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Instructions for manually

installing FreeSpace Open and

mods (Windows)

« on: 21-10-2011, 05:04:33 »

jg18

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This installation method is the one where you download everything yourself

and then put things where they should go. It may sound scary, but it really

isn't.

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These instructions are for Windows only.

If you use Linux or Mac OS X, please see the other installation methods:

Manual installation on Linux

Manual installation on Mac OS X

QUICK START

If you don't have FreeSpace 2, get it from

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Good Old Games (GOG).

The instructions in orange are required. Everything

else is optional.

If you encounter problems, please read the Troubleshooting FAQ .

Step 1) Install FS2

Install the game to C:\Games\FreeSpace2\ unless you have a really

good reason to choose a different location, in which case see the notes

at the end.

If you already have a directory named C:\Games\FreeSpace2\, either

delete it or rename it to, say, C:\Games\FreeSpace2old\ before

installing FS2.

"C:\Games\FreeSpace2\" is the install location used by the original retail disc

release of FS2.

The GOG version will default to installing to "C:\Program Files (x86)"

(especially for 64-bit versions of Vista/Win 7) and we do not want that

location.

Why? Because it's a protected operating system folder that is covered by UAC

and will therefore make it very difficult, if not impossible, for you to use mods

or make changes to your install.

Step 2) Get OpenAL

Download and install OpenAL , which is a free audio library.

Choose the one labeled OpenAL Installer for Windows.

Step 3) Get the latest official FSO build and the launcher

Get the 3.6.12 Final Inferno build and the launcher from the release

thread .

Extract the contents of your downloaded files to your

C:\Games\FreeSpace2\ folder.

In general, the FSO builds and the non-wxLauncher are the only things that

should ever be added to the "root" FS2 folder unless otherwise mentioned.

If you want to try a more recent but possibly unstable build called a "nightly

build," or if you want to know what "Inferno" means, see the notes at the

end.

Step 4) Move the cutscenes to

\FreeSpace2\data\movies\

If you have the GOG version of FS2, move the .mve files (which are the

cutscenes) from \FreeSpace2\data2\ and \FreeSpace2\data3\ to

\FreeSpace2\data\movies\ . IF THE FOLDER DOES NOT EXIST, CREATE

IT.

After doing that, delete the \FreeSpace2\data2\ and

\FreeSpace2\data3\ folders and any files left in them .

The other files in those two folders are unnecessary and can even cause

problems.

Want to save a little disk space with the cutscenes? See the notes at the

end.

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Step 5) Set things up

1. Open the launcher that you downloaded in step 3.

2. Click on the "Browse" button at the top of the launcher.

3. Select the build you want to use. This is the FSO game engine you

downloaded in step 3.

Select the one whose file name starts with "fs2_open_3_6_12r",

such as fs2_open_3_6_12r.exe or fs2_open_3_6_12r_INF_SSE2.exe

or so on.

4. If you got a nightly build (see the notes at the end for a description),

select the build that starts with "fs2_open_3_6_13r", such as

fs2_open_3_6_13r_INF-20110909_r7690.exe.

Want to know what the "r" means? See the notes at the end.

5. Open the Audio/Joystick tab and make sure that Generic Software is

selected.

If you have a joystick, you can also check that it has been detected

properly.

6. Open the Video tab and make sure that 32-bit color depth is selected.

7. If you want, open the Features tab and enable any features you want.

This page describes the features.

8. Click "Apply" at the bottom of the launcher to apply the changes.

If you don't want to download another 500 MB for the graphical

enhancements right now, then just go and play using the retail assets

and effects. Otherwise, continue to Step 6.

Step 6) Get the MediaVPs (recommended)

If you want FS2 to look its prettiest, download the MediaVPs, which are

a compilation of graphical enhancements, including high-poly models,

improved textures, and new effects.

Most mods require the 3.6.12 MediaVPs , but some older mods might

only work with the 3.6.10 MediaVPs .

After you're done following the MediaVPs' instructions, you might want

to look at some sample lighting settings .

Hurray! You have now successfully installed FreeSpace Open.

NOW GO AND PLAY! You can read the rest later if you want.

