Freelancer Game Patch Download

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Freelancer
Developers
Publishers
Release dates
Windows	March 4, 2003

2Essential improvements
3Game data
4Video settings
6Audio settings
7Network
8Issues unresolved
9Issues fixed
10Other information

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Key points

Active modding scene.

Not available on any digital distribution channels, only through retail.

Master servers for multiplayer were shut down on April 8, 2008.^[1] See fllistserver for a workaround.

General information

The Starport - modding information and forums.

The Starport Wiki installation guide.

Microsoft has individual support pages for video and sound issues for Windows 95/ME/XP.

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail	SafeDisc v2.7 DRM^{[Note 1]}.

SafeDisc retail DRM no longer functions properly on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Freelancer is currently unavailable as a digital release.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Open freelancer.ini and put a semi-colon ; in front of each of the three movie lines.^[4]

Patches[edit]

Update v1.1 is an official patch that primarily affects server stability for multi-player and is not necessary for single player. It does not address any graphics or sound issues mentioned below.

Utilities[edit]

Freelancer Mod Manager is a program that simplifies installing and managing mods for the game. Mods compatible with this program have file extension *.flmod.

Modifications[edit]

HD Textures 1.2 replaces low-res textures for stations, docks, nebulas and some ships.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%DocumentsMy GamesFreelancerPerfOptions.ini^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>DATA

Save game data location[edit]

Video settings[edit]

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution	See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Widescreen resolution.
Windowed	Launch the game with `-win`parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Launch the game with `-win`parameter, then use Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Widescreen resolution[edit]

If you want to play Freelancer in widescreen you'll either have to edit several INI files or use a third party mod or patch. Below are instructions for installing Jason's Freelancer Patch as well as manual ini edits if you'd rather go that route.

Jason's Freelancer Patch^{[citation needed]}
If you only plan on playing singleplayer Jasons Freelancer patch is a good option. You'll only need to download a file, put it in the right place and make a small edit to another file and you will have the best widescreen support you can get in Freelancer. If you plan on playing any multiplayer it is recommended that you do not use this option as it might be detected as cheating. Instead you should go for the INI editing option described further down. Do note that some of the servers that are still around use special mods, some of these mods include their own widescreen support. Download JFLP.DLL. Extract to the EXE folder within the game's install folder. Open `dacom.ini` within the EXE folder. Add 'jflp.dll' at the bottom of the '[Libraries]' section (under '.flmaterials.dll') and save. You're done. Your install of Freelancer now supports widescreen resolutions. Start the game and select one in the options menu. Be sure to restart the game after changing from a 4:3 resolution to a Widescreen.

Jason's Freelancer Patch^{[citation needed]}

If you only plan on playing singleplayer Jasons Freelancer patch is a good option. You'll only need to download a file, put it in the right place and make a small edit to another file and you will have the best widescreen support you can get in Freelancer.

If you plan on playing any multiplayer it is recommended that you do not use this option as it might be detected as cheating. Instead you should go for the INI editing option described further down. Do note that some of the servers that are still around use special mods, some of these mods include their own widescreen support.

Download JFLP.DLL.
Extract to the EXE folder within the game's install folder.
Open dacom.ini within the EXE folder.
Add 'jflp.dll' at the bottom of the '[Libraries]' section (under '.flmaterials.dll') and save.

You're done. Your install of Freelancer now supports widescreen resolutions. Start the game and select one in the options menu. Be sure to restart the game after changing from a 4:3 resolution to a Widescreen.

Edit Ini files^[5]
Open `%USERPROFILE%DocumentsMy GamesFreelancerPerfOptions.ini` At the bottom it will say `[Display]` and underneath `size=` change it to 1920, 1080 (or whatever resolution you want to use). Notice the space in between the 1920, 1080. Now save and exit. Go to `<path-to-game>DATA`. Once there open cameras.ini in text editor. Delete whats there and paste the following: If you have a 16:10 screen use the following instead: Save and exit. Go to `<path-to-game>EXE`. Once there open freelancer.ini in text editor. At about the 9th line down it says the resolution you're currently using for a game. Change it to size = 1920,1080 or what ever resolution you want. Note: To disable startup movies, in this same file go to where it says [Startup] and put a ; at the start of all three lines that begins with movie_file. Example: ;movie_file = moviesMGS_Logo_Final.wmv Now save and exit. Go to `<path-to-game>DATAFONTS`. Once there open fonts.ini in text editor. Delete all the content of a file and paste the following: Save and exit. In the same folder open rich_fonts.ini in text editor. Delete all the content of a file and paste the following: Save and exit. Now you are all done and ready to play in 1920×1080. Notes The camera FOV changes for widescreen play might not be applied properly when you first launch and load an existing game causing the UI to be outside the screen. As a workaround, after the launching the game press New Game, once the New Game cutscene starts press `F1` and load your game from there. The FOV settings seem to be applied properly as soon as a space scene is played, like the one at the start of the New Game cutscene. It seem that many UI elements have their width set in percentage of screen width. With the above INI edits the game will play just fine in widescreen but some UI elements might not fit inside their containers such as the power, shield and hull indicators, and the news ticker.

