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Discovery Freelancer

Discovery Freelancer expands on the original Freelancer storyline by rebalancing the game to, as close as possible, suit a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing experience, adding many new technical features…

31 March 2006

Discovery Freelancer is an adventure developed by DiscoveryGC, released 31 March 2006 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Discovery Freelancer is

Discovery Freelancer is an adventure game developed by DiscoveryGC and released in 2006. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The award-winning Discovery modification was designed as a full-scale expansion pack for Freelancer. It breathes new life into the familiar PC game by adding lots of new features without taking away the atmosphere and balance of the original. Discovery allows players to develop and explore far beyond the reaches of un-modded Freelancer, both in multiplayer and in singleplayer modes. The modification adds 97 new systems, 255 new ships, hundreds of new weapons, equipment and commodities, new factions and NPC encounters, its own storyline, and much more - everything seamlessly integrated into Freelancer universe. View distance limitations, 2 billion player credit limit, and 10 million item…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Discovery Freelancer launched on 31 March 2006, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, Ōkami and Daxter.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Final Fantasy XII, Ōkami, Daxter.

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When did Discovery Freelancer come out?
Discovery Freelancer was released on 31 March 2006 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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