After my first experience with online games in 2000 I've build up and successfully ran several large online clans. In 2001 climbed up the ladder in Starlancer and managed to become one of the most successful players worldwide in that game aswell as leader of the largest clan. Since that I stuck to the Sci-fi game genre. In 2002 the SWAT Portal was founded and since that I am leading this Sci-fi Game Portal that supports a large range of games. One of these games is Freelancer. Not long after its release in 2003 I've started modding the game (my modding experiences with other games reach back to 1993 where I've created my first work). Until now I've created 4 Freelancer mods and assisted countless of other Mod projects. The Crossfire Mod which is currently my main project keeps holding the Top position of the Freelancer mods for several years. Most important for me is the success of the SWAT Community and its members aswell as professional work.

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20th Freelancer Anniversary with Crossfire
Freelancer

20th Freelancer Anniversary with Crossfire

Crossfire 2.0 3 comments

The SWAT Portal will organize a special in-game event on 4th March next year on the official Crossfire server to celebrate the release date of the game...

Blackstar Fleet
Freelancer

Blackstar Fleet

Crossfire 2.0 4 comments

Since the ambition behind Blackstar Fleet got significantly bigger, more time is needed to get all the work done. We currently make good progress, adding...

Crossfire re-release and future updates
Freelancer

Crossfire re-release and future updates

Crossfire 2.0 6 comments

It is safe to say that 2020 was a very turbulent year, sometimes with some unpleasant surprises waiting around the corner.We are living in a difficult...

Blackstar Update
Freelancer

Blackstar Update

Crossfire 2.0 1 comment

The in 2019 released "Lost Fleet" update opened opportunities to release more story related content for Freelancer Crossfire without interfering with...

Lost Fleet update released
Freelancer

Lost Fleet update released

Crossfire 2.0 3 comments

What can you expect from the Lost Fleet update? Aside from the many improvements on Crossfire 2.0 new story content is available which tells the tale...

Lost Fleet update in Q1 2019
Freelancer

Lost Fleet update in Q1 2019

Crossfire 2.0 7 comments

Lost Fleet is going to continue the Crossfire bonus missions and will open a new world for the players to explore. Main focus will be the Sol sector and...

Crossfire 2017/2018
Freelancer

Crossfire 2017/2018

Crossfire 2.0 2 comments

In 2018 Freelancer itself will turn 15 years old. That is an remarkable age and even more impressive is that players still enjoy this game. Help us to...

Review 2016 / Preview 2017
Starlancer: Sol War

Review 2016 / Preview 2017

Starlancer: Sol War 5 comments

Just about a week ago I announced another update that I want to release end of December 2016 or beginning Janurary 2017 (depending on how fast I can finish...

Multiplayer Features / Community Content
Starlancer: Sol War

Multiplayer Features / Community Content

Starlancer: Sol War 6 comments

2015 was truely was a year of detail improvements in Crossfire. After the release of the first beta version at the end of 2014 we got lots of player feedbacks...

Crossfire Short Stories Part XVII: New discoveries in the Sol system?
Freelancer

Crossfire Short Stories Part XVII: New discoveries in the Sol system?

Crossfire 2.0 2 comments

On his way to a new assignment in Sol System, very junior Order Lieutenant Nico Slate had flown his brand-new Horizon from Liberty space through Bretonia...

Crossfire 2.0 Beta released
Freelancer

Crossfire 2.0 Beta released

Crossfire 2.0 20 comments

A few weeks ago we have silently released a public Beta version of the Crossfire 2.0 Mod. Crossfire 2.0 contains 43 exciting main story missions which...

Crossfire short stories XVI: Inner Core Logs
Freelancer

Crossfire short stories XVI: Inner Core Logs

Crossfire 2.0 1 comment

Reconnaissance Fleet Commanders log: Day 1: All ships have completed the jump successfully, a way back, as expected, is not possible. The first scan shows...

Crossfire short stories XV: Journey with no return
Freelancer

Crossfire short stories XV: Journey with no return

Crossfire 2.0 1 comment

The Tactical holo-display in the middle of the Command Center at GMG’s research station shows symbols for more than 50 ships hovering around the station...

