If i reinstall windows and FL -- would Discovery's server still remember me...?

[Lupusy]

hi

ive been thinking of trying out FLs account manager since i dont know what it does..

but if i rinstall window son my machine or even just reinstall FL -- would i lose my characters on discovery's server? i think i might because most other online games use a login and password to access your account -- and FL doesn't -- meaning its relying maybe on registry information or an IP address or somehting.

i think it relie son registry info. in which case if i wipe FL and ireinstall it -- i will lose my discovery characters?

thanks

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[Sand-Viper]

You will not lose your characters, as long as you write down or print all of your account ID's, otherwise you will lose them..:sleep:

Hope that helps.


EDIT: If you only re-install FL, you shouldn't have to write the account ID down, but I would do it anyways for safety

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[Tenacity]

you have to know your freelancer account ID, freelancer account manager can tell you this. It can also export your freelancer account(s) to a seperate file which you can copy onto a disk to use after your system restore.

I'm having to do the same thing right now, reinstalling windows. I have four CD's worth of personal files, everything from game patches to documents to 3d models for 3dsmax, to hundreds of images (yay pron).

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[Boss]

Hello, yes, yes, yes.

No problem.

Use FLAM, export the accounts and save the file to a thumb drive. Once it's all reinstalled, just Import> find the file, and you have your characters back.

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Just go play the game and have fun dammit.

all in all the conclusion is that disco doesn't need antagonist factions, it doesn't need phantoms, it doesn't need nomads, it doesn't need coalition and it doesn't need many other things, no AIs, the game is hijacked by morons to confuse the game with their dickwaving generic competition games mixed up with troll-of-the-day.

[Virus]

Accounts are stored server side. Its an account ID that allows you to access the specific characters on that account.

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[Sand-Viper]

Real quick unrelated thing: Why is it so hard to use FLMM!? It doesn't even have a tutorial with it, they just expect you to know how to use it! I have tried doing what people tell me to do (They all told me do follow what it says when you use it for the first time, never works..!), but its just to dang hard!

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[Lupusy]

also a follow up question Sand Spider's follow up question --- will FLMM allow me to actually download my ships from server, save them to my hard drive, and use my ships in FL discovery open singleplayer...?

i havent looked much at flmm looks like i will have to install it..

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[Baltar]

hi

ive been thinking of trying out FLs account manager since i dont know what it does..

but if i rinstall window son my machine or even just reinstall FL -- would i lose my characters on discovery's server? i think i might because most other online games use a login and password to access your account -- and FL doesn't -- meaning its relying maybe on registry information or an IP address or somehting.

i think it relie son registry info. in which case if i wipe FL and ireinstall it -- i will lose my discovery characters?

thanks

Use FAM to export your account file and save that file to a thumb drive. Then when you reinstall ... use FAM to import the file.

All should be good. I've done it myself.

[Gabrielle]

freelancer account manager is a simple program with a basic layout why would a tutorial be needed there are only six to eight fuctions to it

[Silent_M]

Real quick unrelated thing: Why is it so hard to use FLMM!? It doesn't even have a tutorial with it, they just expect you to know how to use it! I have tried doing what people tell me to do (They all told me do follow what it says when you use it for the first time, never works..!), but its just to dang hard!

hard? it's one of the most straightforward programs that you can use... and if there is something unclear a little trial and error will get the job done anyway...

also a follow up question Sand Spider's follow up question --- will FLMM allow me to actually download my ships from server, save them to my hard drive, and use my ships in FL discovery open singleplayer...?

i havent looked much at flmm looks like i will have to install it..

no

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