D2X-XL is an OpenGL mod for the classic 3D game Descent 2. D2X-XL is based on D2X 0.2.6. D2X-XL has all bugs from D2X 0.2.6 fixed and has restored all features from the original D2_3dfx (official Voodoo graphics version).

Above that, D2X-XL contains many new features, like:


• Colored lighting, lightmap support and per pixel lighting
• Hires textures, models and sound
• Many new effects (smoke, lightning, coronas, dynamic shield effects, various gun effects)
• Massively increased level size (8000 segments, 2000 walls, 3500 objects)
• New game mechanisms (in-level teleports, speed boosts, cameras, new trigger types, programmable triggers)
• Full modding support allowing to change textures, models, AI, sound, music per mission and per level
• Screen resolution up to 1920x1200
• Full support for playing D1 missions
• UDP/IP multiplayer code and tracker support
• New game types (improved CTF, Entropy, Monsterball)
• Up to 16 players in multiplayer games

and many, many more. See the D2X page from www.descent2.de for a (half way) complete list.