<s>
The	O
FreeSpace	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
Source	I-Operating_System
Code	I-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
project	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
programmers	O
maintaining	O
and	O
enhancing	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
for	O
the	O
space	O
combat	O
simulator	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Volition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volition	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
responsible	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
bought	O
by	O
THQ	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
holding	O
the	O
licenses	O
for	O
the	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Volition	O
could	O
not	O
continue	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
any	O
viable	O
use	O
for	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
Volition	O
's	O
Dave	O
Baranec	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
2s	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
on	O
25	O
April	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
under	O
a	O
noncommercial	O
license	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
qualify	O
as	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open	I-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
a	O
plethora	O
of	O
different	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
appearing	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
"	O
umbrella	O
"	O
project	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
unified	O
goal	O
of	O
enhancing	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
FreeSpace	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
Source	I-Operating_System
Code	I-Operating_System
Project	I-Operating_System
was	O
formed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
project	O
is	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
graphically	O
superior	O
(	O
and	O
far	O
more	O
flexible	O
)	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
retaining	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
made	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
2	I-Application
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
project	O
FS2	O
Open	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
upgraded	O
engine	O
for	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diaspora	O
:	O
Shattered	O
Armistice	O
and	O
the	O
presumed-defunct	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Line	I-Application
each	O
tell	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
humans	O
and	O
robotic	O
Cylons	O
of	O
the	O
2004	O
Battlestar	O
Galactica	O
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
notable	O
original	O
mods	O
and	O
campaigns	O
have	O
been	O
created	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wings	O
of	O
Dawn	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
anime-style	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
Blue	O
Planet	O
which	O
offers	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
telling	O
of	O
a	O
civil	O
war	O
between	O
Earth	O
and	O
the	O
GTVA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
Port	O
,	O
sometimes	O
called	O
FSPort	O
,	O
ports	O
the	O
original	O
Descent	O
:	O
FreeSpaceThe	O
Great	O
War	O
to	O
the	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
SCP	O
engine	O
with	O
many	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
,	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
for	O
many	O
mods	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
FreeSpace	B-Application
:	O
Great	O
War	O
era	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Shrouding	O
the	O
Light	O
and	O
Awakenings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silent	B-Application
Threat	I-Application
:	O
Reborn	O
similarly	O
ports	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Threat	I-Application
expansion	O
for	O
Descent	B-Application
:	I-Application
FreeSpace	I-Application
into	O
the	O
FreeSpace	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
SCP	I-Operating_System
engine	O
.	O
</s>
