Freelancer

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<div class="IPBDescription">Brilliant Game</div> <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/games/freelancer/downloads_05.asp' target='_blank'>Freelancer - 1 thing, its by microsoft</a>

Its a great game, out april 11th, i suggest you download the demo since its such a great game.
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  • BergerBerger Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8945Members, Constellation
    It's out now. Many of the IRC goons play it.
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    Hrm, i searched for it on google and it said pre-order for 11th of April, maybe it was last year?
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  • BergerBerger Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8945Members, Constellation
    That could be. It came out on March 4th I think. I have the demo, it's excellent. I'll probably buy it soon.
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  • ZiGGYZiGGY Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12479Members
    yeah its on my to get list <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Gimpy_Doodly_DooGimpy_Doodly_Doo Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14521Members
    edited March 2003
    *How about I don't talk about Warez and buy it*
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    Well you wouldnt be able to play online.

    Is the online on this game descent? Since all previous Microsoft games had some **** program you had to use, and in the actual game, you could only connect by i.p.

    Also whats it like online? DM? TDM? CTF? Flying about?
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    edited March 2003
    ^Bump^
    Well im deciding whether to buy this game, if infact it is out.

    Can someone who plays it (if its out) tell me what its like online?
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  • tseepratseepra Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10530Members
    edited March 2003
    It is like single player online, you go around trading cargo and taking jobs alone or with friends.

    And when you leave the server it saves your details and when you come back you can continue...

    Atleast thats what I have heard I can't get MP to work, everytime I try to connect it crashes to the desktop. But that is a known bug (so Microsoft says) so I'm expecting a fix soon (Microsoft so probably 2 months).

    The game in SP is really great but for someone like me too short. Played it through in 2 sittings, only took 16 houres. One of the best SP games IMO out there.
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  • OrcristOrcrist Join Date: 2002-12-18 Member: 11050Members
    I was scared a bit by the system requirements, but as it turns out the demo plays well enough on a PIII 450mhz. But I have sound problems... I don't think I'll buy it before they are fixed.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Man, I want this. To bad my computer don't be able handle it... or maybe it will. Whatever.
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  • GazaarGazaar Join Date: 2002-03-31 Member: 366Banned
    You guys probably should've read the original freelancer thread..started over a week ago.
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited March 2003
    Freelancer owns ..

    I paired up with Monse on a trading route - we were doing great untill late in the night, when I suppose he was just too tired (you know those old people ..), he desides to kill me ...

    Well, we actually fought against each other for a bit and I could have killed him, but I backed off and said some one was going to get hurt ... then the snake killed me .. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Oh, it gets better, after that I went back to kick his **** with one of my torpedos... I launch the sucker and he moves ... damn thing strikes a <b>space station</b>! Next thing I know .. every ship in that area is after my blood ... lol

    Sucks too - that was our Diamond trade route .. (but I found a better one <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> )
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    <!--QuoteBegin--tseepra+Mar 17 2003, 03:50 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (tseepra @ Mar 17 2003, 03:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It is like single player online, you go around trading cargo and taking jobs alone or with friends.

    And when you leave the server it saves your details and when you come back you can continue... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Brilliant! Yay... A free MMORPG sorta.. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    My specs are Geforce2 AMD Athlon 1200mhz winxp... Works perfectly on mine with the highest settings. So Liku, perhaps you can play it.
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited March 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Silver Fox+Mar 17 2003, 02:28 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Silver Fox @ Mar 17 2003, 02:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Freelancer owns ..

    I paired up with Monse on a trading route - we were doing great untill late in the night, when I suppose he was just too tired (you know those old people ..), he desides to kill me ...

    Well, we actually fought against each other for a bit and I could have killed him, but I backed off and said some one was going to get hurt ... then the snake killed me ..  <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Oh, it gets better, after that I went back to kick his **** with one of my torpedos...  I launch the sucker and he moves ... damn thing strikes a <b>space station</b>!  Next thing I know .. every ship in that area is after my blood ... lol

    Sucks too - that was our Diamond trade route .. (but I found a better one <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> ) <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Freelancer owns. Silverfox's torpedo aim does not own. I was tired because it was 5am for me (2am for him). He was in a defender and I was in a <i>freighter</i>

    Silver, I found a kick-butt new server that we should be playing on and can restart that diamond route as necessary, and I found a couple more good new routes as well yesterday. So the Silver-MonsE Trading Company can continue, even after your treacherous unprovoked attack!

