Descent 2 (Rebirth) 

OS X (Intel & PowerPC) & Windows Compatible 

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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None: just copy the folder and run the file. 

*****FOR MAC: *****

Run the ‘D2X Rebirth’ application that’s in the Descent 2 folder. Copy the ‘Descent 2’ folder to wherever you want to run it (recommend Applications folder). If you copy it to your Applications folder, it’ll show the D2X Rebirth in Launchpad (assuming you’re on 10.7 or higher). 

*****FOR PC: ***** 

Run the ‘d2x-rebirth-gl.exe’ application. Copy the Descent 2 folder to wherever you want to run it. 

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MAX GRAPHICS SETTINGS
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From what I can see, the sky’s the limit. I’ve had it running at native 17” MBP & even Retina MBP resolutions on Mac without any issues. Make sure you pop up the other render settings as well for best graphics performance. Please mention here any incompatibilities for other people’s reference. 

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ISSUES/BUGS/INCOMPATIBILITES
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Only issue I ran into when testing it on a multiplayer/singleplayer was that the mouse settings for the 17” MacBook Pro I used were completely screwed up. Built-in trackpad & external mouse just didn’t want to work as it should, and it was uncontrollable. Had to use keyboard controls instead. 

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Considering this baby just needed a Pentium to run in ’96, I can’t imagine there are any problems with running it on an older system. Just for your reference however, it’s been tested on both Macs & PCs.  

Windows 7 Ultimate on: 

-	15” 2012 Retina MBP (BootCamp) 
-	17” Early 2011 MBP (BootCamp)
-	Also on a few PCs at my workplace. ;)  

OS X Native, tested on: 

-	2005 PowerBook G4 1.67GHz 15” (OS X 10.5 Leopard)
-	15” 2006 Core Duo MacBook Pro 15” (OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard)
-	13” 2007 MacBook Black (OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard)
-	15” 2012 Retina MBP (OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion)
-	17” Early 2011 MBP (OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion) 

Works like a dream other than the mouse not working completely correctly on the 17” MBP. Not sure why. Works fine on PPC & Intel.

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ONLINE PLAY INSTRUCTIONS
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Very simple to do. All you need to make sure is that you have a port forwarded for your computer (recommend port 42424 as D2 uses this by default). When you’ve forwarded the port, select ‘Host Game’ in Multiplayer. Obviously make it visible to everybody if you want anyone to join.

If you want to use a different port to forward, go to ‘Advanced Options’ at the bottom of the ‘Host Game’ option before you start the game, and change the port number. Please be aware though that it will ALWAYS default back to 42424 when you start a new game. 

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LAN PLAY INSTRUCTIONS
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There don’t seem to be any – sorry! Just use Online Play instead.