Posts by Titan_addict

  • Crossfire 1.57

    1) When I unzipped the downloaded 1.57 file, it automatically deactivated 1.56 in FLMM.


    It works fine.
    2) Also, FLMM will warn you against using the Open SP mod with 1.57, but


    they work fine together.
    3) There is very little difference between SP and MP, but for


    me at least, SP is easier. dogfighting in single player can be done in just about any ship


    you want; Titan, BullPup MkIII, whatever. But online, the more nimble your ship, the more


    survivable it is. Dogfighting online with a Titan was very frustrating. So I recommend the


    Shroud, Warblade or something equally maneuverable.


    Also there are lots of


    opportunities online you don't have in SP, like flying in formation with other players in a


    group. You can take a whole wing of buddies into Styx or Freeport 7 and even the odds agains


    the Nomad hordes. In SP, you go it alone.
    There are of course connectivity, server, and


    throughput issues, depending on how you connect to the internet. So there are disadvantages


    to Multiplayer as well. Each has its pro's and cons. You should try them both to get the


    full benefit from the game.

  • Why Do You ......

    I was raised on comic books and


    sci-fi. Star Wars, Ray Bradbury, etc. So I've always enjoyed Sci-fi based computer games


    more than anything else. My favorite series was Chris Roberts' Wing Commander series. I


    played Wing Commander 3, The Price of Freedom, and Prophecy over and over, revelling in the


    dogfighting and missions.


    But what I really loved was the freedom to choose your own


    missions and open-ended play of Wing Commander Privateer. I spent more time with Privateer


    than WC3 and then much more time with Privateer2: The Darkenging than with Prophecy. When


    Chris Roberts left Origin, I was crushed.


    But when he parnered with Microsoft and


    released Starlancer, hope revived. I enjoyed Starlancer, but, as with Wing Commander, you


    have a rigid storyline and not much flexibility. So when I heard of Freelancer, I naturally


    assumed it was the successor to Privateer and offered the open ended play and versatility


    that I'd enjoyed with those games. I was not dissapointed. Freelancer is by far the best


    version yet of this genre, imo. You can play the plot missions and 'beat the game" and not


    have discovered one third of all the ships and systems in the game. It's a treasure. And


    the graphics are a great leap forward, not only from Privateer and Privateer2, but from


    Starlancer as well. There's nothing in any of those games that compares with the pure


    aesthetic pleasure of flying through the Manchester system.


    The online play offered


    with Freelancer adds an element that was always absent from the Wing Commander/Privateer


    products. Because of all the pvp support built into it, Freelancer has spawned numerous


    opportunities for online play and modification.


    Crossfire is my first real pvp


    experience. I've just begun exploring that aspect of it --first pvp dogfights just


    yesterday--so I can't compare it to the clans and communities elsewhere. But what I've


    seen so far is pretty encouraging. There are those who get all twisted up in the clan wars


    and somewhat diminish the online experience, but, from what I've seen and heard, that' s


    true to some extent wherever you go.


    I have tried several mods and played on a few


    different servers, but imo, Crossfire stands head and shoulders above the rest. It has the


    most extensive and most coherent universe available. Great ships, great new systems,


    weapons, hidden wrecks, ongoing development that puts Microsoft and Origin to shame, and ALL


    tied in logically to the original Freelancer and Starlancer storyline. who could ask for


    anything more? :D

  • Damnit...


    YOu dont have to turn off your


    firewall, but if you're using ZoneAlarm, you'll have to reset with each Crossfire update


    you install.

  • Ships and layout

    Hey Baldwin, looks like you've got an empty


    gun/missile mount. Are you keeping a secret? :)
    Also, I didn't know you could use


    mount more than one power generator at a time. Does that work?

  • Greetings Everyone - Great Mod


    That's kind of a vague statement


    MRG. Your idea of what defines a "cool player" may differ from mine. I'm not into the clan


    mentality, and haven't spent much time online, but I have found friendly and helpful


    players online. Whether or not being friendly and helpful constitues being "cool" is up to


    you to decide I guess.


    Quote

    ...Also does the gameplay itself differ if I play


    online? I don't mean because there will be actual humans in the ships, but the game itself.


    New ships or anything of that type.


