Changing the way the Freelancer world works is not only possible but fairly easy. One can change one's personal account (wealth), ship stats etc. This, however, is considered cheating.

One treatise on cheating claims that modifying ones own universe is perfectly acceptable as it effects no others. I disagree - to a certain extent. While merely modifying the given conditions of the game without paying any "price" is certainly cheating, I wonder if making ship modifications with an appropriate reduction of ones bank account would be cheating. I think that it would be a previously unconsidered reflection of reality.

In the real world, you can modify your vehicle nearly any way you want, provided that you have enough money. I propose that the community develop standard costs for ship upgrades currently unavailable.

Of course I may be the only one who cares about making modifications without cheating. In that case I'll just figure out what I think is a good price and charge myself.

Bulldog