Free Space Open Source Project

[Boggit]

^You know it's free Martok...

LMFAO!!!!! ;D

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

I thought you had to own Free Space 2.  Is that a requirement?

Yes. It costs about $5.99 on GoG.

Works for me, I never finished FS2.

[Jarhead0331]

Screen shots posted. They really do not do the game justice. Looks much better in action.

http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=948.new#new

[Tpek]

I thought you had to own Free Space 2.  Is that a requirement?

Yes. It costs about $5.99 on GoG.

FS2 was released for free as an open source game.
Why/How GOG started selling it for money later on is another question.

[Jarhead0331]

I don't think that is correct tpek. I thought just the source tools for modding were released for free. Not the actual game.

[Staggerwing]

From the Freespace 2 Open wiki;

Step One: Understanding what you need

There are three main components that you need to get the most out of fs2_open.
First, you need to install the retail data from FreeSpace 2
Second, the fs2_open build. This is the core game engine, a single executable file.
Next, the Launcher. This lets you configure the fs2_open executable for your particular system, in much the same way the original FreeSpace 2 launcher is used to configure it.
Finally, the MediaVPs. These contain all sorts of graphical improvements and are highly recommended. Version numbers of mediaVPs generally agree with the fs2_open build that they're supposed to be used with.

Clicking on the red link gets you here: http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Installing_FreeSpace_2

... There are several methods to installing FreeSpace 2. The supported methods include installing from the boxed media, manually setting up the retail data, or installing using the GOG distribution....

Looks like you need to plunk down at least the $6 to get the GOG version if you don't want to troll eBay or Amazon.

[RyanE]

Its 10 now it seems.

[Staggerwing]

Its 10 now it seems.

I stand corrected. The GOG Guys must have read this thread and seen revenue opportunity.


BTW, they have a FS2 mod page folks might be interested in. It includes info about the 'Beyond the red Line' Galactica mod and also a Babylon 5 and a Wing Commander mod:

http://www.gog.com/news/freespace_2_open_source_code_project_spotlight