[JC]

Somewhat older, but still loving my gaming logging in here today after who knows how many years!My wife threw away all my old games almost a year ago so was looking at buying on GOG or steam or something - then remembered the forum and an old hard drive had some stuff on.
Anyway turns out i own freespace 2 on gog....

Do i need to buy freespace again? I recall finding a cd of descent: freespace at a car boot sale.... but it seems now that is what its called not just freespace

thanks

[wookieejedi]

If you own Freespace via GoG, you can just sign into GoG and download, at least that is what I have done for new computers. Also, welcome back and be sure to check out KnossosNET, the modern launcher and mod manager for all things Freespace

https://knossosnet.github.io/Knossos-Release-Page/

Also feel free to join our HLP Discord if you want, commonly it has more activity than the forum now:

[JC]

Thank you

I cant see the invite?



It looks about 10 years since i was on here...which is about right - daughter now a teenager, so more time for this again!

So I have Freespace 2 on gog....a comment on there mentions if i update that via here - that would inlcude FS1 and silent threat...

"BUT READ THIS FIRST. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO APPLY THE MODERNITY UPGRADE FOR GRAPHICS VIA THE FREESPACE OPEN PROJECT, DO NOT BUY FREESPACE 1.

THE ENTIRETY OF FREESPACE 1 (CAMPAIGN + SILENT THREAT MISSIONS) IS INCLUDED IN THE FREESPACE OPEN PROJECT'S GRAPHICAL UPDATE OF FREESPACE 2"

was written in a GOG games review is that still correct?



So as im running win 11 - install the 1.3.1 installer and run?

[JC]

The addons ive found for fs1
Aftermath
 then a number of .vp files with various names - (odeon/sparky/tango)
any idea what they are?

then i also have transcend and derelict for FS2 plus AEOS affair - but all with dates of 2007 so hopefully there are newer 'versions'?

[qweqwe321]

if you own FS2, don't buy FS1.  instead, install knossos.net and get the Freespace Port.

transcend and derelict have all been updated.

oh, and there's Inferno 2, which was released after 20 years of development.

^_^

[JC]

thanks all

how do i get the freespace port please?

Ive downloaded KNossos and installed. Freespace 2 is added to it...and seems to be working....although for some reason i installed FS2 into my c:drive from Gog and had set up knossos on my e:drive....
will that cause problems?

the question is how do i get FS1 + silent threat
and is FS2 the best version it can be?have i messed things up by incorrectly changing things

sorry...!

[wookieejedi]

Different drives should be fine! The Freespace Port you should ideally be able to finding on the Explore tab of KnossosNET

[JC]

sheesh!
as easy as that huh

thank you!

[JC]

currently this appears to be stuck?

is this normal?

even with everything unpaused and nothing else running this isnt changing.

When i installed knossos and went through the openport process, it also seemed to hang then (games installed on c: drive -knossos on e: drive.)



Edit closed and restarted and its running again now

[JC]

still having issues with some things -
for example MjnMixaels Mainhalls (see below)

Stopped and not downloading or installing the last few bits... what do i do?

[JC]

close knossos and start again

this time i get this. (different items not installing).
CLick on them to pause/unpause = no effect
try to restart by clicking circular arrow = no effect

[Colonol Dekker]

Sometimes it can take a while...

[wookieejedi]

You can also try blacklisting download mirrors. Just go to the KnossosNET settings tab and open the `KnossosNET Settings' and try different combinations of checkboxes for `Mirrors` line.

[JC]

that worked beautifully thank you