Hard Light Productions Forums

FreeSpace Releases => Mission & Campaign Releases => Topic started by: shiv on November 20, 2025, 04:42:53 pm

Title: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
Post by: shiv on November 20, 2025, 04:42:53 pm

(https://i.imgur.com/z3svOQL.png)

You are a pilot of the Imperial Guard, a branch of the Vasudan Security Directorate that reports directly to the Imperial Court. It is early May, 2335. As the Terran-Vasudan allies prepare their final offensive against the Shivans in Ross 128, the Imperial Guard is given a very different mission: To capture the Hammer of Light carrier HLCa Eternity.

Download:
(https://fsnebula.org/static/kn_download.png) (https://fsnebula.org/mod/tss2)

Features:
- 6 long, multi-stage missions with checkpoints
- Actor/AI-mixed voice acting
- New ships
- Beautifully rendered CBAnims by Ormuni
- Original new soundtrack composed by ShadowOfLight

After over six months of intense work, Nyctaeus and I are happy to announce the official release of The Sixth Seal 2: The Keys of Ruin. We truly hope you will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed developing it.

Special thanks to every team member and external contributor for driving this project forward through playtesting, consulting, and contributing brand-new assets:
- Belisarius
- Colt
- Envoybane
- Fusion
- Goober5000
- Iain "Nomad" Baker
- Knightmare
- Mjn.Mixael
- Mobius
- No Tea
- Ormuni
- ShadowsOfLight

Voice actors
- Colonol Dekker
- Dilmah G
- Envoybane
- No Tea
- Renegade Paladin

Full credits list (warning! - spoilers)

Spoiler:

Fredding:
- Shiv
Story:
Based on Silent Threat: Reborn
- Shiv
- Nyctaeus
Fiction Viewers:
- Nyctaeus, Proof-readed by Iain 'Nomad' Baker
Fonts:
- Junge Regular - Cyreal
Interace:
- SCP UI - MjnMixael
HUD:
- GTI Vaults and Omega 1 scanning - Nyctaeus
- Checkpoint and Mission Fail - Nyctaeus
- Von Ketteler head ani - ClutchNorris
- Shield icons for Claymore, Ennead and Qebui - Inferno Team
- Icon for Nhu - Oddgrim
Models:
- Debris pieces - Nyctaeus
- Skyboxes for Delta Serpentis and Ross 128 - Nyctaeus
- GTF Claymore - Nyctaeus, based on HTL Loki texture by Vasudan Admiral and original GTF Claymore by Aldo
- GTNB Clotho - Author unknown, taken from Blue Planet: War in Heaven. Retexture by Nyctaeus.
- PVF Ennead - Model by BrotherBryon, texture by Rampage, edits by Nyctaeus
- PVB Qebui - Model by BrotherBryon, texture by Rampage, edits by Nyctaeus
- PVF Nhu - Oddgrim
Music:
- Custom tracks and music from Freespace Soundtrack Expansion Project - ShadowsOfLight aka SoL
- Dan Wentz
Sounds:
- Scanning sounds from Half-Life 1 by Valve

Screenshots

(https://i.ibb.co/ZRqnBxkm/3JfqYzC.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/4ZLHzppw/bgPI5S5.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/fYRysQ9g/iogTdHI.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/JSG6wwD/kuyVhxT.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/WvJ3mPBn/Ll952Yh.jpg)
(https://i.ibb.co/yrTCMQ5/MMQUadc.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/1fvpcLX9/screen0238.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/HwVDHLk/screen0409.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/mVWyvHxh/screen0637.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/h6FmT1D/screen0647.png)
(https://i.ibb.co/MxhfqfB2/vdLgznV.jpg)

Title: Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
Post by: Nyctaeus on November 20, 2025, 04:53:16 pm

Hey, lead! I think I'm done bashing you for the demise of Earth Defense :P .

This time we deliver.

Title: Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
Post by: Goober5000 on November 20, 2025, 05:12:53 pm

Delighted to see this released!  Nice work. :yes:

Title: Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
Post by: Solatar on November 21, 2025, 10:15:28 pm

Super well done!

I liked the Vasudan-sounding versions of the fs1 music (and the purely custom music fit in well, too), and the story tied in organically with ST:R. I enjoyed the fiction viewer and the use of the system map, too. Cool stuff to read. Great work!
 
Rendez-vous ;)

Title: Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
Post by: CT27 on November 26, 2025, 02:34:12 am

I tried to play this but got an error message.

I downloaded the manual link on FSNebula and tried to set it up.  It crashed when I started it and an error box said three fonts were required but only one was detected (I believe it referenced line 522).  I looked in the "fonts" folder and there was only one file there.

Title: Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
Post by: shiv on November 26, 2025, 04:42:04 am

What build are you using? Please make sure you're running the mod at least on FSO 25.0 RC3.

I recommend downloading it automatically via Knossos, it'll set up all dependencies such as fsport, TSS1, SCP UI, etc.

Title: Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
Post by: CT27 on November 28, 2025, 02:27:25 am

I was using the recently released 25.0 RC4.

Title: Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
Post by: shiv on November 28, 2025, 08:07:54 am

Then probably some other dependency is missing. Probably fonts from SCP UI or something else. Once again: I strongly advice to try installing it with Knossos.

Title: Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
Post by: Dan1 on December 07, 2025, 01:34:03 am

This was really fun to play.  Loaded from Knossos and got an message about 12 warnings and errors but nothing in the gameplay that I saw was really affected.    Loved the nuggets in the manifest of other projects etc. 
Great job to all involved.