Asteroth releases this mysterious campaign where you play as the Shivans!
BlackWolf also releases the early subspace-faring transport, the GTT Monarch!
BlackWolf releases a trusty warehouse station, GTI Velas!
Working at breakneck speed, MjnMixael released yet another cutscene remade in HD!71
Between the Ashes / Re: Teasers & Trailers
« Last post by mjn.mixael on April 03, 2024, 10:49:44 am »The final trailer for Between the Ashes 2: The Growing Silence was released last week. I failed to post it here!
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Nightly Builds / Nightly: 03 April 2024 - Revision 052b4b29e
« Last post by SirKnightly on April 03, 2024, 01:29:41 am »Here is the nightly for 03 April 2024 - Revision 052b4b29e
Group: Linux
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-Linux.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-arm64
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-x86_64
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: Win32-SSE2
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Group: Win64-SSE2
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-x64-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Group: Linux
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-Linux.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-arm64
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-x86_64
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: Win32-SSE2
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Group: Win64-SSE2
nightly_20240403_052b4b29e-builds-x64-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Code: [Select]
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commit 052b4b29e
Author: Mike Nelson
Commit: GitHub
Multi sync API (#6077)
code/network/multiui.cpp | 1527 +++++++++++++++--------------
code/network/multiui.h | 30 +-
code/scripting/api/libs/ui.cpp | 287 ++++++
code/scripting/api/objs/enums.cpp | 8 +
code/scripting/api/objs/enums.h | 8 +
code/scripting/api/objs/multi_objects.cpp | 1048 ++++++++++++++++++++
code/scripting/api/objs/multi_objects.h | 39 +-
7 files changed, 2214 insertions(+), 733 deletions(-)
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commit ea8e356b6
Author: Mike Nelson
Commit: GitHub
Multi Start Game UI API (#6068)
code/network/multiui.cpp | 203 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
code/network/multiui.h | 8 +-
code/scripting/api/libs/ui.cpp | 106 ++++++++++++++++++++
code/scripting/api/objs/enums.cpp | 4 +
code/scripting/api/objs/enums.h | 4 +
5 files changed, 229 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)
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commit 9bba53c3e
Author: Mike Nelson
Commit: GitHub
Multi Join API (#6059)
code/network/multiui.cpp | 315 ++++++++++++++++--------------
code/network/multiui.h | 26 ++-
code/scripting/api/libs/ui.cpp | 133 +++++++++++++
code/scripting/api/objs/multi_objects.cpp | 234 ++++++++++++++++++++++
code/scripting/api/objs/multi_objects.h | 11 ++
5 files changed, 572 insertions(+), 147 deletions(-)
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Mission & Campaign Releases / Re: Blighted - An FSO Roguelike
« Last post by pepper_hill on April 02, 2024, 12:31:27 pm »After posting it to the wrong forum page at first, here it is, once again, where it should belong to.
A detailed list of all Tempering and Amplifying Effects for weapons, every Upgrade and Equipment, and what they do.
Thanks to mongoose for giving us a heads-up.
-Henrik
A detailed list of all Tempering and Amplifying Effects for weapons, every Upgrade and Equipment, and what they do.
Thanks to mongoose for giving us a heads-up.
-Henrik
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Wing Commander Saga / Re: Kilrathi Death Message bug
« Last post by CT27 on April 01, 2024, 07:47:36 pm »I have some mostly good news to report.
I used Notepad to put in those three lines of text Sqpar posted in the messages tbl file. I tested for several missions afterwards (I'm now in the Cairo section of the campaign) and I'm no longer getting that Terran death audio/ani when a Kilrathi craft is destroyed.
However (this is what I meant when I said 'mostly' good news), since I put in that fix a few days ago, I no longer get any generic Kilrathi death audio/anis at all when their ships are destroyed. This isn't a huge deal and overall it's an acceptable tradeoff IMO, but I just thought I'd let you know.
