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Freespace 2...for FREE!

Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
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Thats right, while this news is several weeks old, I figured that many of you didn't know about it so....

[url]www.3dap.com/hlp[/url] Read the news.

Start your downloads. :)

And before some moron asks, yes its LEGIT. Freespace2 is officially abandonware.
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  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    KICK ASTROTURF!!!!!!

    Sourcecode AND the game! B5 Mods here I come!
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    WHAAAAT????
    Is Freespace 1 Abandonware?
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    I'd prefer freespace 1, since I haven't played that but own freespace 2. :)
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    Same here!!!
  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    Technically, abandonware isn't really legal.... the original publisher still holds copyright.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Unless the underdogs have been granted permission to distribute the game for free, then it it legal/
  • VladVlad Earthforce Officer
    Ok, that's awesome news. I've been looking all over the place for FS2 in stores for months now, to no avail, and now it's a freebie.

    /me is quite happy.
  • Ranger1Ranger1 Ranger
    I remember hearing in the HLBB that in the License Agreement that comes with the game it says you can burn the game for friends but just not sell it.
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Cool! I will finally get to play Freespace 2!
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Thing is, you'll miss nearly all of the in-game movies.

    You only get the intro and the two final movies.
  • WHYWHY Elite Ranger
    Yeah... you miss all of the cool Bosch stuff, though the Intro and endgames *ARE* rather good on their own...

    though nothing, and I mean *NOTHING* beats the FS1 intro... Except maybe I-war, but I digress...
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    to the guy that wanted FS1...

    somebody ported all the mission from FS1 to FS2 and is up for freeDL at violitionwatch I believe...
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Hell, I can still find FS1 on the shelves. Granted, its the jewel case version, but its out there. If you can't find it, lemmie know and we'll work something out.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    /me lets Vertigo1 know.
    Actually, I know of a place I haven't tried yet. I must try them.
  • JamboJambo Scriptkiddie
    Re: Freespace 2...for FREE!

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Vertigo1 [/i]
    [B]And before some moron asks, yes its LEGIT. Freespace2 is officially abandonware. [/B][/QUOTE]

    I'm sorry but thats crap.
  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    is it worth [gollum] my precise [/gollum] time?
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Re: Re: Freespace 2...for FREE!

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Jambo [/i]
    [B]I'm sorry but thats crap. [/B][/QUOTE]

    Volition says otherwise.
  • KeyanKeyan Ranger
    Volition doesn't count, Interplay is the publisher and owns the copyright.
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    HAHA!!! I can get FS 1!!!! I just found out that a friend of mine got it!!
  • stacmanstacman Ranger
    Haven't played either. Maybe now's the time to start, what's the status of B5 mods for FS2?
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Interplay must have given them permission, becasue teh underdogs have never posted anything illegally. (That I know of anyways)
  • ZocaloHoboZocaloHobo Ranger
    This is excellent!!!

    I always wanted a copy of it but never could find it.....

    Preparing to dload...:)
  • Mr. FuryMr. Fury Earthforce Officer
    FreeSpace 2 is indeed available for download, it comes with a cost though. Following are not included in the Underdogs FS2:
    -High-resolution support (1024x768)
    -Voices (Without voices in-game text goes really fast)
    -Music
    -Command briefing animations
    -Tech room animations
    -Movies

    So it's pretty badly ripped off... :( Full FS2 is 3CD's.
    More information about Underdog's FS2: [URL=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/freespace/hotu.html]Karajorma's FAQ[/URL]
    And FreeSpace 1 has been converted to FS2. [URL=http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/fsport/]Freespace port to Freespace 2[/URL]
  • DarkbladeDarkblade Earthforce Officer
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by stacman [/i]
    [B]Haven't played either. Maybe now's the time to start, what's the status of B5 mods for FS2? [/B][/QUOTE]

    The Babylon Project is coming slowly but surely. :shadow1:
  • Mr. FuryMr. Fury Earthforce Officer
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Darkblade [/i]
    [B]The Babylon Project is coming slowly but surely. :shadow1: [/B][/QUOTE]
    More precisely: Release 1 was released over a year ago, Release 2 is coming soon.
  • C_MonC_Mon A Genuine Sucker
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Mr. Fury [/i]
    [B]FreeSpace 2 is indeed available for download, it comes with a cost though. Following are not included in the Underdogs FS2:
    -High-resolution support (1024x768)
    -Voices (Without voices in-game text goes really fast)
    -Music
    -Command briefing animations
    -Tech room animations
    -Movies

    So it's pretty badly ripped off... :( Full FS2 is 3CD's.
    More information about Underdog's FS2: [URL=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/freespace/hotu.html]Karajorma's FAQ[/URL]
    And FreeSpace 1 has been converted to FS2. [URL=http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/fsport/]Freespace port to Freespace 2[/URL] [/B][/QUOTE]

    That's a pritty crap RIP!! You'll miss the whole story if there are no voices and animations!! And the felling sucks if there's no music! Thank God I bought it!!
  • Rogue TraderRogue Trader Somebody stop him...
    then whats the point!
  • wiseguywiseguy Playa
    *cough* the voice file is posted on a private server, poke around in the tech forum at the underdogs and you will find the link, or email me... :rolleyes:

    edit: as far as music goes, copying the 14 tracks from the demo of fs2 will help to some extend, they are also used in the full version
  • Mr. FuryMr. Fury Earthforce Officer
    Well, it would be greatly appreciated if someone could host the missing files. Or even better, cd images. Volition and Interplay do not care. Volition even sort of unofficially approved it. Interplay can't do any money out of it so they are not interested.

    Problem is that there's no place to host images of three CD's or even the missing files of ripped FS2.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Not to mention Interplay has no interest in selling copies of FS2 period. Their website lists it as "out of stock" and no other stores are recieving new shipments of it.
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