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9Pilots Manualhow you like it. If you are an adventurous technical person, you can configure the options individually as listed below.Terrain Detail C

Powerup Halos Turns on and off the light halos around powerups. If you don't like the look of these, you can turn them offwith this option.Scorc

GENERAL SETTINGS MENUTerrain Sets how much your ship tries to level itself while youAuto-leveling fly around outdoors.Mine Auto-leveling Sets how muc

HUD CUSTOMIZATION MENUThis menu allows you to customize your HUD ("Heads-Up Display")Configuration. You can set each option to "Graphic

CONFIG MENUThe Keyboard Customization menu and the Joystick and MouseCustomization menu are virtually identical. You use these menus to changeyour key

These are the functions on the Keyboard Configuration menu:Fire Primary Fire your primary weapon. (You start with lasers.)Fire Secondary Fire your se

Headlight Turn on your ships’ headlight to light up the area ahead of you. There are two headlights you can configure; one may slow down your frame ra

16Descent™3WEAPON SELECTION PRECEDENCE MENUThis menu lets you configure how your ship switches between weapons when(a) you hit the "Cycle Primary

17Pilots ManualPILOTS MENUYou can define several different pilots in Descent 3. This allows multiplepeople to play the same copy of the game while mai

MULTIPLAYER MENUSee the Multiplayer section later in this manual for all information on themultiplayer menu options, and on how to play a game in gene

1Pilots ManualTABLE OF CONTENTSGetting Started………………………………………………...Basic Controls………………………………………………...Descent 3 MenusMain Menu……

19Pilots ManualPILOTING YOUR CRAFTThis flight manual will provide you with the basic information to get you upand running and familiarize yourself wit

20Descent™3CONTROLS AND FEATURESWhile playing the game, press F2 then click on "Customize Keyboard" tocustomize your keyboard and joystick c

21Pilots ManualWEAPON SELECTIONPRIMARYKEY WEAPON 1 WEAPON 21 Laser Super Laser2 Vauss Cannon Mass Driver3 Napalm Cannon Microwave Cannon4 Plasma Canno

22Descent™3PAYLOAD AND SUPPLIESPRIMARY WEAPONS:Laser Cannon:Standard issue for the modern zero-gravity fighter jock, your Laser Cannons are always the

EMD Gun:Harness the arcing electro-magnetic energy of the sizzling new EMD Gun. Watch as your enemies dive and roll from the sudden strike of this sup

SECONDARY WEAPONS:Concussion Missile:A devoted comrade in any firefight, the ConcussionMissile hurls a high-explosive warhead into the enemy positions

Napalm Rocket:The power of the Napalm Cannon, in a convenient disposable self-propelled package--the Napalm Rocket adds a fiery new strategy element t

COUNTERMEASURES:Gunboy:Crude, but effective--the Gunboy acts as a portablelaser turret, to give you extra fire support when the going gets tough. Drop

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT:Energy:This will give your ship energy, up to 200 units max. Energy Centers can deliver recharges up to 100 units.Shield:Gives your

28Descent™3Quad Laser:Modifies your lasers to fire four shots at once instead of the standard two.Rapid Fire:Allows all energy weapons to fire at a qu

2Descent™3The Descent Universe Doors……………………………………...Switches…………………………………...Glass……………

29Pilots ManualGUIDE-BOTOriginally designed as an individual scout found within each PTMC mine andfacilities, we’ve now developed a smaller version th

30Descent™3Find Powerup Locates a Powerup.Find Energy Locates an Energy Center or an Energy Powerup.Find Robot Locates the closest Robot.Find Thief Lo

31Pilots ManualGUIDE-BOT SUPPLIESAs we develop them we will be deploying numerous Guide-Bot supplies thatcan be used to help out on your missions. The

32Descent™3TELCOM SYSTEMYour Pyro-GL is equipped with an on-board computer called TelCom. Toaccess the TelCom, press Shift + Tab. From within this dev

33Pilots ManualTHE DESCENT UNIVERSEDoorsThere are a wide variety of doors that you will encounter throughout thefacilities. Most can be opened by eith

34Descent™3CratesCrates are often found throughout the facility. Destroying them willsometimes reveal hidden supplies.Frag CratesLook out for these gu

35Pilots ManualSTARTING A MULTIPLAYER GAMEAfter you click "Multiplayer" from the main menu, a dialog presents you withseveral options for ho

To chat before you begin a game, double-click the name of one of the chatrooms at the top of the PXO window. A dialog box will appear letting youknow

37Pilots ManualIf you want to host a game -- that is, your modem will be set to answerthe phone when a friend calls -- click "Answer/Host Game&qu

38Descent™3Troubleshooting: DirectX 6.1 is required for direct serial games; we useDirectPlay for serial games. If the error "Unable to connect.&

