Getting FreeSpace

2006-02-12T09:28:09Z

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There are several different ways of getting Freespace.

== Buy it ==
Of course, there are still a few copies of Freespace 2 floating around, up for sale on eBay, or maybe lying in the bargain bin at your local computer store - although the latter's pretty doubtful. Freespace 2 has not been mass-produced in the States for several years, so checking places that sell used software is your only recourse. Freespace, of course, has been out-of-print (so to speak) for even longer.

== Get it from a friend ==

Oddly enough, Freespace 2 actually has a clause in the license agreement that states that it's legal to give a copy of Freespace 2 to a friend - as long as it's for noncommercial use. So, be nice to anyone who has it, and maybe they'll burn it for you.

== Get it from HOTU ==

HOTU also has Freespace 2 [http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4150 listed] in their downloads. Although this download went down for a brief time in the past, it is one of the most reliable ways of getting Freespace 2 over the internet. Unfortunately, the version included with HOTU is stripped-down. Fortunately, it is possible to correct this. By grabbing the missing VP files from a source such as [http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16047 Fractux's FTP], and deleting or renaming the original "data" directory of the HOTU download, you can bring Freespace 2 back to its fully-featured potential.-

== BitTorrent ==

Freespace 2 is soon going to be made available via HLP's BitTorrent tracker. See the [BitTorrentMain|main BitTorrent article]] for more information about this method of distribution.

== Get it from another source ==

There are other sources out there, that may have ISOs of the CDs, the VPs, etc.

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Getting FreeSpace