[blackhole]

No, seriously, what the hell?

[WMCoolmon]

Interesting. Do any of the developers post here? I have a knee-jerk reaction to this, but I want to hear the reasons behind it before I say anything.

Could be that it's just a school project, and they have their choice of bouncing alien heads or Freespace.

[blackhole]

I checked the subversion activity logs. It looks rather dead, considering the last files were uploaded almost a year ago. I wonder why?

[castor]

Damn, someone must really really really hate C

[spartan_0214]

Okay, gotta ask a n00b question. What language were Freespace and FS2 created in? C, C#, C++, or some other less eloquent language?

[WMCoolmon]

It's written in C with a touch of C++.

[Turey]

I saw this once before while searching google. Can't imagine why they'd bother.

[colecampbell666]

Same, I was searching to see if SF has an FS page. What's the difference between all the "C" laguages? C#, C, C-, C--, C++, C+...

[Inquisitor]

I think that Mozilla license probably complicates their ability to finish it, it probably can't be up there under that license...

[phreak]

This would be a slight downgrade, although it would be funny to C (ha ha).  If they wanted a real challenge, they'd go with fortran.

[blackhole]

I like D, myself

[Topgun]

nothing beats the awsome power of A+++++++++++!!!!!11!

[jr2]

Do the entire thing in Assembly  ;P

I don't program... so I can say that without getting a splitting headache.  XD

[Topgun]

or binary... *gets a splitting headache*

[Polpolion]

Pfft... I could port Freespace 2 to TrueBasic.

[Goober5000]

Pfft... I could port Freespace 2 to TrueBasic.

Then do it. I'd love to see the result.

[blackhole]

The result would undoubtetly involve lots of wasted time

[Polpolion]

Pfft... I could port Freespace 2 to TrueBasic.

Then do it. I'd love to see the result.

I actually think I will. I mean, it won't be "good" and it'll be more of a "remake" than a "port", but...

EDIT:

The best I could do without being able to run true basic programs on my computer:

Code: [Select]

OPTION NOLET
SET WINDOW 0,1000,0,1000
RANDOMIZE
CALL Read_image("MS BMP",BAD$,"BAD.BMP")
CALL Read_image("MS BMP",BKGRND$,"BKGRND.BMP")
CALL Read_image("MS BMP",SUBF$,"SUBF.BMP")
CALL Read_image("MS BMP",PROMF$,"PROMF.BMP")
CALL Read_image("MS BMP",ROCKF$,"ROCKF.BMP")
CALL Read_image("MS BMP",HRPF$,"HRPF.BMP")
CALL Read_image("MS BMP",DIE$,"DIE.BMP")
CALL Read_image("MS BMP",HIT$,"HIT.BMP")
CALL Read_image("MS BMP",BFIRE$,"BFIRE.BMP")
DO
   PRINT " FREESPACE"
   PRINT " 1) Ready room"
   PRINT " 2) Tech room"
   PRINT " 3) Bath room"
   PRINT " 4) Airlock"
   PRINT
   PRINT
   PRINT "Where do you want to go? Input #"
   INPUT GO
   IF  GO = 1 THEN
      CALL PLAY
   ELSE IF GO = 2 THEN
      CALL WHAT
   ELSE IF GO = 3 THEN
      CALL POOP
   ELSE IF GO = 4 THEN
      STOP
   ELSE
      PRINT "Pick another number, idiot."
   END IF
LOOP
END

!==================================================================


SUB PLAY
    CLEAR
    PRINT "What laser do you want?"
    PRINT " 1) Subach HL-7 (Damage 8)"
    PRINT " 2) Prometheus - S (Damage 12)"
    PRINT " Input number"
    INPUT GUN
    CLEAR
    PRINT "What missile do you want?"
    PRINT " 1) Rockeye (10 missiles) (Damage 30)"
    PRINT " 2) Harpoon (6 missiles) (Damage 50)"
    PRINT " Input number"
    INPUT MISS
    PRINT "YOUR WEAPONS:";
    IF GUN = 1 THEN
       PRINT "Subach HL-7";
    ELSE
       PRINT "Prometheus - S";
    END IF
    IF MISS = 1 THEN
       PRINT " and Rockeye"
    ELSE
       PRINT "and Harpoon."
    END IF
    PRINT
    PRINT
    PRINT "Press a key when you are ready."
    GET KEY PSE
    CLEAR
    !=============================

