Discovery Freelancer: Fire and Fortune - Release

[Alex.]

DISCOVERY FREELANCER
UPDATE 5.0 - "FIRE AND FORTUNE"

Dear members,

At long last, "Fire and Fortune", also known as Discovery Freelancer 5.0, is ready for release.
Using the word "patch" really isn't fair here, this represents by far the most comprehensive update in the mod's history - with massive overhauls of basic systems in ship mechanics, economy, the story, and many other respects, it's closer to a new game than an update.

We'd like to thank everyone who contributed on the development side of things, and of course everyone in the community who has kept this game alive by playing on the server and posting on the forums, and have kept their excitement going for all of this admittedly long wait.
Many of the changes you may have already read about in the Dev Diaries released, and there will be more details coming, so stay tuned for those.

Until then, we encourage you to simply the take the mod's name to heart and discover what you can yourselves.

Have fun!

The Systems Department would like to remind the owners of POBs that you can receive free of charge movement of your asset within the reworked or out of the removed system by submitting a movement request as described in this thread.

Credits

DEVELOPERS & CONTRIBUTORS

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@Haste - Balance, Models, Economy, Everything
@pillow - Balance
@Aingar - Coding, Infocards
@Alex. - Coding
@Groshyr - Systems
@Markam - Systems
@Phil - Infocards, Story, Slave-Whipping
@Titan* - SFX, FX, PvE
@Kauket - FX, SFX, Graphic Design
@Antonio - Systems
@Jaypate - Models
@Kuze - Models
@Lucas - Models
@Wildkins - Systems
@Erremnart - Story, Infocards
@Reeves - Story, Infocards
@jammi - Story, Infocards, Economy
@Loken - Infocards, Story, Systems
@Mephistoles - Economy, Infocards
@Jeuge - Economy
@Treewyrm - Models
@Goddess Astra - Models
@=Hellfire= - Models
@aerelm - Models
@Swallow - Models
@SnakeLancerHaven - SFX
@Karst - Economy, Infocards, this announcement
@Petitioner - Economy, Infocards
Neuvalis - SFX
@Laz - Coding
@Chronicron - SFX
@Sombs - Systems
@Fab - Playtesting
@Karidon - Playtesting
@L1ght - Playtesting
@Tenshi - Playtesting, FX
@Novascova - Playtesting
@Levenna - Playtesting, Infocards
@Leo - Graphic Design
@Omi - Infocards, Writing apologies for us
@Werdackel - Playtesting, Infocards
@Eagle-Vulture - Systems
@Luminium - Infocards
@TheSauron - Infocards
@Implosion - Playtesting
@Wesker - Playtesting
@Toaster - Infocards
@Kherty - Infocards
@HonourWolf - Playtesting
@Darius - Infocards
@Omicron - Infocards
@Connor - Admin work, Playtesting
@A1ex - Models
@Armageddon - Models
and many more

MISC

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Sound FX from https://www.zapsplat.com - 2023
“Wits” Music soundtrack, modified to loop - Kevin Macleod, 2023
Plugins from Adoxa
Additional soundtracks from Freelancer Beta
Advanced Hud originally by Whiskas & Jeider, adapted by Laz & Aingar
Freelancer HD Icons and HUD Backgrounds by BC46 and Freestalker.fr

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FLHook suggestions
All other dev queries
Please only PM me through the forums for things that need to be private like anticheat etc.

[Chenzo-]

Wooo, lets gooo!



Edit: Patch downloaded but can't see server?

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[Laz]

What is Discovery? This mod seems kinda cool

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[St.Denis]

Wooo, lets gooo!



Edit: Patch downloaded but can't see server?

It takes time for the active server to be ready.

There are a lot of changes to be made on the server before the Game is ready.

You are possibly looking at about 2-3 hours from the time it was taken down.

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'I would like to be half as clever as some people like to believe they are'
Life is full of disappointments, it is how we handle them that helps to define us, as a person

[Connor]

Can I remind people that if you're PoB is directly effected by the update you are possibly entitled to move you PoB for free.

https://discoverygc.com/forums/showthrea...tid=178857

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[Omi]

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[Lusitano]

i didn't start playing, like everyone, but from what flcompanion is showing i'm already hating what you guys did to so many systems ... first the 0mega 48 ... loadout ... economy .... and i didn't even really checked others ...

[Karidon]

Congrats on finally releasing this monster of a patch.

Will be interesting to see how people adapt to the new play-style of certain ship classes.

[Chronicron]

At long last. The seal has been broken.

@Chron - SFX

hm?

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[Groshyr]

At long last. The seal has been broken.

@Chron - SFX

hm?

Your cloak beep from a dev request long ago has been added to the client to replace the original noisy one