[Mustang19]

Beating FreeSpace, like any game, is all about understanding simple tricks and procedures, not having some dazzling reaction speed, coordination, insight, or whatever. Stay near friendly capital ships, avoid flak, lure enemy fighters toward your wingmen, and you'll beat every mission, it's as simple as that. Even "super-hard" missions like Bearbaiting are just a matter of playing through it 30 times and making an effort to correct your mistakes until you get it perfect. Multiplayer is a whole different ballgame because you actually have to think and use creativity.

And although Derelict was quite easy, there are a handful of real challeneger missions. Having Invincible Mackie by your side all the time makes the campaign three times easier, though.

[lenard27]

I usually play on medium.....easy if i get frustrated with something

[raegar]

Hi everyone, i´ve discovered this great game sooo late, but at least im playing it right now . I have the 3.6.9 build installed and playing fsport right now...

I usually play on hard, but i´ve realised many missions in the main campaign are just very easy on this difficulty level (i have passed 3 or 4 straight), and other ones are simply impossible for me to beat on hard (right now i´m stucked on "where eagles dare", at the middle of second act). Changing ship-ammo doesnt seem to work out.

I have to admit that i skipped the second advanced tutorial (the shields and seeking missiles one)... maybe i got my shields off?  .

[Mustang19]

Welcome to the best open source game on the net, Raegnar.  It's good that you're able to run SCP just fine, but if you ever need technical help, the HLP community is here.

Yes, FS is not a particularly hard game. After more than one playthrough you should try the higher difficulties if you like challenge.

"Where Eagles Dare" is a toughie, it teaches you the value of C-3-1. So keep those wingmen alive and focused. Actually, you can just hit time compression and wait 15 minutes game time, the Vasudan fighter escort will be wiped out by asteroids and you'll have a clear shot.    Hard and Insane difficulty aren't that bad, they just require a different playing style.

I have to admit that i skipped the second advanced tutorial (the shields and seeking missiles one)... maybe i got my shields off?

In case you ever do play that mission, note that it has problems under FSPort. Just be forewarned, if you have trouble just let people know, there are patches available.

Good luck dude.





Oh, and to all the people who are going to do that "OMG NECRO" ****... let Raegar have his first post in peace.

[Thanatos45]

Medium... would be hard if I was actually skilled at giving orders because I always manage to get my wingmates killed (and thus getting overwhelmed) within seconds on hard or higher.

[Polpolion]

Oh, and to all the people who are going to do that "OMG NECRO" ****... let Raegar have his first post in peace.

You might want to make that a bit bigger. I was this [*holds up fingers ~1 cm apart*] close to posting a necro beam.

[raegar]

Thx Mustang10!. (Don´t know what a necro beam is, but i´ll try no t to post one anymore... ).

PD: Sorry for my english. Excellent game btw. Didnt feel like this since Wing commander saga.

[Mustang19]

No, it's not that. Just some people go nuts when you post in old topics. You just posted in a thread that's been dead for a year. Look at the date thingy at the top of each post.

And don't worry about your english, people here don't mind grammar that much.

[Wobble73]

@ raegar


This is a NECRO beam!



This is a Welcome Beam!



Welcome is good, Necro is bad.

[S-99]

Someone should just go ahead and reply to a 5 year old topic and see how many people would pick it up in "show new replies to your posts" link.

[Excalibur]

I'd better not get in trouble for listening to you...
Or...

[Backslash]

I think the necro beam should be red

[Woolie Wool]

Medium for retail FS2, often lower for custom campaigns (Very Easy for crazy hard ones like TPI). I play Twist of Fate on Easy, and build the missions accordingly, so that may be why some people find it so hard--because they might be playing on Hard and have 10 Anubises chasing them rather than two.

[Grizzly]

I play at medium usely. The problem is that your fighter has more hitpoints (multiplier) then your wingmen in every mode but Insane, so Insane is more... fiar

I also consider it a challenge to keep my wingmen alive, so I don't give them suicide orders. I ... role-play trough FS.

[Mars]

If you're not playing insane you're only getting a tenth of the challange

Not on nebula missions though. Those things suck

[Hades]

I haven't played FS2 in months so I will now play on medium.

[Polpolion]

If you're not playing insane you're only getting a tenth of the challange

Not on nebula missions though. Those things suck

If you are playing on insane, then you are a very patient person and enjoy mindless repetition.

[S-99]

Don't forget hard light. And...Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 30 days.
Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic.

[qoute]From S-99: Someone should just go ahead and reply to a 5 year old topic and see how many people would pick it up in "show new replies to your posts" link.[/qoute] Blame him.

See this: Hard Light Productions Forums > FreeSpace > General FreeSpace Discussion (Moderators: Taristin, Flipside) > Topic: What difficulty level? For explanation. Remember this, S - 99? I don't, because I didn't know about HLP what-so-ever.

ROFL
Y yes blame me, except i didn't necro this topic smartypants.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

You guys should upgrade your beam cannons...

I always play on Very Easy, just for fun. There cannot be any difficulty level greater than Insane, otherwise the computer would be cheating.

[castor]

I play SP mostly on insane. Got that habit when TvT was still popular on PXO -- wasn't a good thing to get used to sloppy enemies