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Old February 22, 2003, 13:09   #1
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Freelancer demo
FYI, the Freelancer demo is out.


Get it at Fileplanet.
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Old February 22, 2003, 19:11   #2
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Is it any good to wait an hour or two in line for?
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Old February 22, 2003, 19:14   #4
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Old February 22, 2003, 20:01   #5
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Is it any good to wait an hour or two in line for?

You could wait 'till monday to get it on the other sites. I really like it and was worth the wait for me.
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According to the Freelancer website, the game itself will be released on March 4.
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Released in stores March 4th. Released to P2P servers, two days ago...
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Old February 23, 2003, 04:52   #8
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Thanks.

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Important Note: This demo is available to all FilePlanet members. You will receive an activation key for the demo during the installation. You will need this key to unlock the demo. The key is good for a single user on a single PC.
Wtf! Why would copy protection need to be used on a demo?!?
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sounds like too much hassle for me.
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Well, I finally downloaded the demo, and went on to install it. Sure enough, it never asked my for a key (though I have got it from Gamespy), and so when I tried to run it, it said it couldn't find the PAD key file, or some such thing. So, I uninstalled it, and am too lazy to install it again...
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Old February 24, 2003, 00:47   #11
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When you are running the installation, it brings up the gamespy window showing your password. Still, I don't see the point of it, unless they are just testing new copy-protection software.
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So who has tested it, and what do you think?

The fighting is a bit weird, and sometimes it seems the best tactic is to sit in the middle of space not moving, and just firing at the fighters around you. If you start moving towards them, you will just end up running into them.
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Oh, that doesn't sound good.
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The combat is great, love the mouse control. I've been having issues with trying to play space combat games with my gamepad, so this makes it all the better. Flying around and shooting at the enemy is quite easy, the only downside is the way weapon selection is during the heat of battle.

Best to remember though, the demo represents an early part of the game, so the AI of the people you go up against probably isn't going to be as tough as what you'll come across in other systems and later in the game.


http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ancer_demo.exe

The MS provided demo.
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I'm downloading it, I'll check it out when I'm done.
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I've somehow played the full version, and IT ROCKS.


Of course, this is coming from a die hard fan of Privateer 2.


I LOVE THIS GAME LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT.

Not realistic, of course, but it makes for weeks or even months of fun, it seems.
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Has anyone figure out how to skip over the video clips? They can get annoying.
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The intro can be wasted with 'Esc'. Don't know/remember about the mid-game videos, though.
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Yeah, "Esc" is powerless against them, as is, left click, right click, tab, space bar, enter and all the function keys.
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Well, you'll have to actually listen to them, I guess.
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