Posts by Martind Forlon

On my gaming PC build 3 years ago I installed this week Windows 11 ... I used simple OS update which went smooth, but as you may guess, there is some issue. For me it is about non-functional USB 3.1 Gen 2 port which was in windows 10 regularly working and I even used it for download W11 install files. Immediatelly after W11 installation/restart it stopped working. I contacted my MB manufacturer (MSI) and asked if there is any known issue. During emails exchange I used manual (ha, this was surprisingly a good idea ) and it helped me identify that non-working USB is Gen2 which I had no idea before. MSI also told me that they do not have drivers for this (ASMedia USB) and that it comes from Microsoft. They also told me that clean W11 installation on theirs side on the same motherboard (MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK) have that USB port correctly working. This leaves me 2(3) options: wait for update from microsoft (*technician suggested wait for few weeks since there should come some updates by his words) ... or go for clean W11 installation ... or ignore that issue (I can, but I do not want to :D).

*Today I contacted local Microsoft office and asked technician if W7 key (there is older discuss about this here and here). will work if I used it for move from W7 to W10. He replied that it still is possible ... well I guess will find soon (later this week), if that info is reliable. I also saw on reddit that there also some other people have USB ports issues after W11 installation, but what I have read so far is mostly for general issues with USBs and not specific cases for one of USB versions.

Any advices for this matter would be welcomed ... I'm not much happy with idea about reinstalling my whole gaming PC, but it can be possible better in long view and allows avoid any further issues with possible leftowers from W10.

Can you please upload your mission saves? (ideally one before you used campaign pause, one right after and then one of saves when you are returning back to the Order HQ? Maybe SWAT_OP-R8R can help with this. There must be something what preventes proper functioning of "campaign pause", but this is ways beyond my technical knowledge.

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The popular guide to planetary landings - Odyssey WIP

Lance ‘Spacecat’ D. - "Horizons offers us planetary landings, and it’s good fun: there are planetary missions to do, you can find materials that reload and improve your guns, missiles or boost your jump range plus all the elements needed by engineers. So there’s useful stuff out there on the ground. And Odyssey gives us space legs, settlements and many missions."

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Guide updated with Odyssey DLC info!

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foundation is going to have a hard time

it is great but is filled with very difficult topics

I think the first 3 episodes were almost purely for world building. I hope the creators have enough funding for the series to get through a few more seasons.

10 episodes on Apple TV is out now and it still looks really good. They often jumps forward in time heavily, but I enjoy watching it.

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EDIT: Should I perhaps get my pre-patch backup saves and do the LF content from scratch without applying the patch?

There should be backup of all "patched" saves. So if you do not want risk potencial issues, you can get your new original saves back. ... just check Accts folder, there should be folder(s) named like: SinglePlayerBackup_05-11-2020 14.51.58

Info here was updated and mentions specifically "old" savegames which needs to be patched.

Hi, that utility "FactionPatch.cmd" is for "old" savegames where is missing info about new factions added into Crossfire mod with LF update. Newly started games do not need it (at least I hope so ). Without applying that "patch" to old saves you will encounter variuos weird NPCs behaviour in new systems (my experience). For you question about story continuation after you arrived to Alsace: it is still work-in-progress and released date is not known (there is quite huge amount of changes coming with it). Latest news about development of that update is here: Crossfire - Upcoming changes, upcoming content

After you arrive to Alsace you can return to Sol and continue with "classic" CF campaign when you will vist bar in Order Military HQ in the Sol system. There should be played cuscene with Juni and King which asks if you are ready to continue. I only want to add warning to be sure to never use autosaves (especially when you die it can happen). These contains fragments of old informations and is confirmed that can completelly broke SP campaign progress. SwatOP can explain it in bigger detail.

Hi,

short answer to thread question is a "No" (in sense that player will just push trigger and targets falls apart). And now little longer explanation: I fear that you want something what never was meant to be a thing in old games like Freelancer. This game is/was meant to be fun, challenging (at least little bit) and also requires gradual improvement of flight/combat skills because later in storry player can (will) encounter much tougher and deadlier NPCs as those on start. We can give you guides and offer advices how to improve ... however there will be not given things which are considered as cheating because this mod have also multiplayer (and sepparating things for single and multi player is not always possible). In SP you can also use difficulty slider to make fights easier if you are dying too quickly (it really is not needed with little practice, but it is available option).

My personal advice is look on this wiki section: Combat Video Guides - SWAT Portal ... it can make fighting (and flying in general) in CF mod much easier and also allow much faster learning because it shows ways how to quickly and efficiently improve yourself.

