Comments - rarndtjr

OK, I figured it out. My Bad.

I didn't realize that 485 Update 3 was only a patch. I thought it was the Base Plus Patch #3.

Solution:
Be sure to download Discovery 485 Base code (Discovery485.zip.flmod)
Example - Download from: (to be added after 7 days)

[Windows XP]
- To install (double-click)the Discovery485.zip.flmod file which will extract the zip file to the mods folder of FLMM directory.

[Windows Vista]
- Download and Rename the Discovery485.zip.flmod file to "Discovery485.zip" and extract the files to a desired location.
- Create a folder named "Discovery485"
- Copy all of the recently extracted files from Discovery485.zip to the newly created Discovery485 folder.
- Copy the Discovery485 folder to the FLMM mods folder.
Example: C:\Program Files\Freelancer Mod Manager\mods
Note: The mods folder should now contain the folder "Discovery485" (along with other mod folders)

[Activating the Discovery v4.85 Mod]
- Run the FLMM application and Activate the "Discovery Mod v4.85"
- When complete (and successful), Run FL from the Start Menu.

[Update to Discovery 4.85 (Patch) 3]
- After Running FL from the Start Meny, when prompted if you want to download and install the Update 3 patch, select Yes to complete the update process.

[Play Freelancer]
- Run FL (again) from the Start Menu and Play the game as normal.

OK, I figured it out.

I didn't realize that 485 Update 3 was only a patch. I thought it was the Base Plus Patch #3.

Solution:
Be sure to download Discovery 485 Base code (Discovery485.zip.flmod)
Example - Download from: (to be posted after 7 days)

[Windows XP]
- To install (double-click)the Discovery485.zip.flmod file which will extract the zip file to the mods folder of FLMM directory.

[Windows Vista]
- Download and Rename the Discovery485.zip.flmod file to "Discovery485.zip" and extract the files to a desired location.
- Create a folder named "Discovery485"
- Copy all of the recently extracted files from Discovery485.zip to the newly created Discovery485 folder.
- Copy the Discovery485 folder to the FLMM mods folder.
Example: C:\Program Files\Freelancer Mod Manager\mods
Note: The mods folder should now contain the folder "Discovery485" (along with other mod folders)

[Activating the Discovery v4.85 Mod]
- Run the FLMM application and Activate the "Discovery Mod v4.85"
- When complete (and successful), Run FL from the Start Menu.

[Update to Discovery 4.85 (Patch) 3]
- After Running FL from the Start Meny, when prompted if you want to download and install the Update 3 patch, select Yes to complete the update process.

[Play Freelancer]
- Run FL (again) from the Start Menu and Play the game as normal.

Not True.
I've been having a similar problem as Chaosmaster4, however when I downloaded the 485 Mod, I only got a zip file and not a .zip.flmod file and so I manually uncompressed and copied the mod to FLMM mods folder and activated and each time I attempted to run FL 4.85 I encountered an Access Violation 0xc0000005.

This happened on two platforms (different download sessions) Win XP SP3 and Vista SP1 (both x86).

I'm attempting to download the file again from another location

OK. Perhaps I missed some readme or guidelines elsewhere but I installed 4.85 per the readme.txt (as best I could make out) and activated with FLMM 1.3 however the "Installation & Updates" instructions in the Readme.txt appear to be invalid and incomplete. Step "3" refers to a .zip.flmod file
that does not exist (which was verified once the 4.85 Mod was downloaded) and therefore "double-clicking" the file is an invalid step.

Step 3
"3) When all required software is installed and ready for use, download the Discovery mod (.zip.flmod file) and double-click it. If FLMM was installed correctly, the file will be unzipped to FLMM folder. "Ready for activation" message will appear, and FLMM main window will open."

Instead, I unzipped the 4.85 Mod file and copied the 4.85 folder to the FLMM "mods" folder, ran FLMM and successfully activated (Discovery) 4.85 (according to FLMM).

However,it appears that there is a problem with updating the original FL files or registering the Discovery update since executing FL 4.85 causes an Access Violation (AV) 0xc0000005 each time the game is executed. (Error Logs are available)

In addition, This problem occurs on multiple Platforms.

Scenario 1: Windows XP SP3
Scenario 2: Windows Vista SP1 (Running FL as Admin)

The documentation is definitely unclear/ambiguous and needs better structure.

Q: What are the proper installation instructions for applying this Mod to the Base Freelancer install?

Q: What is the proper method for verifying that the files were copied/updated and registered correctly?

Thanks Much.

Is this Mod cumulative (4.85) or do I need to install the Discovery Mods individually (in order)?