Giga Games 5.  May 1997.  Walnut Creek CDROM.
Cheats for Descent
path: \descent\cheats 
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Name           Size      Date    Description
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dsge.zip        17204  03-26-95  DSGE: Descent Save Game Editor Edit your
                               | player files for the shareware version of the
                               | game Descent.
dsnt_cht.zip    32792  03-25-95  This program is a cheat for DESCENT(tm) from
                               | Interplay. What it gives you: 1) All the
                               | weapons/missles 2) Enough power to toast
                               | everything 3) Enough shielding to survive
                               | anything 4) Tons of missles 5) 254 extra ships