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Game Server Connection Info

Server Address: 220.244.125.70:2302
Client Side Mod: Discovery 4.85 (Mandatory)

Making the server appear in your server list:

Edit the FL Shortcut on your desktop. In the Target field you should see something similar to this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\EXE\Freelancer.exe"

add the following after the last double quote:

-s220.244.125.70:2302

so that the target field now looks something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\EXE\Freelancer.exe" -s220.244.125.70:2302

Can't Get FL To Work Under Vista

Need help getting Freelancer to work on Windows Vista? Well, then this tutorial is for you. Follow the steps below and you should be running Freelancer on Vista without any problems.

Step 1: Installing Freelancer

1. Do a clean install of Freelancer
2. After installing, keep your FL Disc in your drive, open My Computer, right click on the Freelancer icon and hit open. Look for the folder called REDIST, open it, and run/install file MSXML3.MSI

Done, Freelancer is installed and should run perfectly. Next step!

Step 2: Installing the Mod

1. Download the Mod.
2. Right click on the FLMM (Freelancer Mod Manager) Launch Shortcut and hit "Run as Admin"
3. Double click the downloaded mod. (Keep FLMM Running)
4. Wait for the files to extract, and then activate the mod.

FL Mod Manager can be downloaded from here if you do not have it yet: http://www.moddb.com/games/freelancer/downloads/freelancer-mod-manager-131

Done! Your mod is fully activated, next step.

Step 3: Getting Freelancer to work online

Now, this is the hardest part on getting Freelancer to work on Vista... Because there are so many tiny little things that get in the way. So first things first.

1. If you have any of the Antivirus programs on the "Black List" get rid of them! Freelancer will not run with any of those applications installed even if you turn them turned off. ***
2. Disable Windows Firewall, Windows Defender, and your Antivirus shield (like you would to play any online game.)
3. Run Freelancer "As an Admin", Connect, and play

Yay! That's it, you're done! Freelancer should work online just fine after that!

How to disable IPv6

IPv6 is the new IP standard protocol that's set to default in Windows Vista, when Freelancer uses IPv4. Please note only follow the following tutorial if you're having problems connecting to the server. Example of the problem: Hex coding replacing the IP, "2001:0db8:85a3:08d3:1319:8a2e:0370:7334" instead of "82.113.48.5:2302".

1. Open Control Panels, Network and Internet, Network Connections.
2. Right click on your default connection, and click properties. (Example: Local Area Connection)
3. Scroll down the list that comes up and look for "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)", untick the box and click ok.

Done.

Several people have used this tutorial to get Freelancer working on Vista and no problems have come up, and of course it works. Enjoy!

How to disable Windows Firewall

Well, like all Windows products. Even though the options window says Windows Firewall is off, it's really not. You have to disable the windows service that runs along with it, here's how.

1. Start Menu, Run. Type in services.msc.
2. Look for Windows Firewall, right click, and hit disable.

Done, Windows Firewall is fully disabled for that boot session.

Anti-virus Products

Some of the Anti-virus products in Vista cause problems with Freelancer. Currently there is no fix for the issue, the only way around such a thing is to DELETE (not disable) the entire software package. Some ones are known to work, and others you can 'tweak' to work even with it enabled. Some common anti-virus products listed below are known to cause problems. A guide has been written to remove them from the system. Post on the forums if you have any issues trying to follow the guide.

How to uninstall Norton Security

ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_...emoval_Tool.exe

1. Download the Norton Security Removal Tool from the Symantec website and save it to your desktop. (Link above)
2. On your desktop, right click on the Removal Tool and hit "Run as Admin".
3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Your computer may be restarted more than once, and you may be asked to repeat some steps after the computer restarts.

Done, these steps will remove Norton 2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 and/or Norton 360 from your computer.

How to uninstall Mcafee

https://us.mcafee.com/root/MCPR2.exe

1. Download the McAfee Removal Tool to your desktop. (Link above)
2. Shut down all McAfee product windows.
3. Right click on the removal tool and hit "Run as Admin".
4. Follow the steps on the installer and reboot when prompted.

Done, these steps will remove all tracts of McAfee products from your computer.

How to uninstall Avast!

http://files.avast.com/files/eng/aswclear.exe

1. Download the Avast! Removal Tool to your desktop, and open (execute) it (Link above)
2. If you installed avast! in a different folder than the default, browse for it. (Note: Be careful! The content of any folder you choose will be deleted!)
3. Click REMOVE and reboot your computer.

Done, Avast! has been removed from your system.

How to uninstall Kaspersky

1. Right click on your Kaspersky antivirus icon in the system tray and click exit. (Note: If a message comes up saying your connection to a program will be broken, just click ok.)
2. Go to Add/Remove programs and remove Kaspersky. Follow the installers instructions and reboot your computer when the process is over.

Done.

I Keep Getting Kicked From The Server

Make sure ALL Mods are turned off (except for the Discovery Mod)
Post on the forums and one of our friendly IT Guru's will assist you best we can.

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