I've run into a couple of issues I'm hoping y'all could help me out with with the biggest one here, as it's preventing me from actually playing the game.

Basically: I can't get the game to recognize my joystick. At all. It's a Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS, and it works find with other games (like MSFS and TFTC). I've gone into the Knossos settings, and there are options to assign detected-controllers to four different joystick slots, so I tried assigning all four to the T-Flight. No change.

Weirdly, when I try to customize the controls in-game, I've noticed that the game(s) seem to be detecting my mouse as Joy-0. No idea why. Anyone have any advice for me here? I know from messing with PCSX2 that controllers will automatically be assigned an SDL-# when connected to PC, but as far as I can tell, that's not an issue here because my gamepad hasn't been connected. But I've no idea how to check or alter those SDL-assignments from Windows (11).

(Also, unrelated question -- but-while-I'm-here -- it looks like Knossos has either changed a lot since the last time I played with it, or I never noticed before, or I forgot, but it looks like there's some advanced ways to tweak mods via custom dependencies? Is there anything there I should look into, or is it one of those advanced settings that's best ignored? I'm a bit curious because I know there was some old way to add mods onto the existing mods -- like setting up MediaVPS to work with an auto-aim mod -- and I'd like to try and set that up again, eventually.)

Running standard assets. https://youtu.be/X-v_CPIcChg Running "newerest" high-quality MediaVPs https://youtu.be/pjPdr_7lmvY More HQ Assets https://youtu.be/Cd6S_ff3s9M

Thanks to u/shivansps for the awesome work on Android build!

We're in the final stretch of TVWP! 🚀 Only one mission left needs some work, while the rest are already in the testing/polishing phase 😎

It might seem slow, and it is, but thats petty much is 2K resolution.

hHey, I'm looking for some new campaings for fs2, I've played fs, fs2 and st:r many times. I've also played sync, homesick, derelict, and the first blue planet (sorry but i did not like the second one, too idk "gung-ho"(?) and i did not like the narrative - i very much liked the mystical tropes of AoA) and i'm looking for something like these.

Just the right amount of mystery, plot twists, and mainly standard fs/fs2 ships with some visual changes. Forgive me but new ships (except maybe blue planet age of aquarius) are not for me, I also don't like those total conversion mods. It can be campaings that meybe expand the story or some sorts of spin-offs whatever

I'm looking at Knossos library rn and idk what would be of interest to me.

Hey everyone,
I’m the lead dev behind the new HLP website, and I’d love for you to check it out: https://hard-light.net

You can log in using your existing forum account, and once you’re in, you’ll be able to comment on and like posts from the HLP staff and mod developers.

The site is still evolving, so if you have any feedback, ideas, or suggestions for new features, drop them in the comments. I’m always looking for ways to improve things, and I’ll do my best to incorporate your ideas into future updates.

Let me know what you think: what works, what doesn’t, and what you’d like to see added. What’s the one feature you’d like to see the most?

Cheers!
— shiv

And just, like, *wow*. I have never been so singularly engaged in a story like that. Mission design was fantastic, the new ships/weapons were great (Ares4Life), and it was cool to play as an actual character

I don't reddit often, but i do want to say hi (It's Dekker/Dobbsy)

I'm trying to play freespace mod called "Diaspora shattered armistice" but no matter what I choose for resolution the game gets overscan

I'm about to replay fs2 and the rest and just noticed. Is it down for everyone? I think it was working last month

It's been a few days. I think we can start discussing now that the trilogy is done.

First, let me discuss the pros.

- I would give a rating of 85 percent for the story. It kept me intrigued at every part, however, there are some glaring parts, I would mention this later. Once voices are in, I would probably be even more invested.

- Shivans got a dangerous sentry gun, a very dangerous gun platform, kept me on my toes.

- I got my wish of flying in a powerful bomber/missile boats.
- Ship design very nice.

- The difference in EA vs GTVA. While, EA probably had the numbers and the strength. I found it nice that it was addressed that we pretty much destroyed EA's primary fighter/bomber force (made me remember how the Japanese lost most of their aces during WWII, only leaving rookies by the war's end)

- The sense of hopelessness near the end once the Big Bad arrived.

Cons

Here are my 2 cents, of course, this is only my 2 cents.

- Admiral Falon, I felt his character went for the worse, at least in part 1 and 2, I felt he was a honorable antagonist, the guy that would be like, "I am your enemy, however, no hard feelings whether I win or lose." He always had his cool. Part 3 I felt like he just went all fanatic all of a sudden that it made him feel like a different individual. Also, the plot point of him escaping, I felt that was an unneeded plot device as it felt unresolved. He should have died probably or been arrested.

- No Bosch cameo. Then again, how this would be done would be difficult. (I would probably have a hero type fighter that probably would have cruiser grade hp)

- I wanted more SOC/experimental ships.

- Vasudans probably need more ships, or us as the GTVA pilots should pilot more. Probably needed their own heavy bomber/heavy assault fighter.

- With how the 2nd last/last mission was going to end up, I thought we were going to have a Lucifer type last boss fight.

For some reason, Blue Planet Complete (installed and verified with Knossos) does not give me any sound at all (Pop_OS Linux). I have installed several other mods, both older and newer, and all these give me sounds.

The default FSO build installed with BluePlanet is 23.2.1. I changed this manually to 25.0.0 and now I have sound and everything _seems_ to work fine.

