I agree, great information; I also never knew some of it. Never seen the extended FL video introduction either on the thread Tuni found. Great info!

Hello,

We are looking to potentially recruit a small amount of staff (subject to change) for our mod: Underworld Evolved, currently in development (intention to release in the New Year) in the run-up to the eagerly anticipated Star Citizen.

Our mod is set in the year 2156AS and encapsulates a small universe (Acheronian Underworld) hypothetically connected to Sirius Major through a vortex/dimmensional rift. Sirius has fallen through mass infection of Sirian Humans by a bio-mechanical, nomadic parasite; predators, attacking like sea monsters of the old world legends, existing within the body, mind and spirit of a ‘host’ human. Whilst the majority of Sirius’s population has fallen to the parasite, small fragments fled to establish new settlements in a recently discovered underworld, to recreate their social, economical and political strands once more in the wake of chaos. Marginalised in a small underworld, only the order of time will dictate how long before the hunter becomes, the hunted.

Myself and counterpart within [admin] have a combined 8 years of experience as Admin on a successful Freelancer server and have since moved on to begin to develop our own mod, complimented by 6 years of modding experience. Whilst I realise that the player basis for Freelancer is not as it once was and the fundamental part to any mod is the players, we are still very much hopeful that our project will be successful in due course and are keen for your support.

As previously stated, we are looking to recruit a small number of potential staff as [server police] prior to release. We are not actively seeking experienced modders or experienced server police, but rather establishing a small community to continue to enjoy FL. If you should be interested in offering your time to us, please email: [email protected]

Many Thanks,

Hamburg City equally run as an RP/PVP collaboration. The community network bar which Cannon references should be able to provide you with connection information to most of the servers already suggested.

Welcome matey!

Not sure its a case of ‘installers’ matie - there is nothing wrong with just using winrar as an extractor or archiver for your files. Its the .exe extension you use to install the device/program with, which you ascertain through extraction from the main folder, unless I’ve misinterpreted your meaning. Most people use WinRAR to do so as its efficient and free.

Aside from that, FF covered what I see.

Welcome matie,

It’s good to see FL still has a place in so many hearts; if you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to shout up.
I am no modder, but I think the best advice on offer would be not to bite off more than you can chew - start small and work your way up.

Best wishes,
Bear

I have some studying to do

You’re not the only one, matie.
Best wishes for your future Freelancer developments; can’t wait to see some.

Bear

Welcome matie

Its pleasing to see people with such talent and charisma in the FL world still signing up.

Best wishes,
Bear

I’ve got to agree.

Whilst having a non-uniform installation method has encouraged independence, allowing us to individually cater the dynamic and enhanced modding experience each of us try to deliver to our communities, it also has allowed us to function using our own individual preferences, which in part is (what some may see as) our downfall; where we are now competing for the players in which we are trying to unite in order for both our individual communities to survive, as well as Freelancer as a whole.

FLMM does somewhat unite us in a way that players can float between servers, keeping them on the surface, but unfortunately, the smaller servers and communities such as the one I am from, tend to suffer as a result. One player extra might mean nothing to a community on 80+ players a night, but it means the world of difference to a community where the role play and experience is very much closed and select.

On the topic however:

“pls can somebody help me i really would like to get into some multiplayer action”

There is no one answer that can be provided, other than yes. But the field of play available to choose from is so diverse that it really depends on where your individual interests lie in which is where you will likely end up. There are servers big and small - I wouldn’t recommend that you automatically jump to somewhere big, but instead take the time to browse the FL Community Servers Link which scrolls down the left hand side of the page. The quality of play can be incredibly different depending on the size of the community and one player can easily make a substantial difference to what is experienced. Big does not mean best.

Hi there, and welcome!

It should be worth bearing in mind that the Automatic Updater program seems to be gradually becoming popular amongst hosters. Some servers now use this, instead of FLMM, as a way to provide the client with their MOD. It is a way around having to download an .flmm extension over and over again upon new mod releases and instead updates automatically (after you’ve downloaded the whole mod once) everytime you run the program before connecting.

As Vesko says, such entities will point you directly to the MOD’s server, rather than a full list of available servers.

Bear

Then that is entirely your choice Fresh.

However this is generally aimed at any FL admin who wishes to partake in such an opportunity which would unite and show our appreciation of the Freelancer gaming community, as well as improve our inter-server relations.

It is indeed an opportunity which is open to anyone as we are not a big community ourselves and of course, we will have some proposals to post tomorrow.

This would be just a one-off project with one other community to begin with and if proved successful, we would look at continuing it, as this wasn’t done before.

Hey guys,

We’ve just released a new update on Monkey Universe in time for Christmas, however after New Year, we hope to be able to work on a small project which would improve our relations and benefit the Freelancer gaming network as a whole.

What we hope to be able to do, if anybody here is interested, is joint-host an inter-server Events tournament, where Monkey Universe players will compete with another server/your players in a head-to-head tournament. Obviously this would be hosted using Vanilla (or if it’s possible a combination of ships from the two competing servers, but that is not expected) so that is fair to both sides. Our event team does have a few proposals as to what may be possible, with suggestions from the community. However in fairness, these are just proposals, you may have far better ideas if you are interested. We have done this sort of thing before in the form of PVP knockout with the TFL server (their best fighters vs our best fighters) and that was a great hit. We think that this is something which would be ideal to improve server relations and something which would also benefit freelancer players as a unity. It would also be a unique advertising opportunity for someone to jump in on.

This is however just a plan of something we could do; there may be better ideas, but as this was a hit with communities before, it did seem logical to see if it would be possible again.

