
Want to know what the "DEBUG" means? See the notes at the end. If you got a nightly build (see the notes at the end for a description), again select the build that does not have the word "DEBUG" in it.Select the one whose file name does not have the word "DEBUG" in it, such as fs2_open_3_6_18.exe or fs2_open_3_6_18_SSE.exe or so on. This is the FSO game engine you downloaded in step 3. Click on the "Browse" button at the top of the launcher.Open the launcher that you downloaded in step 3.Want to save a little disk space with the cutscenes? See the notes at the end. The other files in those two folders are unnecessary and can even cause problems. After doing that, delete the \FreeSpace2\data2\ and \FreeSpace2\data3\ folders and any files left in them.mve files (which are the cutscenes) from \FreeSpace2\data2\ and \FreeSpace2\data3\ to \FreeSpace2\data\movies\. If you have the GOG version of FS2, move the.Step 4) Move the cutscenes to \FreeSpace2\data\movies\ If you want to try a more recent but possibly unstable build called a "nightly build," see the notes at the end. In general, the FSO builds and the non-wxLauncher are the only things that should ever be added to the "root" FS2 folder unless otherwise mentioned. Extract the contents of your downloaded files to your C:\Games\FreeSpace2\ folder.Get the 3.7.4 Final build and the launcher from the release thread.Step 3) Get the latest official FSO build and the launcher
#Freespace mods install#

Install the game to C:\Games\FreeSpace2\ unless you have a really good reason to choose a different location, in which case see the notes at the end.

If you encounter problems, please read the Troubleshooting FAQ. If you don't have FreeSpace 2, get it from Good Old Games (GOG).
#Freespace mods mac os#
If you use Linux or Mac OS X, please see the other installation methods: This installation method is the one where you download everything yourself and then put things where they should go.
