D2X update

[Diedel]

3 fixes:

• loading old player files will not result in D2X-W32 crashing anymore
• same for old demo files
• work around for problem with special ham files containing more than 179 polygon models. Maybe some models aren't displayed or robots aren't spawned with this work around, but D2X-W32 should now run levels using such ham files, like Dr. Moreau's Vertigo Labs 2.

Find the new program on my Descent web site (see my profile for links).

[DCrazy]

Moving this to Descent Old Skool (we finally have a forum for this now).

[Duper]

the sound is a bit fubar. It crackles a lot and skips. I used the current sound DLL but it doesn't help.

still using the d2x_gl.exe

It doesn't have the texture smoothing, but the sound is fine.

SYSTEM:
mobo:....Shuttle AK32A (VIA KT266A, VT8366A/VT8233)
CPU:.....Athlon 1800+
VID:......ATI Radeon 8500 64 meg
RAM:.....512meg Mushkin DDR 2100 cas 2.5
Sound:...SB Live! 5.1 (sb0100)
OS:.......XP PRO
HD:.......Maxtor 7200 60 Gig (Quantum drive)
IE 6
Dx 9.0b

[Tyranny]

Last time I used your D2x Diedel, I was getting graphical errors in the menu, such as text not showing up. Ended up switching back to the last release of the regular D2x.

Vid Specs:
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200
DX9c

[Diedel]

@Tyr:

Yeah, I know (sigh). It has something to do with depth buffer information for menu text and background (have the same depth info, hence it depends on the driver which to draw over the other and thus erase it). It's pretty annoying, and I will try to fix this soon.

The coding style of Descent 2/D2X makes my hair rise. Pretty hard to get through.

@Duper:

Sound handling is entirely up to the SDL (a freeware standard library driving graphics, sound, etc.). I wouldn't know what to fix there.