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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: The Idiots Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open Source *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
Copied the thread here with the following changes:

- Replaced every "Freespace" with "FreeSpace" (the capital "S" is important here)
- Replaced every "FS2 Source" or equivalent with "FreeSpace Open"
- added instructions to get the new and reliable 3.6.10 RC2 build, since the one downloaded by Turey's Installer is quite old, unless I'm mistaken
- added a link to the ST:R release thread, since it contains accurate instructions on how to get it working properly
- fixed some (minor) misspellings
- added comments about the fact that even though one only needs FS2 for playing the FS1, Silent Threat and FS2 main campaigns, it would still be nice if people actually bought all the games
- fixed the part saying that the game engines of both FS1 and FS2 have been improved. This is inaccurate, since only the FS2 engine has been released as open source and only it has been modified.

I left the thread unlocked, in case you want to copy stuff from it using the "quote" feature.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
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

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

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15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
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18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

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11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
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Offline K515

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Re: The Idiots Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open Source *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
I still nee dot make a final revision guys but work has been so crazy that I haven't had time to sit down and do it, and im on holiday for 10 days tomoro.  Watch this space...

Do you mean to say you're going to make this guide to installing FreeSpace 2 Open Source into its final revision soon? Good! Glad you're on holiday, Richdog - Just now I copied the new thread (guide to installing FreeSpace Open) from the link that appears in the last post (before mine) onto Word (thanks for the help!) and I'm going to print it out later. Thanks for writing these guides!  :D

Now I have a question - now that I'm going to have the printout (later today) of the guide for installing FreeSpace Open, do I still need the guide for installing FreeSpace 2 Open Source as well? Or is the guide that I've just copied & pasted onto Word the new version of the old guide that's at the top of this thread?
« Last Edit: April 08, 2009, 10:34:56 am by K515 »

 

Offline Richdog

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Re: The Idiots Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open Source *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
Copied the thread here with the following changes:

- Replaced every "Freespace" with "FreeSpace" (the capital "S" is important here)
- Replaced every "FS2 Source" or equivalent with "FreeSpace Open"
- added instructions to get the new and reliable 3.6.10 RC2 build, since the one downloaded by Turey's Installer is quite old, unless I'm mistaken
- added a link to the ST:R release thread, since it contains accurate instructions on how to get it working properly
- fixed some (minor) misspellings
- added comments about the fact that even though one only needs FS2 for playing the FS1, Silent Threat and FS2 main campaigns, it would still be nice if people actually bought all the games
- fixed the part saying that the game engines of both FS1 and FS2 have been improved. This is inaccurate, since only the FS2 engine has been released as open source and only it has been modified.

I left the thread unlocked, in case you want to copy stuff from it using the "quote" feature.

How could I forget the capital S... my face burns with shame. ;)

Thanks man.

 

Offline Bibdy

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Re: The Idiots Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open Source *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
Just wanted to say a BIG thankyou for putting up the guide and especially to all the folks who spent so much time putting all of this together, keeping this top notch game in sync with today's graphics.

This is definitely one of those games I'm going to keep coming back to every few months, screaming "AAAWWWWW **** YEEAAAHHH!!!" while I'm dogfighting a Dragon between 2 capital ships beating the pants off each other with Beam Cannons.

 :yes: :yes:

 

Offline Rhymes

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Re: The Idiots Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open Source *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
I'm dogfighting a Dragon between 2 capital ships beating the pants off each other with Beam Cannons.

 :yes: :yes:

Speaking of which

:welcomered:
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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
It took me 1 complete day to get the SCP project to download.

I played FreeSpace 2 : Mediavps and I really loved it.

I tried to play fsport but in game, a message appeared telling me that there are 2 ships models or something missing and the game would have some multiple problems if i proceed with the game, i did and in between the first tutorial , after learning to use \ full speed, the instructor just stopped giving orders.

So i loaded mediavps and it went smooth, i really like this game, Its WONDERFUL :) I used the latest version 3.6.10 RC3.


 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
I tried to play fsport but in game, a message appeared telling me that there are 2 ships models or something missing and the game would have some multiple problems if i proceed with the game, i did and in between the first tutorial , after learning to use \ full speed, the instructor just stopped giving orders.
Did you remember to also select the correct campaign from the in-game Campaign Room?
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
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

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
I tried to play fsport but in game, a message appeared telling me that there are 2 ships models or something missing and the game would have some multiple problems if i proceed with the game, i did and in between the first tutorial , after learning to use \ full speed, the instructor just stopped giving orders.
Did you remember to also select the correct campaign from the in-game Campaign Room?

Aah, no i did not know how to select the in-game Campaign. Should I just go in the Campaign Room ?

