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LightWolf

Over the past while, I have been putting together this little project. I think it's ready for a first official release. DXX-Rebirth Randomizer v0.2.0 To use, simply drop the EXE over an existing DXX-R installation. It randomly shuffles the location of every object as well as the data of each matcen ...

LightWolf

I'm getting a generic "unable to start correctly" error out of the Rebirth build you posted.

LightWolf

I only caught the debate between 5:30 and 6:00 (when CBS cut off the minority leader), but one thing the speaker before said caught my attention - What do you think of the accusation that the proceedings violated impeachment procedural rules? (I can't quite remember the one that he cited; I think it...

LightWolf

From what I've heard they've got the issues all but resolved and have returned to development, hoping for a release early to mid 2020.

LightWolf

Since the end is in sight I had this thought (actually someone else probably had this thought several pages ago) - What if we assembled a 6-level demo pulling two levels from each chapter?

LightWolf

...I actually kinda like the idea. We probably shouldn't copy that (as you said), but I think it would be interesting to skew robot choice based on this list, or maybe any robots that would fit on the list. Would also assist in giving each system its own unique flavor. Speaking of robot thoughts, Be...

LightWolf

Most level editors have a built-in HOG utility to add levels in. MN2 files are plain text files. I know DLE has a mission editor for the MN2 file (where you configure things like level order, secret levels, etc.), but I prefer notepad since DLE can be a little difficult to work with. If you look at ...

LightWolf

Virtually every time I come on here I have to log in, even if I checked "Remember me" a couple hours earlier. Leaving the site logs me off, ignoring the checkbox. This has been happening for at least a month now.

LightWolf

I can count on one hand all the people I've seen since I joined the community who are like this outside of DescentBB's Ethics and Commentary area. And that includes some former members. Edit: I think that statement represents politics in general. You get people who are toxic in political discussions...

LightWolf

IIRC you can modify frame counts with a custom HAM file (either that or a custom PIG).

LightWolf

Sorry for the late reply of my own.

Tunnelcat wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:13 pmWhat's your understanding of righteous judgement LightWolf?

My understanding is that we should judge the way God judges, which at its core is how we want to be judged - kindly, mercifully, lovingly.

LightWolf

Perhaps I should have been clearer that being negatively critical (as evidenced by the tone of your reply) of someone's judgementalism is being negatively judgemental. Come to think of it, I should also have been clearer that I'm using "judge" in its more literal sense of coming to an opin...

LightWolf

Are you judging his judging? Granted we should try to better ourselves, but to many people - including Christians - helping others be better people is important as well. In the case of how Christians are supposed to do this, it's as simple as asking them to "ask the man upstairs", no strin...

LightWolf

Lock her up. No one gives a ★■◆● about Hillary. If Trump is innocent he has nothing to worry about. Take me for instance. I would welcome the FBI to investigate me because I know I AIN'T DONE ★■◆● TO NO ONE. If they wanted to find something, they could. People will often react fearfully to being in...

LightWolf

you forgot the 1.3 changelog

LightWolf

Someone I know may be getting Descent soon. I wanna make sure he get's his money's worth, so I wanna give him a ZIP with a handful of good missions. I know I'm gonna include Vignettes, and I'm probably going to include Orion since it's a classic. Any other recommendations?

LightWolf

Just make sure to include d2x.ham (renamed after your hog file) in your mission. A side effect of Rebirth removing persistent mods from mission to mission (so you don't i.e. fight enemy within mechs while playing some random mission) was that Vertigo mechs also aren't persistent, leading to missing ...

LightWolf

Cool!

LightWolf

I could probably write a simple batch file to do that. I could probably also write a shell script for non-Windows people, though I wouldn't be able to test it. (It's literally one line though - shouldn't be an issue ;) ) I have a couple DXAs which simply get their extension changed when I don't need...

LightWolf

If you use an x32 OS such as Windows XP you can use DTX2. It has a converter built-in, though its MIDI->HMP converter doesn't work under a fairly significant edge case. You're going the other way though, so that shouldn't be a problem.

LightWolf

Come to think of it, you should just be able to use a HOG editor on the shareware HOG to make sure you have the right songs, since all HOGs are is a noncompressed file container

LightWolf

Made a couple tweaks, namely improvements to the tunnels.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1yE3v3 ... Nzb62GTs7h

LightWolf

If you can convert from HMP to midi and have access to a HOG editor and some good software, you can extract the .HMQ (not HMP) files from the HOG. Those are the FM versions, which I believe are also the shareware versions.

LightWolf

They still have a site (via Little Orbit).

https://www.gamersfirst.com/descent/

Love how it's called 'Gamers First' when there are a bunch of gamers mad at them and they don't seem to be listening

LightWolf

Is the Driller's gun spinning too obvious?

LightWolf

If you can get WinRAR, they don't actually care if you pay. The warning about the expired trial period is only for companies who don't want to risk legal trouble later down the road should WinRAR decide to enforce the limited trial period.

LightWolf

Tunnelcat wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 10:23 pm This may sound crazy, but I'd like to see a TV series based on the game of Descent.

I think this would be interesting. What I've thought of would probably be a little more Descent 3-esque (though the MD would probably work for PTMC for at least a couple seasons before Red Acropolis got involved).

LightWolf

"Please restart mission to unlock next episode."

I actually like Alter's idea.

Let me know if you want me to make a hub for you so you can focus on the actual Mines of Pumo.

LightWolf

...How did you get a mod folder that big!? Anyway, you could make a "limbo world" level with a post-reactor death between episodes with text like "Episode complete. You will continue with default weaponry now." Just make sure to give the player an extra life before any forced dea...

LightWolf

Couldn't you theoretically just do another mission?

LightWolf

For 3, if you make one side locked it should have a close enough effect. Make sure it is a blastable and not a closed wall.

LightWolf

At least for me, Descent actually plays backwards from how they're defined in DLE (or rather DLE defines them backwards), so be careful about that.

LightWolf

If you hit "default" with a medium hulk selected it will fix them.

LightWolf

You must have accidentally bumped something then.

LightWolf

What did you edit?

Also it's quite noticable if you use a flash missile or two.

LightWolf

Quick thing I noticed - in level 7, the medium hulk physics are broken. DLE sets things' mass to 0 if you edit anything on the physics tab, so any edits of that form should be done in another program like RBoTEdit.

LightWolf

Level 22 is not the hardest, but it does have a notable problem involving static shield boosts that can leave survival up to RNG. You'll find out soon enough.
Yes I know I'm a bit early, but wanted to mention while I'm thinking about it.

LightWolf

Gonna release another demo?

LightWolf

Another theory - one I find more likely - has to do with complications between LO and Descendent.

LightWolf

The reason they can't shoot into the start corridors is because the other side of those walls are solid (which was the point of the level btw).

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