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Shivan Hunter:
I don't see why they wouldn't, unless for some reason they moved to the text format from some binary format that's been lost to time. There really isn't much to a FS mission when you crack it open in a text editor. If it's something like "wing definitions used to be constructed from ship data but now have their own place in the file" it should be very fixable. I'd definitely take a crack at it :)

Mobius:
Yeah, it shouldn't be that hard - what truly matters is ship coordinates, orientations, arrival cues, plus the events and messages. Briefings, debriefings and command briefings are also quite easy to export manually. This stuff can be altered via Notepad so even if those mission files have a format no longer compatible with FRED, something can definitely be done about it. :)

Colonol Dekker:
I used to edit missions I'd set up on pc, on my Xperia x10 using a text editor at work back in 2009 ;D

Mobius:
"Real FREDders use Notepad", cit. (but that would make them Notepadders :P)

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