05-03-2012, 07:21 PM
Hello there, space persons.
First of all, please allow me to introduce myself.
Known as Valen Tissenoir, I have been exploring the depths of space since 2005.
Well, maybe that's a bit too much of hero-intro-thing.
I have played Freelancer quite much several years ago, when I was still 11 to 14 years old. I must say that I really enjoyed playing this game (solo campaign and LAN server only, but there was already so much to do), especially the freedom in player's choices and actions, and the wide range of spaceships and weapons.
A couple of months ago, I heard about a "possibly upcoming" space opera called Infinity.
(You might want to check this out, it looks promising : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFYEMxaow9A...feature=related ... I also hope it's not forbidden to post a link to another game, as I can't seem to find a forum rules thread)
After checking some videos, it somehow reminded me of "that awesome space game I played during my childhood". Investigating quite much along with old friends of mine, we found in an old dresser the legendary box : "Freelancer"... "Dans l'univers, tout est possible".
That's right, french version. (I'm french, obviously e.e)
After some (short) googling, I ended up on this website :
http://discoveryfl.com/
I then searched for some videos on youtube, and I must admit they were breath-taking.
Discovery looked like a great mod, often updated, including pretty massive multiplayer on some servers (including this one), tons of new areas to explore, dozens of new ships and weaponry to discover, wield or fear, and a huge community.
I felt excited as a kid in a toy store about installing this mod and playing online. Unfortunately, I read that I needed a "clean, vanilla install of the english version of the game", or something like that.
After a single look at the little sentence : "Dans l'univers, tout est possible", my hopes were gone. I felt disappointed enough to give up on installing discovery. I also had to prepare for exams at the time. Starting to play at this time would have been a bad idea after all.
And now, here I am. The 4.86 update seems to support other languages, and also seems to work with my Freelancer install. Even if sometimes I read english and listen to french at the same time, or even listen to frenglish, it's still quite enjoyable.
As of now, I have only been playing singleplayer open-world (You cant even imagine how much time it took me to figure out the shield thing. I've been feeling stupid afterwards.)
I successfully passed my most important exams, and still have one more to pass, but this one should be easy. (In France, only 50% is required to pass)
I decided to play through the whole vanilla freelancer game again, in order to get the story, factions etc... back in my head (it's been more than 4 years since I stopped playing FL).
Meanwhile, I registered on the Discovery Gaming Community forum, and have been roaming around a bit in order to understand how things work here, and to be off a good start when I'll finally jump in.
I also have to apologize for my unsatisfying english. I know I'm not good at grammar, I often make mistakes, and I beg you to forgive me for these. (Also, telling me what the good sentence is would probably be a plus, and I'd be thankful for that e.e)
Wishing you the best, and hoping to see you around,
Valen.
First of all, please allow me to introduce myself.
Known as Valen Tissenoir, I have been exploring the depths of space since 2005.
Well, maybe that's a bit too much of hero-intro-thing.
I have played Freelancer quite much several years ago, when I was still 11 to 14 years old. I must say that I really enjoyed playing this game (solo campaign and LAN server only, but there was already so much to do), especially the freedom in player's choices and actions, and the wide range of spaceships and weapons.
A couple of months ago, I heard about a "possibly upcoming" space opera called Infinity.
(You might want to check this out, it looks promising : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFYEMxaow9A...feature=related ... I also hope it's not forbidden to post a link to another game, as I can't seem to find a forum rules thread)
After checking some videos, it somehow reminded me of "that awesome space game I played during my childhood". Investigating quite much along with old friends of mine, we found in an old dresser the legendary box : "Freelancer"... "Dans l'univers, tout est possible".
That's right, french version. (I'm french, obviously e.e)
After some (short) googling, I ended up on this website :
http://discoveryfl.com/
I then searched for some videos on youtube, and I must admit they were breath-taking.
Discovery looked like a great mod, often updated, including pretty massive multiplayer on some servers (including this one), tons of new areas to explore, dozens of new ships and weaponry to discover, wield or fear, and a huge community.
I felt excited as a kid in a toy store about installing this mod and playing online. Unfortunately, I read that I needed a "clean, vanilla install of the english version of the game", or something like that.
After a single look at the little sentence : "Dans l'univers, tout est possible", my hopes were gone. I felt disappointed enough to give up on installing discovery. I also had to prepare for exams at the time. Starting to play at this time would have been a bad idea after all.
And now, here I am. The 4.86 update seems to support other languages, and also seems to work with my Freelancer install. Even if sometimes I read english and listen to french at the same time, or even listen to frenglish, it's still quite enjoyable.
As of now, I have only been playing singleplayer open-world (You cant even imagine how much time it took me to figure out the shield thing. I've been feeling stupid afterwards.)
I successfully passed my most important exams, and still have one more to pass, but this one should be easy. (In France, only 50% is required to pass)
I decided to play through the whole vanilla freelancer game again, in order to get the story, factions etc... back in my head (it's been more than 4 years since I stopped playing FL).
Meanwhile, I registered on the Discovery Gaming Community forum, and have been roaming around a bit in order to understand how things work here, and to be off a good start when I'll finally jump in.
I also have to apologize for my unsatisfying english. I know I'm not good at grammar, I often make mistakes, and I beg you to forgive me for these. (Also, telling me what the good sentence is would probably be a plus, and I'd be thankful for that e.e)
Wishing you the best, and hoping to see you around,
Valen.