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| Developers | |
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| Volition | |
| Linux | Ryan C. Gordon |
| Publishers | |
| Interplay Entertainment | |
| Engines | |
| CTG[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 1, 1999 |
| Linux | September 16, 2012 |
| macOS (OS X) | October 18, 2012 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter, Vehicle combat |
| Vehicles | Space flight |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | FreeSpace |
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| FreeSpace | |
|---|---|
| Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War | 1998 |
| FreeSpace 2 | 1999 |
Key points
- FS2Open is a modern source port for Windows, OS X and Linux.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Source Code and Modding Community
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Oversized DRM (lead-out area shortened and used for data, to prevent most contemporary CD-RW drives from copying the method) | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Steam | |
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- All versions of the game can be played on OS X and Linux using FS2Open.
- The original demo (an additional level not included in the final game) is freely available here.
Essential improvements
Patches
The latest retail patch is v1.02; digital distribution versions already include this.
Ports
Unofficial Linux port
An unofficial port of Freespace 2 is available here. The installer and the source code of the port itself is available. Keep in mind that the installer is not compatible with GOTY/Sim and non-English version.
FS2Open open source port
FS2Open is an open source port for Windows, OS X and Linux. Aside from bug fixes and optimizations, it includes improved graphical capabilities, and deeper mod support using new functions, support for the Lua scripting language, and the Knossos Launcher for mod management. It has also resulted in 8 standalone games made so far.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273620/pfx/[Note 1] |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\data\players[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game>/data/players |
| Linux | <path-to-game>/data/players |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/273620/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Launcher video settings.
In-game detail settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Use FS2Open. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Use FS2Open. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use FS2Open. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | -fov flag in the Community launcher command line (format: -fov #.##). Community recommendations are for a value of 0.39.[2] |
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| Windowed | Under Dev Tools in FSO Community Launcher. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Run in fullscreen window under Dev Tools in FSO Community Launcher. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA option available in the FSO Community Launcher. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | The Vertical Sync option in the launcher under Game Speed. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Will need to disable VSync and perhaps enable Don't limit frames-per-second in the launcher under Game Speed. Then FPS will be completely unlimited.[citation needed] | ||
Launcher detail settings.
In-game HUD settings.
Launch problems
If you're not using Freespace Open and the game only appears in a part of your screen, that means that your desktop resolution is too high. Set your desktop resolution to something like 1920x1080 and launch the game again. 4k is too high.
Input
Launcher joystick settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Fully Re-bindable under the ingame options menu | |
| Mouse acceleration | Unmodded Mouse is best use for precision work as it lacks the movement range for big changes in direction.[citation needed] | |
| Mouse sensitivity | Controls sensitivity in-game and not in menus | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Optimised for Joystick as number of Axis support is limited, community fix for this using SDL is being developed but still under testing.[citation needed] | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | In-game options menu alongside key bindings | |
| Controller sensitivity | Joystick sensitivity and deadzone settings | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Every axis can be inverted in the in-game menu |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Reference card.
Audio
Launcher audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Effects, Music, Voice. On/off toggle for Briefing Voice. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | Community Launcher option under Basic Settings. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Included in Steam and GOG | |||
| German | Retail only, but can be added to digital version via this download or with Freespace Open (Freiraum). | |||
| Polish | Included in Steam and GOG Details |
Many further fan translations via Freespace Open.
Network
Launcher network settings.
In-game multiplayer settings.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | The official multiplayer service has been shut down. | ||
VR support
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 6 | |
| DirectDraw | ||
| Glide |
| Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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| Windows | |||||
| macOS (OS X) | |||||
| Linux | [4] |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 95, 98 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 200 MHz | Intel Pentium II 266 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 32 MB | 64 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 400 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 3D accelerated graphics card 4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible | 8 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (273620) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ All of our games run on our own engine that we developed in-house? - Twitter - last accessed on 2015-05-05
- ↑ http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Command-Line_Reference#-fov
- ↑ TrackIR and Freespace II - MediaVPs 3.6.12 - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Debian -- Details of package freespace2-launcher-wxlauncher in buster - last accessed on 2020-12-17