Colonia part of CG finished (Tier 5/5), Bubble is going close to 3/5 (there is set much higher load of cargo, but also much more participants). Few views (playing on GFN) from travel:

In short, this trading CG lasting from 7th to 14th October offers nice chance how to get Fleet Carrier (personal megaship), including additional internal services/modules, for discount prices (from 10 to 30% depending how CG will end) from 15th October for one week. There are two places, first in Colonia system (place approx 22000 ly far from Sol) and Alkor (approx 80 ly from Sol) where are centres for this CG. Only Fleet Carrier alone costs 5 billions, so in case of 30% discount can commander save nice amount of money. It also looks like this CG may on both places reach max tier (i.e. highest discount for Fleet Carriers and the best money paid for participation).

Details:

• Gallnet article info: Twin Initiatives for Colonia Bridge Project - SWAT Portal
• Colonia region CG details: ACTIVE CG - Support the Colonia Bridge Project in Colonia (Trade) | Frontier Forums
• Bubble region CG details: ACTIVE CG - Support the Colonia Bridge Project in Alcor (Trade) | Frontier Forums

CG task is about delivering of Ceramic Composites, Computer Components or Thermal Cooling Units either to Alcor system (Macdonald Settlement) or Colonia system (Jaque's Station).

Just FYI: tried playing CF today (MP) on freshly installed W11 and it was working perfectly smooth.

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IIRC the ammo is available on capital planets (Manhattan, New London, New Tokyo, New Berlin, Murmansk, unsure if Malta and Crete counts).

I've updated CL article with info above. I will add also Malta and Crete if will be confirmed that these torps are purchaseable there.

Cornsar invasion by Thargoids have ended ... but is obious there is something bigger coming. Could be interesting to have something like full scale Thargoids invasion

In Elite Dangerous is now ongoing an Exploration community Event which is aimed on exploration of systems (unpopulated) with at least one Earth-like-world (ELW). System can be already discovered by other Cmdr. Full details are here: YOUR name in Elite! Tourist Beacon competition | Frontier Forums

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holy fuck

ROFL ... yes, I thought something along these lines too

This (Red Notice) looks like fun action ... looking forward to it

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further opinions on mining from other people?

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I was doing mining allot and regularly back in time in Crossfire and have some ideas, but question is what can be done with possibilities of freelancer game engine. User merlwyb asked (hope that I understood what he meant) if can be mining in CF mod improved with adding skill (experience) requierement to mining process which will result in better (or special) mining output. As example: Elite Dangerous have basically two/three mining methods, one uses classic lasers on rock surface and do not need much skills (kind of what we have in freelancer/CF mod), second/third are about finding and extracting ore from inside of rocks with two differen methods which both need special equipment and skills/experience including flying skills, timing and good aim.

Personally I think that classic mining using turrets in CF is good, I only would make mineable more areas based on asteroids field descriptions and balance prices based on different cargo volume which is in CF (i.e. gold needs three times more cargo space as alien organism, but profit of mining it is much smaller in comparison = no one experienced will be mining gold because of that). What is special in CF mod are megaroids, this is something similar to asteroids which have core in ED, but way how is that core extracted is very different in ED (much more difficult etc.) It for sure would be nice to improve little mining of these big rocks (which are client side only if I remember it right), but I really have no idea if can be mining process of those improved in some way (now it is about shoot on it long time enough).

I have question for megaroids: can they have different content as is rest of asteroid field where they are located? Or is it hardcoded and cannot be changed?

For mining itself would be nice to have megaroids inside of asteroid fields like gold or silver where result of mine one/two such rocks will fill ship cargo. Or alternative is rise prices of (example) gold/silver significantly, remove them from normal station market (buy) and make them acquirable only via mining with mining ship which should be exclusively able mine megaroids (which should have much more of units of gold/silver) ... please it is just very rough idea, Im just thinking aloud about what may be possible in CF. Reason for above is make it enough interesting way (comparable) with soulforge train used for turreted mining of alien organisms. Thing is, that it is allot of changes and very questionable if technically possible (I lack technical knowledge of freelancer engine to offer better ideas).

it always amuses me how many calendars we have on our small Earth

Greetings! As freelancer (i.e not clan member) you can choose any rp you like. Licenses are described in CF wiki with other info which may come handy. Have fun!

.. and here goes that fast/cheap and easy CPU change .

I checked how it look in my PC and there is some additonal free space around, but definitelly not much in direction towards RAM modules which are high, and also there is not much free space above cooler. I attached few images.

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Hmm, thinking about it again, and maybe in this case I will ask one IT company which I used few times in the past (and was very satisfied) which can order/return parts and check cooler installation in real conditions without risking to buy something what will be not possible use. It is little too costly for trying blind luck by myself ... and I'm really glad for advices/tips given!