The Antares Mod
(click for link to the home website of =VFF= Productions for the DL & instructions)
brought to you by the team of =VFF= Productions, Team Leader and original author Achilles of GrimAxe
You flew all the missions of SP as Edison Trent and ended the Nomad threat to Sirius...or so you thought. Fifty years after what is now known as the First Nomad War, the Nomads are back with a vengeance. Humanity is evacuating the planets and bases of the Sirius Sector and withdrawn to the newly discovered Antares Sector.
The 2nd Nomad War brings unique challenges and opportunities to Freelancers and Clans. Gone are most of the bases and tradelanes in the Inner House systems. A few bold Freelancers continue to smuggle refugees past the Nomad Fleet. Opportunities arise in the buildup of infrastructure safely for the moment hidden behind an ancient alien Hypergate in the recently discoverd Antares Sector.
The Antares Mod brings Freelancer into a whole new dimension, with new systems, new factions and bases, including player designed and built custom bases and planets. A dynamic new commodity system updated with each release of Antares Mod Updates allows great opportunities for trading...and for piracy.
The equipment is totally interchangeable, and players can order new weapons designs. Ever wish you could arm a patriot with code guns and nomad weapons? Now you can. Modular design allows players to customize thier ships with unique powerplant, reactor, thruster, armor, scanner, and tractor beam designs.
The Antares Mod features dozens of new systems, an improved physics engine, myriad new modular equipment options and scores of new ship designs ranging from screaming fast Light Fighters to heavily armed Torpedo Bomber Very Heavy Fighters, some with multiple CD/T Launchers, all the way to player flyable trains, gunboats, and capitol ships.
The current direct connect IP for Vanguard 2 can be found here
If you have trouble getting the Antares Mod to work try checking here
For an In Character Tutorial on how to thrive in the Antares Mod, check out The Adventures of Alvin Noob
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This is a PvP Server
Player Looting is Enabled
While most of the players there are friendly to newcomers, once you are established you may be attacked at any time without provocation by pirates (or by police and navy if you are a pirate or a smuggler) and Nomads (Nomads are for the time being limited to the Sirius Sector and the Zeta Corridor linking Sirius to Antares)...all in good fun and in the interest of keeping the action lively 
-Please respect the {Vanguard} and {Sentinal} Server Admins-
Remember: they're there to help the community, and they're doing it on thier own free time!
No swearing allowed in System Chat, period.
No swearing allowed in Private Chat or Group Chat without the consent of all parties.
Please keep in mind that the 'vicious pirate' or [NOM] you're mad at could very well be a ten-year-old kid or somebody's grandpa with his grandkids watching him play Freelancer over his shoulder.
Please read and abide by the server rules! Vanguard 2 Server Rules and News
Roleplaying is strongly encouraged. After a hard mission or a breathtaking battle come join your comrades and adversaries in our RP bars.
The Vanguard Federation of Freelancers
=VFF= Productions
Antares Mod Team:
Achilles
CK
Han Solo
Poidrac
Lancer Solurus
Mutilator
Haunt
Ruppetthemuppet
Scorch
Maxwell
Killer B
Special Thanks to Ship Contributors
XMT
Panther X
Mini-Me
Mancer
Forsaken
Cya in Space
