Posts by Bullwinkle

Tip: If you are comfortable with RegEdit then you do not even need to uninstall FLMM in order to change mods using this method. Just rename or delete the string value for the currently activated mod in the key: HKLM\Software\Freelancer Mod Manager

If you are not comfortable with RegEdit, or have questions about the above, then just uninstall FLMM as Shockwave says.

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Originally posted by Shockwave
I used to run Shattered Worlds and Crossfire mods.

First, I installed Freelancer, then Crossfire - lets say folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer. I then uninstalled FLMM.

I reinstalled FLMM, then I renamed that folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer to CF-Freelancer, reinstalled Freelancer and installed Shattered Worlds mod with FLMM. Then I deleted FLMM again.

So, to play, I just renamed both folders (SW-Freelancer or CF-Freelancer to just Freelancer, depending on which mod I wanted to play). Also, if you play singleplayer too, be careful about the savegame folders in My Documents.

With this, each mod was on a "fresh" copy of Freelancer, and there was no possibility that FLMM will mess something up when deactivating mods.

Each mod must be installed on its own Freelancer copy, no other mods beside it (like Speed Mod or something)or you'll get the cheat messages Michael mentioned and will be kicked.

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Originally posted by Spiky-
I spotted the gate with my eye on the screen prior to the scanner... same with all the other gates

In that case, you are seeing something different than what I see, Spiky, which changes my question into a bug report.

Many of the hidden objects in the Inner Core are invisible as close as 5-10k, which is very different than the rest of the Crossfire universe.

I agree that the majority of important objects are visible at long range, except for the Inner Core (and a few in Altair).

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Originally posted by Michael
You can go to the East of the Black hole, on the horizontal line you'll find a Dom Kavash gate

Just curious.... why is the gate to Venn nearly invisible, both to the eye and to the scanners? There don't seem to be the usual floating debris markers, either. It requires a very tight grid search to find it... is that intentional?

There are a few secret objects like that. Finding them is more boring than fun.

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Originally posted by Jerra
This game is very annoying now.
(No more Texas escape pod selling).

I couldn't find any affordable ship which was good enough

2. I travelled half the universe (Kusari, Rheinland, Sigma, Tau,...) and finally found a decent ship for 470.000 credits.

My current worth is 1.800.000 and i need 2.300.000 or something like that. Impossible

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Jerra, it is hard to know for certain from what you have told us so far, but my guess is that you have missed a couple of important places. By missing them, it lead you through a series of (frustrating) events.

As NucNuc said, the key to stopping any ship from fleeing (Xenos or ships that you attempt to pirate) is a Cruise Disruptor. The Wasp Cruise Disruptor is available at many bases that support pirates, including the Junker's bases (such as Rochester). Junkers are pretty neutral, so you can often dock at a Junkers base even when most criminals are hostile. (The same is true of the Zoners).

Therefore, if you never found Rochester (and never docked at any pirate base), then you could miss cruise disruptors completely. You might also miss most of the cool Crossfire ships and weapons, which are generally found in Crossfire systems. Most Crossfire systems require you to find "secret" jump holes or jump gates: jumps that are not on the trade lanes.

You can see many of secret jumps at longer range than your scanners will pick up, so it is important to look around as you travel. Use the "H" key for Turret Mode so that you can look around while your ship is traveling on autopilot.

Also, use your Nav Map to display Patrol Routes to see where the AI (NPC) ships patrol. That can help you to find hidden things (such as wrecks or jumps or pirate bases).

Finally, each of the major houses has at least one prison: Liberty, Brittania, Kusari, Rheinland, and Coalition at least. Only the Texas Prisons are on the trade lanes -- the rest are "hidden" somewhere off of the trade lanes. Use the above tips to find them.

Some Systems (in Sirius Sector) with prisons:

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Originally posted by Michael
That freighter is too slow to survive there...

I have not looked at every ship, Michael, but isn't the Bullpup Mk3 one of the FASTEST ships in the game?

It certainly is faster than any NPC I have ever encountered. The Bullpup Mk3 might not be the quickest-maneuvering ship in the game, but it is certainly one of the more "survivable" ships.

As Rex said, stay in cruise mode as much as possible. If you get disrupted or caught at standard speed, then turn on those wonderful dual thrusters and fly in a corkscrew pattern (move the mouse in circles so that you fly mostly in one direction but are constantly changing directions in order to limit the number of hits that you take).

For a few, vital, seconds, nothing will be able to catch you in a Bullpup Mk3.

(Note that the dual thrusters burn through thruster power quickly, so use engine kill with frequent taps of the thrusters to keep speed up and direction changing while conserving fuel. Also look for a pair of the better thrusters... say, at a Golden Chrysanthemum base, for example ).

