Single player, you play through the story line. Open Single player, you by-pass the story line. Multi player, bypass story line with others either lan or internet. None that I have heard of, playing the story in multi player yet.

Ok thanks for the reply, Finalday. But unfortunately I've thought of more questions.

Excuse me if I sound like I'm being difficult though, but single and open single still sound relatively the same to me. I mean, I can load a save game (while I'm still levelling through the storyline) and go off and trade or go pirating or loot wrecks and so on. Or is that not really "open" because I still need the story to advance my level? Or for example, when the story is finished does it then become an open game? Sorry, not trying to be difficult, but it was a long day at work today and the brain isn't functioning so well at the moment.

And when you say that open by-passes the storyline, does that also mean it bypasses or negates the must-do-next-mission-to-gain-a-level that the single player game requires?

So.....in a way, single player mods add more "candy and things" to the original story that you must still play to advance levels? And that open single mods add a completely new story or candy without having to level up through the completion of the "Juni" missions.......? (depending on the mod)

Sheesh, I'm getting myself more confused now.

Anyway, any more help and info to clear this up would be appreciated.

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"Open Single player", is a mod. You use Freelancer Mod Manager to activate it, then start a new game. It starts after all story missions are complete, but you are level 1. You then can take off and run missions for any faction you want, go minning, or what ever you want. No Juni or King to bump into. The story line game, after you complete all missions, you can freelance as well, but Open SP makes it so you don't have to. Take off for the outer rim systems or where ever you want, all gates are open.

Thanks Finalday. That's cleared everything up for me. Now all I have to do is wait for my DSL to get installed so I can d/load all these great mods! Cheers.

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