3Pilots ManualGETTING STARTED1. Start Windows® 95, 98 or NT.2. Insert Disc 1 of Descent™ 3, into your CD ROM drive.3. When the setup program begins, f

39Pilots ManualTo start a TCP/IP game, click "Start A New Game", then see "Starting A NewGame", below.Troubleshooting: Run NETTEST

Hyper-AnarchySimilar to anarchy, but a single hyperorb spawns randomly throughout thelevel. Players who acquire the hyperorb will receive bonus points

41Pilots Manualcenters while repair centers will regenerate shields in a similar fashion. Virusproducers create virus powerups that must be collected

42Descent™3people join the game with lesser bandwidth requirements for each client. If you ever have problems with games becoming extremely lagged a

43Pilots ManualAfter the game has been started, the server will display the Waiting ForPlayers screen. In non-team games, this will list all the play

44Descent™3nose up. You can get some good speed and dodge homers more effectivelyusing this technique. It takes practice and can be rough on your hand

Miscellaneous TacticsBreaking off the attack when you have a tough opponent, then quicklydoubling back for a Fast little surprise. Works for me. – Bam

46Descent™3Watch your opponents for patterns in their flight paths. Learn to predictwhere they're going before the get there, and greet them with

47Pilots ManualDESCRIPTION OF ITEMS IN ON-SCREEN MENUPress the F6 key during a multiplayer game to access this menu1) Anarchy (appears in anarchy game

48Descent™3E) End LevelThis command will end the level that is currently playing, and will send the game to the post-level results screen. To end the

BASIC CONTROLSHere is a list of the default basic controls for piloting your ship. Some ofthese controls can be reassigned in the option menu under co

3.) Allow Team ChangingThis command enables/disables allow players to change teams. If this option is off then the teams are essentially locked (until

50Descent™35) HUD Name LevelThis command determines whether player names are visible on your HUD. Note that these settings are subject to the limitati

51Pilots Manualnumber, network address, ship they are using and total time in game. After you are done using the information displayed, simply select

52Descent™3MULTIPLAYER CONTROL COMMANDSHere is a list of commands you can give to Descent 3 both to your copy ofthe game and to the server -- while pl

53Pilots Manual$ban[Server Only]Bans a player from the game.Usage: "$ban <pnum>"$banlist[Dedicated Server Only]Lists the players banne

54Descent™3$netgameinfoDisplays netgameinfo$observerIf you pass 'on', it puts you into observer mode, else it will return you backto normal

55Pilots Manual$setgoallimit[Server Only]Changes the goal limit for the level.Usage: "$setgoallimit <points>"$setmaxplayers[Server Onl

56Descent™3OTHER MULTIPLAYER FEATURES Stats DisplayPressing F7 while in a multiplayer game will display statistics on the current game, including kil

57Pilots ManualRUNNING A DEDICATED SERVERIf you are lucky enough to have a spare computer on your network thatnobody uses, put it to good work! Set i

Permissible <num> - If set to 1, the dedicated server uses the permissible client server network architecture described in the Multiplayer Optio

THE MAIN MENUNew Game Start a new single-player game or play from a previously reached level.Load Game Resume a previously saved game. Saved games ar

59Pilots ManualThere is an example server config file included with the game.Its filename is "dedicated.cfg" and it can be found in the same

60Descent™3GAMESPY™ SUPPORTDescent 3 supports GameSpy server queries. This means that you canconfigure your server (dedicated or or non-dedicated) to

61Pilots ManualDESCENT™ 3 DEVELOPED BYOUTRAGE ENTERTAINMENTProject DirectionMatt ToschlogProductionCraig DerrickArt & DesignSean Lynn, LeadMark Di

62Descent™3& Sim DietrichHoward Jacob & Eddie BanksNora BelavicClavia Musical InstrumentsArmadillo EnterprisesChris MouliosTJ MartinJonathan H

63Pilots ManualPublic RelationsLisa BucekTraffic ManagerSherry LaVertuManual Design and LayoutSandie MinguezAUDIO FOR CINEMATICSSupervising Sound Desi

64Descent™3SPECIAL THANKSKendra NamekawaValerie JonesBamaKoolBearSolidairMasterDescentEyeRateEagleMad10mserpent7Dr PayneKumanSupTetradMerlinCajunAceSo

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OPTIONS MENU (After you choose ‘Options’ from the Main Menu)Video Change video options, such as resolution, brightness etc.Details Adjust graphics qua

7Pilots ManualVIDEO MENUResolution Lets you switch between 512x384, 640x480, 800x600, 960x720, 1024x768, 1280x960 and 1600x1200 resolution. Bilinea

8Descent™3flickering effects on the screen, try turning it on and see if you prefer the look.Adjust Sets the brightness level using your 3D video Brig