Display MoreSorry but there's no other patch to be used for making cf work, it only needs a fresh clean (not with any other mods on it).....
If the activation works successfuly, the game should work.
If it doesn't... are you sure you chosen the right, low performance options to fit the power/capacity of your PC ? Let's say there are many options for cards of above 128 Mb.... if your cards are 128 or lower (which would expain a red background when loading char or something) you have to activate teh "Low Card Compatibility mode", also it's safe not activating advanced stuff options or bloom...
Hope OP will post here with mroe info soon... if nothing helps you.
Oh, hope you also have the real Freelancer... not a cracked version (some or most may not work, as they are not 'fresh' or 'clean' installs).
I myself have "enough" pc to run FL. 512 mb video, dual core cpu 2gb ram etc. Vanilla FL works like a charm, so does other mods (tried others after CS failed. CS was my first freelancer multiplayer attempt).
About the "real" freelancer, yes it's official, no copy, no crack.
About the below post regarding the videos, again, vanilla videos work. only after installing CS they dont.