Old game -
new soul
D2X-XL is an improved and modernized version of the classic 3D shooters Descent 1 and Descent 2. It allows you to play both games with a single program.
D2X-XL
Carefully crafted enhancements in every area of the game, while still preserving the gameplay of the originals.
Installation In-Game Commands FAQ Multiplayer How-to Modding All D2X-XL pagesDLE
The Descent 1 and 2 level editor, with many advanced editing functions.
Introduction General UI Lighting How-To Music How-To Version History Download DLELevels
My collection of hand picked single and multiplayer levels for Descent 1 and 2.
Single Player Multiplayer Architectural Level Spotlight 3rd Party Missions HintsWorklog
Notes on features and problems from the development of D2X-XL, newest first.
Featured levels
Hand picked single and multiplayer levels for Descent 1 and 2.
Sirius
Year Of The Tiger
Fantastic D2X-XL mission with impressive architecture!
Yokelassence
The Sphere
Stunning 4 level D2X-XL mission with awesome architecture and effects
DarkFlameWolf
Descent Vignettes
Beautiful 25+2 level Descent 1 mission featuring "Descent In A Nutshell"
DarkFlameWolf
The Enemy Within
A massive and awesome multi-author Descent 2 mission.
News
D2X-XL v2.1 and DLE for Linux are out! Download them.
- added support for VR headsets
- fixed a program freeze when firing the Omega cannon after playing for a while
- fixed bomb layers starting to shoot their guns under certain circumstances
- fixed radar being rendered 90 degrees rotated
- increased max. number of wall and object triggers to 1000 each and trigger targets to 50 for d2x-xl levels
- removed a circular light artifact appearing on open/ing doors
- optimized 3D cockpit rendering
- fixed: the updater tried to download the wrong executable
- fixed: The automap could show overly stretched out lines
- moving through the list of available secondary weapons goes the other way round now.
- savegames from older D2X-XL v2 versions weren't accepted anymore
- if need be D2X-XL will now automatically scale down lightmap resolution so that the system can handle it
D2X-XL v2.0.9 is out! Download it.
- improved robot ai