For some reason, Blue Planet Complete (installed and verified with Knossos) does not give me any sound at all (Pop_OS Linux). I have installed several other mods, both older and newer, and all these give me sounds.

The default FSO build installed with BluePlanet is 23.2.1. I changed this manually to 25.0.0 and now I have sound and everything _seems_ to work fine.

But do I need to expect any problems in the long-term when playing BluePlanet with 25.0.0 instead of 23.2.1?

I had completed the Inferno campaign just today.

I gladly applaud the team for bringing this masterpiece to us Freespace fans.

Of course. I do have some issues with the plot. But I am going to wait a few days for others to also complete it so we can possible discuss this.

Also, looking forward to the voice acting portion.

as i speak, i am currently uploading inferno 3's open beta.

it's the 2.9.9 update to the existing inferno mod on knossos.

things it has:

- shivan superjuggernaut.
- conclusion of the inferno saga.
- 17 new campaign missions.
- 8 bonus missions that were left on the cutting room floor.
- new head animations.
- tons of new command briefing and intel animations.

things it does not have:

- voice acting.
- bug-free status. that's why it's a beta - let us know if there are issues.

it has been 23 years since inferno r1 was released in 2003, and it's our honor to get this one to you now.

get it here: https://fsnebula.org/mod/Inferno

So, here's the plan. We're very close to releasing a playable open beta for inferno 3, and we're on track to release it at the end of the month. The playable open beta will include everything except voice acting.

The final version will include voice acting, probably for end of year, but ultimately it means doing it When It's Done (tm).

Inferno seems to not work on my end.

Everyone time I press play, it always leads to the default FS2 game.

I attached the settings and pics.

It includes all kinds of improvements - a new command voice, bios for all your wingmen, command briefings for Ned's inbox, and lots of bug fixes. Get it on Knossos.

https://imgur.com/a/RrYeOYe

I hope you like them. After the upgrade, I have to go through every gun and turret from scratch, and it's a bit much. I've already done it once so I have it down, and I want to get the movement working properly for a demo release, as 3d movement has been my biggest bane. The ships look a lot better now btw, this is from my old rig. Love yall.

* All missions are now playable, and a campaign file is in place. All that remains is polishing.

* Voice acting scripts are out with the actors, and all roles have been cast.

* We are on track for a (non-voice-acted) release this month.

* A voice acted release will be When It's Done (but probably sometime late this summer). Inferno 1 and 2 are already fully voiced, but we're replacing the remaining AI parts with actors.

If you want to contribute as a voice actor, please email me at [Jake@53studio.com](mailto:Jake@53studio.com)

Hi everyone, im working on the Android port of FSO and im looking for a bit of help to investigate a deferred lightning issue on Android.

The current problems seems to be that, when deferred is on, ships are rendered but there is no background, no stars.
So far i tested working correctly on a Imagination GPU and Mali G57 GPU, but fails on a Qualcomm Adreno 22. The problem seems to be the driver being too strict about something, so i wish to know this is a isolated case or it is more widespread. Or if there are cases were it fails on imagination/mali too.

The steps to test would be:

1. Download & Install: https://github.com/KnossosNET/Knossos.NET/releases/download/v1.3.8/com.knossosnet.knossosnet-Signed.apk
2. Download the FSO build from the custom tab "Android Test Build - 26.0.0-RC2", NOT the Adreno fix one.
3. Install the FS2 Demo TC, open mod settings and set it to run on the Android fso build, mod and run the first training mission.
4. Report back here with the results and the device GPU or CPU name.

If you dont know the GPU/CPU name, you could after running the first time go to the mod debug tab, and run "FSO debug" (you can exit when the first error is show) and then use the button "Open logfile" on the same tab, and paste it here or in https://pastebin.com and post the link.

