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Descent IV
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Descent IV: Invasion

"You're going down.........for the last time."

Website http://www.descent4.net
Developer Originally, Midnight Squadron Design Studios; changed to Orbital Design Studios.
Publisher N/A.
Project Info Planned fan-made sequel to Descent 3. Halted due to copyright issues. Planned features included:

  • Originally planned as a total conversion of Red Faction, then Descent 3. Now utilizing the Crystal Space engine.
  • Single- and multiplayer.
  • "'Pure' Descent, a combination of the best of Descent 1, 2 & 3."
  • Full sequel to Descent 3.
  • "Combined SP and MP demo will be released for a possible public BETA."
  • "Custom Descent-style mines,space stations, starships, ane open space arenas."
  • Six new ships: Pyro GX, Pyro SE, Pyro NX (tentative), Gravix, Tigg-SB and Aggressor Prime.
  • "All weapons from D1/2/3 except for the Blackshark, EMD and D3's Omega Cannon (using D2's Omega). New weapons currently included but may or may not exist in the final game are: Phase Missiles, Havoc rockets, EMP Cannon, and the Pin Gun (Think MIB)."
  • "Special weapon loadouts for each ship. Over 30 weapons in the game, but a maximum of 20 on any ship. (10 primary, 10 secondary + countermeasures)"
  • "A corrected level-to-ship perspective."
  • Powerups will include blue/yellow/red keys, ammo rack and full map.
  • Robots from Descent 1, 2 and 3 (D3 robots rescaled).
  • "Planned ports to PowerMAC, Linux (with other *nix flavors a possibility) and of course Win9x-XP."
  • "Both in-game and prerendered cutscenes useing both scripting and a new movie format."
  • Thirty Single Player levels with a wide array of Multiplayer levels to support the many gameplay modes nativly supported by Descent IV."
  • "No Glide support" (not supported by Crystal Space engine).
  • D4Edit level editor and Descent 3 to Descent IV level converter.
  • "Extreme modability."
  • "Custom soundtracks by Audiocat, Spydre and Copperhand."
  • "Multiplayer modes such as:
    • Domination
    • Assault
    • Instareap
    • Defend and Destroy
    • Capture and Hold
    • CTF
    • Anarchy
    • Hyper-Anarchy
    • Monsterball
    • Cooperative"
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