First off I'll say greetings to everyone here as this is my first post on these forums.
I'm thinking about trying Freelancer as multiplayer but have a few general questions about it all first. My apologies if these have been asked before. (I swear I used the search function!
I've only recently even started using mods with my freelancer and Crossfire was the first one I chose after looking at the rather large selection available. If I upgrade to the 1.57 version to be able to play on the server, can I still play my single player version if I want to take a break from multiplayer to continue with the missions in the single player campaign? I read that 1.57 wasn't needed for the single player but will it still work?
As this is my first foray into multiplayer for freelancer, how.....strict.....are the rules, or should I say.....how well-respected are the rules about pvp and pkilling/griefing in the New York systems for example or in general? Just from what I've read on some other threads and boards makes me somewhat hesitant as I don't really enjoy wasting my time or having my time wasted. Don't get me wrong, I accept the pvp nature of the multiplayer element but I would also like a little bit of a chance to "find my feet" first and get a feel for multiplayer before getting shot out of the sky by a vastly higher lvl player. I know this is a part of it as I get out from liberty and so on and that's fine.
I read also that my hard drive is scanned? I understand the reason for this but how safe is this (for me) and what kind of info, if any, is accessed or read or whatever during this process?
That's all I can think of for now. Any help appreciated and I'm looking forward to the MP element.
Cheers,
Samothraki