    Maybe it's just because of my anemic


    processor, but I've found that online play is more difficult. In SP, I could wipe out an


    army of Level 10 ships in a Bullpup MkIII and tractor in buckets of loot. If you try that


    online, you'll most likely get a different result. That's why my username and my current


    ship don't match. In SP, a Titan, equipped with the top guns and shields is all you need. A


    Titan online is just a very nice target. Being incinerated regularly is a good cure for


    Titan addiction. :-) So now I fly a Warblade.


    Quote

    Damn, I really regret now


    that I uninstall the game...


    I can relate. I'm on my fourth install of


    Freelancer, second for Crossfire. But making money and progress is fun and not too


    difficult. It'll be worth the effort. :)

  • Crossfire 1.57

    My pc still locks up whenever I log off


    the server.
    And I got stuck in an endless loop flying through the Cube Arena jump gate.


    Didn't go anywhere, just flew through it and cycled back to go in again...and again...and


    again. :-)


    Otherwise it looks fine. I've visited 7 systems so far with no other


    problems except that there were no missions available on the mission boards.

  • Crossfire 1.57


    You have to use one or the other. Deactivate 1.56 in


    Freelancer Mod Manager, activate 1.57. Also You may need to reset your firewall. I had the


    same problem, but mine didn't crash until I started to load servers. My firewall had to be


    reset. Once I did that, it was fine.

  • Sol "rift"


    That's a cliche from old Westerns but yes; traditionally,


    the guys who wear white cowboy hats are the good guys and the guys who wear black cowboy


    hats are the bad guys. This is no longer even remotely reflected in American culture, but


    the cliche endures.


    Starlancer begins with


    the Alliance on the defensive because of the sneak attack by the Coalition. So you always


    get the sense that the odds are against you, but the same could be said of the Bristish


    during WWII. But you are right of course; superior techonology usually wins wars, and the


    Coalition had more advanced weapons.


    Quote

    One question: How did you make that nice


    picture after your post. I vegot there just this "All kill Jamba" -one and I dont know how


    to change it.


    It's something I created in CorelDRAW and Photoshop. Graphic


    design is my hobby and, part of my vocation. I don't do requests, but my son, (Sands of


    Time III) does. If you tell me what kind of sig graphic you'd like, I'll let him know and


    see if he can whip one up for you. :D

  • Sol "rift"

    That's one of the built-in


    aspects of playing Freelancer. It's based on Starlancer, in which the Alliance was the


    "Good guys" and the Coalition is the "bad guys".


    I think they picked the countries


    where they expected to sell the most games and put all of them in the Alliance: USA, Japan,


    Germany, the UK, and France. And that left Russia and China and some unspecified Arabs as


    the enemies.
    As an American, it felt right for me to have the Alliance in the white


    hats, but I can see how it would be no fun for Russian gamers.


    I was rather


    surprised that Freelancer begins with an animation sequence based on the defeat of the


    Alliance. Normally, in western pop culture, the good guys win.

  • Hades - The king of Torpedo mounts

    That's right Riddick. Many of the VHF ships


    in Crossfire are from Starlancer. That's a pretty nifty bonus for those of us who enjoyed


    Starlancer but wanted to spend more time in our favorite ships without having to replay the


    whole storyline over and over. I spent a lot of time in the Patriot and the Predator in my


    first go-round on CF SP.


    btw, how many of you use torps on your fighters during


    combat missions against fighters?

  • Not Working

    My first 1.56 download was incomplete also. The


    second time, I activated my Netscape download manager so I could make sure that I didn't


    change browser tabs or do anything that might interfere until the dl was complete. That


    worked fine. I would suggest that if you have Netscape, activate the download manager. If


    not, just make sure you don't do anything else with your browser during the download


    process.
    Good luck and Merry Christmas.

  • server crash

    I did notice that


    everytime I logged off yesterday, my pc locked up. I assume that's a temporary situation,


    but even if it is, it's not a big deal. Even with my anemic 450mhz processor, I'm having


    fun.

  • Locations of Ships??


    Thanks. I'll pick up a


    pair of PPC's on the way just to make it more interesting. :-)

  • TOHUKO IS CLOSED


    That's pretty lousy rationalizing Baldwin.


    Just because some children have already had their innocence destroyed is no throw the doors


    wide open and make shock and offence the new cultural standard.


    Btw, not all filters


    work the same way. Mine (Netmop) acts as a pix firewall. So the more foul language shows up


    on this board, the more likely the filter will blacklist it so that I won't be able to come


    here anymore.