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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #512020; 70%;"|'''The FRED Portal'''
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #512020; 70%;"|'''''Learning FRED'''''
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #613030; 70%;"|'''''Learning FRED'''''
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[5 easy steps towards your FREDucation|5 Easy Steps]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[:Category:FRED Tips|FRED Hints and Tips]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[:Category:Campaign Design|Campaign Design]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[:Category:FRED Mistakes|Common FRED Mistakes]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[:Category:FRED Examples|FRED Examples]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[http://fredzone.hard-light.net/freddocs/ Volition's FRED2 Tutorial]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #512020; 70%;"|'''''SEXPs'''''
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Retail SEXPs]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[SCP SEXPs]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[SEXP Debugging]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[New Conditionals]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #512020; 70%;"|'''''Highlighted FRED Features'''''
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Skybox|Skybox]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Fiction Viewer]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[FRED Command Line Reference|Command Line Options]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Variables|Variables]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Improved Team Loadout|Improved Team Loadout]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Minor FRED Features|List of Minor Features]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #404040; 70%;"|[[5 Easy steps towards your FREDucation|5 Easy Steps]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Tutorial - Autopilot missions|Tutorial - Autopilot missions]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Counting with variables|Counting with Variables]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #404040; 70%;"|[[:Category:FRED Mistakes|Common FRED Mistakes]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Tutorial - In-Mission Jumps|Tutorial - In-Mission Jumps]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #613030; 70%;"|'''''SEXPs'''''
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #512020; 70%;"|'''''Mission Designer's Reference'''''
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #404040; 70%;"|[[Retail SEXP Reference|Retail SEXPs]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #404040; 70%;"|[[SCP SEXP Reference|SCP SEXPs]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Friendly wing names|Friendly Wing Names]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #613030; 70%;"|'''''FRED Features'''''
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Enemy wing names|Enemy Wing Names]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[FreeSpace 1 Ship Database]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #404040; 70%;"|[[Skybox|Skybox]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[FreeSpace 2 Ship Database]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #404040; 70%;"|[[Texture Replacement|Texture Replacement]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Fighter squadrons]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #404040; 70%;"|[[FRED Command Line Reference|Command Line Options]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Stars and Planets|Stars and Planets]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #613030; 70%;"|'''''Mission Designer's Reference'''''
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Official Volition Node Map|Nodemap]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #404040; 70%;"|[[Enemy wing names|Enemy Wing Names]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #512020; 70%;"|'''''FRED Troubleshooting'''''
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #404040; 70%;"|[[Freespace 2 Ship Database|FS2 Ship Database]]
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; 70%;"|[[Common FRED Issues|Common Issues FAQ]]
 
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! style="color: white; height: 30px; background: #613030; 70%;"|'''''FRED Troubleshooting'''''
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This is the FRED portal. It is under construction. Move along...
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Welcome to the FRED portal. Here you will find tips, guides, links, reference material, and other information regarding the FreeSpace Editor and mission design. What you will ''not'' find here is information on modding FreeSpace.  For that, please see the [[Portal:Modding|Modding Portal]].<br><br>
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For a list of FRED-related topics, [[List of FRED-related topics|click here]] or browse the [[:Category:FRED|FRED category]].
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===The Editor===
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[[Image:FRED_small.jpg|left|350px|thumb|FRED main window]]
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FRED ''(main window pictured left)'' is the editor developed and used by [[Volition]] to make the missions and campaigns of both FreeSpace games.  As such, FRED is very powerful, once the initial learning period is over. Unlike mission and level editors released for other games, no functionality was removed from FRED.
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FRED is a fully 3D editor, allowing placement of objects on all axes (X, Y, and Z), has full symbolic expression (SEXP) scripting support, allows the inclusion of voice acting for briefings and mission messages, can create both subspace and nebula missions, contains a full-fledged campaign editor, including the ability to add cutscenes, and much more.
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===Versions===
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There are actually three versions of this editor:  FRED, which was the original editor supplied with ''Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War'' and is largely obsolete now; FRED2, which was the updated editor supplied with ''FreeSpace 2'', and finally FRED2_Open, which is the [[Source Code Project|open source]] version of the editor and the only one to support the many additions and improvements made, since the source code of FreeSpace 2 was released.
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The information found on these pages refers primarily to FRED2_Open, as it is the most recent version and the only one continually updated with support for new features, but some reference material is available for FRED2. The general continuity material in the "Mission Designer's Reference" section is valid for all versions of the editor.<br><br>
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The best way to become familiar with FRED2, and by association FRED2_Open, is to complete the [https://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/FRED_tutorials FRED walkthrough]. The walkthrough covers everything needed to design a working mission. Additional resources for FRED users of all skill levels are available in summary panel of this page, with material in the "Learning FRED" section being geared specifically toward beginners.
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Also, keep in mind that FRED2_Open is under constant development.  This can create difficulties in keeping this section up-to-date, but as new features are added to the editor, the information box below will be updated to reflect the most recent changes.
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FRED2_Open builds are included with every released Windows build of FreeSpace Open (FSO), whether the release is an official (final) release, a release candidate, or a nightly build. Please see the [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?board=50.0 Source Code Project forum] and the [http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?board=173.0 Nightly Builds forum] for builds. Note that during a release candidate process, new nightly builds are not released.
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<!---{{Recent FRED Additions}}-->
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==See Also==
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*[[The FRED Academy]]
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*[[Karajorma's Advanced FRED2 Lessons]]
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==Related Links==
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*[[Portal:Modding|The FreeSpace Modding Portal]]
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*[[User-made Campaigns]]
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/board,89.0.html FRED Forum]
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*[http://fredzone.hard-light.net/freddocs/ Volition's FRED2 Tutorial]
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 13 December 2023

