Descent 3 Game Guide

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Contents

Introduction

Controls
• Setting Up a Comfortable Control Scheme
• The Importance of Maneuverability
• Weapon Basics
• Keeping an Eye on the Objective List
• Using the GuideBot

Hardware

Ships
• Pyro-GL
• Phoenix
• Magnum

Primary Weapons
• Laser Cannon
• Super Laser
• Vauss Cannon
• Mass Driver
• Microwave Cannon
• Napalm Cannon
• Plasma Cannon
• EMD Gun
• Fusion Cannon
• Omega Cannon

Secondary Weapons
• Concussion Missile
• Frag Missile
• Homing Missile
• Guided Missile
• Impact Mortar
• Napalm Rocket
• Smart Missile
• Cyclone Missile
• Mega Missile
• Black Shark Missile

Countermeasures
• Gunboy
• Bouncing Betty
• Seeker Mine
• Proximity Mine
• Chaff

Ship Tactics
• Bobbing and Weaving
• Circle-Strafing
• Afterburner
• Best Weapon for the Job
• Leave Yourself an Out
• Don't Get Blindsided
• Destroy Objects to Uncover Goods
• Proceed with Caution

Enemy Robots

• Gyro
• Tubbs
• Sickle
• Orbot
• Hunter
• Stinger
• Manta
• Stormtrooper
• Sharc
• Hood
• Squid
• Tailbot
• Sparky
• Old Scratch
• Thresher
• Thief
• Pest
• Six Guns
• Tracker
• Juggernaught
• Supertrooper

Walk-throughs
• Chapter 1: Missing Persons
• Chapter 2: Conspiracy
• Chapter 3: Solving the Puzzle
• Chapter 4: Payback Time
• Chapter 5: Red Acropolis Research Station
• Chapter 6: Out of the Ashes
• Chapter 7: The Virus
• Chapter 8: A Wrench in the Gears
• Chapter 9: Resourceful Measures
• Chapter 10: Radio Silence
• Chapter 11: No Loose Ends
• Chapter 12: PTMC Proving Grounds
• Chapter 13: Turning the Tide
• Chapter 14: The Anti-Virus
• Chapter 15: The Final Countdown

Multiplayer
• Setup
• Rankings
• Game Types
• Strategies

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