D2_3DFX v1.02b has a known problem in which it will issue "Assertion Failures" at odd places in the game, resulting in you being kicked back out to DOS/Win95 without warning, and usually accompanied by a single-line error message. Please download v1.06b from the Patches Page to correct this problem. Note: Due to bugs in DOS4GW and in the original Descent2 code, the game may still crash, and it may leave your screen in an unusable state as a result.

D2_3DFX is the name given to the unofficial 3DFX-enhanced "patch" for Descent 2. It is not a patch so much as a replacement for the main Descent2.EXE. (Note: This does not mean you can just download the .EXE and play D2 for free.) This program gives you the ability to play Descent2 on your 3DFX-based video card or accelerator, taking advantage of its enhanced graphical capabilities and drastically improved speed and smoothness.

No. If a bad sector develops on a critical portion of the drive, you may not be notified of a hard drive failure. However, some or all of the data on the drive may be unreadable. If a bad sector develops in a critical area used by a file that is required to load the operating system, the system would be inoperative.

You must have the file DOS4GW.EXE in your Descent2 directory. The original release of Descent 2 had this file built-in, but the 3DFX release doesn't. Click on the link to download a copy of this file.

You may not have enough memory (either conventional or extended) to run the program. Free up some memory and try again. NOTE: To the best of my knowledge, the garbage messages were only present in old versions of D2_3DFX. v1.02b and up display these error messages correctly.

D2_3DFX requires what's called a "Glide driver". (Glide is 3DFX's Graphics Library, commonly referred to as an API, and is similar to OpenGL and Direct3D.) The file you need is GLIDE2X.OVL and is distributed as part of your 3D card's drivers. It should appear in your Windows directory. If necessary, copy this file from your Windows directory into your D2 directory. If you do not have the Windows Glide drivers installed, I recommend downloading and installing them.

You will receive this message if you are using the GLIDE2X.OVL for the Voodoo1 chipset and you do not have a Voodoo1 card. (This means that if you are using a Voodoo2, a Banshee, a Voodoo Rush or Voodoo3, or you don't have a 3DFX card at all, the Voodoo1 driver will not work at all.) Replace GLIDE2X.OVL with the correct version, which you should be able to find in your Windows directory.

You may have a version of a game that is not yet supported by the Troubleshooter. See Alternate Versions for more details. Or there may be a bug in the Troubleshooter. Either way you should contact me here. The game is probably not configured properly. See supported games for instructions on how to configure each game for use with the Troubleshooter. Make sure that the game is configured for keyboard input (see supported games), and that the Troubleshooter is enabled (see instructions).

The first step to installing D2_3DFX is to install Descent 2 itself and ensure that it has been patched to version 1.2. (If you're installing from D2: The Infinite Abyss or D2: The Definitive Collection, D2 will already be patched to v1.2.) D2_3DFX requires version 1.2, so if you need a patch, go to the Descent Network's Patches Page Once you've done that, download D2_3DFX v1.

If a player is doing badly, they may be tempted to leave the game in order to preserve their statistics. This is regarded as cheating. In order to stop this happening we have had to impose a small penalty for anyone who leaves during the middle of a game. You will be given approximately a score of 200 for the game and lose a small number of points. It is unfortunate that we have to impose this penalty, especially if you need to leave a game for legitimate circumstances.

I am currently still investigating the cause of this problem. A common cause, however, appears to be with owners of SoundBlaster AWE32 and AWE64 cards, as well as more recent cards like the SB Live and the SB PCI 128. The best solution so far appears to be to run your SETUP program and verify your soundcard's settings. I also recommend disabling the Music Card setting here - D2_3DFX seems to not be able to handle music cards properly, unlike its unaccelerated counterpart.

If you have a Voodoo2 card (or two cards linked via SLI), check your Windows driver setup to see if the option "Force Triple Buffering for Glide Apps" (or anything resembling that option) is enabled. If so, DISABLE this option and try it again. Leaving this option enabled may cause D2_3DFX to attempt to do something it's not able to do, and will either cause it to hang or crash.

F.S. 732.107 - Escheat: When a person leaving an estate dies without being survived by any person entitled to it, the property shall escheat to the State.

Sometimes, your Internet connection may be interrupted somehow. If this happens, simply connect back to the Internet and go back to the chat room. Unfortunately, when your chat session is interrupted, the chat box is erased and you will not be able to see the previous discussion. But you can always read the chat logs later by clicking on the "Chat Logs" link on the Course Menu.

It doesn't crash. The game just ends rather abruptly. There should be a screen that says "Game Over", but it tends not to display for more than a second.

DOOM v1.2 has a small bug which causes DOOM to crash on some systems, some of the time. People have reported that these crashes can be minimized by using an IRQ at 7 or less, and upgrading the GUS' on-board RAM to 1024k.

You are probably using a patched demo of the game that is missing some of the resource files from the full game. Download and install missingres.exe from http://www.downloads.hardwar.info/ . The "FixVhID: Error" has also been reported to occur during games played with full installation. It is known to corrupt save games somehow, but there is no known way to recover such save games.

You have killed too many police enforcers - at least 80, although the precise number seems to vary. You could reload and see What is an enforcer and how do I get rid of one? above; or just enjoy the 'glory' of having destroyed the police.

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