2012-05-01: Added a note to the cutscene part that it is indeed possible for

users to create new folders. --Jeff Vader

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Re: Instructions for manually

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« Reply #1 on: 14-11-2011, 09:19:31 »

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UPDATES AND MODS

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To update FSO, the launcher, or the MediaVPs:

To install new FSO builds, just put the new builds in \FreeSpace2\ and

use the launcher to select the build you want to use. You can remove

old builds, but leaving them won't cause any problems, since you can

only run one build at a time. The other builds won't do anything during

that time.

To install a new launcher, simply replace the existing launcher with the

new one. Fun 'n easy.

To install new MediaVPs, find the latest MediaVPs' release thread

(which should be stickied in the FreeSpace Upgrade forum ) and follow

the instructions there.

Installing mods

Note: Before installing mods, download and install 7-Zip , which is a free

program that will allow you to open the .7z and .rar file types that many

mods use for their downloads.

Installing mods is very much like installing the MediaVPs. Any recent mod

should have accurate installation instructions in its release thread, but if this

is not the case, or if you run into problems, you can always follow the

instructions below.

1. Create a subfolder \FreeSpace2\<mod name>\ for the mod. For

example, if you want to install the excellent Wings of Dawn , create the

folder "\FreeSpace2\Wings of Dawn\".

2. Download the mod files from the release thread, which in this example

is here .

3. If the downloaded files are .zip, .rar, or .7z files, then open them with

7-Zip : for each file, right-click on it, select 7-Zip on the menu that comes

up, select "Extract files...", click on the "..." button on the right, find the

mod subfolder that you made and press OK, then press OK.

4. If the downloaded files are any other kind of file, then just move them

to the mod subfolder you made.

5. Put the mod in \FreeSpace2\<mod name>\ , or in this example,

\FreeSpace2\Wings of Dawn\ .

6. Open the launcher and select the mod folder as your mod, in the same

way you did with the MediaVPs in step 6. In this example, you'd select

\FreeSpace2\Wings of Dawn\ .

7. Click "Apply" at the bottom of the launcher to apply the changes.

Important: To keep your pilot files from getting corrupted, create a new pilot

for every mod that you play. At the first menu that appears when you start

FSO, either create a new pilot or clone an existing one. Cloning a pilot copies

the pilot's settings (including key bindings) but not its stats.

Also important: When you start the game, go to the campaign room and

select the mod's campaign (in this example, the Wings of Dawn campaign),

because the main FS2 campaign is selected by default.

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Re: Instructions for manually

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« Reply #2 on: 14-11-2011, 09:20:26 »

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NOTES

Everything in this section is optional.

If you must install FS2 to somewhere other than

C:\Games\FreeSpace2\

Note that

having FreeSpace 2 in My Documents or the Desktop will cause errors.

really long directory paths cause errors.

in Vista/Win 7, having FreeSpace 2 anywhere inside \Program Files\ can

cause all sorts of surprising errors/problems.

Nightly builds

If you want to try the Source Code Project's latest version of FreeSpace

Open, grab the latest nightly build from the nightly builds board . The most

recent versions of FSO might have new features, bug fixes, or even improved

performance, but they might also have new bugs. If you see SSE or SSE2 and

don't know what they mean, see the release thread for an explanation.

You'll need to download and install 7-Zip to uncompress the nightly builds

download. Once you've downloaded your build of choice, find it in Windows

Explorer, right-click on it, select 7-Zip then "Extract files...", click on the "..."

button on the right, choose your FreeSpace 2 directory, then click OK.

Inferno vs. standard FSO builds

When viewing a release thread for a build, you'll notice that there are

"Inferno" builds and "standard" builds available. Inferno builds support a

larger amount of ship and weapon entries in the table files, thus making it

possible to include more ships and weapons in a mod, for example. (More

details here .)

You should get the Inferno build, because Inferno builds are multiplayer-valid

and are becoming the "normal" build, with the "standard" builds becoming

more of an exotic thing.

Starting with version 3.6.14, the Inferno build will be the standard build, and

the old "standard" builds will be gone.

Saving a little space with the cutscenes

Download the cutscenes in .ogg format , put them in

\FreeSpace2\data\movies\, and either delete the .mve files or move them to

somewhere else. Note that the .ogg cutscenes only work with FSO; retail FS2

requires the .mve files.

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