FreeSpace 2 Open (FSO), the open-source engine for the space classic FreeSpace 2, has been released in version 26.0.0.

The new release brings several bugfixes along with a number of improvements for mission builders and the internal engine structure.

Features & Improvements:

• Campaign Lua functions for branching
• Unified briefing map render paths
• QtFRED mission stats dialog
• Shared table viewer (unifying text loading across lab and editor UIs)
• Cache Animation submodel by model id
• Refactored weapon spew stats functionality
• Enhanced utility functions

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed “Select All” HUD color slider ordering issue
• Fixed “Target Nearest Attacking Ship” in multiplayer scenarios
• Fixed memory error when culling active games list
• Fixed virtual POF crashes (double deletion and filename issues)
• Fixed QtFRED ship list dialog issues
• Removed waypoint position redundancy by delegating to game object
• Fixed mainhall music continuing during mission loop brief
• Fixed mongoose server restart crashes on Windows
• Fixed libpcp error handling to prevent endless loops
• Added interpolation frame check for support ships
• Removed dead code for AI modes

Builds are available for Linux (x86_64 and arm64), Windows, and macOS.

Source: GitHub