GameOrDie007/Descent-1-and-2-VR v1.2.1

v1.2.1 - Crash Fix and Game Tome

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Descent and Descent 2 in your VR headset, from your own copy of the games: on PC VR, and standalone on a Meta Quest 3 or a Steam Frame.

Watch the install and gameplay video: https://youtu.be/JQkiFOKlkl4

New in 1.2.1

• Fixed: Descent 2 could close suddenly on the first level, around the Guide-Bot. Descent 1 had the same weak spot and is fixed too
• The book in your hand is now called the Game Tome, in VR Options and everywhere else. It still holds the game's own manual, our pages on playing in VR, and your notes

Everything from 1.2 is here: World size, Head steering, Motion flying, the FPV stick layout, aim with your head, remappable grips and the Home recenter key. Your pilots, saves, settings and notes carry over.

Install on PC

New here? Download Descent 1 and 2 VR Installer.exe below, double-click it and press INSTALL. (Windows may say it protected your PC: choose More info, then Run anyway. The installer is not code-signed.) Already playing? The installer shows UPDATE; your pilots, saves and settings stay.

By hand:

1. Download Descent-1-and-2-VR-1.2.1-PCVR.zip below and unzip it anywhere.
2. Double-click Setup.bat. It finds your games by itself (every Steam library, GOG, a disc install, or a folder you drag onto it) and adds a VR folder inside each game's folder, desktop shortcuts, and if you want, entries in your Steam and SteamVR library. Already playing? Run the new Setup; your pilots, saves and settings stay.
3. Start Virtual Desktop or SteamVR, put the headset on, and start Descent VR or Descent 2 VR.

You need Descent and/or Descent 2 for PC (Steam, GOG or disc), a PC VR headset with an OpenXR runtime (Virtual Desktop or SteamVR), and Windows 10 or 11. Nothing from the games is copied or changed. Uninstall.bat removes everything and keeps your pilots, saved games and notes; Collect logs.bat gathers the logs into one zip if you need help.

Install on Meta Quest 3

Easiest: turn on Developer mode (step 1 below), plug the headset in, open Descent 1 and 2 VR Installer.exe, pick QUEST 3 and press INSTALL ON QUEST. By hand:

1. Turn on Developer mode once, in the Meta Horizon app on your phone (the Quest download's README walks through it).
2. Download Descent-1-and-2-VR-1.2.1-Quest.zip below and unzip it on the PC that has your games.
3. Plug the headset into the PC with a USB-C cable and double-click Setup.bat. Put the headset on when it asks and allow USB debugging.
4. On the headset: Library, Unknown Sources, Descent 1 & 2 VR.

Setup installs the app, copies your game files to the headset and makes each game's Game Tome on your PC. Run it again after an update; it copies only what changed and keeps your pilots, saves and notes (with a copy on the PC).

Install on Steam Frame (standalone)

Easiest: with Developer Mode on and Lepton Development running on the Frame (steps 1 and 2 below), open the installer, pick STEAM FRAME, type the Frame's name and press INSTALL; PRESS START starts the game. By hand:

The Quest download runs on the Frame too, under Lepton (the Frame's Android layer), installed over Wi-Fi:

1. On the Frame, once: turn on Developer Mode and set a user password (Settings, Developer), and note its name (Settings, System, Hostname).
2. Start Lepton Development from the Frame's library.
3. On the PC, unzip Descent-1-and-2-VR-1.2.1-Quest.zip and double-click Setup Steam Frame.bat; type the Frame's name.
4. Start it with Start on Steam Frame.bat.

It runs at 72 Hz, the Frame's rate for standalone games.

Descent and Descent 2 are by Parallax Software. The engine is DXX-Redux, from DXX-Retro, DXX-Rebirth and D1X/D2X; its source with our changes is in this repository, under the Parallax and D1X-Rebirth licenses (non-commercial). Game Or Die's own files (the VR library, the game picker, the Game Tome's book, the splash, the installers) are all rights reserved: see LICENSE-GameOrDie.txt.

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SHA-256 of Descent-1-and-2-VR-1.2.1-PCVR.zip: 2BD61774E816E334748F094F96971E8517B268EF857FEC2063FB433094A9A58D
SHA-256 of Descent-1-and-2-VR-1.2.1-Quest.zip: 9E6A3EEA2508219A1A500EB7943174A9408E1BF437EC39E02848B34E84F60408