In other words Knossos basically works like Steam or Galaxy but for FSO mods, it allows to choose the stuff you want installed and download it authomatically from the Freespace community servers, the stuff that dr.schliemann mentioned can be installed cleanly from there. Knossos is an install interface and launcher, the source port itself (FSopen or FSO as it's often called) can be used without it but it's more complicated since you need to create folders and copy the various files manually and getting it wrong it's easier than it seems.įSO itself is an updated version of the game engine that uses the original assets, so as to run the game with better compatibility and a wider array of options for graphics and user-created campaigns. You need to buy only Freespace 2 (or have the old CDs somewhere, though I don't remember if the procedure is different), and you don't need to install it: just have the GOG backup installer on your hard drive when installing Knossos so it can extract the assets needed from it. When I read at the Knossos page I understand it as it a sort of "layer" on top of the orginal games?Īnd to be able to play the main Fresspace 1 and 2 campanies (and other fan made campanis) you need to buy/install them and start them from the Knossos lancher? This Knossos you mentioned, is it a complete other thing that what "dr.schiliemann" mentioned with FreeSpace Port and FSOpen? This is new to me.Have not played FS in years. You can play the games either in the "retail" version with the option of higher and widescreen resolutions in-game or using MediaVPs, packages that add new models and effects to the games.Īmong the possible stuff you can install using Knossos is the port of the original Freespace to the Freespace 2 engine, the improved remake of the expansion to the first game Silent Threat (Silent Threat: Reborn), a sort of fan sequel to FS2 called Blue Planet and countless others.ĭet_Bullock: Basically it is an alternative way to launch and mod the game based on the original source code of Freespace 2 made public by Volition years ago thus sidestepping compatibility problems with the old executable.Īmong the possible stuff you can install using Knossos is the port of the original Freespace to the Freespace 2 engine, the improved remake of the expansion to the first game Silent Threat (Silent Threat: Reborn), a sort of fan sequel to FS2 called Blue Planet and countless others. Look here for how to use the Knossos installer/launcher, it still requires the main game, not necessary already installed but it will need files from the original CDs or the GOG installer of Freespace 2: Basically it is an alternative way to launch and mod the game based on the original source code of Freespace 2 made public by Volition years ago thus sidestepping compatibility problems with the old executable. I looked at the pages but didn´t find any explanation or guide. Can you explain a bit what FSOpen and Freespace port is? I use a normal USB-connected keyboard and a Razer DeathAdder Chrome-mouse.Īny ideas would be greatly appreciated, because I really want to experience this classic and enjoy it to its fullest! Thanks in advance! :-) I'm running it through Galaxy on Windows 10, if that is of any importance. Further, all the Google- and forum-searches I made to find an answer seem to indicate that this is somewhat of a recurring issue, with no certain fix. Now, I tried running FS1 as administrator outside of Galaxy to see if that helped, but no luck. ![]() I couldn't type in a callsign, I couldn't even hti Esc to bring up a menu and quit.įurthermore, I could see my mouse marker just fine, but I couldn't select anything with it, either (switch between callsigns for single/multiplayer, for example). However, when the time came for me to type in a callsign, I discovered that my keyboard simply wasn't responding to anything. The game started up fine - I'm running it through GOG Galaxy - and the intro FMV played beautifully. I got my hands on the Freespace series a couple of days ago (thank you, weekly sale!), and I anxiously sat down to play FS1 yesterday to start my first ever run through the series.
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