The Unification War Project 2.0 has been Released!
Blaise Ruseel's Fall of Epsilon Pegasi has been Remastered!
Shepherds, Colt's epic sequel to Walls Closing, is now released!41
Mission & Campaign Releases / Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
« Last post by Goober5000 on November 20, 2025, 05:12:53 pm »Delighted to see this released! Nice work. 
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Mission & Campaign Releases / Re: RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
« Last 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 
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This time we deliver.
.This time we deliver.
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Highlights / The Sixth Seal 2 has been released!
« Last post by Nyctaeus on November 20, 2025, 04:49:40 pm »
Shiv and Nyctaeus released The Keys of Ruin - A Vasudan-themed sequel of The Sixth Seal!44
Mission & Campaign Releases / RELEASE: The Sixth Seal 2 - The Keys of Ruin
« Last post by shiv on November 20, 2025, 04:42:53 pm »
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:
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
- 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
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FreeSpace Discussion / Re: Freespace Merchandise Store for Freespace Fans!
« Last post by Muninn_Crow on November 19, 2025, 01:50:35 pm »Personally, I'd love to. But it also amounts to buyer interest, as well as permissions by those development teams.
It's the former, that buyer interest, that proves the tricky part, since I still have a ton of pins and patches stored away awaiting new homes. As long as there is genuine interest (not Poll And Forget), I'm onboard with getting new stuff made. Prices are well below what'd be profitable for me (Example: Hard Enamel pins generally go for $12-$15, and I'm selling them for $5), but it's more a hobby in support of the community anyway.
With the new job I just got approved for yesterday (BAE Systems! Woo!), I'm not worried about recovering what I put into these patches and pins.
You'd be amazed how many of the patches and pins were because someone messaged me on Etsy with an inquiry.
It's the former, that buyer interest, that proves the tricky part, since I still have a ton of pins and patches stored away awaiting new homes. As long as there is genuine interest (not Poll And Forget), I'm onboard with getting new stuff made. Prices are well below what'd be profitable for me (Example: Hard Enamel pins generally go for $12-$15, and I'm selling them for $5), but it's more a hobby in support of the community anyway.
With the new job I just got approved for yesterday (BAE Systems! Woo!), I'm not worried about recovering what I put into these patches and pins.
You'd be amazed how many of the patches and pins were because someone messaged me on Etsy with an inquiry.
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Nightly Builds / Nightly: 17 November 2025 - Revision 2af19b660
« Last post by SirKnightly on November 17, 2025, 12:54:07 am »Here is the nightly for 17 November 2025 - Revision 2af19b660
Group: Linux-arm64
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Linux-arm64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: Linux-x86_64
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-arm64
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-x86_64
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: Win32-SSE2
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Group: Win64-SSE2
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-x64-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Group: Linux-arm64
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Linux-arm64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: Linux-x86_64
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-arm64
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: MacOSX-x86_64
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz (Mirror)
Group: Win32-SSE2
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Group: Win64-SSE2
nightly_20251117_2af19b660-builds-x64-SSE2.zip (Mirror)
Code: [Select]
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commit 59e8742c8
Author: Goober5000
Commit: Goober5000
remove ship_name_lookup in scripting code
code/scripting/api/libs/mission.cpp | 17 ++++++++---------
code/scripting/api/objs/order.cpp | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
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FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) / Release: 25.0.0-RC3
« Last post by SirKnightly on November 16, 2025, 05:25:19 pm »Change log: (chronologically ordered)
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Deprecations:
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Deprecations are a mechanism in FSO where a certain feature or aspect of the engine has changed or is no longer supported. Since this would normally break existing mods, we have the mod table feature "$Target Version:" with which a mod can specify what version of FSO it was developed with. Any features listed under Deprecations will be removed or changed when the target version of a mod is at least the version released in this post.
Previous 23.2.1 Release Thread
Launchers, if you don't have one already:
All platforms: For every day use, we recommend Knossos.NET, an integrated solution for downloading and launching mods.
