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Title: How to play Inferno?
Post by: membrana on November 09, 2007, 07:31:07 am
i mean... the threads confused me, and i can't find any information that won't spoil something while i'm reading...

i don't understand the whole Inferno thingie... is it a saga? are there various campaigns to play that follow the "inferno" storyline?
if so, could someone please tell me the correct order of those? ( and where to download them, since there are no links at all in the download section of the hosted project... )

if this project is still to be finished, then im sorry, i didn't mean to put preassure or anything, but its just that i couldn't understand and the threads do spoil a lot!  :blah:


thanks!!!
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Dark Hunter on November 09, 2007, 08:33:19 am
K, listen closely, young grasshopper:

INFR1 = old and outdated, but released, version

INF:A = prequel series to Inferno's main campaign, part 1 released

INF:A2 = part 2 of INF:A, unreleased

INFASA = "Inferno: Alliance Standalone", a re-working of INF:A so that it is better, with improved story and the ability to stand alone, without FS

INF SCP = the "current" Inferno Project, being worked on. Not released.

Go to the "Old Releases" page on the website to find INFR1.

Go to http://inferno.hard-light.net/SOL/ (http://inferno.hard-light.net/SOL/) to find INF:A's website.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: membrana on November 09, 2007, 08:44:28 am
thank you so much!!!

is this info in some FAQ or somewhere else? because maybe there are other like me, but who give up instead of just asking...
or maybe i'm just plain dumb and didn't see it.  :D

again, thanks.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Hellstryker on November 09, 2007, 08:29:35 pm
Actually, i was just like you too. freespace is a hard thing for a noob to get their head around, but once you've mastered it, thats it. done. finished. you know everything.   :nod:
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: FSW on January 20, 2008, 08:23:55 am
Would I be correct in thinking that the most definitive versions of the campaigns would be:

INF SCP, standalone
INFASA, standalone
INFA2, running on INFASA

of which none are yet released, and all are separate from normal FS2 installations?
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Snail on January 20, 2008, 09:11:32 am
That is correct.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: RavenTS on February 20, 2008, 05:52:40 am
I agree with you. Its not really easy to understand whats going on here and where I can find all necessary files. Unfortunately Tureys installer wont give me any DL-options and the websites are much more then only outdated...  :(
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: YemminatoR on February 24, 2008, 06:59:23 pm
where i can find INFASA ?
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Dark Hunter on February 24, 2008, 07:12:41 pm
A ways into the future.

It's not done yet.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on March 11, 2008, 10:38:25 pm
A ways into the future.

It's not done yet.

Let's wait this one out then.

Hmm hmm hmm...

Anyone know any good jokes? :drevil:
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on March 23, 2008, 02:17:28 am
K, listen closely, young grasshopper:

INFR1 = old and outdated, but released, version

INF:A = prequel series to Inferno's main campaign, part 1 released

INF:A2 = part 2 of INF:A, unreleased

INFASA = "Inferno: Alliance Standalone", a re-working of INF:A so that it is better, with improved story and the ability to stand alone, without FS

INF SCP = the "current" Inferno Project, being worked on. Not released.

Go to the "Old Releases" page on the website to find INFR1.

Go to http://inferno.hard-light.net/SOL/ (http://inferno.hard-light.net/SOL/) to find INF:A's website.

       Er, okay that's still confusing.
       So okay, INF SCP is a rework of INF:R1. INF:A1+2 are prequels to INF SCP and INFASA is reworking of INFA1+2. Not sure why A2 and ASA are being worked on concurrently when the release of ASA seems to make A2 obsolete. And why not just call INFASA instead INF SCP:A?
       Anyway . . . whatever. Clearly those acronyms were neither created by the same person nor at the same time or else they would be less confusing.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Snail on March 23, 2008, 06:20:07 am
       So okay, INF SCP is a rework of INF:R1. INF:A1+2 are prequels to INF SCP and INFASA is reworking of INFA1+2. Not sure why A2 and ASA are being worked on concurrently when the release of ASA seems to make A2 obsolete. And why not just call INFASA instead INF SCP:A?

Wrong about the INFA part. INFASA is only a rework of INFA1, NOT INFA2. INFA2 will be part of a second INFASA release.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Mobius on March 23, 2008, 01:50:34 pm
Those mods are rarely discussed, confusion's not a real damage.

You only need to know INFR1, INFA and INFASA(for now).
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Snail on March 23, 2008, 03:18:53 pm
You only need to know INFR1, INFA and INFASA(for now).

