Freespace

Posted by Arcalyth on May 9, 2012, 7:55 p.m.

So I've been playing Freespace 2 SCP again, since I finally got my joystick working properly on Linux. I beat the FS2 campaign last time I played, so now I'm playing through the SCP's souped-up Freespace 1 port to the new engine.

Freespace 2 is arguably one of the greatest space combat games out there, and since Interplay released the source code into the public domain, the community over at Hard-Light has been pouring their sweat, blood, and tears to turn this decade-old game into a modern gem. They've done a damn good job.

Here's a video of my shitty FS2 piloting skills!

I'm looking for people to play through a campaign with, so if you're interested go grab yourself a copy!

Also, I'm looking for people to play Descent 3 (6-degrees-of-freedom shooter made by the same company) campaign or deathmatch with. Any takers?

Comments

Darthvender 12 years, 6 months ago

I need to play this. Why haven't I played this? I've only ever gone so far as to play X-Wing VS TIE Fighter, and even that was amazing. This looks insane.

Quietus 12 years, 6 months ago

hah i've played this before, maybe i'll join sometime.

JuurianChi 12 years, 6 months ago

Bought the game when you asked about it in IRC.

Still haven't installed. :P

Cesque 12 years, 6 months ago

Why are you playing this game and not some…

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Linux

Oh, I see.

Anyway, I never liked space shooters apart from Descent and Fury 3. And I didn't even play them too much either.

Astryl 12 years, 6 months ago

Man, I had forgotten about this completely…

I'll get it again ASAP.

Arcalyth 12 years, 6 months ago

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Juurian, Mega: Hurry up. :P

Darthvender: Freespace 2 SCP is open source but you have to get the retail files. You can buy the game on gog.com for like $5. Well worth it imo :)

Cesque 12 years, 6 months ago

The "Linux" quote was a part of the comment. I meant to point out not many games work on Linux and so you must desperate to play this one. Ha. Ha.

Arcalyth 12 years, 6 months ago

Don't care, I love my linux <3

I'm playing in a dead genre, too! Isn't it wonderful?

Astryl 12 years, 6 months ago

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I meant to point out not many no GM games work on Linux
Honestly, Cesque, I've gotten so many games working in Linux that it's no longer a valid point to make.

I'll have to wait a bit before I can get FS2. I'm kinda cashless at the moment. :3

Arcalyth 12 years, 6 months ago

There's no DRM on it, just saying… -cough-