The Reckoning Beta 4.65 Released (January 17, 2005)

[ChrisReid]

Warzog and the Privateer Reckoning team have released the latest version of the Freelancer Wing Commander mod. It's looking better than ever. The shot featuring the carrier hanging in space below is just gorgeous. You do need the full retail Freelancer and the Freelancer Mod Manager program, which you can download here. Don't forget to disable your other mods when you load up The Reckoning.

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The mod files clock in at about 27 megabytes. That package can be found here.

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Original update published on January 17, 2005

 

[warzog]

The Carrier is a Ranger Class Carrier.
(A.K.A. TCS Victory from Wing Commander III, Heart of the Tiger.)

The Ranger Class Carriers are also in the Dry-docks at the Perry Naval Station in the last image.
(Along with some Paradigms.)

The Center Image is of the Player's Tarsus landing on Jolson.

There are 24 player buyable/flyable ships in the mod.
They come from almost every Wing Commander game, and the original Privateer game.
The list includes:
Arrow, Banshee, Broadsword, Centurion, Crossbow, Demon, Dralthi, Drone, Epee, Ferret, Galaxy, Gladius, Gothri, Hellcat, Hornet, Morningstar, Orion, Paktahn, Sabre, Stiletto, Talon, Tarsus, Thunderbolt, Vindicator
Only the Paradigm, Ranger class carriers, and the TCS Vesuvius are unflyable by players.
You will encounter Paradigms and the Rangers flying around the recreated Gemini Sector.

 

[GreyViper]

Bearcat still being MTA? Umm any chance that the old drone modle could be replace with the one that they use in Priv Remake. That is if the would lend it.
If yes the maybe the scout and the smother drone could be added, personaly I would like to se some stelteck cap ship/base or fighter.

 

[NuclearPenguins]

I installed it correctly.

But for some weird reason my screen goes haywire, like it's not reading my video card correctly. I tried a clean install of the game and opened it up without any mods and it does the same thing. Hmmmm... I have the latest video drivers so I don't know whats up.

But what I did get to see between the weird flickering and ghost-zones on my screen looked really cool. If I can figure out what the heck is wrong with my game I'm sure I'll enjoy playing this.

 

[warzog]

GreyViper:
The BearCat needs to be retextured.
Until I can get someone to do that, it's out of the mod.
The models in the Remake are of a different format.
Besides getting permission, I'd have to find someone to convert it.
(Conversions are the reason that the Dragon, Excalibur, and others, aren't in the mod.)

NuclearPenguins:
You may have a bad download.
Try downloading it again, and see if that helps.

 

[MamiyaOtaru]

any chance that the old drone modle could be replace with the one that they use in Priv Remake. That is if the would lend it.

Lent.

The models in the Remake are of a different format.
Besides getting permission, I'd have to find someone to convert it.

Permission obviously given. Bob McDob has it in .obj format and it seems he plans to convert it to whatever Freelancer's in game format is, assuming it meets your requirements.

 

[NuclearPenguins]

Nevermind, I got it to work.
I had some bunk drivers for my new video card.

A+ Work, I dig it thus far. I'll have to play around with it some more when I have more free time.

 

[Marc]

This remake is a god-sent. I can't stop playing it. Thanks.
I've yet to install the latest version, but I can't wait-I have to ask:
Is the Tarawa in this version? I was kinda disapointed to see some liberty stand-in battlecruiser with the same name.

Also can something as basic as AC3D files be usefull to you?

 

[warzog]

The Tarawa's name is in the mod, but not the ship.
Not to me, maybe Bob McDob cando something with the AC3D files.

 

[phimat]

I've always treated Freelancer as priv3. Tried an earlier version of The Reckoning without success. Finally got v 4.65 to work.
It's good good good. Music just right. Glad the fl "conveyor belts" are gone. It's like starting priv1 all over again.
I've played the remake, but I think the Reckoning is better, in part because the Remake was both too like the original and yet not the original(?), and also because I think Freelancer itself was a conscious attempt to create a commercially viable priv3. This mod perfects it.
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[Lt.Death100]

If you like this mod than look to WC:FL and it's upcoming epsilon sector tc. WC:FL is currently just WC ships in FL but epsilon sector is in the WC universe.