Descent 3 Demo

Here's a brand new playable demo of Descent 3, the action shooter developed by Outrage Entertainment and set to be published by Interplay in May .

As with the original, pioneering Descent shareware game, your objective is simple but your mission difficult--navigate through the 3D world in your combat ship avoiding the numerous robot enemies. We recommend a joystick but the game can be played with a gamepad or the keyboard.

You may recall that a Descent 3 demo was released a while ago, but this updated version shows how far the game has progressed since then.

The developers note: "Descent 3 Demo 2 is a one-level demo of Descent 3 that we've created to give everyone a taste of all the great stuff we've done since we released the original Descent 3 Demo last year."

This demo will also let you play multiplayer games against other people who download this particular demo. A matchmaking service provided by Outrage should making finding other people to play against a snap.

Features:

• From the innovative 360-degree 3D technology to a new control system, gamers face a new challenge as they attempt to conquer a new way to play first-person action games.
• True physics modeling includes better collision detection, secondary physical effects, and varying degrees of gravity per world.
• Every creature has personality that will get under your skin, and its AI is tailored to its unique environment.
• In-depth, environmentally diverse levels with multiple objectives for each mission.
• An all-new, dual-environmental engine allows seamless, real-time transitions between detailed internal and external environments.
• New, real-time lighting model capable of colored, volumetric, and specular lighting effects which graphically enhance the experience.
• Fly New ships, complete with their own unique performance characteristics, graphical appearances, and abilities.
• New weapons including a napalm cannon (a flame thrower device used to incinerate an opponent).
• Create, play through, and trade your own custom levels/missions with the new Descent III mission builder.
• Multiplayer support over LAN, modem, or TCP/IP.

PATCHES	size	date
v1.0 installation fix	1.2MB	Jul 16, 03
v1.4 patch	2MB	May 31, 00
v1.1.1 demo patch	1.1MB	May 31, 00