Huh?
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Mobius on March 23, 2008, 03:35:17 pm
Released and quasi-released Inferno packages. INF SCP is far from completion.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Snail on March 23, 2008, 04:14:23 pm
Released and quasi-released Inferno packages. INF SCP is far from completion.

You're confusing everyone even further. INFR1 is completely different from INFSCP.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on March 23, 2008, 05:45:30 pm
       So okay, INF SCP is a rework of INF:R1. INF:A1+2 are prequels to INF SCP and INFASA is reworking of INFA1+2. Not sure why A2 and ASA are being worked on concurrently when the release of ASA seems to make A2 obsolete. And why not just call INFASA instead INF SCP:A?

Wrong about the INFA part. INFASA is only a rework of INFA1, NOT INFA2. INFA2 will be part of a second INFASA release.

         Er, so why isnt INFA2 named INFASA2 then instead? That's where the confusion comes in.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Jeff Vader on March 23, 2008, 05:50:47 pm
I think I lost track of these Inferno things a few months ago. It was probably when INFamous and INFinity were announced. Oh, and the canceling of INFection really made me sad.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Snail on March 23, 2008, 06:01:12 pm
       So okay, INF SCP is a rework of INF:R1. INF:A1+2 are prequels to INF SCP and INFASA is reworking of INFA1+2. Not sure why A2 and ASA are being worked on concurrently when the release of ASA seems to make A2 obsolete. And why not just call INFASA instead INF SCP:A?

Wrong about the INFA part. INFASA is only a rework of INFA1, NOT INFA2. INFA2 will be part of a second INFASA release.

         Er, so why isnt INFA2 named INFASA2 then instead? That's where the confusion comes in.

Because INFASA2 sounds stupid.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Droid803 on March 23, 2008, 08:35:52 pm
Actually, it would be INFA2SA (Inferno: Alliance 2 - StandAlone), not INFASA (StandAlone 2 WTF?)
But its still long and stupid, although, its much less confusing...
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on March 23, 2008, 08:59:56 pm
       So okay, INF SCP is a rework of INF:R1. INF:A1+2 are prequels to INF SCP and INFASA is reworking of INFA1+2. Not sure why A2 and ASA are being worked on concurrently when the release of ASA seems to make A2 obsolete. And why not just call INFASA instead INF SCP:A?

Wrong about the INFA part. INFASA is only a rework of INFA1, NOT INFA2. INFA2 will be part of a second INFASA release.

         Er, so why isnt INFA2 named INFASA2 then instead? That's where the confusion comes in.

Because INFASA2 sounds stupid.

        Calling it INF:A INFASA and INF:A2 is like calling a second chapter of SCP version INF:R2
        That's all I'm saying.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Mobius on March 24, 2008, 02:32:07 am
Dude, INFA2 is a campaign with a small modpack to be placed in the main INFASA folder, not a separate mod!

You're confusing everyone even further. INFR1 is completely different from INFSCP.

When did I say that they're similar?

People only need to know released and almost released Inferno modpacks. What's the point in discussing INF SCP if it is going to be released in 2010?
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Snail on March 24, 2008, 03:50:12 am
People only need to know released and almost released Inferno modpacks. What's the point in discussing INF SCP if it is going to be released in 2010?[/color][/i]

The point is that INF SCP is bad-ass! :nod:
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Mobius on March 24, 2008, 03:59:03 am
No doubt INF SCP is the greatest Inferno modpack but its release seems a bit remote right now.

Anyway, there's the FreeSpace Wiki: http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Inferno
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Snail on March 24, 2008, 04:42:01 am
But it doesn't mean we can't talk about it.
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on March 25, 2008, 01:28:22 am
No doubt INF SCP is the greatest Inferno modpack but its release seems a bit remote right now.


I agree...so I'll wait. ;)
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Mobius on March 25, 2008, 01:45:20 am
Don't underestimate INFASA ;7 :P
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: PLX on March 25, 2008, 03:46:56 pm
What is corret order of playing Inferno?
Is it recommended to play in order of releasing Inferno -> Inferno A (1->2) or prequel (Inf. A) first?
Is Sol:History related to Inf 'saga'?
Title: Re: How to play Inferno?
Post by: Mobius on March 25, 2008, 04:00:10 pm
You can play the mods in any order. Just make sure that you use the latest patches when playing INFR1.

S:AH isn't INF-canon but is connected to it. You can play it whenever you want, I think consider playing it before INFR1 is a good choice(you'll need INFR1 to run S:AH, however).