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Offline KappaWing

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on: March 03, 2005, 04:38:49 pm
I read something on the back of the FS2 user's manual that caught my attention. Appearantly, there is a player's guide out for FS2. It is called "Official Strategies and Secrets", I searched on E-bay and it seems that some people are selling it. Is this even worth buying? What does it have to offer? How many people even know about this?

Any feedback on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)
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Offline Grug

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Reply #1 on: March 03, 2005, 04:53:19 pm
I doubt it offers much that you couldn't find buried deep in HLP... :)

Can't say I've ever read it though.

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Offline Kie99

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Reply #2 on: March 03, 2005, 05:05:42 pm
Welcome beam?  

Uh s/he has 90 posts and has been here 2-3 Months

BTW the link is : welcome: without the space between the colon and the w
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Offline Unknown Target

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Reply #3 on: March 03, 2005, 05:22:14 pm
I have the strategy guide. It's good for missions, but everything else is out of date by now, even some of the mission info, I believe.
 

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Reply #4 on: March 03, 2005, 05:32:08 pm
Does it have lots of good backround story info pertaining to the Freespace Universe? (ex. History of GTVA, Vasudans, Shivans)

Or is it just a basic walkthrough that tells you how to beat missions and fly better?
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Reply #5 on: March 03, 2005, 06:13:21 pm
It would be interesting to see what's in it. I've never seen it, but again there's probably nothing in there that opening the mission in FRED wouldn't tell you. And I seriously doubt there's any insider info on the Freespace Universe that we don't already know; chances are it's by Prima or one of those guys, not straight from the deVelopers.
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Reply #6 on: March 03, 2005, 06:24:06 pm
same here. although info on Vasudans, etc are pretty much completely explained in the techroom. :)
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Reply #7 on: March 03, 2005, 06:44:11 pm
Quote

chances are it's by Prima or one of those guys, not straight from the deVelopers.


I think It's by Sybex, but woulden't it have to be approved by [V] in order for it to be released?
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Offline Eishtmo

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Reply #8 on: March 03, 2005, 07:01:18 pm
It's Sybex.  I have it sitting on my lap right now.

Nothing super special (got it mostly for reference when/if I novelized FS2).  Mentions Ground Freespace and Planet Freespace in one part.  Some "combat tactics" (not sure if they're useful, didn't really pay attention).  Some multiplayer and FRED stuff, and of course, a campaign walkthrough.  Nothing spectacular (pretty black and white pictures aside).

Not worth the time anymore, but when I got it, it was worth it.

I also have the guide for FS1.  Inferior to the FS2 guide in everyway, even has an outright error in one mission (claims the ship facing off against the Bastion in Clash of the Titans is a Cain, imagine my surprise to find out it was a damn Demon!).
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Offline KappaWing

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Reply #9 on: March 03, 2005, 07:10:01 pm
Hmmmm.... I shall bid high then. It does have the name 'Freespace' on the cover after all. How could I resist? :)
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Reply #10 on: March 03, 2005, 07:36:29 pm
don't bid too high now ;)
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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
 

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Reply #11 on: March 03, 2005, 09:59:48 pm
lols.

There's alot of background infor around here too, some of it fanfiction, but near all of it is a good read if you get the time. :)
 

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Reply #12 on: March 04, 2005, 01:03:42 am
There are online alternatives to the fs2 strategy guide, these are not that much different then the strategy guide. Here are two places that have good ones
 

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Reply #13 on: March 04, 2005, 04:58:35 am
That second one is the one I linked to in my FAQ. Best one I ever found :)
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Offline KappaWing

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Reply #14 on: March 04, 2005, 04:19:19 pm
Hmmm... This site seems to have everything! Complete ship/weapon index, origin of names... Wow! This must have taken years to complete!
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Reply #15 on: March 04, 2005, 04:20:48 pm
Oo. They updated while i wasn't goin there... they have a LOT more content than what they had before
To consider the Earth as the only populated world in infinite space is as absurd as to assert that in an entire field of millet, only one grain will grow. - Metrodorus of Chios
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
 

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Reply #16 on: March 04, 2005, 04:26:13 pm
All i need to know is right here! Especially the Best ship viewer. It has everything! Looks like they just copied down everything from the tables and put it in an easy to view format. I won the bid for the strategy guide, but i'm not dissapointed. Anything Freespace = Good! :D
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Reply #17 on: March 04, 2005, 04:31:42 pm
w00t! kw is cool! we cool, gimme 5. :D
To consider the Earth as the only populated world in infinite space is as absurd as to assert that in an entire field of millet, only one grain will grow. - Metrodorus of Chios
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
 

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Reply #18 on: March 04, 2005, 05:03:37 pm
*gives five* :cool: :yes:
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Reply #19 on: March 04, 2005, 05:13:13 pm
that's right, we cool :cool: :yes:
To consider the Earth as the only populated world in infinite space is as absurd as to assert that in an entire field of millet, only one grain will grow. - Metrodorus of Chios
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
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