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dothackjhe
I found Freelancer (2003) on Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/freelancer-v1-2003-microsoft-game-studios-cd

Also, I'm surprised to know this game has not made its way to GOG just yet, despite fan demand: https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/freelancer
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Active WarriorUSNCBSLIXX
There is also an HD Mod for this. Find it here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/freelancer-hd-edition
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Woolridge
wtf is this, when using the search the space-shooter (correct one) shows up but once clicking it you'll get necrolancer and looking at the screens it isn't even remotely connected =/
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Szabolcs
There you go, I dug these up regarding Freelancer.
I do remember that you need to search for a font called Agency FB if you find in-game letters too big (that's what the CD setup did for you).
http://www.mediafire.com/file/5paxwr0oia8bwby/Freelancer_Clean_Retail.rar/file
http://www.mediafire.com/file/wu6am68aota8idu/Xtras.rar/file
http://www.mediafire.com/file/wssccy4keqbw457/Shattered_Worlds_Single_Player_Mod.rar/file
http://www.mediafire.com/file/0nyfqpolnpeaevw/Shattered_Worlds_Final_%2528OpenSP%2529.rar/file
File names are self-explanatory, the clean install lets you play vanilla right out of the box. Extras contain tweaks like higher cruising speed and better ring docking iirc. The single player mod supports campaign and you can complete the game with interesting equipment and later you might override it with the final version of the mod that still supports commands (most importants are park [ship_name], drive [ship_name], xfer [ship_name], hitch [base_name], base [base_name] but it's well documented in the README) and start saving up for those capital ships!
edit: Extras also has a bunch of useful stuff I gathered during my playthroughs (just checked), like a save editor, navigational data mapping jump holes, valuables wreckages, base locations, commodity info, valuable trade routes and such.
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Jingo500
MY MAN! You done some research, buddy! Loved this game from the demo, but trying to get it on W10? Fuckgeddabouddit! And it'a microcock title. Irony.
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Szabolcs
Guess what? I just tried it on a fresh install of Windows 10 and it works out of the box.
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ImamImran
Hey man, How to install the file that you posted here?
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Szabolcs
All files are archives that are meant to be extracted with a .rar capable compressing software based on the range of features you desire.
The first is the base game, which should go into your folder reserved for games.
The second are extras meant to be placed within the game folder. If an .ini file wants to overwrite its doppelganger, you're placing it right. Extract this last if you wish to use my tweaked settings.
The third is a mod that is designed to work with the vanilla single player campaign. Extract it to the game folder. (It should overwrite the main .exe iirc.)
The fourth is a much newer version of the very same mod. It is meant to be installed on the top of the previous ONCE you FINISHED the campaign to provide a complete free roam experience.
Note that I might be unable to provide detailed instructions, since I could not make audio work on Windows 10 and gave up on Freelancer.
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Conscious
Wait. This is not the "Freelancer" game I was looking for
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Eml28
pourquoi quand on clic sur freelancer sa amène a atlas reactor ?
why when you click on freelancer its leads to an atlas reactor?
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Daniel P.
is this "Freelancer" the space game, or like the top screen shows "necrolancer"?
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Jester Cube
how did u made it run? i followed the instructions and nothin happens after i use the launch nor the setup exe
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Jester Cube
doesnt work... short load and then nothin at all... like all the other games i tried on this page...
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Martin Rayner
Usercloud works (albeit slowly): https://userscloud.com/e3fm8mc533w8
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Ahmed Mirza Mirza
yas i konw
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KnowingEyes
KB works. A tad slow but if you a DL manager, you can queue up a ton of games all to parallel download.
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Martin Rayner
122 players on 56 servers. Check it out: http://the-starport.net
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SomeRandomD00d
this was such a cool game back in the day... now the servers are dead, and singleplayer has only that much content... it was cool to fly with the titan ship.
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Daniel P.
there are still some people playing online.
when everyone quits, noone plays.
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Firsk
Even if 1 year later, you clearly never checked the modded side of this game.
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SomeRandomD00d
oh trust me, i have.
crossfire, discovery, SP mods, all are awesome.
i wish the "fully destructible universe" mod would be developed further.
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kelevra3110
how do i crack the game cant find it?!
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Jester Cube
i cant do either
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Szabolcs
Might wanna check the most recent comment.