New player looking for guidance

Hi, and

I’d ask whether you have a preference for SP or MP.

I would ask if you are a role play fan - as some of the servers have very strict (and lengthy…oh my!) rules for role play and you must be in character…which always gets on my nerves as I like to play games - not play to be someone

It would be useful if there was a list of mods, categorised, with links to their downloads etc - so people could find all this info

A very useful resource that’d be

But I can’t advise better than ^^ him, so unless you wish to narrow your type of gameplay, I’d say work with what he said and see how it goes

… Chips, I and w0d have too much work to do, stop that

Are you kidding?

Chips wrote:

It would be useful if there was a list of mods, categorised, with links to their downloads etc - so people could find all this info

A very useful resource that’d be

http://the-starport.net/freelancer/wiki/index.php/Freelancer_Mods

http://the-starport.net/modules/mediawiki/index.php/Server_Database

???

The pages are rather outdated and miss quite a few mods/servers though, which is a shame.

Well, better to refer to them rather than saying “uh, dunno” so that it may get updated by someone.

w0dk4 wrote:
Are you kidding?

Chips wrote:

It would be useful if there was a list of mods, categorised, with links to their downloads etc - so people could find all this info

A very useful resource that’d be

http://the-starport.net/freelancer/wiki/index.php/Freelancer_Mods

http://the-starport.net/freelancer/wiki/index.php/Server_Database

???

Nope, I obviously didn’t emphasise the part about role play enough…
I guess I’m also thinking more TLR.com way - there are omissions from that list as it is currently (including Gibbons recommendations) - but wiki I guess means they should add themselves

Nice addition to DL db with categories - now rather than having to ask for names, they can find for many mods - once categorised

Simple!

Another factor to consider is how heavily modded the servers are. Some servers are total conversions such as Freeworlds, others are so heavily modded they require an additional mod in order to even log in.

The other option would be a vanilla or vanilla-compatible server. These require either no mod to log in, or offer an optional mod in order to experience enhanced game experience.

This is a major reason I cant do multi-player.

What is?

HavokGDI wrote:
I cam do some RP, but some of the mods I was looking at just get stupid crazy with the rules.

I am in agreement Quite a few places I was recommended mods for - I visited their rules page and simply got bored reading through all the rules.

For MP play it may be worthwhile visiting the server list, seeing what mods have reasonably active servers, and then try reading up on the mods for those servers. That way you can find a good mod (played by many) which is active (unlikely to get as bored) but appeals (as you find a suitable mod).

Just in the interest of blatant self-promotion…, the 24/7 FREELANCER UNIVERSE server sounds just like what you’re looking for. It’s a vanilla server primarily focused on pvp. Few rules, do what you want.

Our principle rules consist of No Modding (server mod excepted of course), No Cheating, No Swearing.

Those are the only rules we really enforce. There are some community accepted standards of course, but we try not to get involved in enforcing those unless they become a big problem.

Helpful community, mix of interests, mod is optional, etc.
At the very least it can serve as a starting point and you can move outward from there.

Give it a shot.

http://the-starport.net/freelancer/wiki/index.php/Beginner_Guide

Possibly that.

Welcome, and NOD are so much cooler.

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Also, if you’re running Windows 7, try running everything as administrator.