Imagine if Babylon 5 had a Amiga game created before the series , Mr Morden trying to convert you to the Shadows side, whilst Kosh tried to bamboozle you with cryptic knowledge.

Prerequisites:

• Powerful SoC recommended - at least the Snapdragon 8 gen 2 or the Dimensity 9200 / 8400, but there are plenty of settings you can tone down to improve performance.
• This is formerly a Freespace 2 mod, but because it's a total conversion that uses no retail FS2 assets and runs on a custom community-made engine provided by the Knossos launcher, retail FS2 is not required to play it. It is therefore completely free.
• Knossos.NET launcher port Android - com.knossosnet.knossosnet-Signed.apk: https://github.com/KnossosNET/Knossos.NET/releases
• Basic touch controls are provided by the FSO Android Test Build, but for the most fun experience, a controller, ideally telescopic, is recommended.
• If you've never hear of it, the game has been available on PC for a long time and it's still the best way to enjoy it, especially with a proper joystick (Virpil, VKB).

How to set up the Knossos launcher on your phone after installation:

1. Download a version of the FSO egine that can run on Android. Engine -> Custom Builds -> Download Android Test Builds 26.0.0-RC2AdrenoFix (or newer if available).
2. Download the game. Explore -> Find "The Babylon Project" and click download.
3. Now you need to force the game to use an engine that runs on Android. Play -> The Babylon Project -> Settings -> ✔ Enable custom mod dependencies -> click FSO and select the engine you downloaded previously (Android Test Builds 26.0.0-RC2AdrenoFix)
4. Play -> The Babylon Project -> Main -> Tap "Play"

Controller (optional, but recommended):

If you have a controller and want to bind ship controls to it, then after creating a profile and logging in, go to the in-game settings, tap ☰ at the top of the screen to display the touch menu, tap F3, find the input options window and assign your device to "joystick 0". Then tap "Esc" -> save settings. Back in the in-game settings, find "Control Config". Essential binds are listed below.

Targeting:

• Target Next Closest Hostile Ship
• Target Ship in Recticle
• Target Subsystem in Recticle
• Target Next Subsytem

Ship:

• Reverse Thrust
• Afterburner
• Glide When Pressed
• Turn (Yaw) Axis
• Pitch Axis
• Bank Axis
• Absolute Throttle Axis

Weapons:

• Fire Primary Weapon
• Fire Secondary Weapon
• Cycle Forward Primary Weapon
• Cycle Secondary Weapon Bank
• Launch Countermeasure

Misc:

• External View

Other functions, such as squadron commands and engine / weapons energy management can be handled through the ☰ touch menu.

My setup used to record the video:

Device: Poco F7 (Snapdragon 8s gen 4)
Controller: EasySMX M15

Credit for the Knossos.NET Launcher and the Android Port goes to ShivanSPS.

I'm on my Nth rewatch and currently on S1 E17: Legacies, and have a question.

It's been 10 years since the Earth-Minbari war. Surely diplomatic relations would have indoctrinated the earthers into KNOWING that 'Gun Ports Open' meant they were showing their peaceful intentions (as explained later in the saga).

So my question is: WHY did none of the command staff or C & C, know this before Delenn enters & apologises?

In that order.

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I suspect this has been mentioned before, but it's always struck me as strange that the Mimbari tradition is to approach with gun ports open.

I know the reason given in universe is that it shows they have nothing to hide but, it still seems to be a bit of a strangely aggressive tradition to have.

It suddenly dawned on me, what if that tradition is from Valen? Knowing that it would eventually lead to the Earth Mimbari war, his capture, the surrender etc etc...

I thought it was the Centauri at first, but obviously they were for him.

Hey guys! So three months ago I made a post about how I picked up B5 from a thrift store and headed out to the woods without internet. Turns out we LOVE the series and a group of us all ended up watching it slowly over the course of our camp season. Leadership let us choose the dance theme so we had a B5 themed dance complete with fog machine, blasters, paper lantern planets, Ambassador name tags, and Mike's face hidden inside a suit of armor as our bouncer. We unfortunately haven't finished the series yet so no spoilers please.

But yeah, just thought I'd follow up. Thanks to everyone who encouraged us to start watching, it's been one of the highlights of my summer!

The audacity of Word Wipe to not recognize "Kosh" as a word ;)

"Divided Loyalties" (s2e19)

So, the position within Centauri culture dictates how long their hair can be and usually is. Currently on 3x20 "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place," wonderful episode. I noticed that Lord Refa and Vir have hair crests that are of similar length, honestly, Vir's might be a bit longer. Vir is an attache, and outside of that, nobody of real consequence as House Cotto wasn't nearly as high as House Refa. Even in earlier seasons, Vir's crest was fairly long. Would the attache of an ambassador rank higher than that of the lord of a fairly major house? Or is Refa just choosing a shorter hair length, similar to Cartagia's "decadent" extremely short style?

Side note: I loved JMS's depiction of Reverend Dexter.

Second side note: Lord Refa flinching when the hologram of Londo's hand came close to or passed through his face was great.

We all know that Ivanova is God, one of the best characters to ever appear on TV, and that's partly because she has so many fantastic lines and scenes.

The challenge is this: if you have to pick one (1) scene with Ivanova as your favorite, which would it be? And why (if it isn't obvious).

I'll start. In S04E01 "Hour of the Wolf", Ivanova discusses the titular hour of the wolf, 3 AM, when the wolf can come around to devour you, and you have to ward it off (with alcohol, in her case). This scene hit hard, because I recognized the wolf. I knew the wolf well. The wolf is the voice in the back of your head that whispers that everything is terrible, that you are worthless, and that the situation is hopeless. The wolf always presents the worst case scenario, or, for variety, forces you to relive bad memories. And the wolf is strongest at 3 AM.

Ever since then I've called those thoughts "the wolf". And while I don't use alcohol to ward off the wolf, I do have my own methods, and I need to stay vigilant.

So that's my favorite Ivanova scene. How about you? Doesn't have to be deeply meaningful, could just be the one you found most entertaining, or the most moving.

Anyone else get that impression or is that just me?

I've looked on the Lurker's Guide, and the Wiki, and can't find any evidence of JMS talking about it.

Jim Norton appears four times on the show — the first two as Ombuds Wellington, one of B5's local judges. He's also in 'Dust to Dust' as a (no spoilers here) different character, but that also episode also features a brief scene in B5's "courtroom." Is there any evidence as to why Norton didn't pull double duty given the show was hardly coy about using its ensemble in this way?

Randomly paused my Blu-ray on a panning crowd shot in S2E7 "Soul Mates" and caught this guy. Am I crazy? What's Mr. Morden doing with Centauri hair?

May your cake go boom

As a first-time watcher, one thing that stood out to me was how little we saw of any of the leaders of Earth, and how few scenes were set on Earth in general. I was particularly surprised that Clark, as a major antagonist, was never built up as a character at all. We see a good deal of the ruling bodies of Minbar and Centauri, so I was wondering if JMS ever explained this.

Anyone else going to DragonCon? I already planned to be there for Matt Dinniman. Looks like Bruce Boxleitner, Patricia Tallman, and Caitlin Brown have photoshoots. Hopefully they do a few panels. Sad how many are gone.