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Offline CP5670

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double post

 

Offline CP5670

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ahhh wont need that then, thanks for taking the time to reply :)

On a side note, are you BLOODUK on the nvnews forums? I think I saw your posts there a few days ago.

 
Another noob here!  Could someone please give me instructions on how to install new campaigns.  I've downloaded some .zip files but I'm not sure what to do with the contents.  Thanks for your help.

 

Offline Nuclear1

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No problem. There are a few things you can do here, depending on what you have:

If you have SCP installed, go to your FS2 folder and add a new folder with a campaign's name as the title. Once you've done this, either copy/paste the VP from the ZIP to the folder, or, if the campaign came without a VP (i.e. in loose files), create a new folder inside the campaign folder named data. Inside data, add the respective files to their own folders (missions in missions, models in models, etc.). Repeat for each campaign, and then use the MOD option in the FSO launcher to choose a campaign.

If you're not using SCP, this may be a bit more of a problem. If none of the campaigns have overwriting tables, then you should be fine: simply copy/paste the missions into the Freespace2/data/missions folder or in the VP in the Freespace2 folder and you should be fine. If any of the campaigns have mods (i.e. new ships or edited tables), then you'll have to play one at a time.

What campaigns do you have downloaded? :)
Spoon - I stand in awe by your flawless fredding. Truely, never before have I witnessed such magnificant display of beamz.
Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
AndrewofDoom - Make it a trio!

 
What exactly is SCP?

 

Offline Flipside

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SCP = Source Code Project, it's basically taken the released Source Code of Freespace 2 and trying to bring it up to more modern specifications. The most notable differences are massively enhanced graphics capabilities, but theres been a heck of a lot of changes behind the scene to make the game that much more enjoyable, some things that you won't even really notice unless you played the game for a long time or tried making missions (such as multiple ships docking at once) but which are a godsend, and lots more stuff on the way ;) All achieved by the sheer hard work and dedication of our coders here :D

 

Offline TrashMan

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Yeah, SCP is like the coolest thing ever to happen to FS2.

Aside fomr multi-docking you have nameplate support, ballistic primaries (in other words primaries with ammo), cutscene and camera support, cockpit support, improvements in some aspects of the AI (turret code), dozens of new SEXP's (commands and options when making missions..which means missions can be more complex), and a lot more :D
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Offline karajorma

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from my FAQ.

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What is FS2_Open? What is the SCP?

From the time it became apparent that there would be no FS3 the most repeated complaint the community had was that Volition wouldn't release the source code so that the community could work on it themselves
Quite a while after the release of FS2 [V] finally did the decent thing and released the code. It was immediately leapt upon by almost every person who could program (and some who couldn't and learnt in order to take advantage of it). An organisation was set up called The Source Code Project (SCP) who took the code with the intention of making FreeSpace 2 better. The product of their work was called FS2_Open.
FS2_Open is not FS3. Instead it is a replacement for the FreeSpace 2 engine, a sort of super mod for FreeSpace 2 which improves it no end. The idea is that by running FS2_Open you can play the FreeSpace 2 main campaign and all the FreeSpace 2 mods with better graphics. In addition to this improvements have been made to several of the games basics to add new kinds of weapons and missions that couldn't be done before. These improvements won't show up in the main campaign but will show up in special "Made for SCP" mods and campaigns.
The differences between FS2 retail and FS2_Open are breathtaking. It is almost like playing a new game. The project is not finished however and it continues to astound the community with every release.
More information on FS2_Open and the SCP can be found in various places in this FAQ. Since the SCP influences almost all things FreeSpace related information about it can not be lumped together in one place.
If you wish to look into the SCP the best places to start are their website and the SCP forum on HLP. You will of course need a working copy of FreeSpace 2 in order to get the SCP to work.
Karajorma's Freespace FAQ. It's almost like asking me yourself.

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Offline Nuclear1

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Aside fomr multi-docking you have nameplate support, ballistic primaries (in other words primaries with ammo), cutscene and camera support, cockpit support, improvements in some aspects of the AI (turret code), dozens of new SEXP's (commands and options when making missions..which means missions can be more complex), and a lot more :D

And, the best thing since apple pie: OGG support.
Spoon - I stand in awe by your flawless fredding. Truely, never before have I witnessed such magnificant display of beamz.
Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
AndrewofDoom - Make it a trio!

  

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sorry, idiotic post.
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I wept. Mysterious forces beyond my ken had reached into my beautiful mission and energized its pilots with inhuman bomb-firing abilities. I could only imagine the GTVA warriors giving a mighty KIAAIIIIIII shout as they worked their triggers, their biceps bulging with sinew after years of Ivan Drago-esque steroid therapy and weight training. - General Battuta