But this game really stands up todays space sims. The mission design in compelling, the story is really well told, and the way upgrades and new ships are handled make these additions feel really integrated into the game world. Downsides? 640x480! Ack! Pro tip: Dig into the GOG.com folder and find the Freespace.exe launcher and turn off hardware rendering (my Nvidia card gave me a few graphical glitches, also, pull of the "Properties" view of FR.exe and turn on Win98 compatibility mode. The game plays a whole lot more naturally with these tweaks.