Windows (32/64-bit)
Compiled using GitHub Actions on Windows Server 2019 (10.0.17763), Visual Studio Enterprise 2019
64-bit: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-x64-SSE2.zip
32-bit: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip
This one is based on the SSE2 Optimizations from the MSVC Compiler.
Linux
Compiled with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, GCC 9
x86_64: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
arm64: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Linux-arm64.tar.gz
These builds use a mechanism called AppImage which should allow these builds to run on most Linux distributions. However, we recommend that you compile your own builds which will result in less issues.
Alternatively, if there is a package in your software repository then you should use that. If you are the maintainer of such a package for a distribution then let us know and we will include that here.
macOS
macOS 10.9+
Intel (64-bit): fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz
Apple Silicon: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz
These builds are not signed and so by default will fail to launch. To run them simply right-click on the app, click open, then click open again on the security confirmation dialog. You should only have to do this once for each app.
If running the game through Knossos or Knossos.NET this step should not be necessary.
NOTE: macOS builds currently have limited support and may exhibit issues not present on other platforms.
Known issues:
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Deprecations:
PLACEHOLDER
Deprecations are a mechanism in FSO where a certain feature or aspect of the engine has changed or is no longer supported. Since this would normally break existing mods, we have the mod table feature "$Target Version:" with which a mod can specify what version of FSO it was developed with. Any features listed under Deprecations will be removed or changed when the target version of a mod is at least the version released in this post.
Previous 23.2.1 Release Thread
Launchers, if you don't have one already:
All platforms: For every day use, we recommend Knossos.NET, an integrated solution for downloading and launching mods.
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Windows (32/64-bit)Compiled using GitHub Actions on Windows Server 2019 (10.0.17763), Visual Studio Enterprise 2019
64-bit: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-x64-SSE2.zip
32-bit: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Win32-SSE2.zip
This one is based on the SSE2 Optimizations from the MSVC Compiler.
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LinuxCompiled with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, GCC 9
x86_64: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz
arm64: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Linux-arm64.tar.gz
These builds use a mechanism called AppImage which should allow these builds to run on most Linux distributions. However, we recommend that you compile your own builds which will result in less issues.
Alternatively, if there is a package in your software repository then you should use that. If you are the maintainer of such a package for a distribution then let us know and we will include that here.
macOSmacOS 10.9+
Intel (64-bit): fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Mac-x86_64.tar.gz
Apple Silicon: fs2_open_25_0_0-RC3-builds-Mac-arm64.tar.gz
These builds are not signed and so by default will fail to launch. To run them simply right-click on the app, click open, then click open again on the security confirmation dialog. You should only have to do this once for each app.
If running the game through Knossos or Knossos.NET this step should not be necessary.
NOTE: macOS builds currently have limited support and may exhibit issues not present on other platforms.
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Known issues:
- Github issues and pending pull requests
- See the list of bugs ranked by priority
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The Modding Workshop / Re: Jaded's ModPacks
« Last post by NFSRacer on November 16, 2025, 02:11:36 pm »So, I just picked up this mod recently, and I'm running into an issue I don't think I've seen people talk about. I'm beginning to wonder if this mod is depreciated or if it's still being supported.
Does anyone know a fix for this error at all?
Does anyone know a fix for this error at all?
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The Babylon Project / Re: B5 Digital Art
« Last post by emi_100 on November 16, 2025, 08:44:34 am »Babylon 5: Centauri Arrival
Emerging from a jump point, a lone Centauri vessel makes its first visual confirmation of the neighboring blue world.
The Centauri Republic quietly plants its flag in yet another star system.
More on:
https://linktr.ee/DigitalEraStudios
Beautiful work. :yes: As always. :D
Thanks Nightmare :D
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FreeSpace Discussion / Re: 25 Years some odd years
« Last post by Colonol Dekker on November 16, 2025, 05:30:56 am »It's not the age, it's the milage 🤣