[Cniinc]

This is for anyone who just got to Hard Light Productions, and, considering the release of the 2000 20th anniversary FS2 boxes from Interplay, I'm sure there are many more new guys than me.

What i'm asking for is a list of beginning, easy mods that are as good as the campaign in the original FS2. Please post anything currently available or coming soon, with links to a website, so that we new guys know where to sift to get the goodies.
Thanks,
J

[Omniscaper]

Greetings!!! You should start here I believe.

http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/fsdoc/index.php/LatestVersions

That should get the installation stuffs out of the way. From there you should keep up with the latest builds which are here:

http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=97


If you want to get involved with the modding aspect:

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,19514.0.html

[phreak]

i think he's looking for simple campaigns for the time being.  but please check out the source code forums.  its fun in there

Inferno Chapter 1
Warzone
Derelict

[Liberator]

[Knight Templar]

teh w0rd in campaigns thus far is Blaise Russel

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,19306.0.html

[Cniinc]

Yeah, I am primarily looking for the "classics" of user-made campaigns, then would like to venture out to the new ships, etc., and then fs2_open. But right now, are there any campaigns i can do ?
Also, The Derelict campaign isn't on the Volition watch! I don't know where to get it?
Finally, is there a vibrant multiplayer community? I'd be interested in some of the co-op missions.

Thanks

[kasperl]

If you have any other questions, please click the link below my name.

And Derelict, it's on someones FTP, forgot who.

and multiplayer, in ordinary FS2, there is some, though not much. in the SCP FS2, there is testing to get it to work, and quite a lot of people are interested.

[karajorma]

Cniinc I very much reccomend getting FS2_Open for playing new mods if only so that you don't have to go through that whole constant renaming of directories you'd need to do otherwise.

As for campaigns I'll agree that homesick has set the new standard. Have a look at my FAQ (or the campaigns thread) for a link to Skippy's campaign list. There are a few more links there.

[Star Dragon]

INFERNO - Be Afraid...

  Also (though NOT FS2 universe) The Babylon Project

Both are A++!

[Gloriano]

.Zzzzzzzzzz!

DERELICT

[Arculis]

Homesick and the Sol History campaigns are the only long campaigns I can remember that were worth playing. Inferno's main campaign cuts you off at the end, and feels more like a demo than anything.

I wish more people would just hide out for a few months and pop up with big campaigns. And I wish more people would focus on building campaigns instead of replacing all the models. New models are cool, but they don't offer much in the way of entertainment.

...although, shouldn't this be on the campaigns forum?

(I couldn't get Derelict to install for me.)

[jdjtcagle]

[.::Tin Can::.]

Not only welcome, but also:

There's a flamethrower under the seat. Unfortunately, its empty. If you see a Shivan, dont worry, it's just Carl. Give him your lunch and he should leave you alone. Any weapons could be in spare stashes of the members. Just relax and enjoy.

And Also To Newbies:

Dont try and get online and challenge random people: you will get your ASS BEAT if you try it. Believe me, with 5 people online, it's hard to imaging the guys havent been playing the game for a long time. I almost snapped my friends joystick off the keyboard pulling up on it so hard because that bastard somehow got instant lock on me with the usual Harpoonz...

[Cniinc]

OK I'm going to reinstall FS2 because i think i have too many junk files in it and it is screwing it up. However, I have played extensively into the single player campaign (well extensively enough ), and I don't want to lose my savegame and medals. How do I do this? what do I put in a separate folder for when I reinstall? Finally, if I install fs2_open, how would I not have to worry about the renaming of files that Kajorma asked about?

BTW, I'm glad you guys are so helpful in answering my newbie questions... I'm glad to see this isn't a group of over... well, you know what I mean.

And I agree with Arculis about the campaign vs. model thing 100%

Speaking of which, I couldn't find Skippy's list of campaigns in Kajorma's site...


Thanks,
Cniinc

[Cniinc]

Oh, and if I install fs2_open, can I uninstall it or revert to the old fs2 original? i've looked at some of the changes and am not sure if i'd like it...

[.::Tin Can::.]

Alrighty. For your saved games, just go dig around the "Data" folder until you come across "Players" and then go to "Single" and you should find a few documents. Copy anything in there and then bring it to my documents or something to save it. Then, just uninstall Freespace 2 and reinstall it.

fs2_open is easy to uninstall. You just get rid of the fs2_open files. There should be

01_20_2004_fred2_open_r
01_20_2004_fs2_open_d
01_20_2004_fs2_open_r
Launcher
fs2_open356.vp

These are here if you have the latest version. (Kudos to karajorma for helpin me out) fs2_open just allows you to open up the game without using the CD. However, it is also a powerful tool you can use to work up mods. The best one, is media.vp. This has all the shinemaps, as well as thruster mods and 32-bit effects. I would recommend you INSTALL fs2_open, and then get media.vp and ask karajorma how to run it. He helped me in my time of need.

And yes you are right, all the guys on here are deffinately not stuck up bastards. In fact it's been a while since a newb has asked question, and I am the one in particular. Good luck with FS2.

[karajorma]

Wow. I seem to be popular all of a sudden

Tin Can's advice was generally correct. In fact if you want to uninstall FS2 the only thing you need to remove is the fs2_open356.vp (also known as the media.vp) and any 32 bit art effects you installed (Pretty much anything by Lightspeed ). The rest of the FS2_open install can sit in your folder pretty harmlessly and won't interfere with your regular game(of course you may want to delete it to save disk space )

@Tin Can :  Those builds are a little old now. Check the Latest Builds Forum. There are about 5 newer builds in there. All of them released since I helped you set up FS2_Open

Originally posted by Cniinc
Finally, if I install fs2_open, how would I not have to worry about the renaming of files that Kajorma asked about?

I'm not certain what renaming of files you mean as I reccomend it as the cure to lots of problems. If you're on about installing Mods I reccomend following the advice I gave here Since you're installing on a fresh install you won't have the problem of having a data folder with anything in so you won't need to do any renaming.
 The advice in my FAQ is for FS2 Retail (I really need to do some work on the FAQ as a lot of stuff needs changing now). FS2_Open has a much better system for managing mods.

Originally posted by Cniinc
Speaking of which, I couldn't find Skippy's list of campaigns in Kajorma's site...

It was on the general Freespace page. Anyway, here's a link. Skippy's Campaign List It's drastically shorter that in used to be cause people don't seem to have realised that Skippy wiped the whole list and started again. It's pretty sad that almost all the HLP campaigns are missing.

[HotSnoJ]

Anyone know where that comedy campaign about the NTF and bosch beer is and what it's named? I can't for the life of me remember.

I didn't see anyone mention it, but then I coulda missed it.

[karajorma]

Deus Ex Machina. It's Goobers work so he's bound to have a link in his sig to it.

[Goober5000]