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Publishers | |
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Windows | March 4, 2003 |
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Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- Active modding scene.
- Not available on any digital distribution channels, only through retail.
- Master servers for multiplayer were shut down on April 8, 2008.[1] See fllistserver for a workaround.
General information
- The Starport - modding information and forums.
- The Starport Wiki installation guide.
- Microsoft has individual support pages for video and sound issues for Windows 95/ME/XP.
- 2Essential improvements
- 3Game data
- 4Video settings
- 6Audio settings
- 7Network
- 8Issues unresolved
- 9Issues fixed
- 10Other information
Availability[edit]
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SafeDisc v2.7 DRM[Note 1]. |
- SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- Freelancer is currently unavailable as a digital release.
Essential improvements[edit]
Skip intro videos[edit]
Open
freelancer.ini
and put a semi-colon ;
in front of each of the three movie lines.[4]Patches[edit]
- Update v1.1 is an official patch that primarily affects server stability for multi-player and is not necessary for single player. It does not address any graphics or sound issues mentioned below.
Utilities[edit]
- Freelancer Mod Manager is a program that simplifies installing and managing mods for the game. Mods compatible with this program have file extension
*.flmod
.
Discovery Freelancer Single Player Download
Modifications[edit]
- HD Textures 1.2 replaces low-res textures for stations, docks, nebulas and some ships.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %USERPROFILE%DocumentsMy GamesFreelancerPerfOptions.ini[Note 2] <path-to-game>DATA |
Save game data location[edit]
Video settings[edit]
Video settings.
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Windowed | Launch the game with -win parameter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Launch the game with -win parameter, then use Borderless Gaming. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Widescreen resolution[edit]
If you want to play Freelancer in widescreen you'll either have to edit several INI files or use a third party mod or patch. Below are instructions for installing Jason's Freelancer Patch as well as manual ini edits if you'd rather go that route.
Jason's Freelancer Patch[citation needed] If you only plan on playing singleplayer Jasons Freelancer patch is a good option. You'll only need to download a file, put it in the right place and make a small edit to another file and you will have the best widescreen support you can get in Freelancer. If you plan on playing any multiplayer it is recommended that you do not use this option as it might be detected as cheating. Instead you should go for the INI editing option described further down. Do note that some of the servers that are still around use special mods, some of these mods include their own widescreen support.
You're done. Your install of Freelancer now supports widescreen resolutions. Start the game and select one in the options menu. Be sure to restart the game after changing from a 4:3 resolution to a Widescreen. |
Edit Ini files[5]
If you have a 16:10 screen use the following instead:
Notes
|
Input settings[edit]
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
Audio settings[edit]
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | with 3d sound option on | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Can not be disabled. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Spanish | Fan translation, download. Subtitles mod. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by users forum «Elite-Games.ru» |
Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
LAN play | ||
Online play | Official servers are offline; use replacement Freelancer listserver. |
Issues unresolved[edit]
Compatibility problems on modern operating systems[edit]
Two primary issues when running on modern systems:
- Graphics issues resulting in a black screen or general crashes.[citation needed]
- There can be sound issues causing voices or music to temporarily be muted.[citation needed]
Issues fixed[edit]
- It is sometimes necessary to start a new game, delete all your saved games or reinstall Freelancer in order for the following fixes to be successful.
Crashes on launch[edit]
Install DirectPlay[citation needed] |
Use Freelancer - Windows 8/8.1/10 fix[citation needed] |
Sound issues[edit]
If there is either no sound or voices or music cut in and out the following fixes may solve the problem.
- Most sound issues can be traced to problems with the Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec. Uninstalling and reinstalling this codec as described on Microsoft's website can fix the problem. Other people have had success in both Windows 98 and Vista 32-bit by copying the l3codeca.acm file from
%WINDIR%system32
to<path-to-game>EXE
and rename it tol3codecp.acm
.[6]
- Another possible fix is disabling 3-D sound in the options menu.
Video Issues[edit]
Microsoft lists several solutions for video issues.
'Freelancer Fatal Error: Freelancer did not detect a 3D capable video card in your system' error[edit]
Follow the Widescreen resolution steps to force the correct resolution.[7]
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements[edit]
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 600 MHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 900 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM |
Notes
Discovery Freelancer Single Player Games
- ↑SafeDisc retail DRMdoes not work on Windows 10[2] and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[3]
- ↑When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑Microsoft Support Lifecycle
- ↑Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
- ↑http://the-starport.net/freelancer/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_id=3406
- ↑http://www.craigmayhew.com/blog/2008/09/freelancer-high-resolution-hack/
- ↑http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/freelancer-sound-problem-t511183.html
- ↑3D Card issues with nVidia : freelancer
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