Bug 20869 - dxx-rebirth, source port of the Descent and Descent 2 engines
Summary: dxx-rebirth, source port of the Descent and Descent 2 engines
Status: REOPENED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New RPM package request (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: All Linux
Priority: Normal enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Rémi Verschelde
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URL: http://www.dxx-rebirth.com/
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Reported: 2017-05-16 10:18 CEST by Zombie Ryushu
Modified: 2017-05-16 13:14 CEST (History)
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Description Zombie Ryushu 2017-05-16 10:18:55 CEST 
DXX-Rebirth is a Source Port of the Descent and Descent 2 Engines for Windows, Mac OS, Linux (most *NIX systems), offering OpenGL graphics and effects, advanced Multiplayer, many improvements and new features.

Descent and Descent 2 are pretty old games so you usually run into problems running it on more recent Hardware and Operating Systems. DXX-Rebirth will also take care about this for you.
Zombie Ryushu 2017-05-16 10:19:49 CEST

Component: RPM Packages => New RPM package request

Rémi Verschelde 2017-05-16 10:21:15 CEST

Summary: [Package Request] d2x-rebirth => dxx-rebirth, source port of the Descent and Descent 2 engines

Comment 1 Rémi Verschelde 2017-05-16 10:21:34 CEST 
Does this request supersede bug 2314?
Comment 2 Zombie Ryushu 2017-05-16 10:38:53 CEST 
Mark it as a duplicate. I didn't realize I had made this such a long time ago. This can be imported from Rosa.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2314 ***

Resolution: (none) => DUPLICATE
Status: NEW => RESOLVED

Comment 3 Rémi Verschelde 2017-05-16 11:01:32 CEST 
Well it doesn't appear to be the same URL. Which one should be packaged?
Comment 4 Zombie Ryushu 2017-05-16 11:57:34 CEST 
D2X-XL and DXX-Rebirth are two different Packages with two different Purposes. (Like the difference between PrBoom and  Zandronum)

DXX-Rebirth is a straight port and upgrade of Descent 1, and 2 for DOS. It can play External levels, such as the vertigo expansion, but it does not offer any new features over D1 and D2.

D2X-XL is an enhanced version that can play D1, D2 and Vertigo, but has its own, original enhanced Engine, to far exceed the original Design scope of D1 and D2, scripting support for larger, more complex levels, custom weapons and enemies, and special effects
Comment 5 Rémi Verschelde 2017-05-16 11:59:02 CEST 
So it's not a duplicate then? Should both of them be packaged?
Comment 6 Zombie Ryushu 2017-05-16 11:59:58 CEST 
D2X-XL is known for being somewhat less stable on Linux, requiring a working configuration file to be present for the game to start.
Comment 7 Zombie Ryushu 2017-05-16 12:08:51 CEST 
Yes, they should. Both of them are two different packages that fill two different needs. 

If you were to play Descent 1 under DXX Rebirth, you'd get exactly what you'd see on the DOS Version with the added benefit of OpenGL and SDL.


If you were to play Descent 1 under D2X-XL. You'd see Colored light Trails, Particle effects, and explosion effects. Guide Bots would spawn and the enemies would grow far more aggressive and intelligent.
Comment 8 Rémi Verschelde 2017-05-16 12:10:46 CEST 
So not a duplicate :)

Status: RESOLVED => REOPENED
Resolution: DUPLICATE => (none)

Rémi Verschelde 2017-05-16 12:10:54 CEST

See Also: (none) => https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2314

Comment 9 Zombie Ryushu 2017-05-16 12:15:33 CEST 
Alright then.
Rémi Verschelde 2017-05-16 13:14:15 CEST

Assignee: bugsquad => rverschelde
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