It sounds like i'm gonna have to pick this up. Anybody know if there is a bundle around?

Well, I know for a fact that 2 is nearly impossible to get.. well, in Holland.
Which doesn't matter, since you really have to start with 1. Lest you miss half the story.

You can get a bundle with #1 and it's expansion. But for either that or the normal version you'll probably have to go look for used games or at Volition's homepage.

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I never played the expansion... does it have anything to do with ETAC in #2?

No idea, I could never get past one of the first 7 missions or so due to some sort of damn bug. Either that or me doing something wrong/in an unexpected way.

I love it, I got it on DVD with my drive... had never heard of it so I didn't try it right away... but wow... I actually bought a joystick just to play it better [img]smile.gif[/img]
I got to I think mission 13 or so... right after the mothership was blown up.

Amazing game.

I think I originally got stuck just before that mission. The Galatea(spelling) falls in an ambush of the hammer of light, who try to destroy it with Kamikazi attacks. Very hard....

Personaly I love the whole freespace series, I've got it all even the cheap freespace 1 on dvd. I think the realism is great, and I love the battle ships how sometimes they dwarf you in your little fighter to there 1km size ships that just take ages to pass.