Freespace 2

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-07-09 09:41am

I've heard that it's legal to redistribute Freespace 2. In that case, can anyone upload it to a server and leave it there for a short period so I can download it to my server (not going to distribute again- it's just more convenient to download it to my server rather than having to leave the file on the source for 150 hours (3 months, since I can't download all the time) to transfer it to my desktop ...)?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-07-09 05:57pm

It is indeed legal to distribute it.

Datana · Post by **Datana** » 2004-07-09 08:45pm

phongn wrote:It is indeed legal to distribute it.

Wait, I thought Interplay was still charging $50 for it (in a re-release), and that only the source code was freely distributable, not the models and mission files. When did this happen?

drphlox · Post by **drphlox** » 2004-07-10 12:45am

Alas, Interplay is no more.

FYI, apparently it was legal to redistribute it when Interplay was running anyhow(they (Interplay) basically said to "give copies to your friends.")

this site, www.the-underdogs.org has most(but not all) games listed in its directories.

you can get freeware from it too.(including Freespace 2 in a zip file, but it is a 200+ mb download!)

drphlox

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-07-10 12:56am

drphlox wrote:Alas, Interplay is no more.

FYI, apparently it was legal to redistribute it when Interplay was running anyhow(they (Interplay) basically said to "give copies to your friends.")

this site, www.the-underdogs.org has most(but not all) games listed in its directories.

you can get freeware from it too.(including Freespace 2 in a zip file, but it is a 200+ mb download!)

drphlox

I need the full ISO. I can't get the rip working with the Linux port.

Isn't there a bittorrent somewhere?

Datana · Post by **Datana** » 2004-07-10 01:05am

Pu-239 wrote:I need the full ISO. I can't get the rip working with the Linux port.

Isn't there a bittorrent somewhere?

Well, provided downloading it's legal, here. Mods may delete if this violates TOS.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-07-10 01:24am

Datana wrote:
phongn wrote:It is indeed legal to distribute it.
Wait, I thought Interplay was still charging $50 for it (in a re-release), and that only the source code was freely distributable, not the models and mission files. When did this happen?

No, it's been legal for some time to redistribute Freespace 2. Interplay's re-release is for people who want the manual and such.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-07-10 01:56am

Datana wrote:
Pu-239 wrote:I need the full ISO. I can't get the rip working with the Linux port.

Isn't there a bittorrent somewhere?
Well, provided downloading it's legal, here. Mods may delete if this violates TOS.

Thanks. It's downloading at a slow and steady 7KB/s on the server, but at least I can leave that on 24/7 unlike dialup.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-07-10 02:26am

What are .cue files? What are the contents of that torrent? Also, I get gibberish when opening files in the files that are already downloaded, like the readme. Is this normal?

Lord of the Farce · Post by **Lord of the Farce** » 2004-07-10 04:21am

Pu-239 wrote:What are .cue files? What are the contents of that torrent? Also, I get gibberish when opening files in the files that are already downloaded, like the readme. Is this normal?

.cue and such files are type of CD images. Most CD burning programs should be able to read them to burn onto CD, or you can use programs like Daemon Tools to emulate them on your harddrive.

Also, are you sure you've have actually downloaded those files completely?

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-07-10 05:13am

So you have to download the entire torrent to see a file?

Can you mount a cue like you would an ISO?

Lord of the Farce · Post by **Lord of the Farce** » 2004-07-10 06:33am

Pu-239 wrote:So you have to download the entire torrent to see a file?

Not necessarily. I don't know what particular bit torrent client you are using, but I know for sure that if you are using BitTornado you can check on the progress of the individual files (marked as "Done", when the file is complete).

Can you mount a cue like you would an ISO?

IIRC they come in pairs (.bin and .cue), and some of them with more, but yeah you mount them like ISO.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-07-10 06:54am

Hmm... I'm in luck. There's a program to convert bin/cue to ISO (Linux can't mount bin/cue, since it is not a filesystem). I'm using the official Linux client from bitconjurer.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2004-07-10 12:35pm

There's also a Linux port, but it doesn't support sound in cutscenes or mission briefings (all the sounds/voices/music in the missions themselves work fine, though.)

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-07-11 12:27am

You know, you could also ask someone with an actual legitimate copy of it.... that you know...has a burner....*cough*

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-07-11 12:31am

I don't know anyone who does. And I'm a rather pathetic individual who has almost no contact with the outside school other than the internet and school.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-07-11 01:24am

Pu-239 wrote:I don't know anyone who does. And I'm a rather pathetic individual who has almost no contact with the outside school other than the internet and school.

*ahem*

*holds up all three CDs*

If you were to send me three blank CDs....I could arrange for you to have your own copy if you catch my drift...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-07-11 01:33am

You can just say "I'll burn you a copy," you know

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-07-11 01:47am

but where's the fun in that?

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-07-11 03:21am

Thanks. Email me your address.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-07-13 02:30am

You've got PM