What are the best Freelancer mods?

I guess it all depends on what you are looking for in a mod.

After a few playthroughs I got a mod that gave me a shadow vessel (bab 5) and an ultra blaster (basic wimpy gun with an absurd rate of fire) and just ripped through everything. But then, I enjoy that sort of thing immensely.

I know there are a couple that flesh out the universe a bit more or change it entirely.

I wish I could remember which mods I used specifically, but I had about 15 that I had loaded. I think one of them increased speed of all ships by double.

I LOVE THAT GAME, I actually have a battlestar galactica mod, star wars, and some crossfire mods(1.2 is the best), if ever i find a open sever look me up under reconviperone1

I think I'm going to re-install and find some of those mods.....

MISSION 14 at last! (by Rasauul)

At last after probably more than 1000 hours of modding, here is MISSION 14, plus pimped prequel + pimped vanilla storyline,

I hope you will love it, its hosted at: http://www.fileplanet.com/files/200000/202608.shtml

Heres some info on other changes in this mod:

Big funky script for player customization and more...

Visuals:
Alternate Story-thns
Semi transparent slimline nav map
New slimline UI
Spinning realistic size planets in most systems
Non "grid" planetary setup

Dogfighting features:
New realistic/faster projectile speeds and damage
Faster paced combat
Alternate Slerp and Ship handling
Changed crosshair behaviour
higher speeds and maneuverability
More realistic a.k.a higher collision damage


Text n' menus:
Lots of new text
New menu names
New fonts

Sounds:
New background and cruise sounds
Some new music

AI:
Easy landing to disable "Drunk driving" when landing
New better pilots added
Better autopilot skill when cruising

Items n ships:
Added modified nomad powercore
Different ships compiled from several mods
New storyline player ships


Contributors:
BigDaddyStoryline 1.25
Mod base

Flak 88 mod
menu screen THNs
Added flak char designer n pimped it a bit

Realspace mod
Added some lighting settings from this mod

By 1001
prequel: "before FP7" added and pimped


Discovery
19k docking
Nepthys ship
Isis Ship


Shrouded Worlds:
Order bomber

Black label:
Chain turret added

Big funky script for player customization and much much more...

Try www.efs.redirect.to which is the eagle utopia mod, we are working on improving our player base, by adding weekly events which players earn lots of credits and equipment. We have player flyable battle ships as well as many other specelty ships, many are cloakable. log on check us out say hi, hope to see you in space.

wow... I hadn't played for years (dito) and had just reinstalled and am playing through with my son. I was awestruck again by this game; it's beauty and reality. My son said it left him feeling as though he was really experiencing what we were doing.

So I was happy to find people still playing it, or, like me just picking it up again. I accidentally came across the idea of mods... now I'm hooked.