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Offline jaedub51

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Forget the Whales: SAVE A NOOB!
on: August 08, 2007, 08:40:35 pm
Hello everyone, as the title indicates, I am a NOOB (my apologies). I played the original freespace a long time ago, and loved it. Beat it multiple times, played online, the whole shebang. Of course, my computer didn't have a 3D acceleration feature (and I did'nt have the requisite funds to buy one), so FS2 didn't happen right away. I figured someday down the line, I'd buy FS2. Obviously, that didn't work too well for me. But, last week, I discovered the excellent website here, and was able to download Turey's Installer. It's sweet, FS2 runs perfectly. But, I have a few problems. First off, only the main FS2 campaign shows up. I thought that Turey's downloader downloaded a couple of custom campaigns, but I don't see them. Do I need to move some files around? Or just beat the main campaign? Secondly, if I download custom content, where do I put it? Third, is there a guide somewhere for people to learn how to make custom content? Fourth, what's up with the Hades-Combine website? Seems like they have a lot of great looking custom content there, but I can't access their website.

Thanks for any help you guys can offer, and great job on all the stuff already created!
 

Offline Hades

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Re: Forget the Whales: SAVE A NOOB!
Reply #1 on: August 08, 2007, 08:45:10 pm
:welcomegreen:
Hades Combine is down.
[22:29] <sigtau> Hello, #hard-light?  I'm trying to tell a girl she looks really good for someone who doesn't exercise.  How do I word that non-offensively?
[22:29] <RangerKarl|AtWork> "you look like a big tasty muffin"
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<batwota> wouldn’t that mean that it’s prepared to kiss your ass if you flank it :p
<batwota> wow
<batwota> KILL
 

Offline jaedub51

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Re: Forget the Whales: SAVE A NOOB!
Reply #2 on: August 08, 2007, 09:11:13 pm
Ah thanks. Any idea how long? Some cool ships are linked to that website!
 

Offline Hades

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Re: Forget the Whales: SAVE A NOOB!
Reply #3 on: August 08, 2007, 09:13:38 pm
Hades Combinehas been down for 3 days now.I think it is down forever. :(
[22:29] <sigtau> Hello, #hard-light?  I'm trying to tell a girl she looks really good for someone who doesn't exercise.  How do I word that non-offensively?
[22:29] <RangerKarl|AtWork> "you look like a big tasty muffin"
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<batwota> wouldn’t that mean that it’s prepared to kiss your ass if you flank it :p
<batwota> wow
<batwota> KILL
 

Offline akenbosch

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Re: Forget the Whales: SAVE A NOOB!
Reply #4 on: August 08, 2007, 10:33:52 pm
ask krackers...

Burn the sucker out of the sky!
EAT PHOTONS INFIDEL! MAY THE HEAT OF A THOUSAND SUNS CONSUME YOU! :mad2:


snail gives a debriefing: http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,48825.msg991954.html#msg991954
 

Offline jr2

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Re: Forget the Whales: SAVE A NOOB!
Reply #5 on: August 09, 2007, 02:03:45 am
Quote from: jaedub51 on August 08, 2007, 08:40:35 pm
First off, only the main FS2 campaign shows up. I thought that Turey's downloader downloaded a couple of custom campaigns, but I don't see them. Do I need to move some files around? Or just beat the main campaign?

Thanks for any help you guys can offer, and great job on all the stuff already created!

You have to select the mod in the launcher, and then select it again in the campaign room.  Oh, and when you are playing the main FS2 campaign, select the mod "mediavps" to make it look better.  Don't use the same pilot for multiple campaigns at once, or you risk corruption (until 3.6.10 comes out).  Select the correct flags.  (See the end of my walkthrough in my sig.)  BTW, the mod for FS1 + ST is called FSPort.

Don't forget that there are several Total Conversions, like The Wing Commander Saga, The Babylon Project, and BattleStar Galactica: Beyond the Red Line.
« Last Edit: August 09, 2007, 02:08:33 am by jr2 »
 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Forget the Whales: SAVE A NOOB!
Reply #6 on: August 09, 2007, 03:01:58 am
Playing other campaigns is indeed very simple. Just open the Launcher, select the MOD tab, click Select MOD and then click on a folder of a campaign you'd like to play, for example FSPort. Then, when you start FSO, create a new pilot for that specific campaign and remember to go to the campaign room to select the desired campaign.

If you'd also like to play a user-made campaign with the funky MediaVP effects, create a mod.ini in the campaign folder following the instructions presented in the particular section of Karajorma's FreeSpace FAQ. Though I think that the installer should provide you with the proper mod.inis for each campaign. Dunno. Installed FreeSpace with a more complex method.
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23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

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14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
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Offline jr2

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Re: Forget the Whales: SAVE A NOOB!
Reply #7 on: August 09, 2007, 03:22:26 am
The Installer does indeed provide mod.ini files for you.
 

Offline jaedub51

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Re: Forget the Whales: SAVE A NOOB!
Reply #8 on: August 09, 2007, 11:21:34 pm
Thanks for the info!
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