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2007-09-09T02:16:53Z

MercFox1: removed campaigns; unnecessary with a page dedicated to user-made campaigns

This page is under construction. It will list ships, effects, models, templates, and anything else related to current mods and/or the modding of Freespace 2: Open.

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FS Abbrevations

2007-09-09T02:12:06Z

MercFox1: /* General Abbreviations */ Added FS2Net

==General Abbreviations==

* FRED - FReespace EDitor. The program created by Volition to make the mission and campaigns for both FreeSpace games. Released to the public along with said games.
* SEXP - Symbolic EXPressions. Special function strings within FRED that allow for complex mission objectives and other things to be carried out by a mission bulider.
* FS1 - Descent: FreeSpace, The Great War. Also called Conflict: FreeSpace, The Great War in Europe. The first game of the series.
* FS2 - FreeSpace 2. The second game of the series.
* FS3 - FreeSpace 3. Would be the third game of the series, but it won't happen. There is no FS3.
* FS2_Open - The open source version of FS2.
* FSO - The open source version of FS2. Used interchangably with FS2_Open.
* SCP - Source Code Project. The people responsible for creating, maintaining and debugging FS2_Open.
* V or [V] - Volition Inc., the developer of FreeSpace and FreeSpace 2.
* VBB - Volition Bulletin Board. The boards Volition maintained as a centre for the FS community. Now defunct.
* HLP - Hard Light Productions, the hub of the FreeSpace community.
* VW - Volition Watch, developer fansite covering the FreeSpace, Red Faction and Summoner series. Awaiting demolition.
* F2S - FreeSpace 2 Sector - Smaller FS2 community.
* SG - Sectorgame - Network which hosts F2S. Often used interchangably (though inaccurately) with F2S.
* FS2NetD - FS2 Network Game Monitor - Utility used to monitor FS2 network games being operated on the FS2Net servers.

==Designation Prefixes==
* GT_ - Galactic Terran
* NT_ - Neo-Terran
* GV_ - Galactic Vasudan
* PV_ - Parliamentary Vasudan
* GTV_ - Galactic Terran-Vasudan
* S_ - Shivan
* A_ - Ancient (non-canon)

==Designation Suffixes==
* _A - AWACS
* _B - Bomber
* _C - Cruiser
* _Ca - Carrier *
* _Cv - Corvette
* _D - Destroyer
* _Dr - Drone
* _Dn - Dreadnaught *
* _EP - Escape Pod
* _F - Fighter
* _Fg - Frigate *
* _Ff - Frigate *
* _Fr or FR - Freighter
* _G - Gas Miner
* _I - Installation
* _J - Juggernaut
* _M - Medical Ship
* _NB - Navigation Buoy
* _PD - Planet Destroyer *
* _S - Support Ship
* _SG - Sentry Gun
* _SJ - Super Juggernaught *
* _T - Transport
* _W - Weapon

<i>Star indicates a non-canon ship designation.</i>
[[Category:Lists|Abbreviations]]

Special Operations Command

2007-09-09T02:07:26Z

MercFox1:

'''Special Operations Command''' (abbreviated most of the time to '''SOC''') is a subsection of [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Intelligence]], and is considered to be the heart of Terran intelligence gathering. It played a pivotal role in the defeat of the [[Neo-Terra Front]] and was likely the key player in the elimination of the [[Hammer of Light]].

During the [[NTF Rebellion|NTF Insurgency]], Special Operations Command faced large pressure from Allied Command, who encouraged them to launch as many missions as possible to learn as much as they could about the NTF. Because of this, elite pilots often volunteered and most of the time never returned to their squads.

When these dangerous operations succeeded, the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]] had enough information about the enemy to launch tactical strikes against any NTF targets. These accurate and co-ordinated strikes played important role in the Battles for [[Deneb]] and [[Regulus]]. SOC missions were carried out deep within enemy territory, and demanded stealth and discipline. When the operative's presence was revealed, they were often recalled to avoid needless casualties. As the Neo-Terra Front grew stronger and began to win engagements in Deneb, even the SOC operations were focused on making as much damage as possible with minimal casualties from [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance|GTVA]] point of view.