Edit Ini files^[5]

Open %USERPROFILE%DocumentsMy GamesFreelancerPerfOptions.ini
At the bottom it will say [Display] and underneath size= change it to 1920, 1080 (or whatever resolution you want to use). Notice the space in between the 1920, 1080.
Now save and exit.
Go to <path-to-game>DATA. Once there open cameras.ini in text editor.
Delete whats there and paste the following:

If you have a 16:10 screen use the following instead:

Save and exit.
Go to <path-to-game>EXE. Once there open freelancer.ini in text editor.
At about the 9th line down it says the resolution you're currently using for a game. Change it to size = 1920,1080 or what ever resolution you want.
Note: To disable startup movies, in this same file go to where it says [Startup] and put a ; at the start of all three lines that begins with movie_file. Example: ;movie_file = moviesMGS_Logo_Final.wmv
Now save and exit.
Go to <path-to-game>DATAFONTS. Once there open fonts.ini in text editor.
Delete all the content of a file and paste the following:

Save and exit.
In the same folder open rich_fonts.ini in text editor.
Delete all the content of a file and paste the following:

Save and exit.
Now you are all done and ready to play in 1920×1080.

Notes

The camera FOV changes for widescreen play might not be applied properly when you first launch and load an existing game causing the UI to be outside the screen. As a workaround, after the launching the game press New Game, once the New Game cutscene starts press F1 and load your game from there. The FOV settings seem to be applied properly as soon as a space scene is played, like the one at the start of the New Game cutscene.

It seem that many UI elements have their width set in percentage of screen width. With the above INI edits the game will play just fine in widescreen but some UI elements might not fit inside their containers such as the power, shield and hull indicators, and the news ticker.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Audio settings[edit]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound	with 3d sound option on
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost	Can not be disabled.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German	Sound, Text
Spanish	Fan translation, download. Subtitles mod.
Russian	Fan translation by users forum «Elite-Games.ru»

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play	Official servers are offline; use replacement Freelancer listserver.

Issues unresolved[edit]

Compatibility problems on modern operating systems[edit]

Two primary issues when running on modern systems:

Graphics issues resulting in a black screen or general crashes.^{[citation needed]}

There can be sound issues causing voices or music to temporarily be muted.^{[citation needed]}

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Issues fixed[edit]

It is sometimes necessary to start a new game, delete all your saved games or reinstall Freelancer in order for the following fixes to be successful.

Crashes on launch[edit]

Install DirectPlay^{[citation needed]}

Use Freelancer - Windows 8/8.1/10 fix^{[citation needed]}

Sound issues[edit]

If there is either no sound or voices or music cut in and out the following fixes may solve the problem.

Most sound issues can be traced to problems with the Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec. Uninstalling and reinstalling this codec as described on Microsoft's website can fix the problem. Other people have had success in both Windows 98 and Vista 32-bit by copying the l3codeca.acm file from %WINDIR%system32 to <path-to-game>EXE and rename it to l3codecp.acm.^[6]

Another possible fix is disabling 3-D sound in the options menu.

Video Issues[edit]

Microsoft lists several solutions for video issues.

'Freelancer Fatal Error: Freelancer did not detect a 3D capable video card in your system' error[edit]

Follow the Widescreen resolution steps to force the correct resolution.^[7]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements[edit]

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, XP
Processor (CPU)	600 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	900 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑SafeDisc retail DRMdoes not work on Windows 10^[2] and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[3]
↑When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

Microsoft Freelancer Game Download

Freelancer Game Download Windows 10

↑Microsoft Support Lifecycle
↑Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑http://the-starport.net/freelancer/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_id=3406
↑http://www.craigmayhew.com/blog/2008/09/freelancer-high-resolution-hack/
↑http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/freelancer-sound-problem-t511183.html
↑3D Card issues with nVidia : freelancer