Experience a vast, open-ended universe filled with an infinite number of adventures. You are the freelancer Edison Trent, an intergalactic jack-of-all-trades. Your mission: whatever you want. Become a smuggler or a ruthless space thug, a naval hero or a trader. Dodge through asteroid fields while piloting elite spacecraft. The action is endless as you make your way through 48 known star systems. Greed, morality, compassion, anger... whatever motivates you, the dynamic universe will respond.

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2023 Modding Year In Review - Quarter 4

2023 Modding Year In Review - Quarter 4

2023 Mod of the Year Awards 6 comments

Check out our breakdown of the top modding headlines from October to December 2023!

Discovery Freelancer 5.0: Fire and Fortune
Freelancer

Discovery Freelancer 5.0: Fire and Fortune

Discovery Freelancer

Discovery 5.0: Fire and Fortune is the largest update we've released in years, featuring changes to almost every feature in the game!

Freelancer 20th Anniversary Event Week

Freelancer 20th Anniversary Event Week

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We celebrate the 20th anniversary of Freelancer, from 24th of FEB until 05th of MAR there will be events hosted by different mods and projects every day...

Join New Universe 2.3 Beta test with a new renderer for Freelancer
Freelancer

Join New Universe 2.3 Beta test with a new renderer for Freelancer

New Universe mod 5 comments

If you want to try out the new renderer for Freelancer you can do it now during our beta test. Also this helps us finding remaining issues.

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...

Freelancer: HD Edition version 0.6 released!
Freelancer

Freelancer: HD Edition version 0.6 released!

Freelancer: HD Edition

A new version of Freelancer: HD Edition has been released with additional enhancements and bug fixes!

Veni, Vidi, Video - DBolical YouTube Roundup May 2nd - May 6th
Warstride Challenges

Veni, Vidi, Video - DBolical YouTube Roundup May 2nd - May 6th

Warstride Challenges 1 comment

Check out this week’s roundup of the mods and indies that were featured on the DBolical YouTube!

New Page Template Introduced; 5 Creatively Modded ModDB Pages

New Page Template Introduced; 5 Creatively Modded ModDB Pages

Feature 14 comments

New Page Template Introduced; 5 Creatively Modded ModDB Pages.

Freelancer: HD Edition 0.5 released!
Freelancer

Freelancer: HD Edition 0.5 released!

Freelancer: HD Edition 12 comments

A new update for Freelancer: HD Edition 0.5 where we've made some enhancements & added a bunch of new options so you can further tailor your Freelancer...

The successor to Freelancer

The successor to Freelancer

News 12 comments

Chris Roberts announced Freelancer in 1997 once he was done with his saga Wing Commander. First scheduled for 2000, then reported to 2001, it was finally...

New release of Freelancer mod The Nomad Legacy
Freelancer

New release of Freelancer mod The Nomad Legacy

Freelancer: The Nomad Legacy 8 comments

Mission 6 of The Nomad Legacy is available in Russian and English version.

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...

Top 5 New Mods for Classic Games

Top 5 New Mods for Classic Games

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Check out our picks for the top newest mods (2020 to 2021) for classic games (2004 and older)!

Freelancer: HD Edition released!
Freelancer

Freelancer: HD Edition released!

Freelancer: HD Edition 18 comments

We are very excited to announce that Freelancer: HD Edition has now been officially released!

Commodities!
Freelancer

Commodities!

Freelancer: Aftermath

A sneak peak at the commodity lineup for Aftermath.

Dublin and You: The Gold Rush
Freelancer

Dublin and You: The Gold Rush

Freelancer: Aftermath 1 comment

Impyness discusses what's going in Dublin between big bad Bretonia and the Mollies Sovereignty Movement.

The Land of the Giants
Freelancer

The Land of the Giants

Freelancer: Aftermath

Ash takes a quick glance at the big corporations that will feature in Aftermath.

Release: Discovery Freelancer 4.93: Horizons
Freelancer

Release: Discovery Freelancer 4.93: Horizons

Discovery Freelancer

Patch 4.93 introduces a number of story arcs and continues older ones. This post, concocted by your devoted story developers, serves as a summary of what's...

DIY Starships
Freelancer

DIY Starships

Freelancer: Aftermath

Ash introduces some of the new ship manufacturers being introduced with Aftermath.

Here Come the Big Guns
Freelancer

Here Come the Big Guns

Freelancer: Aftermath 2 comments

Titan explains capital ship classes, corvettes, gunboats and their role in Aftermath.

Aftermath from a Modeler's Perspective
Freelancer

Aftermath from a Modeler's Perspective

Freelancer: Aftermath

AnonymousFox talks about some of the new assets that are being created for Aftermath.

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...

Automating Economy Development
Freelancer

Automating Economy Development

Freelancer: Aftermath

Introducing the new engine that will future-proof Aftermath's economy.

Crunching the Numbers
Freelancer

Crunching the Numbers

Freelancer: Aftermath

A brief overview of what's going on under the hood of Aftermath's economy development

Making a Scene
Freelancer

Making a Scene

Freelancer: Aftermath

IrateRedKite takes a quick look at some of the new visuals capital ships are getting when they're docked.

Quality Over Quantity
Freelancer

Quality Over Quantity

Freelancer: Aftermath

Cursetantine explains the philosophy behind Aftermath's systems development.

New Freelancer HD textures
Freelancer

New Freelancer HD textures

Nomad Legacy HD textures pack 1 comment

Alternative HD textures pack for Vanilla Freelancer. Improve your unchanged original Freelancer.

Yet more improved - new release of the Freelancer The Nomad Legacy
Freelancer

Yet more improved - new release of the Freelancer The Nomad Legacy

Freelancer: The Nomad Legacy

New textures: planets, stations, kusari ships. And new improved mission 5 with cutscenes.

Join the Freelancer Community Discord

Join the Freelancer Community Discord

News

Freelancer now has it's very own global community Discord server!

Mission 4 of Freelancer: The Nomad Legacy released!
Freelancer

Mission 4 of Freelancer: The Nomad Legacy released!

Freelancer: The Nomad Legacy 1 comment

New demo-version with fully-voiced version of mission 4 and Adv Wide HUD 2.0.