Look, I enjoy a challenge as much as the next guy, but this is getting ridiculous.
I'm playing the story with the mod activated (big mistake now that I look back on it). The entry level missions are unbelievably difficult - fighting Shawn Ashcroft with six fighters equipped with the Azreal laser is a test in mind-numbing dodging. Sometimes its just about luck and hoping they target someone else.
Level 1 missions for a mere $5,000 in cash are unbelievable tough! Its not a matter of the mechanics being too hard - it's the fact that the enemy has (what feels like) a near limitless supply of Shield Batteries and Nanobots! They're virtually un-killable when five of his cronies are buzzing around my ears. Single player has become so un-enjoyable because of this mod, and when I try to de-activate it and play the game with no modifications, it tells me that I have the "wrong login or password" for "the server". Now I can't play vanilla Freelancer!
Lower the difficulty for story mode - we have to play within bounds to the story. The game just seems so unfair when trying to play!