Couple of quick questions from a new guy

[lordtarl]

Hi all! I have some quick questions i wanted to ask.. maybe someone can help me out..

1. I read on the main site something about "the storyline".. is there a story going on? I mean beyond the basic plot? like things to do while playing to effect the game?

2. Does anyone know of a way to increase the resolution of the game so as to basically span it across three monitors? (I run a triple monitor set up off of dual radeon HD4870's) I have tried editing the perfs.ini in the documents/mygames/freelancer folder but it seems to max out around 1600 no matter what i put in. I've tried it in windowed mode etc and nothing works. Anyone play across multiple monitors that can help me out with this? I've tried all the basic stuff that is common to find on the net.. maybe someone has a trick or two to get this working?

3. There seems to be TONS of new planets and bases etc that were not in the original game.. does anyone know of a map or site with a map that shows the systems and what is where? I see someone talk about XYZ base on the forums and have no idea what or where it is lol I know exploring is a big part of the game but its hard to pick a destination when you don't know what is available lol

4. Is there a list somewhere of the various player factions / groups within the game? How do you get involved with that stuff? is it as simple as "hi Id like to join!" or ?

5. I have read the rules and stuff..but one thing i hate in any game is player griefing etc. What is to prevent someone with a battleship beating the hell out of people once they hit 30 or whatever? Does that kind of thing happen? I mean am I going to hit the noob level cap and suddenly find myself getting blown to bits constantly?

Thats about it. I have a ton of others but they will come to me as I play. Hopefully someone can help me out with these.

Thanks!!

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