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Originally posted by keli
is it possible to hide the whole interface during playing?

Most of it... Ctrl-V and Backspace in-game. In Options, Auto-Hide the Maneuver Bar and do not show the Cockpit.

What parts of the interface do you want to hide?

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Originally posted by Hellraiser
C'mon Hagaer probably does not have a starflier.
...Were u guys making fun of me on that one?
I was just kiddding around.
And a 'handicap'?

I think that we were all kidding around, Hellraiser. Not so much making fun of you -- more like continuing with your joke.

"Handicapping" is a common way to give a newer player an advantage when playing a sport against a more experienced player. For example:

• Golf Handicap = Number of points removed from a player's total score. A strong player with a "3" handicap playing a weaker player with a "10" handicap must win by more than 7 points.
• Chess: A strong player might "spot" a newer player one or more "pieces" -- a pawn if the players are very close, a queen if they are far apart in strength.
• Games with scores often have a "spread". If my team gives your team 5 points, then it means that we must have at least 5 more points than you in order to "win".

We know that you were kidding about "calling Haegar out". I thought it was funny, but I also knew that you don't stand a chance against any of the better players until you get more experience, so I suggested a handicap.

However, most of the realistic handicaps that I could think of were complicated to explain. You said that you are flying a Titan, which is the most heavily armored VHF in vanilla Freelancer, so I suggested that Haegar fly the most lightly-armored fighter in vanilla Freelancer -- the Starflier.

But it is a joke, because the Starflier is also the quickest-maneuvering vanilla fighter while the Titan is the slowest. So, the reality is that an experienced PvP pilot can probably still win easily in that contest -- perhaps more easily than if both of you had identical equipment.

That is what Michael meant when he laughed at my choice -- because the handicap would really work against you rather than against Haegar.

So the whole thing is just a bunch of people kidding around.

Cool?

EDIT...

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Originally posted by Hellraiser
Eagle?
expects to win PvP in an eagle?

then why is he considered so dangerous?

I know that you are kidding about that, too, Hellraiser. But I am not sure whether you understand the entire joke. As Spiky and Michael said, an Eagle is actually one of the most "winning" fighters in MP because it hits hard and is highly maneuverable.

There is a video clip in an older thread here of Spiky chasing a worthy opponent with guns only -- not an easy pursuit. But Spiky has a fast PC (an advantage in MP), excellent skills, and is relentless. The result is that he takes down his target in less than a minute.

It is really a good training clip -- you can learn quite a bit just by watching him.

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Originally posted by Michael
lol I wonder why that 'handicap' xD

I just thought it might be a funny combination.

Most of this thread is jokes, so I could not resist joining in!

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Originally posted by DC_Hägar
i expect u to be in hiruga, then? lol

You should take a "handicap" when you go PvP with Hellraiser, Haegar.

Like your Starflier against his Titan or something along those lines.

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Originally posted by voxxraiden
A line-formation of Nomads that I just knew where heading straight towards me flew right over me in a picture-perfect video type way as if they were filming BSG,ST, or SW for that matter - and went straight for the DK Gunboat!!

Yeah, I have seen some amazingly funny and "creative" behavior on the part of the NPCs. The AI engine has a lot more intelligence than was used in vanilla Freelancer.

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Originally posted by PAINKILLER
i've been running aroung the Texas system looking for the Wanderer's Point anyone want to tell me were it is

1) In Sirius, you can often find things by looking at the Patrol Routes on the Nav map. Check where the Friendlies, Enemies, and Neutral NPCs (non-player characters -- the AI's) patrol.

2) Throughout Crossfire, you can often see objects at greater distance than your scanners can detect. Use the "H" key for the turret view so that you can look around while you are on autopilot.

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Originally posted by voxxraiden
The Systems I've observered the DK vs. Nomads

Gurm mainly

I have been attacked by Nomads in Gurm when the DKs were friendly. I believe that is due to the "local sub-faction" that I mentioned previously. The Nomads that are still pissed at me are the ones that I killed on my way into DK territory.

As for Nomads vs. DK... it makes some sense, to me, that they could have "differences" in Gurm or Sovetskaya (after you return from the Inner Core). But OP actually knows how it works.

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Originally posted by voxxraiden
My Avira hates the Crossfire.exe really bad - I always have to disable it just to play. I wonder did it alter something at first the last time I played it ??o_0??

If your antivirus crippled part of Crossfire, I would expect you to have more problems (like the folks complaining about seeing "IDs?" on their infocards).

