Freelancer demo

Kyle · February 22, 2003, 13:09

FYI, the Freelancer demo is out.

Get it at Fileplanet.

Skanky Burns · February 22, 2003, 19:11

Link?

vovan · February 22, 2003, 19:12

Is it any good to wait an hour or two in line for?

vovan · February 22, 2003, 19:14

Quote:

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Link?

http://www.fileplanet.com/files/120000/120389.shtml

Kyle · February 22, 2003, 20:01

Quote:

Originally posted by vovansim
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.

Zkribbler · February 22, 2003, 22:12

According to the Freelancer website, the game itself will be released on March 4.

Asher · February 22, 2003, 23:09

Released in stores March 4th. Released to P2P servers, two days ago...

Skanky Burns · February 23, 2003, 04:52

Thanks.

From the website:

Quote:

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?!?

pg · February 23, 2003, 14:24

sounds like too much hassle for me.

vovan · February 23, 2003, 14:27

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...

Skanky Burns · February 24, 2003, 00:47

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.

Skanky Burns · February 24, 2003, 23:12

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.

Zkribbler · February 24, 2003, 23:19

Oh, that doesn't sound good.

Kyle · February 25, 2003, 01:06

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.

Felch · February 27, 2003, 01:01

I'm downloading it, I'll check it out when I'm done.

Az · February 28, 2003, 09:15

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.

Zkribbler · March 2, 2003, 13:25

Has anyone figure out how to skip over the video clips? They can get annoying.

Az · March 2, 2003, 15:35

The intro can be wasted with 'Esc'. Don't know/remember about the mid-game videos, though.

Zkribbler · March 3, 2003, 11:08

Yeah, "Esc" is powerless against them, as is, left click, right click, tab, space bar, enter and all the function keys.

Az · March 4, 2003, 04:59

Well, you'll have to actually listen to them, I guess.