server is down

[Kane]

Kind of a n00b question, but...

How do I connect to an IP address? All i've ever done so far is to use the GUI built into Freelancer, but just in case I want to know how to connect to an IP address with Freelancer.

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[Igiss]

Look in this thread:
http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=
or in mod readme.

You need to change options of Freelancer shortcut. It should be like this:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\EXE\Freelancer.exe -s207.192.196.50:2302
(change path according to your own installation)

If you launch the game from such a shortcut, you won't even need to connect to global server - Discovery server will be visible in LAN.

[daedalus]

Look in this thread:
http://discoverygc.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=
or in mod readme.

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Alternatively, if you don't wish to change the shortcut, you can go to the Freelancer exe folder and open fldirectip.hta and type the IP in there. But changing the shortcut is better as long as the IP doesn't change.

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[Angel]

every time i change my shortcut to the one igiss has it say theres no such location found.

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[daedalus]

every time i change my shortcut to the one igiss has it say theres no such location found.

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Angel/Igiss, there's a small error with punctuation. To work correctly, amend the "Target" line to this:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\EXE\Freelancer.exe" -s207.192.196.50:2302

The Discovery server will then appear in the list, under both LAN and Internet. :rolleyes:

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Role-played characters:
daedalus - Liberty Navy
bandersnatch - Ruthless criminal possessed by a (huge) alien
Shredder - Small-time Kusari pirate, looking to join the Blood Dragons

"Bounty Hunters. We don't need that scum." - Admiral Piett

[Igiss]

For me it works without any quotes at all. Quotes are just to mark start and end of the line. Maybe on your system it's different...

[Korrd]

Quotes are used to delimit a string.
In old systems (DOS) the names didnt allow spaces. In windows, when you use spaces, you must use quotes. If not, the system will think that the string ends on the first space found.

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[Kane]

Oh, OK. Thanks fr clearing that part up for me.

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[marauder]

Is it me or has the server crashed again?

I logged off before the restart and now it's gone, it won't come up on the list, I've been logging on using the Fldirectip, but I've exited the game and tried it again but it's still now coming up.

[Korrd]

Give it a few minutes...
If it is not back after 2 3 mins, then it crashed again...

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