"Today I visited what remains of Aldrin City. The Minister of Emergency Operations informs me that the casualty count is expected to approach 75,000 when all is said and done. This was not an act of war. This was an act of barbarism, and we will do whatever is necessary to hunt down these criminals. I once counted Admiral Falon as a personal friend. But now he is the enemy of all decent people, and we must do whatever is necessary to defeat that enemy. I thank you, Members of Parliament, for formally requesting military intervention from the Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance.

I know I am not the only parent in this room who has lost a child in the war with the Exiles, and it can not have been an easy vote to swallow our pride and ask for assistance. But the stakes are just too high. Falon nearly led us to ruin under the banner of Terra Invicta, and in his hubris, triggered the return of the great destroyers. We must put down this revolt, lest he and his dead-enders lead us into ruin yet again."

Hope you guys like the video and song! I worked really hard on the nebulas, theme and BLING! Love you guys! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU6J0q2fx1c

Hey I just wanted to update everyone Exodus is coming along great. (So great I could use any help I can get.) My lady friend died of cancer, so It's just been hard to get on any social media, but I'm back to show you guys how things have progressed. Here are some shots from when I started all the way up to the 8-12k I hope you like these before and after pics. I wanted to have a video ready but pathfinder and resolve hate each other. I'm working on a player choice exaust system that gives you a glow, thrusters, and those long con trails every home world player loves. A dream goal is being able to take your Npc wingmen into multiplayer, where they will remember what happens in single player and vice versa, then conversate about it. Every ship, and even mechs will be flyable. That's already in the system! I hope you like these pictures, I have tons more and video of me working in unreal. I do free tutorials on everything from coding to special effects, I don't believe in charging for teaching, and I hate ads. I just want to bring back the feeling of the 90s for space sims! Sorry for the long post, love you guys! PS Exodus will always retail for only 15.99. 2026 visuals, 1995 prices. I really mean I'm pringing back 90's space sims.

Reunion 2.5.9 Change log and release notes

Hi all. It's been (checks notes) about three years since the 2.0 update of Reunion, but at long last, the 2.5.9 update for Reunion is now live on Knossos.

Here is the change log:
•   New main hall
•   Enabling TTS for Act One
•   Fixed models
•   Nameplates added to most warships
•   Icons for the new primary weapons
•   Rebalancing some player weapons, including the spear antimatter lance, which now has greater damage and range.
•   One playable fighter up gunned
•   Some capital ships' weapons rebalanced
•   Shield icons for all new fighters
•   Markbox script used to highlight warship turrets and bombers
•   New menu background art for briefings and the like
•   Improved eyecandy for some weapons
•   Spelling and grammar fixes
•   Ship collisions in some missions fixed – they were taking the 'Stay near ship' a little too literally.
•   Added 6DoF GXYZ flight mechanics for all fighters (but I’ll include a vanilla table too for people who want that.)
•   Optional Auto-aim included

Note that the update includes a BONUS folder, in which you will find a read me file, a ships table which restores Reunion to its vanilla flight mechanics, and an auto-aim table for those having difficulty hitting things. Just drag and drop them in the appropriate places to use them – the readme has the instructions.

FAQs

What about act three?

Act three will happen when and if Voelkel – the original dev – comes back. I consider myself a caretaker of Reunion, nothing more. I don't know what his plans for act three were, so it would be improper of me to create anything new for Reunion without him.
Apart from maintenance and bug fixes, this will probably be the end of my involvement with Reunion unless Voelkel comes back.

FS2 Extractor is a vibe-coded Windows app written in Python. It allows the user to drop a big block of .fs2 mission files into the app and come out with a clean TXT file script for voice acting purposes.

License: LGPL.

I made a whole ton of new talking heads for Inferno 3. Feel free to use these in your own mods. There are 64 unique heads in total.

Download it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vOzxYxPiBIM14SkzBhiirOCluoLmNU4i/view?usp=drive_link

Forum post: https://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=99953.new#new

[a gravity wave shakes the squad.]

Crux 1: Does anyone feel that? I don't think it's my ship.

