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Abel6669 · May 8th 2009

Hi, im wanting to change the "Constants.ini" file for FL, but the problem i'm having is, i haven't got a clue what any of it means, could someone give me an idea as to what it all means so i can change it?? thanks.

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[Constants]
COLLISION_DAMAGE_FACTOR = 3.000000
MUSIC_CROSS_FADE_DELAY = 10.000000
MUZZLE_CONE_ANGLE = 40
PLAYER_COLLISION_GROUP_HIT_PTS_SCALE = 3
PLAYER_ATTACHED_EQUIP_HIT_PTS_SCALE = 5
MAX_PLAYER_AMMO = 70
[EngineEquipConsts]
CRUISE_DISRUPT_TIME = 5
MAX_DELTA_FX_THROTTLE = 0.250000
THROTTLE_STEADY_TIME = 0.500000
THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE = 8.000000
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_CHANGING = 8.000000
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY = -1.000000
CRUISE_STEADY_TIME = 2.000000
DELTA_CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY = -1.000000
CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE = 8.000000
CRUISING_SPEED = 9000
[ShieldEquipConsts]
HULL_DAMAGE_FACTOR = 0.500000
[PhySysConsts]
MATERIAL_FRICTION = 0.100000
MATERIAL_ELASTICITY = 0.900000
DEFAULT_LINEAR_DAMPING = 0.500000
DEFAULT_ANGULAR_DAMPING = 0.200000, 0.200000, 0.200000
ANOM_LIMITS_MAX_VELOCITY = 600
MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_COLLISIONS = 0.250000
[CommConsts]
COMM_PLAYER_FAR_DIST = 6000.000000
COMM_PLAYER_FAR_DIST_ATTEN = 0.000000
CHATTER_MAX_DIST = 3500.000000
CHATTER_MAX_DIST_ATTEN = -16.000000
CHATTER_START_ATTEN = -2.000000
COMM_CONFLICT_PRIORITY_CUTOFF = -3
WALLA_MAX_DIST = 3500.000000
WALLA_MAX_DIST_ATTEN = -24.000000
WALLA_START_ATTEN = -8.000000
WALLA_PRIORITY_CUTOFF = -3
[AsteroidConsts]
MAX_ASTEROID_LOOT_DAMAGE = 20000.000000
MAX_LOOT_PER_ASTEROID = 50
[CollisionConsts]
MAX_IMPACT_SPEED = 10

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Abel6669 · May 8th 2009

While im here, also, how do i change the trade lane speed???

adoxa · May 8th 2009

FL Hack provides an option to set the Trade Lane speed. I've also just released a new version which can provide almost-instant acceleration, as well.

I shall describe the constants I know:

MAX_PLAYER_AMMO = 70

The maximum amount of ammo (of one type) you can carry. For example, 70 Javelin missiles, even if you have two launchers.

CRUISE_DISRUPT_TIME = 5

The time in seconds before you can use your cruise engines after being disrupted.

CRUISING_SPEED = 9000

Fairly obvious, however, you also need to change ANOM_LIMITS_MAX_VELOCITY.

HULL_DAMAGE_FACTOR = 0.500000

The amount of shield damage caused by weapons. So if a gun does 16 hull damage, it will do 16 * 0.5 = 8 shield damage (pulse weapons have an additional value).

ANOM_LIMITS_MAX_VELOCITY = 600

The maximum speed you can travel (limits cruise and thruster, but not trade lane).

MAX_LOOT_PER_ASTEROID = 50

The maximum amount of a commodity you'll receive when you shoot a mineable asteroid.

Abel6669 · May 8th 2009

great stuff, thanks. now i can cruise around in my battlestar with 16 heavy mortars at a decent speed.

Duplicate rsabatino · May 8th 2009

can your flhack be used as a server side mod also?

adoxa · May 14th 2009

Depends what you want to use it for. To have "Best path uses jump holes" work requires FL Hack to start the server; everything in the "Single player" section will not work - I don't know how to pass the additional information to make flexible bribes work; no level requirement and higher paying jobs are already MP, anyway; Hypercruise is explicitly disabled (an experiment with dual mutliplayer showed it worked with the first player, but not the second). Haven't really tested anything else (I was more interested in single-player games, since FLHook is geared towards multiplayer), but I expect most of it would be client-oriented, anyway.

Duplicate rsabatino · May 14th 2009

ok i was thinking it could be a nice addition if it worked server side. a person can use it instead of a mod so it can be vanilla and players can join the server with out mods and get the benifits of harder play . you know what i mean.

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