A small grain of sand in the vast universe
...nothing special, just a cluster of stars and some nebulae
...just one out of millions of similar places...

But it was chosen by the Monkey god!
A new home for mankind.

The first Nomad war is over and people in the colonies have forgotten about the Nomad threat.
The governments of the four houses have gone back to their business and rebuilt what was destroyed.
A time of peace and economic growth has endured.
But Sirius is in danger!
The Nomads are not dead, but are now even more powerful than before.
Pilots are disappearing, stations are attacked, single ships of unknown origin and material are again spotted all over the colonies!
Once again Mankind is at war!
The Nomads are back, stronger and more dangerous than before.
They control several systems and operate all over the colonies.
This time however, mankind has an ally.
The Monkeys from Planet Primus share our aim to destroy the Nomads!
They have the blessings of the Monkey God and superior knowledge and technology. But the Nomads are strong and victory is still far away.
Humankind needs your help.

Enter a new story in the world of Freelancer...

The main aim of this mod is not to change the entire Freelancer universe, but to add some parts to the game to make it more interesting.
We also changed some of the original features to make the game more challenging. As we wanted to keep the original Freelancer feeling we tried to add things that really fit in the Freelancer universe. These are our ideas for a "better" Freelancer, hopefully you will agree.

- Join the Monkeys, the Robots and the Order and fight against the enemy of mankind. Drive the Nomads out of Sirius!
- Watch out for the Fugitives.
- Be a Freelancer, a Trader, a Miner, a Mercenary, a Pirate or an Officer of the Law.
- Visit a Nomad base and let them take you over. Be one of the superior beings and annihilate the weak!
- Join a Clan and fight for your aims! Get the right to land on one of the Clan bases to buy exclusive Clan ships and equipment!
- Experience RP and help improve diplomatic relations between the Monkeys and the humans.
- Take part in RP-server Events and earn money by finding the Great Banana! Simply EXPERIENCE FREELANCER THE "MONKEY WAY"!!!

Countless enhancements, systems, pilotable ships and even more wait for you to be discovered.

- Personal pilots
- Cloakable ships
- Pilotable capships with assigned roles
- Dockable battleships
- Unique stations custom built for the mod
- Unique multiplayer storyline quests, enter the hunt for Monkey Paradise or discover the Robot Origin

....and much more

The server is hosted from a dedicated data center in central Europe and utilized FLAC and it's many features. Our mod is also running the superb autoupdater from DB software, a comfortable and reliable way to keep up with our constant mod development. Your Freelancer will update itself automatically each time you enter the world of Monkey Universe and provide you with the latest development in weapon technology, ships and the current political situation. The world around you is growing and developing, so each time you log on some things may have changed. Also it gives us the opportunity to react to player suggestions and wishes quickly and smoothly.

Visit us at: http://monkeyuniverse.kicks-ass.org and http://monkeyuniverse.forumonline.biz/portal.htm

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