Existing users, 
The first time I started this version, I loaded up a D1 game I had going under 1.5.147. The controls were messed up and it kept on giving me "invalid polygon" errors.
After that, the game repeatedly hangs on the startup screen, the window being totally black, even after repeated fresh installs.
D2X-XL
OpenGL version of Descent 2.
Version: 1.14.60
Hangs on startup, black screen
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: the_reed_flute Wednesday, March 22 2006 @ 12:29 PM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: YES
Comments
Hangs on startup, black screen - the_reed_flute
I can't even do that, though: when I launch D2X-XL all I get is a stuck black window. No menus, no splash screen. The only thing I can do is force quit to get out.Thursday, March 23 2006 @ 07:36 PM PST
Hangs on startup, black screen - FourthWorld
The previous version was much more stable. This one throws the "Bad polygon error" whenever I fire, and after creating a new user it won't let me select "New Game".Is the previous build available?
Friday, March 24 2006 @ 09:07 AM PST
Hangs on startup, black screen - karx11erx
The previous build is not available, and am not able to fix this one for the Mac as I don't own a Mac, can't afford one, and the 700 or so Mac D2X-XL users do not care enough to donate a few bucks so that I could afford one and get this thing really going for OS X. So all you can do is install a compiler, get the source code, compile it, run it through a debugger and see what's going wrong. If half of you would donate 5 bucks (which probably wouldn't kill you) that would make 2.1K USD - enough for a new Mac - but well, it's your money, and it's just a dang old game. :PSaturday, March 25 2006 @ 01:33 AM PST
Hangs on startup, black screen - FourthWorld
I can certainly understand your position, but it may be a buit of a catch-22: folks are more likely to donate if it runs.Any chance of handing the code over to Mac developers?
Saturday, March 25 2006 @ 05:35 PM PST
Hangs on startup, black screen - karx11erx
I had a Mac developer do the Mac port, but he updates very infrequently, and wasn't able to fix some remaining issues (networking and new enhanced D2X-XL level format).Sunday, March 26 2006 @ 01:37 PM PST
Hangs on startup, black screen - FourthWorld
I managed to find the previous build so I'm back in the game.I also donated US$50 to the effort. It's moving in a good direction, and I'm happy to contribute to see it completed.
Thanks for all your hard work.
Friday, March 31 2006 @ 10:26 AM PST
Hangs on startup, black screen - karx11erx
Try to create a new player profile.Reply to This
Thursday, March 23 2006 @ 10:00 AM PST