Freelancer: HD Edition

Freelancer: HD Edition is a modpack that aims to improve every visual and aural aspect of the game Freelancer (2003) while keeping the look and feel as close to vanilla as possible. It also serves as an all-in-one package for players so they don't have to worry about installing countless patches and mods to create the perfect HD install.

Content

Visibility

• Increased effect pool sizes
• Maximized draw distances for space structures, asteroids and effects

Misc

• 1.1 Patch
• Direct3D 9 wrapper
• Disabled IPv6 adresses in Multiplayer Server list
• Fixed several incorrect/missing names and descriptions in EW05, EW06, ST01, ST03 and ST03b
• Fixed many typos, grammar mistakes, inconsistencies, and more, in the game's text strings
• Jason's Freelancer Patch
• No-CD Patch
• Removed ESRB notice

Recommendations

For the best possible experience, it is recommended to force enable anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering for Freelancer through your GPU settings.

To learn how to do this, please visit the link from your GPU manufacturer:

• NVIDIA: https://www.nvidia.com/content/Control-Panel-Help/vLatest/en-us/mergedProjects/nv3d/Manage_3D_Settings_(reference).htm
• AMD: https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/dh-012
• Intel: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000057285/graphics.html

Credits

• BC46
  • General fixes
  • Maximized Draw Distances addon
  • Text Strings Revision addon
• Buck Danny
  • Unofficial FL SP 1.4 patch (included in Jason's Freelancer Patch)
• crosire et al.
  • d3d8to9
• Jason Hood
  • Jason's Freelancer Patch
• Louva-Deus
  • Freelancer SDK/QuickFix (included in Jason's Freelancer Patch)
• Microsoft
  • Freelancer Patch 1.1