[ssmitt]

Could someone point me to a FAQ that explains how to get open freespace to run after downloading?

I am interested in playing this--I have an OEM FS2 installed and running on a W98SE box but when I try to install open FS 3.5 it crashes and outputs stack dump errors.  Same result with 3.4.

Or is there an earlier version that is known to run on W98?

[Kazan]

probably a problem with OEM FS2 -- FS2 Open assumes a full version

[ssmitt]

What's the way around this?  Could I install open FS files without using the installer and if so,  what do I use to open the exe file?

The OEM version I have has a bug in the ship controls--button one (fire) and the JS POV hat forward position read as the same button.  Everything else I use my JS for works fine so I know this problem is limited to FS.  Huge annoyance when I am trying to look around and accidentally push it forward...

No idea who the original OEM vendor was, if that makes any difference.  I am a new player who got hooked on the great war last fall.  Bought my copy of FS2 from a liquidator--think I must have bought the last copy in the country that wasn't  going for collector prices on ebay.

[RandomTiger]

What does OEM stand for? (Edit: Original Equipment Manufacturer?)

I seem to remember compile flags for that, if Im right it wont work unless you compile it under that compile flag.

[ssmitt]

Correct.  Original Equipment Manufacturer.  It was labled as "bundled software" which means the same thing.  Supposed to be sold with a piece of PC hardward per the publisher's license.   Mine wasn't as it came through a liquidator.

Does this mean that Volition had different versions available to the updgrade button in the launcher  (which I used and upgraded to 1.2) depending on what  was on my end?

Compiling code is WAY over my head as an end user so this probably means I am out of luck for the moment.

[Anaz]

if you have a decent connection go to www.the-underdogs.org (I think that is the right URL...) and download it from there. I believe that version works just fine with the source™.

[ssmitt]

Seems I tried that once over my 56K dialup.  Blew up about hour 10.  I may try it again.  Is that something I could install overtop of my existing FS2 and so have access to all the briefings & cutscenes?

[karajorma]

I wouldn`t install it OVER your current FS2 install but instead install it elsewhere and then copy the missing stuff over.