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Re: Just got Freelancer!

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From: Stephen R. Marsh
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 02:11
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>"Stephen R. Marsh" <ethesis@aol.comkosher> wrote in message

>Like what sort of stuff?!
>

>> So, the virtual HUD displays, etc., all got cut as well as the multiple
>levels
>> of AI for your autopilot.

Some of the fan sites have screen shots from some of these things in operation
from the beta tests.

>release an expansion!

The game was a salvage operation.  On the other hand, if had sold a little
better, an expansion would have been coming.

As it is, they cut out about half of the script missions .... sigh ....

On the other hand, there is a lot of fan activity.

>...the jobs arent nearly as varied enough for continued replay value.

Actually fewer than Privateer had.

>about 7 character
>models 

well ... more than that, they have several monkey models too.

>that the game wont
>let you level up until you complete a story mission? 

Only in the single player campaign.  If you skip the campaign you level up as
you have the cash for it.

> 'come back and race' with him! Why shouldn't I be able to do that, in a
>'do anything be anyone game'

Good point.  I never returned to try for another race.  Guess the course gets
disabled?  Or there just isn't a race routine.

I added some comments to the FAQ discussion that actually contained what I
would have included in a walkthrough.

http://www.lancersreactor.com/t/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23833&FORUM_ID=16
&CAT_ID=3&Topic_Title=What+Freelancer+Needs&Forum_Title=Freelancer+Spoiler
+Forum&M=False&S=True

http://www.lancersreactor.com/t/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=5&pagesize=20&fo
rum_title=Freelancer+Spoiler+Forum&topic_title=If+you+are+going+to+post+ab
out+something+%26quot%3Bnew%26quot%3B+you%27ve+found%2E%2E%2E&forum_id=16&
topic_id=17887

Those spoilers should hold you for a while.



Stephen
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http://adrr.com/story/ 
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