 

Offline captain-custard

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
yes
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Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
Well, the game doesn't automatically change campaigns. When you create a new pilot, the main FS2 campaign is selected as a default. If you don't change it, the FS2 campaign remains selected. If you select a mod, like FSPort, but don't change the campaign and just start playing, you'll be playing the FS2 campaign with FSPort as a mod. And that causes problems, because FSPort contains its own set of ship models, tables and such. As a result, the game will try to run the FS2 missions, but because of differing resources, it will hang itself sooner or later.
In short, if you want to play any mod, first select the mod with the Launcher's MOD feature, then select the correct campaign from the in-game Campaign Room, and then play.

Which brings up another important detail. You'd be best using different pilots for each mod, as this greatly reduces the chances of pilot file corruption.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
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

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
Well, the game doesn't automatically change campaigns. When you create a new pilot, the main FS2 campaign is selected as a default. If you don't change it, the FS2 campaign remains selected. If you select a mod, like FSPort, but don't change the campaign and just start playing, you'll be playing the FS2 campaign with FSPort as a mod. And that causes problems, because FSPort contains its own set of ship models, tables and such. As a result, the game will try to run the FS2 missions, but because of differing resources, it will hang itself sooner or later.
In short, if you want to play any mod, first select the mod with the Launcher's MOD feature, then select the correct campaign from the in-game Campaign Room, and then play.

Which brings up another important detail. You'd be best using different pilots for each mod, as this greatly reduces the chances of pilot file corruption.

Thanks alot for the detailed explanation. It helps alot. I will go back and start afresh with FSPort

Its really a great game.

I had just tried the following games the past 2 days.

1). Star Trek Bridge Commander
2). Star Trek Legacy
3). Freelancer

I got bored with all of the above games and they were quite low quality games.

But Freespace 2 is a very nice game :)

 

Offline Mango

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
The open installer has been downloading for 2 days; should it be taking this long??? :confused: :confused: :confused:

 

Offline colecampbell666

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
Don't ask in multiple threads. It's unnecessary and you'll get conflicting info.
Gettin' back to dodgin' lasers.

 

Offline Mango

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
I have done most of the setup but I have a few problems:

1)  It says when I click on the launcher that I don't have the OpenAL32.dll so I downloaded that dll.
Where do I put it?

2) I have supposedly downloaded "the works everything" but when I try and set the features in the launcher there are no options in the boxes.


PLEASE help me :(
I am an oober noob btw so you will have to explain it nicely lol

Please help I'm almot there!
« Last Edit: June 16, 2009, 09:42:43 pm by Mango »

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
1. I don't quite understand why you must bold all your posts.

2. Please don't ask about the same thing in several places. It is not nice and it increases the chances of you getting conflicting advise from different people.

3. Install OpenAL.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
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

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 

Offline colecampbell666

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
Saying that you're a noob and bolding your posts is kind of redundant, and didn't you read the post-install notes in the installer? Help yourself if you expect help from others. Get OpenAL as Jeff said.
Gettin' back to dodgin' lasers.

 

Offline Mango

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
ok i won't bold my posts :)

I have read the installer and followed all the instructions and I have followed them very carefully but it does not work. I am on the openAL website not in their download library

http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/Downloads/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Which do I get? There are quite a few and I don't know which one I need to play freespace.

 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
If you'd click the link in my previous post (or this one), you'd be able to download the OpenAL Installer for Windows. It is zipped so you'll need to unpack it with Winzip, 7-Zip, WinRAR or some other archive tool. After that, just run the .exe file, click Next or Yes a couple of times and that's it.

In case you have any additional problems, I'd like to promote the Troubleshooting FAQ, which will solve most, if not all, of your FreeSpace-related problems.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
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

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []

 
Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
*insert expletives*

Wish Id read this thread before I started Tureys massive DL. Lol.

Im two thirds of the way through it, so Ill let it finish and see what happens. Thanks to you guys for putting this up, should give me heads up on any problems that might occur.

Ive only just installed FS2 as a freebie from an old PCPowerplay coverdisc and have never played it before, so I looked around and discovered this huge community with all the modding and stuff going on and and nearly uninstalled it because I was getting very confused about all the comings and goings on.

This thread has changed that. It all makes sense. Sort of.

This started because I was getting massive slowdown once battles started and hopefully I can fix that becasue of what Ive learned here in this one thread.

Now I need to get a joystick. Havent used one of them since my amiga days.
 ;)

 

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Re: The Idiot's Guide to Installing Freespace 2 Open *NOOB FRIENDLY* *WIP*
Try learning how to install FS2_Open the manual way once you've tried the Installer. I personally think that it is a much more efficient way than using an applet that corrupts your FS2 installation when you try to remove it. :p
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