Does it bother you that Nomads fight DKs? Or are you just reporting it because you did not expect it?

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Originally posted by voxxraiden
What's the status of your in-game DK and Nomad relationship?

I am not sure what to think about your DK vs. Nomad report, Voxxraiden, which is why I did not say anything. I have not seen DK's fighting Nomads.

The only thing that I can add to the discussion is that the reputation system has sub-factions. That is why you can be friendly with a faction but some of the members of that faction are still enemies... like if you attacked their base or their friends or something.

If it is "possible" for DK's to fight Nomads, then my guess is that it would be a location-specific sub-faction fighting. But OP knows the details.

In which system(s) have you seen them fight?

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Originally posted by voxxraiden
Also too I've been getting the no news no rumors bug I think

I do not think that is a "bug". If anything, it appears to me that some of the clues can be obscure, depending on which path you take through them. But we have to figure out specific cause-and-effect in order to give OP a report that he can use.

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Originally posted by voxxraiden
The last serious 'quest' (or rather request it was more like)

Did you fulfill the (re)Quest?

I am not certain, but I suspect that the Inner Core is the last Quest that is currently working.

Perhaps someone who knows for sure can tell us what is the last Quest?

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Originally posted by jimmyBB
I stumbled across a jump ... which I assume is DK space

Can I just continue on ...?

a knackered savegame just missing a bit of story this time around

Yep, that sounds like the right place.

For clarification, have you:

The clue that you seem to be missing should be in Rumors rather than News. Of course, if the Rumors are blank as well, then you are out of luck!

Yes, you should be able to continue with what you know. The missing clue should not cause trouble.

However, you will need to see News again -- in other systems.

As you say, if you do need to re-install, then just install as Open SP. That way you will not have to re-play the campaign.

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Originally posted by jimmyBB
Can I just double check something - by saying that there is no news in bars any more, I mean that the news icon doesnt come up at bars. I usually see a suitcase for the missions, but no 'piece of paper' icon for the server news.

Is this correct for the coalistion planets and bases? or is there supposed to be a server news available at almost every dock?

Thank you for the clarification. Somebody else will have to give you an "official" answer, but it does sound unusual to me. There are some bases without News icons, but most have them.

Which bases have no News icons? Have you checked at bases in

recently?

EDIT: If you have not yet decrypted the encrypted message, then how will you get to Dom Kavash space?

I am slightly confused about where you are stuck.

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Originally posted by NucNuc
Thanks, Bullwinkle

Any time, NucNuc. We've all been there and done that!

At least now your registry is cleaned up and your hard drive is checked and defragged...

PS: In case you are curious about the details: Icons are stored as "resources" in .exe and .dll files. In this case, the icon still points to Freelancer.exe. In a case like that, all that really needs to be done is to refresh the icon cache.

Sometimes all you need to do is to reboot. However, that does not always do the trick, but clicking the "Change icon" button does!

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Originally posted by Hayate
I can't read it. It's problem with URL address.

Sorry. I fixed it:

http://www.swat-portal.com/php…&threadid=11015&page=2#30

The short version is that Hiruga is a maze. You will have to map it.

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Originally posted by NucNuc
Probably in one of the hidden microsoft-services and "restore"data I don't know where to find.

(still living on windows XPHome SP3)

The source for the icon is not hidden, NucNuc. It is right out in plain sight:

1) Right-click on the icon.

2) Select Properties

3) Click the button "Change icon"

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Originally posted by Hayate
Damn. I'm playin' singleplayer too and i don't know how to get out from Hiruga. Anybody help me? Please.

You found the correct thread, Hayate. Now all you have to do is read it!

No, wait... just kidding. Out of two pages, there are only a couple of serious messages. The rest is off-topic "noise".

Here, read this message:

http://www.swat-portal.com/php…&threadid=11015&page=2#30

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Originally posted by Hellraiser
should i take a rino or something at NY

There are many different kinds of freighters and many different ways to play Freelancer. Your choice is highly individual. Asking what kind of freighter to buy (without further information) is a little like asking what you should study in school. Only you can make the final decision, and the factors involved are complex and personal.

That said, the advice about the APC Armored Transport is excellent. The APC is one of my favorite "general purpose" ships in the game. It can take a beating or dish one out, and it has a huge hold for a multi-function ship.

Another general purpose ship worth considering is the Bullpup Mk3 "Assault Freighter".

Choosing between the two:

Suggestion: Earn a lot of credits and try both. Either would be a fine starting point.

The Dromedary is one of my favorite ships in vanilla Freelancer, as well. Rhino and Clydesdale are good early in the game but, for your second character, you will probably want more.