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Title: German Linux-Guide
Post by: chaotic on April 16, 2007, 02:56:59 pm
I wrote a German fs2 open guide:

http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Spiele/Freespace_2

Its an Ubuntu-wiki but there is nothing ubuntu-specific except for package names which may vary on non-debian-based  distros

I made it in 3 parts:

Installation -> Where to download and install or compile the game
Configuration -> How to configure the game and how to install and start mods
Total conversions -> beyond the red line, wing commander saga and babylon 5...to be continued  ;)

If you find anything wrong, please tell me!
Title: Re: German Linux-Guide
Post by: CiberWizZ on October 10, 2007, 07:09:08 am
Hi, i'm thankfull for the how to... but can i ask you a favor? can you tranlate it for english? :s
I'm having a hard time making the game work properlly  and i can't read german...


Thks :)
Title: Re: German Linux-Guide
Post by: Wanderer on October 10, 2007, 07:16:18 am
http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/The_fs2_open_on_Linux_Guide

Does that help?
Title: Re: German Linux-Guide
Post by: CiberWizZ on October 10, 2007, 07:37:36 am
No, because it's very uncomplete....

i dont know how to meke the fs2_open o use de mediavps and stuff :\
Title: Re: German Linux-Guide
Post by: Wanderer on October 10, 2007, 08:01:33 am
AFAIK that is done in same as with Windows... Well with exception that i do not know if there is a Linux or crossplatform launcher. So you have to write the command line by yourself (basically launcher is just GUI for command line). To get mediavps enabled you need to place them into a directory under the main freespace directory and then use the 'mod' feature to access them.

http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Fs2_open_on_Linux/Graphics_Settings
http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Fs2_open_on_Linux/StartUp_Script
Title: Re: German Linux-Guide
Post by: CiberWizZ on October 10, 2007, 04:21:15 pm
I'only posted on the forum because i had already look there, searched the forum and google... please dont take me so litely, i may be a noob at this game but still, i know that i have to RTFM and i did....

Thanks anyway
Title: Re: German Linux-Guide
Post by: chaotic on October 17, 2007, 05:23:39 am
Quick and dirty:
1. Create a new folder for Fs2 (i. e. /usr/local/games/fs2_open)
2. Download Turey's Java-Installer here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,42854.0.html)
3. Run it with
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java -jar FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jarChoose the directory u created in 1.
4. Don't choose "Say yes to all"...next step:
5. If you only want Fs2 Open choose "Freespace 2 Retail Core", "3.6.8 Zeta MediaVPs With 710 Patches", ".OGG Cutscenes" and "3.6.8 Zeta Advanced MediaVPs With 710 Patches"
6. Grab the Loki Installer here (http://fs2source.warpcore.org/exes/linux/fs2_open-3.6.9.run)
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chmod +x fs2_open-3.6.9.run
./fs2_open-3.6.9.run
choose the directory u created in 1.

So you have the Game. Configuration:

1. Create the file ~.fs2_open/data/cmdline_fso.cfg with your editor. Here you can type in all options you always want play with, i. e.
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-spec -glow -mipmap -missile_lighting -dualscanlines -targetinfo -rearm_timer -ballistic_gauge -3dwarp -warp_flash -snd_preload -env -alpha_env -img2dds
or (for high-end)
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-spec -glow -env -mipmap -2d_poof -noscalevid -missile_lighting -cache_bitmaps -dualscanlines -targetinfo -orbradar -rearm_timer -3dwarp -warp_flash -snd_preload -alpha_env  -spec_exp 16.7 -spec_point 0.6 -spec_static 0.9 -spec_tube 1.0 -ambient_factor 50 -ogl_spec 80 -fov 0.675 -ship_choice_3d -img2dds
2. for a higher resolution see http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Fs2_open_on_Linux/Graphics_Settings
3. thats it! start the game with
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fs2_open -mod mediavps
Title: Re: German Linux-Guide
Post by: Turey on October 17, 2007, 01:51:17 pm
Quick and dirty:
1. Create a new folder for Fs2 (i. e. /usr/local/games/fs2_open)
2. Download Turey's Java-Installer here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,42854.0.html)
3. Run it with
Code: [Select]
java -jar FreeSpaceOpenInstaller.jarChoose the directory u created in 1.
4. Don't choose "Say yes to all"...next step:
5. If you only want Fs2 Open choose "Freespace 2 Retail Core", "3.6.8 Zeta MediaVPs With 710 Patches", ".OGG Cutscenes" and "3.6.8 Zeta Advanced MediaVPs With 710 Patches"

Installer includes the Linux binaries, no need for the loki installer.