Difference between revisions of "FS Abbrevations"

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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.

Star indicates a non-canon ship designation.

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 * 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.
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