{"id":389,"date":"2009-05-16T13:19:10","date_gmt":"2009-05-16T12:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cris.netsons.org\/?p=389"},"modified":"2009-07-13T19:46:49","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T17:46:49","slug":"having-fun-with-freespace-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/it\/2009\/05\/16\/having-fun-with-freespace-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Having fun with FreeSpace Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-it\">Purtroppo questo articolo \u00e8 disponibile soltanto in <a href=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389\" class=\"qtranxs-available-language-link qtranxs-available-language-link-en\" title=\"English\">English<\/a>.<\/p><p>Space combat simulations have always been among my favorite games and now that I&#8217;ve realized that the FreeSpace saga is fully playable under linux, I couldn&#8217;t resist to install, play and enjoy it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/freespace-screenshot-0-web.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/freespace-screenshot-0-web-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"freespace-screenshot-0-web\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-391\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nSince the source code of FreeSpace engine has been released to the public on 2002, the <a href=\"http:\/\/scp.indiegames.us\">FSSCP community<\/a> has always worked on improving the gameplay and the graphical  effects, resulting in the game becoming <del datetime=\"2009-05-16T12:06:00+00:00\">one of <\/del> the best action space simulator<del datetime=\"2009-05-16T12:11:17+00:00\">s<\/del>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some links that should be useful to find general information and instructions for the installation on linux:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hard-light.net\/wiki\/index.php\/Main_Page\">The FreeSpace Wiki<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linux-gamers.net\/modules\/wiwimod\/index.php?page=HOWTO+Freespace+2+open\">linuX-gamers&#8217; HOWTO<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hard-light.net\/wiki\/index.php\/Guide_to_FS_Open_on_Linux\">Guide to FS Open on Linux<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here are some screenshots I took during a &#8216;session&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-389 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/freespace-screenshot-1-web.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/freespace-screenshot-1-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-2-web.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-2-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-3-web.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-3-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-4-web.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-4-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-5-web.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-5-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-6-web.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-6-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-7-web.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-7-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-8-web.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/screenshot-freespace-8-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/freespace-screenshot-0-web.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[389]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.bytesnblades.net\/blog\/wp-content\/2009\/05\/freespace-screenshot-0-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purtroppo questo articolo \u00e8 disponibile soltanto in English.Space combat simulations have always been among my favorite games and now that I&#8217;ve realized that the FreeSpace saga is fully playable under linux, I couldn&#8217;t resist to install, play and enjoy 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