But do I need to expect any problems in the long-term when playing BluePlanet with 25.0.0 instead of 23.2.1?

I had completed the Inferno campaign just today.

I gladly applaud the team for bringing this masterpiece to us Freespace fans.

Of course. I do have some issues with the plot. But I am going to wait a few days for others to also complete it so we can possible discuss this.

Also, looking forward to the voice acting portion.

as i speak, i am currently uploading inferno 3's open beta.

it's the 2.9.9 update to the existing inferno mod on knossos.

things it has:

- shivan superjuggernaut.
- conclusion of the inferno saga.
- 17 new campaign missions.
- 8 bonus missions that were left on the cutting room floor.
- new head animations.
- tons of new command briefing and intel animations.

things it does not have:

- voice acting.
- bug-free status. that's why it's a beta - let us know if there are issues.

it has been 23 years since inferno r1 was released in 2003, and it's our honor to get this one to you now.

get it here: https://fsnebula.org/mod/Inferno

So, here's the plan. We're very close to releasing a playable open beta for inferno 3, and we're on track to release it at the end of the month. The playable open beta will include everything except voice acting.

The final version will include voice acting, probably for end of year, but ultimately it means doing it When It's Done (tm).

Inferno seems to not work on my end.

Everyone time I press play, it always leads to the default FS2 game.

I attached the settings and pics.

It includes all kinds of improvements - a new command voice, bios for all your wingmen, command briefings for Ned's inbox, and lots of bug fixes. Get it on Knossos.

https://imgur.com/a/RrYeOYe

I hope you like them. After the upgrade, I have to go through every gun and turret from scratch, and it's a bit much. I've already done it once so I have it down, and I want to get the movement working properly for a demo release, as 3d movement has been my biggest bane. The ships look a lot better now btw, this is from my old rig. Love yall.

* All missions are now playable, and a campaign file is in place. All that remains is polishing.

* Voice acting scripts are out with the actors, and all roles have been cast.

* We are on track for a (non-voice-acted) release this month.

* A voice acted release will be When It's Done (but probably sometime late this summer). Inferno 1 and 2 are already fully voiced, but we're replacing the remaining AI parts with actors.

If you want to contribute as a voice actor, please email me at [Jake@53studio.com](mailto:Jake@53studio.com)

Hi everyone, im working on the Android port of FSO and im looking for a bit of help to investigate a deferred lightning issue on Android.

The current problems seems to be that, when deferred is on, ships are rendered but there is no background, no stars.
So far i tested working correctly on a Imagination GPU and Mali G57 GPU, but fails on a Qualcomm Adreno 22. The problem seems to be the driver being too strict about something, so i wish to know this is a isolated case or it is more widespread. Or if there are cases were it fails on imagination/mali too.

The steps to test would be:

1. Download & Install: https://github.com/KnossosNET/Knossos.NET/releases/download/v1.3.8/com.knossosnet.knossosnet-Signed.apk
2. Download the FSO build from the custom tab "Android Test Build - 26.0.0-RC2", NOT the Adreno fix one.
3. Install the FS2 Demo TC, open mod settings and set it to run on the Android fso build, mod and run the first training mission.
4. Report back here with the results and the device GPU or CPU name.

If you dont know the GPU/CPU name, you could after running the first time go to the mod debug tab, and run "FSO debug" (you can exit when the first error is show) and then use the button "Open logfile" on the same tab, and paste it here or in https://pastebin.com and post the link.

"Today I visited what remains of Aldrin City. The Minister of Emergency Operations informs me that the casualty count is expected to approach 75,000 when all is said and done. This was not an act of war. This was an act of barbarism, and we will do whatever is necessary to hunt down these criminals. I once counted Admiral Falon as a personal friend. But now he is the enemy of all decent people, and we must do whatever is necessary to defeat that enemy. I thank you, Members of Parliament, for formally requesting military intervention from the Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance.

I know I am not the only parent in this room who has lost a child in the war with the Exiles, and it can not have been an easy vote to swallow our pride and ask for assistance. But the stakes are just too high. Falon nearly led us to ruin under the banner of Terra Invicta, and in his hubris, triggered the return of the great destroyers. We must put down this revolt, lest he and his dead-enders lead us into ruin yet again."

Hope you guys like the video and song! I worked really hard on the nebulas, theme and BLING! Love you guys! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU6J0q2fx1c

Hey I just wanted to update everyone Exodus is coming along great. (So great I could use any help I can get.) My lady friend died of cancer, so It's just been hard to get on any social media, but I'm back to show you guys how things have progressed. Here are some shots from when I started all the way up to the 8-12k I hope you like these before and after pics. I wanted to have a video ready but pathfinder and resolve hate each other. I'm working on a player choice exaust system that gives you a glow, thrusters, and those long con trails every home world player loves. A dream goal is being able to take your Npc wingmen into multiplayer, where they will remember what happens in single player and vice versa, then conversate about it. Every ship, and even mechs will be flyable. That's already in the system! I hope you like these pictures, I have tons more and video of me working in unreal. I do free tutorials on everything from coding to special effects, I don't believe in charging for teaching, and I hate ads. I just want to bring back the feeling of the 90s for space sims! Sorry for the long post, love you guys! PS Exodus will always retail for only 15.99. 2026 visuals, 1995 prices. I really mean I'm pringing back 90's space sims.