FWIW, here's how I went about updating for these recent issues:
-After 0.9.63 was released, I manually downloaded and installed every file on the FSNebula WC Saga page except for Core and the two movie files.
-I used Notepad to manually edit in the fixes in for this issue and the Vega 5 issue from the other thread.
So it looks like I defacto have the 0.9.64 version of "Core" (that's the file the fixes were in from what I've been told), but the 0.9.63 version of all other files from the FSNebula WC Saga page. Should I bother manually updating the other files to 0.9.64?
I used Notepad to put in those three lines of text Sqpar posted in the messages tbl file. I tested for several missions afterwards (I'm now in the Cairo section of the campaign) and I'm no longer getting that Terran death audio/ani when a Kilrathi craft is destroyed.
However (this is what I meant when I said 'mostly' good news), since I put in that fix a few days ago, I no longer get any generic Kilrathi death audio/anis at all when their ships are destroyed. This isn't a huge deal and overall it's an acceptable tradeoff IMO, but I just thought I'd let you know.
FWIW, here's how I went about updating for these recent issues:
-After 0.9.63 was released, I manually downloaded and installed every file on the FSNebula WC Saga page except for Core and the two movie files.
-I used Notepad to manually edit in the fixes in for this issue and the Vega 5 issue from the other thread.
So it looks like I defacto have the 0.9.64 version of "Core" (that's the file the fixes were in from what I've been told), but the 0.9.63 version of all other files from the FSNebula WC Saga page. Should I bother manually updating the other files to 0.9.64?
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Wing Commander Saga / Re: Vega 5 mission error
« Last post by CT27 on April 01, 2024, 07:37:29 pm »I used Notepad to manually put in the fix Sqpar posted and it worked. The correct carrier was shown at the end.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) / Release: 24.0.1-RC2
« Last post by SirKnightly on April 01, 2024, 11:13:01 am »Change log: (chronologically ordered)
PLACEHOLDER
Deprecations:
PLACEHOLDER
Deprecations are a mechanism in FSO where a certain feature or aspect of the engine has changed or is no longer supported. Since this would normally break existing mods, we have the mod table feature "$Target Version:" with which a mod can specify what version of FSO it was developed with. Any features listed under Deprecations will be removed or changed when the target version of a mod is at least the version released in this post.
Previous 24.0.0 Release Thread
Launchers, if you don't have one already:
All platforms: For every day use, we recommend Knossos.NET, an integrated solution for downloading and launching mods.
Windows (32/64-bit)
Compiled using GitHub Actions on Windows Server 2019 (10.0.17763), Visual Studio Enterprise 2019
64-bit: fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-x64-SSE2.zip
32-bit: fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip
This one is based on the SSE2 Optimizations from the MSVC Compiler.
Linux 64-bit
Compiled with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit, GCC 5
fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-Linux.tar.gz
These builds use a mechanism called AppImage which should allow these builds to run on most Linux distributions. However, we recommend that you compile your own builds which will result in less issues.
Alternatively, if there is a package in your software repository then you should use that. If you are the maintainer of such a package for a distribution then let us know and we will include that here.
macOS
macOS 10.9+
Intel (64-bit): fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz
Apple Silicon: fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz
These builds are not signed and so by default will fail to launch. To run them simply right-click on the app, click open, then click open again on the security confirmation dialog. You should only have to do this once for each app.
If running the game through Knossos or Knossos.NET this step should not be necessary.
NOTE: macOS builds currently have limited support and may exhibit issues not present on other platforms.
Known issues:
PLACEHOLDER
Deprecations:
PLACEHOLDER
Deprecations are a mechanism in FSO where a certain feature or aspect of the engine has changed or is no longer supported. Since this would normally break existing mods, we have the mod table feature "$Target Version:" with which a mod can specify what version of FSO it was developed with. Any features listed under Deprecations will be removed or changed when the target version of a mod is at least the version released in this post.
Previous 24.0.0 Release Thread
Launchers, if you don't have one already:
All platforms: For every day use, we recommend Knossos.NET, an integrated solution for downloading and launching mods.
