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DXX-Retro
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DXX-Retro

A source port of Descent 1 and 2, focused on quality competitive play. Uncompromising commitment to original gameplay (except where the original sucked). Based on the Rebirth project.

3Distinct people
5Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
52GitHub stars
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What it is

A source port of Descent 1 and 2, focused on quality competitive play. Uncompromising commitment to original gameplay (except where the original sucked). Based on the Rebirth project.

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Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 10:49:33 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year5 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2014-06-26 05:39:42 UTC to 2018-12-30 01:52:14 UTC.

0122014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20142015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments20162017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2018

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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20142014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20152015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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People still play competitive multiplayer Descent I (D1) matches nearly every day. You can download the data files from GoG[0] for under $4. The binary you want is called DXX-Retro[1] which has the latest and greatest multiplayer tweaks and fixes for competitive Descent. Check out the Descent Champions Ladder[2] if you're interested in heads up 1v1 play. If multiplayer anarchy (like the glory days of Kali) is more your thing, check out the Descent Rangers[3], who play organized multiplayer games nearly every day. The best way to meet up with folks committed to playing multiplayer Descent is to hop on to the Rangers' mumble[4] server and start chatting. Descent Overload[5] is a modern, fun, updated version of Descent by some of the same creators, but the focus is not on multiplayer, and as a result the experience suffers somewhat. [0] http
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