    PHLTH = 100
    DO
       BHLTH = 100
       A=rnd*800
       B=rnd*800
       DO
          FWB = FWB - 1
          FW = FW-1
          FWM = FWM-1
          !BOX SHOW $ at ,
          !32
          !122
          BOX SHOW BKGRND$ at 0,0
          BOX SHOW BAD$ at A,B
          GET MOUSE X,Y,S
          GET KEY S
          IF S=122 THEN
             IF GUN = 1 AND FW >= 0 THEN
                BOX SHOW SUBF$ at 0,0
             ELSE
                BOX SHOW PROMF$ at 0,0
             END IF
             IF X>A AND X<(A+200) AND Y>B AND Y<(B+200) THEN
                BOX SHOW HIT$ at A,B
                IF GUN = 1 THEN
                   BHLTH = (BHLTH-8)
                   FW = 6
                ELSE
                   BHLTH = (BHLTH-12)
                   FW = 10
                END IF
             END IF
          END IF
          IF S=32 THEN
             IF MISS = 1 AND FWM >= 0 THEN
                BOX SHOW ROCKF$ at 0,0
             ELSE
                BOX SHOW HRPF$ at 0,0
             END IF
             IF X>A AND X<(A+200) AND Y>B AND Y<(B+200) THEN
                BOX SHOW HIT$ at A,B
                IF GUN = 1 THEN
                   BHLTH = (BHLTH-30)
                   FWM = 10
                ELSE
                   BHLTH = (BHLTH-50)
                   FWM = 15
                END IF
             END IF
          END IF
          PAUSE 0.1
          !PLOT TEXT, at x, y:
          IF FWB >= 0 THEN
             BOX SHOW BFIRE$ at A,B
             PHLTH = PHLTH - (RND*4+6)
             BAR =(100 - PHLTH)
             SET COLOR "GREEN"
             PLOT TEXT, AT  BAR,10 : "|"
             PLOT TEXT, AT 101,10 : "YOUR DAMAGE"
             SET COLOR "BLACK"
             FWB = (RND*5+4)
          END IF
       LOOP UNTIL BHLTH >=0 OR PHLTH >= 0
       IF BHLTH >= 0 THEN
          KILL = KILL + 1
       END IF
       IF PHLTH >= 0 THEN
          CLEAR
          PRINT " YOU SUCK AT THIS GAME!    !! YOU LOSE!!"
       END IF
    LOOP UNTIL KILL = 10 OR PHLTH >= 0
    IF KILL = 10 THEN
       PRINT "YOU ROCK AT A GAME THAT TAKES NO SKILL WHATSOEVER TO PLAY!  !"
    END IF

END SUB

!======================================================================
SUB WHAT
    PRINT " This is a 'port' of the most basic aspects of the game of Freespace 2 to True basic."
    PRINT " When you go into play mode, you get to select guns. Some do more damage than others"
    PRINT "  Put your mouse pointer on the bad guys. 'Z' shoots your lasers,  Spacebar shoots a missile"
    PRINT " Click on bad guys to destroy them."
    PRINT
    PRINT " Back to the main hall! *press key"
    GET KEY PSE
    CLEAR
END SUB
!=====================================================================

SUB POOP
    PRINT " You unzip your pants. Then you remember that this is a game"
    PRINT " and you get up from your computer desk and walk to the real"
    PRINT " bathroom. Thank goodness! *press key"
    GET KEY PSE
    CLEAR
END SUB
Truly an insult to Freespace.

I "stole" some screenshots off of here for a background, cropped an astaroth out of one, and added some cheezy ms paint effects.

[WMCoolmon]

 

FS2Open: MSPaint edition

When does it go gold?

[Snail]

What about LOLCODE?