aagallag / DXX-Switch

A Nintendo Switch source port of Descent.

DXX Switch

A Nintendo Switch port of Descent I & Descent II. This is a fork of DXX-Retro, which is a fork of DXX-Rebirth, which is a fork of the original engine source code created by Parallax Software Corporation.

Install instructions

D1X Switch

• Create a folder on your sdcard, such as /switch/d1x-switch/.
• Copy d1x-switch.nro and descent.cfg to this directory. Download the latest release here.
• Copy descent.hog and descent.pig to the same directory. These files are included with a purchase of the game. Tested with Descent I from Steam.

D2X Switch

• Create a folder on your sdcard, such as /switch/d2x-switch/.
• Copy d2x-switch.nro and descent.cfg to this directory. Download the latest release here.
• Copy descent2.ham, descent2.hog, descent2.s22, and all *.pig files to the same directory. These files are included with a purchase of the game. Tested with Descent II from Steam.

Known issues and missing features

• Multiple save files don't work (currently hardcoded to player.plr)
• Doesn't support the joysticks
• No music
• Only tested with the Descent files from Steam; GOG and CD-ROM releases have not been tested
• Doesn't utilize 1080p resolution when docked
• Need an icon
• Resize the text for larger resolutions (Bug only on D1X Switch)
• Enable the original HUD
• Network/Multiplayer is not enabled
• Level Selection menu doesn't work (no way to input a different level)

Compile instructions

Dependencies

• devkitPro/libnx
• physfs-switch

Linux Compile Instructions

You will likely need these Linux package dependencies to compile the SDL pacman packages(libarchive-tools curl autoconf). Debian/Ubuntu install instructions provided:

sudo apt install libarchive-tools curl autoconf bsdtar patch

And the following Pacman dependencies are required:

sudo pacman -Syu switch-dev switch-pkg-config devkitpro-pkgbuild-helpers switch-libvorbisidec switch-libmikmod switch-flac switch-libogg

Install libphysfs for libnx

Follow instructions from physfs-switch repo page.

Option 1: Install pre-compiled SDL and SDL_mixer (Easier)

wget https://github.com/aagallag/pacman-packages/releases/download/v1.0/switch-sdl-1.2.15-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
sudo pacman -U switch-sdl-1.2.15-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
wget https://github.com/aagallag/pacman-packages/releases/download/v1.0/switch-sdl_mixer-1.2.12-2-any.pkg.tar.xz
sudo pacman -U switch-sdl_mixer-1.2.12-2-any.pkg.tar.xz

Option 2: Compile/Install SDL and SDL_mixer manually

git clone [e-mail]:aagallag/pacman-packages.git -b switch-sdl-1.2_aagallag
cd pacman-packages/
cd switch/SDL/
/opt/devkitpro/pacman/bin/makepkg
sudo pacman -U switch-sdl-1.2.15-1-any.pkg.tar.xz
cd ../SDL_mixer
/opt/devkitpro/pacman/bin/makepkg
sudo pacman -U switch-sdl_mixer-1.2.12-2-any.pkg.tar.xz

Compile DXX Switch.

git clone [e-mail]:aagallag/DXX-Switch.git
cd DXX-Switch/
make

License

See COPYING.txt