    (ps: did I mention Silverfox's torpedo aim sucks?)
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  • Josiah_BartletJosiah_Bartlet Join Date: 2002-07-04 Member: 880Members, Constellation
    OK - this game looks like the bee's knees.

    Unfortunately I can't get it until April 18th - why oh why oh why is the UK/Europe the last place to have these games released in?

    It makes me cry.
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  • Spyder_MonkeySpyder_Monkey Vampire-Ninja-Monkey Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 8Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    My copy is shipping, so... I'll might have to track down this treacherous Monse - Silver company.
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    Platform: Windows 95.Windows 98.Windows NT.Windows 2000
    This item will be released on 18 April, 2003. You may order it now and we will dispatch it to you when we receive it from our supplier. Please note that release dates are subject to change.


    April 18th on amazon, im guessing americans got it early? Is there 1 big constant server or is there lots, or is there an American Server, UK Server, so fourth.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Lots of small servers.

    I was playing with Monse, but we were more the "international cargo lane jumping" crew <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> None of this legal trading stuff!
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  • Josiah_BartletJosiah_Bartlet Join Date: 2002-07-04 Member: 880Members, Constellation
    Argh! All you people talking about how great it is are making me upset!
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    Yeah, I played the demo on my cuz's computer. Gonna install it on mine today, see if it can run.

    I love how intuitive the mouse control becomes after just a few minutes. This game is gonna be the thing to break my Diablo 2 addiction.

    Hehe...gotta love the freighter loaded with (I think) 4 Justice Mk I turrets, 6 Justice Mk II Guns and the adv. shields. I took out a space station. then i died
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    Must...Buy...Game...Is....To...Good
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    yes...you must. In fact, trade in a couple of crappy games for it. You will join the ranks of MonsE - Silver inc....in fact, you could fire Silver's torpedoes for him!
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    We definitely want to make enough money from the trading company so that we can afford to re-equip heavily as smugglers and pirates. Just working our way up through the system politely <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> .

    Then , it will be 'Yaaaaaaaaarrrrz0r, I be One-Eyed Mons and this be me cabin boy SilverBeard, yaaaarrrz0r'.

    Heh.
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  • Ph0enixPh0enix Join Date: 2002-10-08 Member: 1462Members, Constellation
    Slightly off-topic I know, but do I buy Freelancer now or save up for the monthly fees and get Star Wars Galaxies when it comes out ?

    I was gonna get Freelancer till someone (grr) posted on the JarHedz forums about Galaxies and reminded me about it.
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  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    I think this will be better, unless of course... You have bought a descent computer.
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  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    Well i've just finished the Trial Version and it left me to wander
    deep space. Which, at first, I was abit annoyed at. But then I decided
    to go look for single ships and shoot them down, then use the tractor beam
    to pick up their gear <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
    Eventually I picked a fight with 4 others and they blew the hell outta me.
    Was quite good fun and I'll be buying the game on release. However,
    i'm not looking forward to ANOTHER monthly bill. Anyone know how much
    it will cost for us UK players?


    NOTE TO ALL WHO HAVE NOT TRIED THE DEMO:
    Take a look at my screen-grabs and see what you're missing.
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  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    Another
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  • redeemed_darknessredeemed_darkness Join Date: 2003-01-21 Member: 12565Members
    I find it funny how it says you need 600mhz min to play when i got an 500 and works well near full settings <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--redeemed darkness+Mar 18 2003, 01:55 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (redeemed darkness @ Mar 18 2003, 01:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I find it funny how it says you need 600mhz min to play when i got an 500 and works well near full settings <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah it also "requires" DirectX 9 but my 8.1 seems to handle it fine.
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  • GazaarGazaar Join Date: 2002-03-31 Member: 366Banned
    Ahahfhvhedf. MonsE, why have you not included me in your workings, fewl?
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