The FRED Portal
Learning FRED
5 Easy Steps
FRED Hints and Tips
Campaign Design
Common FRED Mistakes
FRED Examples
Volition's FRED2 Tutorial
SEXPs
Retail SEXPs
SCP SEXPs
SEXP Debugging
New Conditionals
Highlighted FRED Features
Skybox
Fiction Viewer
Command Line Options
Variables
Improved Team Loadout
List of Minor Features
Tutorial - Autopilot missions
Counting with Variables
Tutorial - In-Mission Jumps
Mission Designer's Reference
Nebula Backgrounds
Friendly Wing Names
Enemy Wing Names
FreeSpace 1 Ship Database
FreeSpace 2 Ship Database
Fighter squadrons
Stars and Planets
Nodemap
FRED Troubleshooting
Common Issues FAQ
FRED error messages

Welcome to the FRED portal. Here you will find tips, guides, links, reference material, and other information regarding the FreeSpace Editor and mission design. What you will not find here is information on modding FreeSpace. For that, please see the Modding Portal.

For a list of FRED-related topics, click here or browse the FRED category.

The Editor

FRED main window

FRED (main window pictured left) is the editor developed and used by Volition to make the missions and campaigns of both FreeSpace games. As such, FRED is very powerful, once the initial learning period is over. Unlike mission and level editors released for other games, no functionality was removed from FRED.

FRED is a fully 3D editor, allowing placement of objects on all axes (X, Y, and Z), has full symbolic expression (SEXP) scripting support, allows the inclusion of voice acting for briefings and mission messages, can create both subspace and nebula missions, contains a full-fledged campaign editor, including the ability to add cutscenes, and much more.

Versions

There are actually three versions of this editor: FRED, which was the original editor supplied with Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War and is largely obsolete now; FRED2, which was the updated editor supplied with FreeSpace 2, and finally FRED2_Open, which is the open source version of the editor and the only one to support the many additions and improvements made, since the source code of FreeSpace 2 was released.

The information found on these pages refers primarily to FRED2_Open, as it is the most recent version and the only one continually updated with support for new features, but some reference material is available for FRED2. The general continuity material in the "Mission Designer's Reference" section is valid for all versions of the editor.

The best way to become familiar with FRED2, and by association FRED2_Open, is to complete the FRED walkthrough. The walkthrough covers everything needed to design a working mission. Additional resources for FRED users of all skill levels are available in summary panel of this page, with material in the "Learning FRED" section being geared specifically toward beginners.

Also, keep in mind that FRED2_Open is under constant development. This can create difficulties in keeping this section up-to-date, but as new features are added to the editor, the information box below will be updated to reflect the most recent changes.

FRED2_Open builds are included with every released Windows build of FreeSpace Open (FSO), whether the release is an official (final) release, a release candidate, or a nightly build. Please see the Source Code Project forum and the Nightly Builds forum for builds. Note that during a release candidate process, new nightly builds are not released.

See Also

Related Links

External Links

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