Anyone interested? Any ideas?

Bear ([email protected])

Thank you

Monkey Universe 2.50.1: A New Dawn

To enter the world of Monkey Universe, run the Auto Updater!

Download Instructions:
Current members: Run your Auto Updater
New members: Download the AutoUpdater and follow these step-by-step instructions.

Sever Homepage: http://monkeyuniverse.kicks-ass.org/?Welcome_to_M.U
Monkey Universe Story: http://monkeyuniverse.kicks-ass.org/?Monkey_Universe_Story
Server status: ONLINE

Storyline and General Overview:
With the nomads gaining strength every day, the Robots, Monkeys, Order and House governments were finding themselves under increasing pressure to hold them back. The Nomads have already gained footholds in other systems. They have also learnt new tactics and fighting skills from analysing those of their foes. Now with these new skills they have become a force to be reckoned with.
However the Robots and Monkeys were not to be outdone. They have built two embassies in order for them to liaise battle plans alongside their house system allies. They also developed new and improved ships the likes of which have never been seen before.

Furthermore, the Robots forged a deal with The Mercenaries providing them with a system to stand their ground. A system known as Robot 2, where The Mercenaries could assemble their fleets, repair their ships and make necessary changes to their armaments. These fragile links are however in balance as a new menace sweeps from recently discovered systems, The Fugitives. They appear to be artificial and deadly, other than that, little is yet known.

The main aim of this MOD is not to change the entire Freelancer universe, but to add some parts to the game to make it more challenging. As we wanted to keep the original Freelancer feeling we tried to add things that really fit into the Freelancer universe. The MOD now uses an integrated automatic updater developed by DB Software/Lancer Solurus which will download and apply new updates without having to re-download and re-install the whole MOD.

The question now is do you have what it takes to fight against a force that threatens the entire population of Sirius? The Nomads are here and here they intend to stay, The Fugitives double the peril. The future is in your hands, but can you make the difference? Step into the New Dawn:

A new mod release with a full South Seas narrative nearly a year in the making to support the new ideas. An entire history from 12,000 BC Dom’Kavash, the creation of the Nomads and Robots, Earth from 6,000 BC to the evacuation by Sleeper Ships and a detailed story of Freelancer, the Monkey Universe and our very own clans and players all worked into one server story.
Questions, so many questions:

Who were the Dom’Kavash?
Where do Robots come from?
What are the Nomads after?
What happened to the 3 missing sleeper ships?
What is the Dyson Sphere?
Who are The Order?
Where in all of this turmoil do the wise and kind Monkeys fit in?

Now a new question:
What is hidden on the far side of The Giant’s Causeway? What was so important that a vast minefield, a radiation cloud, asteroids and defensive turrets should have been placed between humanity and the vortex?

For 800 years the humans who arrived in Sirius on board the Liberty, Bretonia, Kusari, Rhineland and Hispania have been soul searching. What they seek is the peace and tranquillity which they were promised before leaving the old world, the “New Dawn for Mankind”. The wise and kind Monkey God has helped guide and sooth but humans have still had their wars and now they have a new enemy which seems intent on torturing mankind eternally; The Nomads. Where is the New Dawn?

Take a jump through the Suez Vortex and discover the answers to so many of your questions.

Stand on the shores of The South Seas and watch the sun rise over a new order.

Do not just witness but be a part of a New Dawn for Mankind.

Downloadable Content:

• 6 new systems including Amenthes, New Java, New Andaman, New Bengal, New Laccadive and New Aden.

• Many new features and bases including the giant Cox’s Bizarre and The Birthing Pool never seen before anywhere, newly developed modular stations including: Oman Refinery, Yemen Drilling and The Hive; many new planets and clan support stations and for the first time on Monkey Universe, Nebula which work to slow ships down.

• An entire new class of fighter ship including the Warlord, Spectre, Howler, Mantis and Eclipse and to pair with the new class of fighters, a new range of “combination weapons”, with devastating hull and shied capabilities.

• Tweaked Discoverer and Horus ships and added two new gunboats; Order and Robot.

• Personal pilots, cloakable ships, pilotable capships with assigned roles and dockable player battleships have been added to enhance server role-play.

• NPC Factions now fly new respective ships to provide greater resistance upon encounter.

• Many new commodities are now tradable within the SSP systems.

• Capital ships now benefit from the addition of cruise and long-range missiles.

• Edited NPC encounters in the Nomadia, Omicron Delta and Monkey Home World systems and adjusted mission payouts to higher than 5 million credits.

• Featuring new HD ambient lighting effects, Monkey Universe systems are now more atmospheric delivering a better gaming experience.

• Adjusted visual lighting in a number of systems.

• Edited explosion effects on capital-ships.

“Monkey Universe 2.50”
by the Monkey Universe Modding Team

Latest Update

• Added “Deimos” Robot Gunboat
• Added “Isis” Order Gunboat
• Made respective factions fly new ships
• Edited effects
• Added a missile weapon platform with long range missiles
• Made BS cruise missiles work
• Added a long range missile to BR and BH destroyer
• Edited BR destroyer torpedo turret to work
• Edited tons of infocard errors for stations

These are our ideas of a “better” Freelancer and you are invited to be part of it!

Visit us at: http://monkeyuniverse.kicks-ass.org or on our main forums at: http://monkeyuniverse.forumonline.biz/portal.htm

Greetings from all things Bear!

I’ve been actively playing Freelancer for over five years now and I’m a member of the Monkey Universe Administration Team.

I’ve been coming to The Starport for all kinds of modding information and so I think its about time I showed my face and put something back in here.

Bear