AshMan Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 So who here has played Freelancer? I am finding that the speech keeps cutting out but other than that, it's a great game. It's only been out a few days, but I'd like to see how far people have got on it. I'm stuck on the part where the boss chick and I deliver alien artefacts and then after we leave the secret research lab, we are confronted by three patrol ships. The sound cuts out at that point and so I can't tell what they are talking about and so I can't seem to work out what to do now. Any ideas guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItchyAnus Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Check the readme file on the CD. There's an audio troubleshooting area in it that tells you what might be the problem and how to fix it. It's related to any audio codecs that might be on your system. Most of the music and speech was missing when I was playing it and by following those instructions, everything was fine and dandy after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Moved to PC Gamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligen Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 I'm playing it when i have time, its alright game. No problems with sound or graphics though. I dunno decent game... something to do when i get bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Elite Force 3 :huh: ? if you man "Elite" game, then it's nowhere near as good. elite is much better than freelancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baphomet_irl Veteran Posted March 11, 2003 Veteran Share Posted March 11, 2003 I have to admit I was really looking forward to this game (being a veteran of EVERY Wing Commander game and loving Privateer), but when I read reviews which said the game can only be controlled with the mouse, my interest dissapeared, I play flight-sims, and for me the only way to control a spacecraft in a game is with a joystick. Someone should make a mod to enable this :p BaphomeT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MxxCon Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 dude, mouse flight in this game is very good. at 1st i was kinda worried too becuase my joystick is messed up and all previous games had really sucky mouse control. but this game is perfect for mouse.. and i don't think it's the "only" way to play. i think you can play w/ joystick too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quboid Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 I was worried about mouse-only flight but it works really well. Try the demo if you're not sure. I didn't really like the game though ... way too repetitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher1078 Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 I still want another true joystick space sim as i am a space-sim junkie. But the mouse combat in Freelancer works very well. BTW, my dream space-sim would be Voltion (creating Freespace) teaming up with LucasArts and making a Tie-Fighter 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItchyAnus Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 I still want another true joystick space sim as i am a space-sim junkie. But the mouse combat in Freelancer works very well.BTW, my dream space-sim would be Voltion (creating Freespace) teaming up with LucasArts and making a Tie-Fighter 2. That would be awesome! :woot: If it were only true. LucasArts is too independent to team up with another developer. :( The mouse-flight isn't too bad although it took me a while to get used to it. In between story-line missions, it can get a little boring in the trade lanes. I can't even go get a drink while I'm in the trade lane in case the trade lane gets disrupted. I find the in-game conversations a little bland. They just came up with what to say in a typical conversation and whipped out a thesaurus to see how they can say the exact same thing differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher1078 Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 If it were only true. LucasArts is too independent to team up with another developer. :( That's just the thing - LucasArts has teamed up with another developer. Activision and LucasArts worked out a deal in allowing Raven to develop Jedi Outcast for LucasArts. It'd just be unbelievable great if they could get THQ to allow Volition to create a new Star Wars space sim. I can dream, can't I? can't I?!? :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligen Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 Ya mouse flight is pretty good. I thought i hated the game but i'm hooked.. story progresses as you go. Pretty cool game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMan Posted March 12, 2003 Author Share Posted March 12, 2003 I agree with the Mouse navigation, it's a clever way to fly. Actually, I prefere this method to all the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMan Posted March 12, 2003 Author Share Posted March 12, 2003 The only thing I hate about the game is that you can't seem to skip the cut scenes. Or at least I haven't found a way on the full version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItchyAnus Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 True...don't think there is a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XavierHyde Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 If it were only true. LucasArts is too independent to team up with another developer. :( That's just the thing - LucasArts has teamed up with another developer. Activision and LucasArts worked out a deal in allowing Raven to develop Jedi Outcast for LucasArts. It'd just be unbelievable great if they could get THQ to allow Volition to create a new Star Wars space sim. I can dream, can't I? can't I?!? :cry: LucasArts makes very few games themselves these days. Star Wars Episode 1 was made by an external company (Great Ape?), and so were all the Rogue Squadron engine based games (RS, Rogue Leader, Starfighter, Battle for Naboo) from german developer Factor 5 (the home of Chris Huelsbeck, one of the greatest computer musicians ever). If you look through the intro screens of all LucasArts games since Rogue Squadron 1, I'm sure you'll find a lot of games were made by companies outside the Lucas sphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baphomet_irl Veteran Posted March 12, 2003 Veteran Share Posted March 12, 2003 dude, mouse flight in this game is very good.at 1st i was kinda worried too becuase my joystick is messed up and all previous games had really sucky mouse control. but this game is perfect for mouse.. and i don't think it's the "only" way to play. i think you can play w/ joystick too.. thats fine then - its jus the review I read DEFINITELY said you could only use mouse... they must have been wrong. Ill get Freelancer then :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quboid Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 baphomet_irl, it is definately mouse only. It really does work well though, try the demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher1078 Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 LucasArts makes very few games themselves these days. Star Wars Episode 1 was made by an external company (Great Ape?), and so were all the Rogue Squadron engine based games (RS, Rogue Leader, Starfighter, Battle for Naboo) from german developer Factor 5 (the home of Chris Huelsbeck, one of the greatest computer musicians ever). If you look through the intro screens of all LucasArts games since Rogue Squadron 1, I'm sure you'll find a lot of games were made by companies outside the Lucas sphere. Yeah, but the difference is that most of the other companies Lucasarts has worked with are not owned by larger game companies (like how Activision owns Raven). Just offers a slim slim glitter of hope. And yeah, it has been said in recent years that most internally produced LucasArts games aren't very good, but only when another developer actually creates the game is the game great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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