Hidden Text: Alternative Launchers • Show
Windows (32/64-bit)Compiled using GitHub Actions on Windows Server 2019 (10.0.17763), Visual Studio Enterprise 2019
64-bit: fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-x64-SSE2.zip
32-bit: fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip
This one is based on the SSE2 Optimizations from the MSVC Compiler.
Hidden Text: Alternative builds • Show
Linux 64-bitCompiled with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit, GCC 5
fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-Linux.tar.gz
These builds use a mechanism called AppImage which should allow these builds to run on most Linux distributions. However, we recommend that you compile your own builds which will result in less issues.
Alternatively, if there is a package in your software repository then you should use that. If you are the maintainer of such a package for a distribution then let us know and we will include that here.
macOSmacOS 10.9+
Intel (64-bit): fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz
Apple Silicon: fs2_open_24_0_1-RC2-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz
These builds are not signed and so by default will fail to launch. To run them simply right-click on the app, click open, then click open again on the security confirmation dialog. You should only have to do this once for each app.
If running the game through Knossos or Knossos.NET this step should not be necessary.
NOTE: macOS builds currently have limited support and may exhibit issues not present on other platforms.
Hidden Text: TrackIR Users • Show
Known issues:
- Github issues and pending pull requests
- See the list of bugs ranked by priority
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FreeSpace Discussion / Re: Can we get someone to just AI Voice Over new missions with Robert Loggia etc...
« Last post by Kie99 on April 01, 2024, 07:22:36 am »Morally and legally I don't see it as fundamentally different from what we've already been doing.
For 25 years this community has been using the intellectual property of the writers and developers of FreeSpace. The guys who came up with the FreeSpace story aren't getting paid when you play a new campaign that's heavily reliant on the story they wrote, the guys who did the modelling aren't getting paid when you have a new campaign with a Deimos in it, or a hi-poly version of their design. I don't see why voice work is meaningfully different. It's not like we're going to pay any of the original VAs to do it if we can't do it with AI, nor pay anyone else. There's no material loss.
The main difficulty would be practical. The vocals you hear on YouTube are self-selecting for those that are really good. If you actually try to do it yourself it's much tougher than you might think, the tone is often off, it pronounces words weirdly. Doing it for a full campaign and making it sound passable would be challenging.
Edit: So I thought I'd have a go at this and see how good it was. I had ChatGPT put together a command briefing for a new danger and put some retail Command Briefings into ElevenLabs on the cheap tier. The attached is what it came out with. I have to say it's a lot better than I thought it would be, especially on a first run. It's not perfect, but it's firmly in the "good enough" tier. If the pronunciation of "Nebula" sounds a bit weird it's because ChatGPT chose to say "Nebulae" for some reason"
For 25 years this community has been using the intellectual property of the writers and developers of FreeSpace. The guys who came up with the FreeSpace story aren't getting paid when you play a new campaign that's heavily reliant on the story they wrote, the guys who did the modelling aren't getting paid when you have a new campaign with a Deimos in it, or a hi-poly version of their design. I don't see why voice work is meaningfully different. It's not like we're going to pay any of the original VAs to do it if we can't do it with AI, nor pay anyone else. There's no material loss.
The main difficulty would be practical. The vocals you hear on YouTube are self-selecting for those that are really good. If you actually try to do it yourself it's much tougher than you might think, the tone is often off, it pronounces words weirdly. Doing it for a full campaign and making it sound passable would be challenging.
Edit: So I thought I'd have a go at this and see how good it was. I had ChatGPT put together a command briefing for a new danger and put some retail Command Briefings into ElevenLabs on the cheap tier. The attached is what it came out with. I have to say it's a lot better than I thought it would be, especially on a first run. It's not perfect, but it's firmly in the "good enough" tier. If the pronunciation of "Nebula" sounds a bit weird it's because ChatGPT chose to say "Nebulae" for some reason"
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First Contact War / Re: [Notice of Termination of Development]
« Last post by wookieejedi on April 01, 2024, 06:33:55 am »Damn, always tough when multiple factors lead to this kind of decision. Appreciate the transparent update, and best wishes with everything in the future.
