The screenshots of your progress with 1.8 OP is like a varitable collection of "space-fantasy" new Windows desktop images, they are that good. The graphics abilties within the Crossfire enabled Freelancer are starting rival more modern games and some are literally breath-taking. If only the Real-Space option was added to Crossfire to make all the starscapes the "Big Black" like on FreeWorlds would be the icing on the cake for me. However, some people here would probably get disorientated quick …