The long awaited Shattered Worlds Freelancer mod has been released. A talented DevTeam from over 6 different Freelancer communities have gathered to work on this ambitious project. Collectively, the team combined modding knowledge and lessons learned from numerous mods/servers, they picked the best concepts from other mods; which were implemented, improved and further expanded. The entire game has been overhauled from the ground up to create a cutting edge balance scheme. The DevTeam also added hundreds of weapons/equipment items, and many new ships, with over 160 individual craft at present, many of which are exclusive to the mod. The end result is one of the most balanced and highest quality Freelancer modifications ever conceived. If you are a new player or an old player tired of normal Freelancer mods, Shattered Worlds has something for you. Come, try it for yourself. When you undock, you will see the next evolution of Freelancer!
Absolutely the most mature, most balanced and IMHO the nicest looking mod for Freelancer.
Pros:
The graphical superiority doesn't come from some stupid shiny bloom effect but great, precise, hand-made textures and models. Trade lane animation is also the coolest.
Ship classes with different speeds and specials (eg. double thrusters, 2 second cruise warmup) are revolutionary.
Weapons are very balanced. Energy usage is calculated from range and projectile speed.
Ore miner ships and mineable asteroids are good stuff.
Flyable trains (jumbo transports) and capital ships. Turrets and freighter shields are empowered. (Big sized guns equal big slaps, am I right?)
Cons:
Difficult to start in multiplayer as ships are rather expensive.
Ships' turn speed and power generator stats are not shown in the details.
(It still leaves the currently most popular mod - Discovery in the dust.)