D2X-XL - 1.14.60

I'm not affiliated with the programmers who've been doing all the great work on D2X, but I am a fan. I've donated $50 to the project to help offset their costs, but it's not nearly enough to put a Mac in the developer's hands so he can continue working on the Mac version.

Right now D2X is stalled at v 1.13.84 for OS X. While work continues on Win and Linux, without a Mac the developer is unable to fix a few critical bugs in this otherwise-excellent game.

If you enjoy Descent please consider making a donation to the product. It doesn't have to be as big as mine, but a few bucks here and there from enough people can help him move the Mac version forward again, keeping us all happily playing D2X for years to come.

Donation links are available at the developer's site.

Be very careful running this if you hold your Macbook on your lap(probably not recommended anyway). My cpu temp jumped to 86C and total meltdown is not far from that. If I didn't have temperature montior running I never would have known how hot it was getting. This app is a must btw for C2D Macbook owners http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.html

Even though the graphics are very primitive this game is a real Cpu torture tester so be careful.

I finally got D2X-XL working on my Mac Powerbook G4! It's my all-time favorite game! I'm currently using D2X-XL version 1.11.39 and is successfully able to play both Descent 1 and Descent 2 while running Mac OS 10.4.10. Although some users prefer a keyboard, I prefer only a flightstick, and I can't live without it. With Descent 1 and Descent 2, I'm currently using a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro USB joystick, which works natively with Descent when running D2X-XL. However, figuring out a way to get a USB joystick to work with Descent 3 on my Powerbook G4 was indeed a problem. Because Descent 3 runs only in Classic mode, it doesn't recognize most USB joysticks (although the keyboard and mouse will still work). Therefore I searched long and hard until I finally found a solution. That solution is you need to buy a $20 shareware program called "USB Overdrive". USB Overdrive is a simple keyboard emulation software program that allows you to remap the buttons and controls on your USB joystick to the keys on your keyboard. Although I tried other emulation software programs, this was the only one that worked. Once you've remapped your joystick controls to match the keys on your keyboard, your joystick will work! I am now a happy camper! I'm now playing Descent 1, Descent 2, and Descent 3 on my Mac Powerbook - and with a USB flightstick! Yippee! Pass the word!

BUT, I'd really like a pref setting to make sure it ALWAYS runs in full screen. The only way to get full screen seems to be to enter gameplay first, then hit OPT-ENTER.

Kudos to the developer. Mac version is great. I play both the Windows and Mac versions (both on PPC and Intel), and frankly can't tell the difference once I start play. I appreciate the developer's continued support and desire to keep fixing issues. That this port of an old DOS program now runs as a Universal Mac app on both PPC and Intel just tickles me. Also love the fact that even the cheat codes still work! :)