REM Freelancer Guide

Community wiki & reference for Remnant Freelancer – a multiplayer mod for Freelancer (2003)

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Getting Started

New to REM? Install the mod and join your first session in minutes.

Commands

Full reference for all in-game chat commands and server features.

Ships

Compare every ship class – fighters, freighters and capital ships.

Crafting REM

Craft weapons, equipment and depot items from collected resources.

Mining REM

Harvest asteroids for rare resources using REM's dedicated mining mechanics.

FAQ

Answers to the most common questions about REM and Freelancer.

About Remnant Freelancer

Remnant Freelancer (>REM<) is a community-maintained multiplayer mod for Freelancer (2003, Digital Anvil / Microsoft). REM extends the original game with a completely custom UI, new mission types, an independent crafting system, asteroid mining, character creation and much more – while staying true to the classic space-sim feeling.

The mod is free to play. You only need a working Freelancer installation (CD or backup copy) and the REM launcher, which handles everything else automatically.

Based on fl-guide.de – Parts of this wiki are ported from the original fl-guide.de (Hamburg City Server, 2013), adapted for the REM mod and updated for current content. Content licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

REM-Exclusive Features

Feature	Description
Custom UI	Complete OpenGL overlay replacing the original UI – redesigned from scratch
Character Creation	Full character customisation at the start of a new game
Crafting System	Craft weapons, depots and equipment from raw materials
Asteroid Mining	Dedicated mining mechanics – harvest resources directly from asteroid fields
Custom Missions	New mission types not present in the base game, including escort, racing and story events
Racing	Competitive racing events in dedicated corridors across the Sirius sector
Listserver	Own listserver at `gun.rem-freelancer.moe` – independent from the old Gamespy infrastructure

The Freelancer Universe

Freelancer takes place in the Sirius Sector, a region of space colonised by four great houses after the Nomad War. The sector consists of 48 star systems connected by jump gates and jump holes, home to hundreds of space stations, planets and asteroid fields.

REM uses the original Sirius universe as its foundation and extends it with new locations, hidden systems and modified faction relationships.

48 Systems

Explore every star system with coordinates and jump connections.

500+ Bases

Every dockable station with trade goods, ships for sale and coordinates.

Trade Routes

Profitable commodity routes across the Sirius sector.

Contributing – This guide is a community effort. Join the Discord to suggest corrections, add missing data or report outdated information.