Descent / Descent II — dxx-redux
Release availableDXX-Redux ports Descent 1/2 from DXX-Retro. Visual Studio/vcpkg and MSYS2/Linux builds have separate instructions; each game still needs its corresponding original data.
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Descent / Descent II
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DXX-Redux ports Descent 1/2 from DXX-Retro. Visual Studio/vcpkg and MSYS2/Linux builds have separate instructions; each game still needs its corresponding original data.
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| Project / repository | Project type | Development stage | Documented target systems | Source review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descent / Descent II — dxx-reduxdxx-redux/dxx-redux | Source port | Release available | Windows, Linux | Bibliographic checks complete |
| Descent / Descent II — dxx-rebirthdxx-rebirth/dxx-rebirth | Source port | In development | Windows, Linux, macOS | Bibliographic checks complete |
| Descent / Descent II — DXX-RetroCDarrow/DXX-Retro | Source port | Release available | Not documented | Bibliographic checks complete |
| Descent / Descent II — DXX-3DSRossMeikleham/DXX-3DS | Source port | In development | Other | Bibliographic checks complete |
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Descent / Descent II — dxx-rebirth
In developmentDXX-Rebirth continues the D1X/D2X Descent ports. INSTALL.markdown documents setup; Descent and Descent II require separate original data sets.
Windows · Linux · macOS
Descent / Descent II — DXX-Retro
Release availableDXX Retro is a Descent 1/2 source-port variant with separate version tracks. Supply each game data set and consult its build instructions; experimental D1 versions do not imply equivalent D2 features.
Not documented
Descent / Descent II — DXX-3DS
In developmentDXX 3DS ports Descent I/II from DXX-Switch/Retro. Build the 3DSX with ctru dependencies; the README explicitly reports unresolved CIA stack-size problems.
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