==Known assignments==
The mysterious [[ETAK]] device, believed for some time to be a weapon, was the impetus for Allied Command to infiltrate the NTF via SOC operatives. Alpha 1 of the [[242nd Suicide Kings]] was one of these spies. Once inserted into the NTF, Alpha 1 made contact with Lieutenant Commander Christopher [[Snipes]], the SOC's undercover mission coordinator within the NTF. Once they were established within one of the NTF's fighter squadrons, the first mission undertaken by the pair was to scan the [[NTF Iceni|NTF ''Iceni'']] and acquire any additional data possible, especially about ETAK.

This mission was complicated by the actions of Admiral Ahmose, who, despite knowing the operation being carried out near the ''Iceni'', ordered his Vasudan battle group to launch an assault on the NTF convoy against the orders of Allied Command. His choice threatened the safety of the operation and the lives of the volunteers, and the SOC operatives had no choice but to fire on the GTVA forces, not wanting the ''Iceni'' destroyed. The ''Iceni'' successfully reached the jump node to [[Epsilon Pegasi]] and Admiral Ahmose was branded a traitor and court-martialled.

The next operation did not go as planned, either. The NTF squadron the SOC pilots had infiltrated was ordered to defend an [[GTT Argo|''Argo''-class transport]], the NTT ''Sunder''. The cargo and destination of this transport was highly classified, which led to the suspicion it had something to do with the ETAK project. Snipes, with the help of the crew chief of the squadron (also a SOC operative), installed overload devices to destroy the remainder of the squadron. Alpha 1 and Snipes then attempted to hijack the ''Sunder'' with the help of a GTVA agent piloting the transport. At this point, secrecy was paramount, and the alliance deployed their new [[AWACS]], the [[GTA Charybdis|GTA ''Charybdis'']], to jam communications in the area, allowing the operation to remain covert.

NTF fighters responded to a partial message warning of a reactor core breach, and raced to aid the NTT ''Sunder''. Alpha 1 and Snipes, aided by the pilots of an SOC unit, the [[99th Skulls]], successfully hijacked the NTT ''Sunder'', repelling NTF forces sent to aid in the recovery operation. Blowing up a decoy ''Argo''-class transport, Snipes managed to successfully pin the blame on another NTF commander, who was court-martialled and executed. The NTT ''Sunder'' successfully reached the [[Regulus]] system and was recovered by GTVA Intelligence.

Snipes was reassigned, and the NTF began to suspect Alpha 1 of being a GTVA operative. Sending Alpha 1 on a suicide mission, they ambushed the fighter pilot and attempted to have him executed in the field. Once again, the 99th Skulls saved the day, and recovered the pilot, as well as sensitive data that had been stashed in the fighter's computers.

Shortly before [[Capella]] went supernova, the SOC launched another dangerous mission—using Alpha 1 and three additional pilots to rescue the NTT ''Grall'' and Commander Snipes, who had ended up stranded deep in the [[Nebula System|nebula]]. He was rescued from a highly electrically-active, Shivan-infested area, along with the crew of his ship.

Alpha 1, Snipes, and two others then volunteered to take part in a mission to infiltrate the area behind the second [[Knossos]] subspace portal, which had been discovered by a Vasudan patrol. They flew specially-modified ''Mara''-class fighters, captured earlier by SOC, and modified for Terran use. Behind the portal, they found numerous [[SJ Sathanas|Sathanas]] juggernauts, heading towards the portal to the nebula, as well as a large fleet of Shivan cruisers and warships. This expedition's main goal was only to gather intelligence and this succeeded as soon as they gathered information about the true strength of the Shivan fleet. During the mission, the SOC volunteers inspected and destroyed three Shivan devices of a type never before encountered by the GTVA. Game documentation refers to these devices as [[Shivan communication devices]], or Shivan Comm Nodes, but it is unknown if the GTVA had determined this to be their function by the end of FS2.

After the destruction of these devices, they rushed back to the jump node back to the nebula and were extracted by SOC logistics craft.

