Descent II

About

This is Parallax Software's original 1999 source code release for Descent II (version 1.2), made available for non-commercial use. Most of the code is included, but portions covered by third-party copyright — mainly low-level sound, modem, and movie code — were removed before release, so the package does not compile as-is and produces missing-file errors when building.

History

The source was released on December 14, 1999 by Parallax Software, accompanied by a message from Matt Toschlog (Outrage Entertainment) and Mike Kulas (Volition, Inc.), following an earlier release of the original Descent source code.

Known issues & limitations

• compatibility: Code does not currently compile as-is; some code was removed during release, resulting in missing file errors.

Licensing & legal

• The release is licensed royalty-free for non-commercial use only; commercial or revenue-bearing use is explicitly prohibited.