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{{mm}} Microsoft has individual support pages for [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814551 video] and [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814549 sound] issues for Windows 95/ME/XP. | {{mm}} Microsoft has individual support pages for [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814551 video] and [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814549 sound] issues for Windows 95/ME/XP. | ||
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Revision as of 04:59, 11 February 2013
Template:Infobox Key points
- Not available on any digital distribution channels, only through retail.
Main issues Two primary issues when running on modern systems:
- Graphics issues resulting in a black screen or general crashes.
- There can be sound issues causing voices or music to temporarily be muted.
General pnformation
- The Starport - modding information and forums.
- The Starport Wiki installation guide.
- Microsoft has individual support pages for video and sound issues for Windows 95/ME/XP.
Availability
- Freelancer is currently unavailable as a digital release.
Improvements
Patches
The official patch primarily affects server stability for multi-player and is not necessary for single player. It does not address any graphics or sound issues mentioned below.
- Latest: 1.1
Windowed mode
Execute the game with the command line parameter -win.
Issued fixed
It is sometimes necessary to start a new game, delete all your saved games or reinstall Freelancer in order for the following fixes to be successful.
Sound issues
If there is either no sound or voices or music cut in and out the following fixes may solve the problem.
- Most sound issues can be traced to problems with the Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec. Uninstalling and reinstalling this codec as described on Microsoft's website can fix the problem. Other people have had success in both Windows 98 and Vista 32-bit by copying the l3codeca.acm file from the c:\windows\system32\ directory to the c:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\EXE\ directory and renaming it as l3codecp.acm.
- Another possible fix is disabling 3-D sound in the options menu.
Video Issues
Microsoft lists several solutions for video issues.
System requirements