translates protocols, or otherwise provides a service which commercially exploits the Software, but does not include a third party service which merely provides a telephonic connection (and nothing more) for modem or network play. Authorized licensee services are listed on the Interplay Productions World Wide Web Site located at http://www.interplay.com. This limited right to transmit the Software expressly excludes any transmission of the Software or any data streams thereof on a commercial basis, including, without limitation, transmitting the Software by way of a commercial service (excepting those specific commercial services licensed by Interplay) which translates the protocols or manages or organizes game play sessions. If you would like information about obtaining a pay-for-play or commercial license to the Software, please call Interplay Productions at (714) 553-6655.
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