Hey folks, just set up a Freelancer server with the Discovery 4.87 mod, server is in testing mode so bear with me. There is a bit of a procedure to go through, I will detail it below.

Install the game and the Discovery mod
Install the game and after that, install the discovery mod found here.

Make a user account and key
The game will ask for a key when you start up the multiplayer part of the game. This is possible to fix with a keygen, found here.
Generate a key and save the .ADF file somewhere you will remember.

Download the Freelancer account manager here and install. Start the program with administrative rights and press F8. Navigate to the .ADF file you saved in the previous step and open it. That should do it!

Connect to the server through the shortcut
You will need to find a Discovery mod shortcut (found in your start menu, probably), right click on it, go to properties and add this after the path in the "target" box: -s94.226.237.49:2302 .
The final target will look like this: "C:\Users\YOURNAMEHERE\AppData\Local\Discovery Freelancer 4.87.0\EXE\Freelancer.exe" -s94.226.237.49:2302
It could be in a different folder, just leave that path and just add -s94.226.237.49:2302 to it. Then use that shortcut to fire up the server.
Make sure that your game does not get minimized before you connect to the server!

To find the server, after firing up the Discovery mod, go to multiplayer and connect to "Ltheory's Freelancer server".
It will ask for a password, just click on the spoiler thingy below here and you'll see This server is still in TEST mode. Probably won't lose your stuff, but shit hits the fan sometimes. Daily server restart at 7 AM GMT+2.

Have fun and let me know here when you make it or when it doesn't work .

Hi Oddy,

I have still yet to finish a successful playthrough of Freelancer.

How do mods work on a server?

Thanks for the link for Discovery 487, I will apply it and attempt a connect in the next few days.

Ta,

FM

Oh, Just play the game in Discovery Freelancer Official Server with 100 people. Discovery is dying. We need more activity on official server. Come on.

True, I thought that that server was really RP? Anyway, you have a point, I might convert the server to a public one in a bit. I will put a more detailed guide in my first post later on.

Oddy wrote:True, I thought that that server was really RP? Anyway, you have a point, I might convert the server to a public one in a bit. I will put a more detailed guide in my first post later on.

If you consider 12-year-old catgirl fleet admirals to be roleplay, then yes, Disco RP 24/7 is technically a roleplay server.

Okay, added some more info on how to get the game running.

Whenever I try to connect, the game shows 7 servers (none of which are the right one) that I can't connect to anyway because the game is perpetually trying to connect to the "global server." Is there any way to fix this or do I have to wait 20 minutes for it to connect?

Sorry: experienced some downtime with my pc. Will let you know when I get it up and running again!

Part of it seems to be on my end as well. I can't even connect to the servers that pop up because I'm still connecting to the global server. Some time I'll just let it sit like that for a while to see if it connects eventually.

It won't connect to the global server, at least not if discovery hasn't added an alternative list server, because the global list server has been taken down years ago.

Oh. Well. That would explain my problem. How would I connect to the server without the browser then? I'm not sure how to connect to specific IPs in Freelancer.

cuisinart8 wrote:Oh. Well. That would explain my problem. How would I connect to the server without the browser then? I'm not sure how to connect to specific IPs in Freelancer.

Oddy wrote: Connect to the server through the shortcut
You will need to find a Discovery mod shortcut (found in your start menu, probably), right click on it, go to properties and add this after the path in the "target" box: -s94.226.237.49:2302 .
The final target will look like this: "C:\Users\YOURNAMEHERE\AppData\Local\Discovery Freelancer 4.87.0\EXE\Freelancer.exe" -s94.226.237.49:2302
It could be in a different folder, just leave that path and just add -s94.226.237.49:2302 to it. Then use that shortcut to fire up the server.
Make sure that your game does not get minimized before you connect to the server!

To find the server, after firing up the Discovery mod, go to multiplayer and connect to "Ltheory's Freelancer server".
It will ask for a password, just click on the spoiler thingy below here and you'll see

Spoiler:      SHOW

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