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Nightly Builds / Nightly: 01 April 2024 - Revision 0fb18a15c
« Last post by SirKnightly on April 01, 2024, 01:39:19 am »Here is the nightly for 01 April 2024 - Revision 0fb18a15c
Group: Linux
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-Linux.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-arm64
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-x86_64
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: Win32-SSE2
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Group: Win64-SSE2
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-x64-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Group: Linux
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-Linux.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-arm64
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-x86_64
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: Win32-SSE2
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Group: Win64-SSE2
nightly_20240401_0fb18a15c-builds-x64-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Code: [Select]
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commit 9c8d02b69
Author: Asteroth
Commit: GitHub
Add 'alignment' for poofs (#6072)
code/nebula/neb.cpp | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
code/nebula/neb.h | 2 ++
2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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commit e3447223e
Author: Goober5000
Commit: Goober5000
allow game_settings options to be read in any order
code/ai/ai_profiles.cpp | 4 +-
code/mod_table/mod_table.cpp | 1846 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
2 files changed, 937 insertions(+), 913 deletions(-)
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commit 8b575e7a7
Author: Goober5000
Commit: Goober5000
add checkbox to control behavior
fred2/fred.cpp | 2 ++
fred2/fred.rc | 1 +
fred2/fredrender.cpp | 1 +
fred2/fredrender.h | 1 +
fred2/fredview.cpp | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
fred2/fredview.h | 2 ++
fred2/resource.h | 1 +
qtfred/src/mission/Editor.cpp | 3 ++-
qtfred/src/mission/EditorViewport.h | 1 +
qtfred/src/ui/FredView.cpp | 4 ++++
qtfred/src/ui/FredView.h | 1 +
qtfred/ui/FredView.ui | 9 +++++++++
12 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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commit 30547ff02
Author: Goober5000
Commit: Goober5000
check for potential issues in FRED missions
code/parse/sexp.cpp | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
code/parse/sexp.h | 2 ++
fred2/campaigntreewnd.cpp | 4 +--
fred2/fredview.cpp | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
fred2/fredview.h | 2 +-
qtfred/src/mission/Editor.cpp | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
qtfred/src/mission/Editor.h | 2 +-
7 files changed, 135 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
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commit e65803b74
Author: Asteroth
Commit: Asteroth
add bad-rearm-time sexp
code/ai/ai.h | 3 ++-
code/ai/aicode.cpp | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
code/iff_defs/iff_defs.cpp | 3 ++-
code/iff_defs/iff_defs.h | 3 ++-
code/parse/sexp.cpp | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
5 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
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First Contact War / [Notice of Termination of Development]
« Last post by Strygon on March 31, 2024, 10:30:53 pm »It is regrettable to inform you that the decision has been made to permanently terminate development and support of "First Contact War", effective immediately. This decision was made after careful evaluation of past development as well as several other factors that shall not be named.
Additionally, all further projects associated with this property are effectively canceled. No further work will be released and no further projects will be announced or worked on. Additionally there will be no more support for bugs and other errors encountered in past releases.
It is advised that a moderator or administrator move this board to the "Archives" section, as this project has now officially ended.
Thank you for following the development of "First Contact War". We hope you enjoyed the releases that were completed.
There will be no further updates from this point on and this account will cease operations soon after.
Additionally, all further projects associated with this property are effectively canceled. No further work will be released and no further projects will be announced or worked on. Additionally there will be no more support for bugs and other errors encountered in past releases.
It is advised that a moderator or administrator move this board to the "Archives" section, as this project has now officially ended.
Thank you for following the development of "First Contact War". We hope you enjoyed the releases that were completed.
There will be no further updates from this point on and this account will cease operations soon after.