[J.F.K.]

Eddie kind of left me out in the cold explaining what exactly this place is. I've noticed some people with bigger images over on the left and titles and such, and those square badge things; I followed their links and they must be projects for all this stuff which I mostly don't quite follow. So I'm basically leaning towards thinking this is some working community, but I don't know enough to summarise... I'm having trouble reading through all of the forums, there are so many of them and I don't understand most.

So, anyone want to briefly describe what this place is? And what its purpose is? Does it have a purpose?

[Stryke 9]

To a limited degree, yes.  If you don't know its primary one, I'm not sure why you chose to come here, as it isn't exactly the greatest social venue, but at any rate it's primarily a modding forum for the game FreeSpace. Over the years, it's gone a bit more into art, and other various crap, but its primary purpose remains.


Oh, and it has me, which counts as serving a function in and of itself.

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by Stryke 9
Oh, and it has me, which counts as serving a function in and of itself.

I think I'm beginning to understand you now, Stryke 9.

Anyway, E directed me here because I was getting into FreeSpace but he didn't have any time to explain all the 'cool stuff you can do with it' (those were his words). I thought I'd better hang around a while before I asked that question outright (I thought maybe it would answer itself in time), but now it's out in the open, I suppose I'd better go looking a little harder for the answer.

[Stryke 9]

Well, there's the SCP, which is a pretty big thing, as they're basically taking the game apart and putting it together again in all sorts of freaky new ways, and you can certainly have your pick of campaigns...

[Stunaep]

GUNNERY CONTROL, ENGAGE P1MP MODE:

See the little green avatar on my left.

[Sesquipedalian]

Even aside from the SCP, FS2 is very modifiable anyway.  One can create new ships, new sounds, new art, and of course custom made missions to fly.  The various projects being hosted here all mess around doing this.  The four avatars (pictures) beneath my name stand as the logos for the four projects I am involved with.  Click on them to got to the webpages for each.  

Each of those four projects is a campaign.  A campaign includes (when completed) at the bare minimum a bunch of custom missions connected together to tell a story, but may also have new ships, weapons, sounds, art, and/or other enhancements.  These enhancements are colloquially referred to as mods.  Do note that the term mod does not refer to a campaign as a whole within the FS community, but rather to the individual new creations (except missions, which do not involve modifying anything, just making things move around and do stuff).

The few forum members that you see with large avatars are the administrators.  They run the place.  They are a good bunch (on the whole ).  Keep them happy, and they'll keep you happy.  Misbehave too much, and they will shut you down.

Anyway, that was Sesquipedalian's Quick Orientation to HLP seminar.  $15 please.  

[Stryke 9]

Payable in bottle caps, of course.

[Bobboau]

this place is basicly an internet comunity based around, but not limeted to, the game freespace, most things in the comunity deal with the game or some aspect of it, primarily modding (ie the cool things you can do wiht it) and art (Sete.. I mean Eddie was big in this part).
you can do just about anything in here from learning how to program to arguing with a brick wall about politics, fun stuff

[deep_eyes]

Shrike not to long ago turned it into a 24hr a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a yr, and +1 on leap yrs -> nightclub.........

shrike....start checking id dawg... minors got the liquer again... (~~~help can........not......keeo....................keep* typing.....)

[Shrike]

Originally posted by deep_eyes
shrike....start checking id dawg... minors got the liquer again... (~~~help can........not......keeo....................keep* typing.....)

Meh, it's just echohol.

[Stryke 9]

Meanwhile, earlier that day...

"Hey guys, let's get totally wasted and then post!!!"

[Nico]

Originally posted by Stryke 9
Oh, and it has me, which counts as serving a function in and of itself.

better hearing that than being deaf