[tom]

Originally posted by Inquisitor in the thread "Request: Old Engine Client"
Find someone who knows C++ and is willing to spend some time, and I will give him or her everything they need to do it. All the old code is there, we have everything from the start of the project. Someone will have to look thru it and determine if that probable is a likely.

Last days I spent some time and tried my best. I took the original FS2 1.2 source code and implemented Kazan's Fsopen 3.6 network code. The result is a build which works!

It doesn't support any SCP features, because it's basically FreeSpace2, but you will be able to play on FS2NetD! Thus this build is (mainly) dedicated for multiplayer.

I added a common and useful SCP feature: the flag -fps can be used to show fps ingame.

And here is the dream of every multiplayer host: The host will determine the client's object updates limit. Therefore I've created the new flag -objupd.

Here is the link to it: FreeSpace2 Old Engine Build

Note: You can use the current SCP launcher to configure and start this build!

More details can be found in the Readme and Realease Log files.

Test it, have fun and post bugs or other problems with it!

Great thanks to Volition for FreeSpace2 and to Kazan for the network code!

[Svizel]

What more to say... great job Tom!
Maybe if someone of moderators could sticky this...

[DW-Florian]

I think it will be heavily downloaded and tested very soon

Congrats

PS : will you make standalone too ? it would be much appreciated

[Cetanu]

tested and approved

after 6 years its finally time to say goodbye to the annoying "are you on low?" line, for that alone I will call you a saint, tom ... and I'm sure more hosts will

[tom]

Originally posted by DW-Florian

I think it will be heavily downloaded and tested very soon

Congrats

PS : will you make standalone too ? it would be much appreciated

I hope that Kazan will do it. He is the chief of network coding

[Lightspeed]

Someone add him to the SCP staff and grant him internal access?

We could really, REALLY use a multi-dedicated coder.

[Windrunner]

thread stickiefied as requested

and i have to agree with lightspeed, Tom join the SCP team if you have the time. they could use your talents

[tom]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
Someone add him to the SCP staff and grant him internal access?

We could really, REALLY use a multi-dedicated coder.

Sorry Light but currently I cannot spend too much time for coding.
As a student I'm quite busy. This has priority 1.

[redmenace]

many of us are students and proffessionals. But if you can spare some time during christmas and summer we would welcome you. But Inquisitor would have the final word.

[Inquisitor]

Nice Tom.

Now, of course, this build won't have any of the sexp's, but, if it floats peoples boats, then, cool.

[tom]

Thanks Inq.

But like I mentioned, it's main purpose will be the multiplayer mode, because it provides the old FS2 behavior which a lot of multiplayer prefer.
Otherwise if people want to play singleplayer missions, then the SCP builds would be the best choice.

[DW-Suzanna]

we tested it with a DW who had problems with scp previously, and it worked fine for him......so a BIG thankyou Tom ))

[redmenace]

Well of course there are some additions that need to happen to this of course but this is awesome.

Inquisitor: should we add a project to CVS just for the oldengine source?

[tom]

Thanks Suz!
I'm glad to hear that!

[tom]

Originally posted by redmenace
Well of course there are some additions that need to happen to this of course but this is awesome.

Inquisitor: should we add a project to CVS just for the oldengine source?

Did you take a look at it?
Which additions?

[tom]

I did a minor update.
the zip file has been updated and can be downloaded using the link in the first post.

[redmenace]

the sexps and maybe some minor stuff that was added that are not necessarily graphics related.
My understanding is that you just added the multi code.

[DW-Medford]

might want to change exe name, otherwise cant run original fs2 because it replaces the original exe and not the fs2open exe if u unzip straight to ur fs2 folder

[tom]

I'll change exe name next build

[tom]

Important:

Some people got error messages concerning table or media data.
Do not use this build with scp files!
In that way this build is FS2. It cannot handle most of the scp stuff!
Only use retail vp files!