Crossfire short stories XIV: Ancient Days
Freelancer

Crossfire short stories XIV: Ancient Days

Crossfire 2.0

The Scientific colony on the planet Lyr in the Dervon system celebrated. Research of a wormhole found in the asteroid field, that has lasted nearly a...

Crossfire 2 Progress & Release
Freelancer

Crossfire 2 Progress & Release

Crossfire 2.0 46 comments

After almost two years of development the new Crossfire mod is almost finished. With Crossfire 2.0 we have created a mod that can only be described as...

Crossfire Feature Update
Freelancer

Crossfire Feature Update

Crossfire 2.0 8 comments

We'd like to use the opportunity to give a small update on the Crossfire 2.0 development. With this version the 10th chapter of the Crossfire storyline...

Crossfire 2.0 -
Freelancer

Crossfire 2.0 -

Crossfire 2.0 20 comments

With the new year we also have started to work on a new version of the Crossfire mod. Out task: to develop a much more lively and interesting environment...

Crossfire - Update 2011 & Preview 2012
Freelancer

Crossfire - Update 2011 & Preview 2012

Crossfire 2.0 4 comments

While the release of Crossfire 1.9 dates back just a few months the new mod version had a major impact on the Freelancer community and its players. For...

Clan management and Contest system
Freelancer

Clan management and Contest system

Crossfire 2.0 4 comments

Clans play a very big role in Freelancer. So they do for Crossfire. Clans often keep the roleplay running or initiate new roleplay situations. They help...

Crossfire Roleplay
Freelancer

Crossfire Roleplay

Crossfire 2.0 2 comments

Crossfire is known for an open and free Roleplay environment. Doing roleplay for years we have kept it simple and without enforcement. Motivating players...

Crossfire 1.9 - Singleplayer vs Multiplayer
Freelancer

Crossfire 1.9 - Singleplayer vs Multiplayer

Crossfire 2.0 32 comments

When we started working on Crossfire 1.9 in december 2010 we had in mind to just add a few more Capital ships and some new quests continueing the already...

Crossfire 1.9: Dark Ages (April update)
Freelancer

Crossfire 1.9: Dark Ages (April update)

Crossfire 2.0 19 comments

In december 2010 we have started the work on Crossfire 1.9 with the idea to make this Freelancer mod something very special. Now, four months later at...

Crossfire 1.9 Development
Freelancer

Crossfire 1.9 Development

Crossfire 2.0 2 comments

It's now 2 months since we released the last news about the Crossfire 1.9 development. Why that? Why didn't we release more info meanwhile? Well, we have...

Crossfire 1.9 Upcoming Features
Freelancer

Crossfire 1.9 Upcoming Features

Crossfire 2.0 15 comments

With Crossfire 1.9 we once more have decided to release a major Freelancer Mod that breaks all limits. Eventhough we keep focusing on the graphic elements...

The Lancers Reactor
Freelancer

The Lancers Reactor

Freelancer 4 comments

It's been three years now that the official and biggest Freelancer community site was shut down by Microsoft. But "The Lancers Reactor" did not vanish...

Crossfire Mod 1.9 Announced
Freelancer

Crossfire Mod 1.9 Announced

Crossfire 2.0 16 comments

I am pleased to announce the development of the next Crossfire Mod for Freelancer. One year ago we have released Crossfire: Inner Core Version 1.8 which...

Freelancer: Crossfire 1.82 Released
Freelancer

Freelancer: Crossfire 1.82 Released

Crossfire 2.0 1 comment

You might consider Crossfire the biggest modding project related to all other Freelancer Mods currently outside. Hence you can be sure that it improves...

Project on hold
Freelancer

Project on hold

SWAT Destructable Universe

The SWAT Portal has stopped futher work on the Destructable Universe mod due to the lack of support from the Freelancer community.

Crossfire 1.82 announced
Freelancer

Crossfire 1.82 announced

Crossfire 2.0 1 comment

This summer a new version of the famous Crossfire Freelancer mod will be released.

Crossfire Version Story Chapters
Freelancer

Crossfire Version Story Chapters

Crossfire 2.0

Every version of the Crossfire mod introduced a new part of the Crossfire story. These Story parts leading from one version of the mod to the next are...