FreelancerDevelopers |
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Release dates |
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Windows | March 4, 2003 |
Reception |
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Metacritic | 85 |
- 2Essential improvements
- 3Game data
- 4Video settings
- 6Audio settings
- 7Network
- 9Issues unresolved
- 10Issues fixed
- 11Other information
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Warnings
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- SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
Freelancer Character Editor. Server Time (24h) Players Online. Latest activity. Freelancer Character Editor. Stefz., 04:05 PM, (This post was.
Key points
- 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.
Availability[edit]
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SafeDisc v2.7 DRM[Note 1]. |
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- 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
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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 |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%DocumentsMy GamesFreelancerPerfOptions.ini[Note 2] <path-to-game>DATA |
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Save game data location[edit]
Video settings[edit]
Video settings.
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. |
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Multi-monitor |
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Ultra-widescreen |
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4K Ultra HD |
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Field of view (FOV) | See Widescreen resolution. |
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Windowed | Launch the game with -win parameter. |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | Launch the game with -win parameter, then use Borderless Gaming. |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
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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] |
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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. - Download JFLP.DLL.
- Extract to the EXE folder within the game's install folder.
- Open
dacom.ini within the EXE folder. - Add 'jflp.dll' at the bottom of the '[Libraries]' section (under '.flmaterials.dll') and save.
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] |
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- Open
%USERPROFILE%DocumentsMy GamesFreelancerPerfOptions.ini - At the bottom it will say
[Display] and underneath size= change it to 1920, 1080 (or whatever resolution you want to use). Notice the space in between the 1920, 1080. - Now save and exit.
- Go to
<path-to-game>DATA . Once there open cameras.ini in text editor. - Delete whats there and paste the following:
If you have a 16:10 screen use the following instead: - Save and exit.
- Go to
<path-to-game>EXE . Once there open freelancer.ini in text editor. - At about the 9th line down it says the resolution you're currently using for a game. Change it to size = 1920,1080 or what ever resolution you want.
- Note: To disable startup movies, in this same file go to where it says [Startup] and put a ; at the start of all three lines that begins with movie_file. Example: ;movie_file = moviesMGS_Logo_Final.wmv
- Now save and exit.
- Go to
<path-to-game>DATAFONTS . Once there open fonts.ini in text editor. - Delete all the content of a file and paste the following:
- Save and exit.
- In the same folder open rich_fonts.ini in text editor.
- Delete all the content of a file and paste the following:
- Save and exit.
- Now you are all done and ready to play in 1920×1080.
Notes - The camera FOV changes for widescreen play might not be applied properly when you first launch and load an existing game causing the UI to be outside the screen. As a workaround, after the launching the game press New Game, once the New Game cutscene starts press F1 and load your game from there. The FOV settings seem to be applied properly as soon as a space scene is played, like the one at the start of the New Game cutscene.
- It seem that many UI elements have their width set in percentage of screen width. With the above INI edits the game will play just fine in widescreen but some UI elements might not fit inside their containers such as the power, shield and hull indicators, and the news ticker.
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Input settings[edit]
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping |
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Mouse acceleration |
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Mouse sensitivity |
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Mouse input in menus |
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Mouse Y-axis inversion |
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Controller |
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Controller support | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Audio settings[edit]
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound | with 3d sound option on |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost | Can not be disabled. |
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
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German | Sound, Text |
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Spanish | Fan translation, download. Subtitles mod. |
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Russian | Fan translation by users forum «Elite-Games.ru» |
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Network[edit]
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes |
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LAN play |
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Online play | Official servers are offline; use replacement Freelancer listserver. |
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VR support[edit]
3D modes | Native | Notes |
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vorpX | G3D Included in DGVoodoo2 Default Profile.
Note: Profile may not work with the latest wrapper, in case of issues please report to the vorpx forum. |
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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] |
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Use Freelancer - Windows 8/8.1/10 fix[citation needed] |
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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 to l3codecp.acm
.[6]
- Another possible fix is disabling 3-D sound in the options menu.
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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]
System requirements[edit]
Windows |
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Minimum |
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Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, XP |
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Processor (CPU) | 600 MHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 128 MB |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 900 MB |
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Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑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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Freelancer v1.0 +6 TRAINER | 19-01-2011 | DEViATED |
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Freelancer v1.1 +8 TRAINER | 27-07-2008 | Psych/ExTaLiA |
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Freelancer v1.0 [MULTI] Unprotected EXE | 08-11-2006 | - |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
| Note: | This EXE was taken from the Unprotected RUSSIAN version of the game! |
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Freelancer v1.0-v1.1 / Freelancer TNG v2.7.x [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed Image | 09-06-2006 | pYRo |
File Archive [1.2 MB] | DAEMON Tools | Alcohol 120% | Image Tools |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Mount the FRL_MINI.MDS CD-Image in DAEMON Tools or Alcohol 120%.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer v1.0 [GERMAN] +3 TRAINER | 04-08-2005 | Toni Uhlig |
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Freelancer TNG v2.7.6 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE #2 | 01-05-2005 | Rynet |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.7.6 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.7.6 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE #1 | 29-01-2005 | Geordie |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.7.6 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.6.5 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE #1 | 27-10-2004 | Lostpuppet/Puppeteers |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.6.5 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.6 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE #2 | 26-10-2004 | Genital |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.6 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.6 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE #1 | 25-10-2004 | Lostpuppet/Puppeteers |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.6 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.5.6 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE | 06-10-2004 | Lostpuppet/Puppeteers |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.5.6 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.4 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE #2 | 01-10-2004 | Zkl |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.4 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.4 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE #1 | 30-09-2004 | Hymn |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.4 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.3 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE | 27-09-2004 | Hymn |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.3 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.2 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE #2 | 25-09-2004 | Lostpuppet/Puppeteers |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.2 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.2 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE #1 | 25-09-2004 | Rynet |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.2 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.1 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE | 23-09-2004 | Rynet |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.1 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer TNG v2.0 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE | 23-09-2004 | Rynet |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v2.0 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer SAVEGAME | 24-10-2003 | - |
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Freelancer TNG v1.70 [ENGLISH] Fixed EXE | 24-10-2003 | Annon |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Install the FreeLancer TNG v1.7 MOD @Starfyre Studios.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer v1.0 +1 TRAINER | 10-06-2003 | FFF |
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Freelancer v1.0 [ENGLISH] No-CD/Fixed EXE | 28-02-2003 | iMMERSION |
| Play Instructions:- Install the game - Full Installation.
- Replace the original FREELANCER.EXE file with the one from the File Archive.
- Play the Game!
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Freelancer v1.0 +2 TRAINER | 28-02-2003 | TRSi |
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Freelancer v1.0 +4 TRAINER | 28-02-2003 | ryst |
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