Welcome to the Descent Manager homepage. The Descent Manager Tools are a set of utilities for the games Descent 1-3 and FreeSpace 1-2. Each module is built for one purpose a Descent or FreeSpace user may have. Together they build quite a complete set of what a Descent or FreeSpace gamer wants, when it comes to extending or improving the game.

We have spent quite a lot of time creating these modules and are still adding new tools to it, as well as updating existing ones. If you have any feedback like problems, bug reports, constructive critism or anything else you can mail us at any time. Reach us by writing to DescMan@descent-network.com.

For some modules you need one or more of the following files (see the modules pages below to check for which you need what... you can download these shared files from there, too):

•  Download Descent Manager DLLPAK32 (V2.0 Beta 03) (3456 kB)
•  Download Tahoma TTF font (178 kB)

The following modules are currently available:

	Descent Manager ANIBUILDER32 Version 1.0 Beta 02 (Build 05) - 03/01/2002 Create FreeSpace 1/2 in-game animations.
	Descent Manager ANIVIEW32 Version 1.1 (Build 10) - 08/04/2000 View FreeSpace 1/2 in-game animations.
	Descent Manager BRIEFS32 Version 1.0 Beta 01 (Build 05) - 11/24/99 Create Descent 3 briefing files.
	Descent Manager CAMPEDIT32 Version 1.0 Beta 01c (Build 03) - 11/28/99 Edit campaign progress and other single-player data.
	Descent Manager DEMOEDIT/DOS Version 1.0 Beta 02 (Build 04) - 02/25/99 Edit your D1 and D2 DEMo files.
	Descent Manager DETLEF32 Version 1.0 Beta 04 (Build 47) - 11/12/2000 Download levels easily.
	Descent Manager DSPY32 Version 2.0 (Build 24) - 11/15/2000 Spy netgames and record statistics.
	Descent Manager FSMVIEW32 Version 1.0 Beta 01b (Build 02) - 02/23/2000 Have an overview over the elements and events of a FreeSpace 1/2 mission.
	Descent Manager HAXMEDIT32 Version 1.0 Beta 06c (Build 26) - 11/04/98 Manage D2 HAM and HXM files, incl. adding POLYTRON and COB2PM models to your HXM file.
	Descent Manager HAXMEDIT/DOS Version 1.0 Beta 02 (Build 30) - 07/05/98 Manage D2 HAM and HXM files, incl. a low-level editor for polygon data.
	Descent Manager HOGVIEW32 Version 1.0 Beta 03 (Build 10) - 11/11/99 View and extract from D3 *.HOG, *.MN3, ... files.
	Descent Manager LVLVIEW32 Version 1.0 Beta 02c (Build 11) - 04/29/99 View D1 and D2 levels fast and in WYSIWYG.
	Descent Manager MODELVIEW32 Version 1.0 Beta 05 (Build 28) - 12/24/2002 View and analyse Descent 2, Descent 3 and FreeSpace 1/2 models. New: Edit FreeSpace 1/2 models.
	Descent Manager PICVIEW32 Version 1.0 Beta 01 (Build 03) - 07/13/99 Convert D1 and D2 textures to D3.
	Descent Manager PILOTVIEW32 Version 1.0 Beta 01b (Build 03) - 05/01/2000 View FreeSpace 1/2 pilot stats.
	Descent Manager PLREDIT32 Version 1.0 Beta 01c (Build 05) - 03/09/99 Edit your D1/D2 taunt messages offline and view your D2 life-time rankings.
	Descent Manager POLVIEW32 Version 1.0 Beta 01 (Build 12) - 11/04/98 Manipulate D2 polygon models texture information.
	Descent Manager POLYTRON32 Version 1.0 Beta 06 (Build 15) - 07/05/98 Edit D2 polygon models (robots, reactors, weapon shots, pyro, etc.).
	Descent Manager SERVMAN32 Version 2.0 Beta 04 (Build 81) - 01/22/00 Start and configure a D3 dedicated server.
	Descent Manager SRVADM32 Version 1.0 Beta 02 (Build 35) - 09/19/99 Administrate your D3 netgame server.
	Descent Manager STATMAN32 Version 1.0 Beta 01 (Build 18) - 07/21/99 Keep track of your D3 netgame statistics.
	Descent Manager TBLVIEW32 Version 1.0 Beta 01 (Build 01) - 11/28/99 View FreeSpace 1/2 table files in a sortable table.
	Descent Manager VBMVIEW32 Version 1.0 Beta 01b (Build 02) - 02/11/2002 View Summoner/Red Faction *.VBM animation files.
	Descent Manager VPPBUILDER32 Version 1.0 Beta 02 (Build 06) - 02/11/2002 Build, edit and view .VPP files from Summoner and Red Faction.
	Descent Manager VPVIEW32 Version 1.3 (Build 29) - 05/02/2000 Take a look at FreeSpace resource files. - Stable build
	Descent Manager VPVIEW32 V2.0 Version 2.0 Beta 05 (Build 108) - 02/11/2002 Take a look at FreeSpace 1/2, Red Faction and Summoner resource files. - V2.0 Preview Beta

Alternatively we offer some kits, that contain multiple related modules in one package. These kits are currently available:

Descent Manager FREESPACE KIT Version 1.0 Beta 02d - 05/01/2000 Complete package of tools for the real Freespace 1 and 2 fan.
Descent Manager PLAYER KIT Version 1.0 Beta 01 - 03/09/99 Complete package of tools for the real D1 and D2 player.
Descent Manager ROBOT CONSTRUCTION KIT Version 1.0 Beta 03b - 11/04/98 Complete package to edit and implement custom robots in Descent 2.
Descent Manager REDFACTION KIT Version 1.0 Beta 01 - 02/11/2002 Complete package of tools for the real Red Faction fan. (Most tools also support Summoner)

Here is some support-related information:

• If you have problems running one of these tools, please first look at the Knowledge Base. These pages contain Known Bugs, Frequently Asked Questions, Technical Information, Version Changes and more...
• If this does not help, please contact us at DescMan@descent-network.com. One of our programmer team will then try to help you.
• If you have general questions about Descent Manager Tools, incl. our philosophy behind them, their making and how to join our programmer team, please have a look at our FAQ section at the Knowledge Base.