[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Acronyms]]

Galactic Terran Alliance

2007-09-09T01:20:30Z

MercFox1: /* Wars */

The '''Galactic Terran Alliance''' was an alliance formed by the [[Terran|human race]] after the unification of the peoples at [[Earth]]. Abbreviated as '''GTA'''. The space-based military wing of the GTA is known as the Galactic Terran Navy (GTN) but referenced as such only in the ''[[FreeSpace Reference Bible]]''. The intelligence branch of the GTA is [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] (GTI).

==Speculation==
<i>Any info read here is not canon. The following section needs to be cleaned up to separate the facts from the interpretation.</i>
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===The beginning===
The Galactic Terran Alliance was formed in the first years of the age of space exploration, when the nations of the Earth have unified and formed an alliance. In the beginning, there were linguistic difficulties, but later, the English language later became a common language all through Terran space, even though not all GTA citizens spoke it as if it were their mothertongue, or did not speak it in a way that could be understood.

Initially, the alliance was focusing on economic and research factors, but later, with the discovery of [[subspace]], building, maintaining and developing a space navy was at hand.
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===Expansion===
The Alliance spread their empire all through the [[Sol]] system, building shipyards, repair yards and other kind of factories or supply depots. By the end of the 23rd century, the GTA had already taken up the whole [[Sol]] system and also spread to [[Delta Serpentis]] and [[Beta Aquilae]].
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===Wars===
In 2320, the Galactic Terran Alliance first encountered the [[Vasudans]]. At the beginning of their relationship, there was no armed conflict; what we know of as "The Great War" erupted in the year 2321. The exact cause of the war isn't revealed, but the FS1 techroom entry claims that one of the main factors was a Terran mishandling of "The Conversation", or a ritual of the Vasudan language.

After fourteen years of seemingly endless war, a previously unknown race known as the [[Shivans]] attacked, without warning, a Terran convoy and Vasudan strike force in the Antares system, as well as harassing other GTA and PVN forces in the sector. After initial casualty estimates, the PVN approached the GTA with a motion to sign an armistice and fight this new foe. Terran Command agreed, signed the armistice, and ended the Terran-Vasudan portion of the Great War. These two former foes would now cooperate in many ventures, such as science and engineering to defeat the newly discovered [[Shivans]]. With the signing of this treaty, the most important war in the history of either specie would now begin.

[[Ross 128]] had already been lost, [[Betelgeuse]], [[Beta Cygni]] and [[Ribos]] also fell to the [[Shivans]]' superiority. When the [[Shivans]] took Antares, it became clear to the GTA that if the [[Vasuda]] system were to fall, the [[Vasudans]] war effort would be fatally crushed. In the effort to defend Vasuda from the mighty Shivan fleet, multiple destroyers engaged [[Shivan]] forces in both [[Deneb]] and [[Antares]]. With the destruction of the GTD ''Galatea'', nothing was left to halt the progression of [[Shivan]] forces into the [[Vasuda]] system. After arriving, the [[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']] bombarded Vasuda Prime, killing billions of innocent [[Vasudans]] after only fourteen hours of incessant bombardment.

With the destruction of [[Vasuda]], Terran Command feared the [[Shivans]] would now move towards Earth. If it had not been for the Vasudan refugees who found the [[Ancients|Ancient]] records, Earth would have also been annihilated by the [[Shivan]] superdestroyer. Thanks to the successful extraction of the Ancient data, Terran Command now possessed the knowledge needed to defeat the SD ''Lucifer'' and halt the [[Shivan]] advance. After being pursued by the GTD ''Bastion'' and later a small contingent of fighters and bombers, the SD ''Lucifer'' was destroyed in the subspace tunnel between [[Sol]] and [[Delta Serpentis]], causing the jump node to collapse.

With the destruction of the SD Lucifer, the [[Shivan]] war machine crumbled, and the remnants of their fleet were defeated as the [[The Great War|Great War]] finally came to an end.
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===Dissolution===
In the year of 2345, the [[Terrans]] and [[Vasudans]] officially formed an alliance, called the [[Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance]], causing the end of the Galactic Terran Alliance.

