Posted January 01, 2016
A_Future_Pilot
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Rixasha
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Posted January 01, 2016
Descent 3 was already ported to Linux by Loki Entertainment Software back in 2000. It was even being sold in boxed editions, I have one.
The old Loki ports are very complicated to get running today though, and are in part inferior to the Windows versions (cutscenes re-encoded to mpeg, not all of them multiplay with windows clients, that sort of thing). It's often easier and better to just run the windows version on Wine.
The old Loki ports are very complicated to get running today though, and are in part inferior to the Windows versions (cutscenes re-encoded to mpeg, not all of them multiplay with windows clients, that sort of thing). It's often easier and better to just run the windows version on Wine.
sanscript
Choose τ over π
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Posted January 01, 2016
This doesn't bode well for Interplay. Having the right to license out the name but not having the copyright itself to d1/d2 means they would cash in on Descendents Studios, and "hopefully" forget about Parallax Software. Really dirty to just try to scuff it under the rug! Lack of will or money?
Heck, all this fragmented software "rights" is giving me a headache, should have been cleaned up a long time ago, However, I do understand why a company goes into a business agreement on distribution and such in the first place.
All I can say is good luck - I hope the games will return soon. You guys @ Parallax Studios made a franchise that I personally will always love!
Heck, all this fragmented software "rights" is giving me a headache, should have been cleaned up a long time ago, However, I do understand why a company goes into a business agreement on distribution and such in the first place.
All I can say is good luck - I hope the games will return soon. You guys @ Parallax Studios made a franchise that I personally will always love!
Hiron1968
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Posted January 01, 2016
sanscript: This doesn't bode well for Interplay. Having the right to license out the name but not having the copyright itself to d1/d2 means they would cash in on Descendents Studios, and "hopefully" forget about Parallax Software. Really dirty to just try to scuff it under the rug! Lack of will or money?
Heck, all this fragmented software "rights" is giving me a headache, should have been cleaned up a long time ago, However, I do understand why a company goes into a business agreement on distribution and such in the first place.
All I can say is good luck - I hope the games will return soon. You guys @ Parallax Studios made a franchise that I personally will always love!
though for interplay to sell descent 1 2 3 means parallax would have had to approve the reappearanceHeck, all this fragmented software "rights" is giving me a headache, should have been cleaned up a long time ago, However, I do understand why a company goes into a business agreement on distribution and such in the first place.
All I can say is good luck - I hope the games will return soon. You guys @ Parallax Studios made a franchise that I personally will always love!
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Zeether
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Posted January 02, 2016
I'm glad I bought all three games when I could. Hopefully the proceedings don't go awry and they'll be back.
sanscript
Choose τ over π
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Posted January 02, 2016
sanscript: This doesn't bode well for Interplay. Having the right to license out the name but not having the copyright itself to d1/d2 means they would cash in on Descendents Studios, and "hopefully" forget about Parallax Software. Really dirty to just try to scuff it under the rug! Lack of will or money?
Heck, all this fragmented software "rights" is giving me a headache, should have been cleaned up a long time ago, However, I do understand why a company goes into a business agreement on distribution and such in the first place.
All I can say is good luck - I hope the games will return soon. You guys @ Parallax Studios made a franchise that I personally will always love!
smrtgi19: though for interplay to sell descent 1 2 3 means parallax would have had to approve the reappearance Heck, all this fragmented software "rights" is giving me a headache, should have been cleaned up a long time ago, However, I do understand why a company goes into a business agreement on distribution and such in the first place.
All I can say is good luck - I hope the games will return soon. You guys @ Parallax Studios made a franchise that I personally will always love!
Either way,this only shows Interplay in a bad light. It will be interesting to know what they both will do now.
Post edited January 02, 2016 by sanscript
mobutu
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Hiron1968
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Posted January 02, 2016
I think PS has balls, this comes right after interplay lost the battle with bethesday and on a similar note 3d realms with gearbox... after lost lawsuits interplay may be forced into retirement (bankruptcy)
jv_calderon
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Posted January 02, 2016
Oh well. GOG has done a good job recovering games so far, so I'm not too worried.
WingmanDU
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Posted January 03, 2016
Regarding Descent Underground.
DU has licensed the trademark/name but do not have the rights to the old assets. As cool as it would be to have those, they are actually pretty old - and outside of nostalgia it is better they create an all new Descent as you can't copyright game play.
And if Interplay pulled their support of DU, Descendent Studios would still carry on as they own the IP outright
DU has licensed the trademark/name but do not have the rights to the old assets. As cool as it would be to have those, they are actually pretty old - and outside of nostalgia it is better they create an all new Descent as you can't copyright game play.
And if Interplay pulled their support of DU, Descendent Studios would still carry on as they own the IP outright
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Zeether
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Posted January 04, 2016
Zeether: I'm glad I bought all three games when I could. Hopefully the proceedings don't go awry and they'll be back.
Sslaxx: Good luck with that, this being Interplay and all. Interplay barely seems to do anything besides being an IP mill now anyway. The most I've seen from them game wise is mobile phone stuff.
Post edited January 04, 2016 by Zeether
Hiron1968
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Posted January 04, 2016
Zeether: If they're going to be scumbags about it, they're probably going to court, and I don't see them winning if they skimped on royalties they promised Parallax. If things don't work out then I bet Night Dive will step in.
Interplay barely seems to do anything besides being an IP mill now anyway. The most I've seen from them game wise is mobile phone stuff.
heh titus i mean interplay should have kept its money instead of funding interplay, maybe titus would still be alive while interplay goneInterplay barely seems to do anything besides being an IP mill now anyway. The most I've seen from them game wise is mobile phone stuff.