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I've advertised this over on HLP but then I realised that many people who get the HotU download arrive at VWBB first.

The FS2 cutscenes have all been converted to avi format and can be found on [URL=http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16047]Fractutx's Freespace FTP[/URL] along with all the missing HotU files.

If you've not got FS2 or have only got the HotU version you'll almost certainly want to get them but they are also worth having just so that you can play FS2_open and see the cutscenes.

There is a slight audio glitch at the very start and end of the intro avi that was introduced when converting from MVE to Avi but apart from that they are all as close to the originals as I could get them.

Unfortunately getting the cutscenes to work isn't as simple as bunging them on your hard drive. It's relatively painless though if you follow these simple steps.

1) Put the movies in your FREESPACE folder. Don't put them in data. Don't put them in data\movies. Even if you run freespace with the -mod switch they won't work if you put them anywhere except in your main Freespace folder.

2) Download [URL=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/freespace/Downloads/FS2_Open-WithMovies.zip]this[/URL] file. Unzip it and stick the file inside your freespace\data\missions folder.
That's an updated version of the campaign file with the names of the movies altered.

3) Download FS2_open if you don't alreay have it. The most current update can be found [URL=http://www.swooh.com/peon/phreak/fs2_open_r.zip]here[/URL]

4) Get hold of the [URL=http://www.divx.com/]Divx Codec[/URL] if you don't already have it

5) Use the launcher to run FS2. In the Custom section type -dshowvid

6) Hit run. Wince as the small glitch I was unable to correct makes a nasty noise and then sit back and watch some of the best cutscenes ever made.

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you will also have to edit cutscenes.tbl to reflect the changes in the filename extension. this table references the cutscene viewer in the techroom

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Never realised that. I'll give that a try later today.

Anyway as it is the movies do play in the campaign so the most important bit is done.

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>>drools<<

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