Hey.

I’m another Freelancer noob reporting in. My own question is very similar to the one asked by OP in this thread, so I decided to post here instead of opening a new thread. If that’s against etiquette here, my apologies.

My question:

Since I’m completely new to Freelancer, I want to play through the vanilla story line, while, if possible, also update the game to a more modern standards.

At the moment, Crossfire 1.9 is the highest-rated mod on moddb, so I thought about installing that for my first playthrough. Does anyone know if the original storyline of Freelancer is preserved in Crossfire?

Alternatively, if I should not install Crossfire for my first playthrough, can anyone recommend another mod, e.g. one that preserves the original story but for example updates graphics/enemy AI or streamlines the interface? You know, smaller but essential mods that improve game play without being a total conversion?

I’m sorry if those question are sort of clueless, but I tried answering them myself by going on moddb, but couldn’t really get a good idea what I should install for my first playthrough…

Finally, can somebody give me an idea what to expect of the multiplayer of Freelancer? Is it better than SP? Are there still active players? What do I need to install to get going?