Key points
- Released as Conflict: FreeSpace – The Great War in some countries.
- You can play the game with improved visuals by buying FreeSpace 2 and using it with FreeSpace Open. That way you don't have to buy Descent: FreeSpace, instead you buy the 2nd game and install the FreeSpace 1 mods for it.
General information
- Freespace Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Source Code released[citation needed]
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Patches
- 1.06 is the latest retail version. Digital distribution versions are already patched.
FSOpen
To play the game in higher resolutions, changing the FOV, enable Vsync, anti-aliasing and controller support, use the Freespace 1 Mod on the Open-Source FSOpen.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Launch problems
If you're not using Freespace Open and you can't use your keyboard to skip the intro movie, that means that your desktop resolution is too high. Set your desktop resolution to something like 1920x1080 and launch the game again. 4k is too high.
Input settings
In-game control settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Network
In-game multiplayer settings.
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
| 12 |
Co-op, Versus Disable Parallax Online in multiplayer options. |
Online play |
| 12 |
Co-op, Versus Parallax Online no longer functions. |
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
7808 |
UDP |
7808 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
- These ports are for FSOpen.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Glide |
1.2 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
98 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 133 MHz
| Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB |
48 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
210 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 5.0 compatible | |
Notes
References