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Freelancer – Cheats and Map Guide

Freelancer came after a long wait and delivered exactly what it promised: an open-ended universe, tons of solar systems to explore and a gripping story that would keep you glued to the monitor. The intense action and the multitude of items (weapons, engine, missiles and so on) made its replay value go through the roof, not to mention the formidable multiplayer available. We can only hope that Microsoft (Digital Anvil, the developers are now gone) will see the potential and continue this universe’s tale.God modeNote: This procedure involves editing a game file; create a backup copy of the file before proceeding. Use a text editor to edit the “perfoptions.ini” file in the game folder. Change the “DIFFICULTY_SCALE = 1.00″ line to “DIFFICULTY_SCALE = 0.00″. Finding secret bases and jump holesWhen you are looking for hidden jump holes to other systems, turn on your Nav Map, then select the “Show Patrols” map. The lines that appear show popular paths that the AI ships use. Almost any path that stretches out beyond the normal trade-lane traffic of a star system will lead to a hidden starport or even a hidden jump hole. Fly out to where the line leads to and turn on the “Solars” option on your targeting computer. You will usually find a place of interest. However, in places with reduced sensor ranges you will probably have to rely on visually looking for something. Also, to find all the paths, make sure to look at the “neutral”, “hostile” and “friendly” paths in the patrol paths map. Be wary of stumbling upon an enemy’s base. Easy battlesFor slightly easier battles when attacking, select a hostile ship as your target then ignore that ship. Focus instead on the other hostiles but do not select them as a target. Even though they are not selected, you will still be given the blind fire marker (the crosshair you aim with), although it will be smaller. Sometimes, a targeted hostile will just sit there, waiting to be shot. Other times, it will remain on a straight course and will not maneuver too much. The AI will eventually catch on to you and will alter its techniques or will send in more ships. Also, you will not be able to use missiles like this.If you are in a tight battle, with very few nanobots, use the afterburners as much as possible as you can easily outrun the missiles and mines. Be careful, as you can crash quite easily. Use first-person view to avoid debris.