Originally created by Volition Inc to run Freespace 2, the FS2_Open engine has been radically improved so that the engine can now compete with modern space combat simulation engines.

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July 16th, 2003 - July 16th, 2023
Twenty years ago today, on July 16, 2003, Inferno was released. To celebrate the 20th anniversary, the entire Release 1 campaign has been voice acted. The voice acting features many actors and actresses who have contributed roles to previous mods, and it is also the first major release to include Vasudan voice processing by Gamma39er! Gamma39er did an incredible job to exactly reproduce the sound effects used for both the untranslated and translated Vasudan speech. Pay attention to the Vasudan characters in the campaign; they sound just like the ones from Volition.

A few other bugs have been fixed since the last rerelease in 2017, mainly mission event sequence breaks in uncommon situations, as well as a few model bugs.

Both the FSO Installer and Knossos have been updated. If you prefer to install it manually, download it here and here.

Description
In the year 2400, contact with Sol was established, but with dire consequences: a war between the Earth Alliance and the GTVA. A year has passed and both sides have suffered heavy losses. With reports of black ships appearing in the Ross 128 system, the greatest fear of the GTVA has been realized: the Shivans have returned once again.

Released in 2003, Inferno was one of the most anticipated campaigns in the early years of HLP. A massive mod with 140 new models ranging from the smallest of fighters to the largest capital ships ever seen in FS2 so far.

Original release threads: Inferno board | FreeSpace Modding board
Previous rerelease thread: Inferno board

Project Lead:
Woomeister

Senior Staff:
Darkage
Venom
Sadistic Sid

Other Staff:
Alikchi
Knight Templar
Phreak
RoachKoach
Roy Fokker
Sesquipedalian
Si|eNt(\/)inion
Spicious
Stealth
StratComm
Tiara
Untouchable

Voice Producer:
Goober5000

Sound Editor/Designer:
João Guimarães

Vasudan Voice Effects:
Gamma39er

Voice Talent:
Admiral Nelson - EAD Devout
Amy O'Grady - SOSD Olemus, Wingman 2 (Ice Queen), Wingman 7 (Female Vasudan)
Andros Urbana - GTCa Independence
Caleb Smith - GTD Harmonium, GVD Nefertiri, GVCa Rhemet, Vasudan Command
Cobra - GVD Hathor, Lieutenant Higgins, Wingman 1 (Ace)
Colonol Dekker - Briefing Officer
Caiaphas - Admiral Dren (SOC Command)
Darkblade - SOD Orpheus
Dilmah G - EAC Praetorian, Sol Gate
Eamonn Riley - Admiral Falon (EASD Nemesis)
Eleven Labs - GTD Aquitaine
Fusionblaster - Wingman 3 (Rookie)
HulkyKrow - GTD Ramanaya, Wingman 5 (Sidekick)
Kehra - EACv Iasius
Logomancer - GVD Khedess, GTT Mylae, EAI Verdun
Mobius - GTCv Mako
Nicolle Zambrano - GTCv Carolina, GTCv Keyes, GTD Reyes, GTC Yukon
Nyctaeus - GTCv Punishment
RedMageJoe - Wingman 4 (Hotshot), Wingman 6 (Male Vasudan)
Renegade Paladin - Allied Command, Untranslated Vasudan
Sparda - EAD Arethusa
Tim Valencia (The Kunked Slump) - Admiral Ramsey (Command Briefing Officer)
Vindicare Assassin - GTT Azure, Lambda 1, EAC Redavi, GTT Renegade

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jpd101
jpd101

Is the updated freespace open engine anything like the modified Starlancer engine used in Freelancer or could it be made to look like that.

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Nanoelite001
Nanoelite001

i think i just jizzed myself... it sucks how space combat is almost extinct :C

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lightning_games
lightning_games

can you make stand alone games?

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Quanto
Quanto

Stellar Assault is planned to be stand-alone also, though release is still a way off.

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The_E
The_E

Yes. While only one standalone game has been released so far (The Babylon Project mentioned above), there are other total conversions being worked on, like Diaspora.

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SourHyperion1
SourHyperion1

if the game is free where can i get it?

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plowman
plowman

Is this a free engine for public use (say if you wan't to make a game) or not?
Not that I know anything about this but I was just wondering :P

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Karajorma
Karajorma

The engine is free to use for any non-commercial project. You can't sell anything made using it but beyond that, you can just download it and get to work if you wanted to.

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FranklyTired
FranklyTired

How do I install the engine editor? D:

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Ichiman94
Ichiman94

already in the installer (FR.ED - Freespace editor)

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Mobius89
Mobius89

Engine editor? What are you refering to?

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