The mod comes with its own launcher to download the necessary files and keep them always updated.

1. An english original and unmodified version of Freelancer is required. The mod will permanently modify the selected Freelancer installation. Make a copy of it before!
2. Download the Freelancer: Sirius Revival Launcher to install the mod.
3. If you installed Freelancer on Windows in the default path (C:\Program Files...) you must start the Launcher with Admin Rights.
4. To play Freelancer: Sirius Revival, please always use the launcher. This ensures that all files are up to date.

FL:SR Launcher GitHub Repository

General

• Fixed various original game bugs
• Increased Cruise speed to 500 m/s
• Increased Trade Lane speed to 5000 m/s
• Increased docking and undocking speed
• Maximum amount of credits increased to 2,147,483,647
• All ships (except Nomads) can be acquired
• Big ships use mooring points on planets and stations
• Ship sale with 75% of the original value
• Death Penalty based on ship, equipment and cargo value
• Increased repair costs
• NPCs spawn and unspawn at 5k distance (original 2.5k)
• Enemy jump gates cannot be docked at
• NPC scan cargo much earlier and leave less time to flee
• NPCs tractor in cargo
• Physical collisions cause much more damage
• Exchangable Engines
• Exchangable Power Plants
• Dockable player battleships/liners (need to be in the same player group)

HUD/UI

• Higher resolution textures and interface
• Working filter of zones/patrol routes by enemy or friendly on map
• Additional interface for targtting and seeing status of own and enemy ships
• New icons for equipment, ships and goods

Balancing

• Overhauled NPC spawns: NPCs of all levels can be found across the universe – can be very challenging!
• Overhauled Mission offers: Mission of all levels can be found across the universe
• Overhauled Weapons and Equipment: Everything was redesigned from scratch with focus on multiplayer experience
• Overhauled Shield balancing: Weapon types and shield types influence each other much more
• Overhauled Ship balancing: Ships of similar classes have very similar statistics and behaviour
• Reputation only acquirable by destroying ships and objects (exception for Bounty Hunters and Zoners). Missions give no more reputation (except for Bounty Hunters).
• Mass of ships, equipment, and cargo influences on manouverability
• Firing "around corners" for players reduced to 15° (original 40°)
• Redesigned Artefact Weapons (former Class 10) with all unique mechanics
• Reworked trading goods prices, mass and cargo-hold volumes

Additions

• Increased visibility range of objects
• New Effects & Sounds
• New Equipment
• New Goods
• New very heavy fighters for Liberty, Rheinland, Kusari and Blood Dragons
• Tutorial System for easy and forgiving introduction, and start jump into every colony
• Access to Alaska and Tohoku and more
• Mining zones for Mining Ships with plenty of unique loot per asteroid

This mod is possible thanks to the great work of many individuals, even those not named here by giving input and suggestions over the years. Thank you!

• Adoxa, for many useful plugins and hacks
• Imhotep, for designing some space stations
• Treewyrm, for the great Nomad ship models, texture and effects
• |~Râdîant~|, for HD textures of planets
• DAVENAT0R, for the new HUD looks and system backgrounds
• Valve and Digital Anvil, for some sound effects from their games
• Why485, for some effects
• Thaddeus, for the reworked improvde Trade Lane Ring
• Jeider and WhiskasTM, for the advanced HUD (3d-targeting of ships, weapon groups)
• XxSARGExX979, for all the NPC and equipment balancing, and many new effects
• Skotty, for the initial mod and general work on every corner of it
• BC46 for fixed texts and improved HUD icons
• More that may have been forgotten to list here (will be expanded if so)

General

1. The usage of hacks or cheats is not allowed.
2. Follow common sense. No insults or any other unsavoury behaviour.
3. It is just a game. Be it PvP or PvE contents.
4. Help your fellow players if they require it.
5. Characters with inappropriate names will be removed.
6. Loss of items or progress due bugs of the mod will be replaced on request.

Clans

1. Clans playing on the server shall present themselves in the #clan-overview on our Discord Server. Do use clan tags in the game only with such presentation.
2. Clan descriptions must not conflict with Freelancer lore and FL:SR’s additions to it.

Role Play Aspects

1. Name your characters with ships bigger than freighters appropriately. Example: "BAF-London" or "Transport-Alpes". Renames can be requested for free by an server admin.
2. Players liking to take up role-playing should be met with respect for it. However, role-play as such is purely optional.
3. Your role-playing must not conflict with Freelancer lore and FL:SR’s additions to it.
4. You must not take control over entire existing factions or important lore/story characters. You may be only a part of them.
5. Role-play must be done within the usual rule-set: No power-gaming, no meta-gaming, no god-moding.

The mod contains special functionality you can set up by the right controls setting.

• Hiding the entire UI: Secondary Key of "Minimize HUD" option

Please use the /help command in the game's chat to get a full and always up-to-date list of commands.