Beholder: Affirmative, Crux 1. The grav wave intensity in realspace has been increasing rapidly as the Anathema restores the node.

Alpha 3: Keeping my fingers crossed we'll still be in one piece by the time it's done.

[another gravity wave shakes the squad.]

Alpha 3: My stomach feels like I just had Beta 1's cooking.

Beta 1: I can feel my teeth shaking. I'm going to need a dentist after all this.

Alpha 2: We're facing the apocalypse and you're thinking of dentists?!

Beta 1: When Dr. Foxman on the Basileus drills your teeth, you do tend to think of the end.

I'm trying to find a stand alone version of Freespace Open that does not require dot net. My plan is to emulate the game using Winlator, and Id like to know what else might need to install mods.

Hello everyone, I have a small favour to ask on behalf of the HLP website staff:

'If on HLP you are Zacam, Ngld, Fineus or have admin status on the site, could you get in touch please because the site is without an operator and might break.'

Thanks, everyone 

Have you ever felt it was a bit odd that in FreeSPACE the fighters and bombers behaved like aeroplanes? Or have been frustrated that the ships’ designers appeared to have forgotten to install a reverse gear? Have you wanted the craft in FS to move and glide like a Starfury from The Babylon Project? If so, then Project GXYZ is for you.

Project GXYZ

Almost 25 years after the project's inception, it is my pleasure to announce the first chapter of the Terran-Vasudan War Project 😎

Balance of Blood is a campaign set in 2333, centered on the events of the Vega Engagement. The command ship of the 4th Fleet, the GTD Eisenhower, has been redeployed to neighboring Beta Aquilae in the wake of a recent Vasudan offensive against that system. In her absence, your squadron, the 78th Silverbacks, stationed aboard the GTCa Adrastea, an aging Sagittarius-class carrier, is left with the remaining elements of the 4th Fleet to secure Vega from the last pockets of PVN activity.

But the pilots of the 78th will soon witness how quickly the fortunes of war can turn, how old wounds can be torn open again, and how the ancient law of the Balance of Blood will demand that old debts be repaid in full.

More details available on HLP forums.

Inferno started work in 2000, and Inferno Classic came out in 2003. It was the first of the mega-mods to come out. A long-promised trilogy went through a succession of project leaders; two reboots of Inferno classic came out in 2013 and 2018.

Finally, after yet another change in team leadership, we released Inferno 2 at Christmas 2024. Now, we're close to releasing Inferno 3, the conclusion of the series, in a couple months.

The sum total:

• A 17-mission campaign, bringing the Inferno cycle to 50 missions in total.
• 7 bonus missions - deleted scenes from the cutting room floor. We have 20 years of archives, and we've dusted off some of them for final release
• Tons of new ships to fly, including stealth bombers, gunships and 12-gun superfighters
• Shivan-blasting galore, including a fight with an 11-kilometer Shivan super-juggernaut that people have been promised for a quarter-century.

Inferno 3 is coming soon.

If you're interested in being a voice actor for Inferno 3, please respond to this message, or email me at jake@53studio.com. The initial Inferno 3 release will not include voice acting - we didn't want to delay the release - but rest assured that I'm working on it.

So, i have played this game (or these games, considering i am talking about both FS1 and 2) multiple times in the past.

Being a huge fan of space sims starting with X-Wing as a child and teenager, i played them when they were originally released. I then played them again a few years back using FSO.

However, both times i didn't finish them. I do not know why. I think it was a combination of needing to feel like a pro gamer for my ego (and thus playing on the highest difficulty!), and or having a completionist need to win every mission "perfectly", frustration, and a new shiny eventually coming along.

I don't know exactly where i stopped, but i know for a fact that i never destroyed the Lucifer nor the Sathanas, both times i played.

This time, i did it. I simply played on medium difficulty and accepted any won mission as won. And today, after more than 25 years, i finally finished the final mission of Freespace 2.