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Last Update March 2007 - Utilities
Star Wars Ships for Freelancer!!
    OK, It's not Elite, but it's my latest creation for the website...Freelancer, by Microsoft Games, is a great space trading game which shows what a future Elite could be! The graphics and audio are excellent (Note you'll need a FAST computer with a high-end video card to enjoy the game to its fullest)! While not as expansive as FE2 or FFE, it is still an enjoyable game to play, and doesn't require you to read a 200 page manual to master it! The hand-coded missions are also a lot of fun to accomplish.

    I was impressed with this game from a programmer viewpoint as it is the only game out of hundreds that I've played that worked perfectly from day one. Released in 2003, the only update it has had is a minor multi-player/server update. No updates have been needed for the local PC version!

    Meanwhile, if you have purchased and installed the game, I offer you ten Star Wars ships, plus two custom ships, that you can fly instead of the regular ships in the game. It's pretty neat flying around the Millennium Falcon in the game. The darn thing actually looks and files just like the first Star Wars movie! Deja vu! Of course I've also added massive firepower for you to select per each ship. Just select the Miscellaneous section of my Utilities page do download everything you need to fly Star Wars ships in Freelancer!

    I've also added another patch that replaces the original FREELANCER.EXE file. Replace this file with mine (copy the original to a safe place just in case you need it later) and you can now run the game without the game CD in the CD-ROM drive!

Elite for the Pocket PC!!
    Elite for the Pocket PC has been completed. It has been tested on several Pocket PCs, and may well be the best version of the original classic game! Pocket PC Elite has NOT been released as it seems impossible that we will ever be able to resolve all the copyright issues, but you can read all about it on the Pocket PC Elite website.
Find the Elite Games on eBay!
    Looking for the original game versions with everything in the box? Frontier First Encounters on CD and floppy, Frontier Elite II for the IBM PC and Amiga, Elite for the Amiga, even the Nintendo version of Elite, have all appeared for sale on eBay. Just search the eBay games weekly, and sooner or later the game you are looking for will show up.
FE2 & FFE Shareware Released
    Frontier Developments in the U.K. has released the Shareware versions of Frontier: Elite II and Frontier: First Encounters. Download the games from the Elite Club website in the U.K., or right here on the new Files page.
Elite IV Information
     Frontier Developments has posted a web page to answer some of the fan's questions regarding the new game. The release date is unknown, as this page has not been updated for at least six years!, but you can still check it out at Elite IV.
    Frontier First Encounters is a space trading role playing game.  FFE is the third sequel to the original game of Elite, which set the standard for many games to follow.  Set in the year 3250, it is a virtual reality 3-D world in the Milky Way Galaxy.   In this world you will trade commodities for profits, buy and upgrade spaceships, and choose your own path from many careers for fame and fortune.

    Unlike many games, it is an open ended game where you do not win the game, rather you live a lifestyle of your own choosing.  As real life can be complex and frustrating, this simplistic world within your computer is a very compelling and relaxing place to be.  As a result, the game has a worldwide following of devoted fans, and even its own newsgroup.

    I am a graphic artist, and have devoted these pages to the artwork of the game.  I have created many never before seen graphics to enhance your experience in playing the game.  I hope you enjoy them.   Just select a page below to see the graphics.

    This site has many web pages which support every aspect of the Elite games, including all the different versions, how to play them, custom ships you can download, and even how to modify the games.  The Links page will direct you a selection of web sites which will answer all your questions.   The Utilities page has custom patches and files (designed by me), and the best freeware utilities for all the game versions.

    Note that this site was designed as an enhancement to the overall look and feel of the original DOS games. I could certainly update the pages to the "latest greatest" that is available on the web, but I prefer to keep the site as an extension to the games, and also fast loading for anyone that downloads it. You'll find the site will download extremely fast using high speed connections, and will also download the largest pages withing 60 seconds using a low speed modem connection. I also designed the site to properly display with any browser, as well as any monitor from 14" to whatever, and even widescrreen LCD displays. So enjoy!

Wave Greeting Audio buttons appear on many pages.  The buttons will work with any browser capable of playing WAV sound files.  This allows for quality sounds to be downloaded, and fast page loads without auto-loading of the sound files.   Click on the button to hear a greeting.  (Note: Allow each page to finish loading before clicking an audio button.)

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Elite by Ian Bell and David Braben ©1984
Elite Plus for IBM by Ian Bell and David Braben ©1991
Frontier Elite II by David Braben ©1993
Frontier First Encounters by David Braben and Frontier Developments ©1995
Original artwork, enhancements, and page design by George Hooper
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