[[Category:Organizations]]
[[Category:Acronyms]]

Antares

2007-09-09T01:01:33Z

MercFox1: With the sensitivity of the McCarthy incident and the importance of the Avenger prototype, Terran Command would have wasted no time evacuating the blueprints from the Antares system; possibly same day

===Celestial Information===
*''Distance from Sol:'' 604.006 ly, 185.185 pc
*''Type of System:'' Binary
*''Spectral Class:'' M1.5-Red Supergiant, B2.5-Blue Main Sequence
*''Right Ascension:'' 16h 29m 24.461s
*''Declination:'' -26° 25' 55.209"

===Important Events===
*1/10/2335: Location of Operation Thresher, which ended in a Terran defeat with 504 pilots dead and 14 MIA
*1/15/2335: Site of Lt. Alex McCarthys' rendezvous with the Vasudans during his attempted defection.
*1/15/2335: First official encounter between the [[GTA]], [[PVN]] and [[Shivans]] during escort of the ''GTSC Plato''.
*2335: The GTS Asimov, working on Project Tsunami, is attacked by Shivans in Antares.
*2/15/2335: Site of a small Hammer of Light base of operations destroyed by GTA forces, and a point of retreat for Vasudan forces fleeing from the HoL following their decimation in Vega.
*Apparent location of a GTVA convention signing (Return to Babel; GTVA Security Act, Antares Convention, Section 15-5-7.)

===Jump Nodes===
*[[Beta Aquilae]]
*[[Beta Cygni]]
*[[Betelgeuse]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#Hearsay|Hearsay]])
*[[Ribos]]
*[[Vasuda]]
*[[Vega]] ([[Node Inconsistencies#CBAnim|CBAnim]])

[[Category:Stars and Planets]]

Hellfire (ST)

2007-09-09T00:53:59Z

MercFox1:

{{Mission|next=Secret Recovery|previous=On The Run|campaign=Freespace 1 Campaign Walkthroughs#Silent Threat}}

'''SILENT THREAT MISSION 5'''

'''Fighter squadron:'''
'''Description:'''

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==Background==
:''Reconnaissance has observed a small Shivan cruiser group, designated Hellfire, en route to the Delta Serpentis jump node. If Hellfire reaches its destination, it will be reunited with the primary Shivan fleet.''
:''Hellfire consists of four cruisers, both Cain and Lilith class, with a fighter escort of ten to fifteen ships.''
:''Your squad will intercept and destroy as much of the Shivan force as possible. Beta and Delta will engage the cruisers. Alpha and Gamma will defend the bomber wings and neutralize the fighter threat.''

==Walkthrough==
After listening to the briefing, get to the loadout page. There are actually two ways to customize your loadout:

#Start loading bombers for you and your wingmen, and bombs of course. Use Prometheus and Avengers, since this are the most powerful lasers for bombers. Also carry some missiles, but powerful missiles such as hornets.
#The same as above, except you take disrupters. Do the same for wingmates.
#Take a fighter with a good loadout of secondaries.

When you begin, target Hellfire 1 and order one wing to start disabling it. Do the same for the other Hellfire, however, you don't join your wing to destroy one Hellfire. Target a Hellfire which is a Cain. It should be easy, since Hornets and Tsunamis are not friendly to a Cain. However, if you take the disrupters with you, target the engines instead. However, use bombs in combination.

If you chose a fighter, instead of you bravely taking down the cruisers, why don't you be so kind as to protect your wingmen! I am sure Command '''would''' appreciate it...

Once your wingmen have taken down all cruisers, tell them to engage enemies. When there only junk left in that place, return to base. Easy as it sounds!

==Notes==
Only Hellfire 1 is Lilith class, the other cruisers are Cain class. Please do not confuse these vessels with the Demon class destroyer from the official FS1 multiplayer mission Unstoppable, which is also called Hellfire.

==Notable ships present==
* [[SC Hellfire]] cruiser group:
**SC ''Hellfire 1''
**SC ''Hellfire 2''
**SC ''Hellfire 3''
**SC ''Hellfire 4''
[[Category:Silent Threat Campaign]]