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    Ok what am I doing wrong??I went into the files as I was told to and I found the ID´s I wanted and changed them to what I wanted to.Now I already used the SDK so I simply used MS Word to open the file and look up what I wanted.Now according to what I´ve been told I had to find the .ini file correct?However the .ini files I´ve found say .ini flmmbak.Are these the right files and if so when I try to save my changes it tells me that I´m about to save A text only file and that it will lose all formatting or something close to that.What am I supposed to do?Should I save it as is or is there something else I have to do and am I even using the right kind of program to open these files? "Religion or cover.On the battle field everyone finds something."

    Draven, First off, the flmmbak files are backup files that FLMM uses to restore the files if they are deleted etc. Do not worry about modifying them. If you are editing an .ini and when you try to save you get the message that all formatting will be lost, accept it. All it means is that there are different sizes, colors, etc in your text. It will set all the text to a standard font. There should be two files of each, the .ini´s and the .ini.flmmbak´s. Once you open the correct files follow the instructions in my old post and you should do fine. Also, I recommend following Accushot´s recommendation and using his excel sheet. If you dont have Microsoft Excel go to Microsoft.com and download the Excel viewer. If you need any more help on modding and you cannot find it in the forums, you can ask in here and I will try to help out.

    OK parabolix I see the files you told me about the are the back-up files,but the problem is that thier the only one´s that say .ini.The other files just say the name of the file and that´s it with nothing else.For instance the shiparch file says just that.No .ini after it except for the one you said is A back-up file and when I highlight it it says that it´s A configuration settings.Is that the right file or am I lost here?Oh and not to be ungreatful thank you very much for the excel sheet Accushot.Very much appreciated. "Religion or cover.On the battle field everyone finds something."

    Accushot thank you very much for the explination.I should be able to get this right finally.If I run into any problems I´ll be sure to let you fine people know.Oh and just so I have it right in my head how is it that I mod someone else´s mod again? "Religion or cover.On the battle field everyone finds something."

    Draven You go about it the exact same way you would edit a normal mod. Sometimes when you try to save it will not let you overwrite the file. If that´s the case, keep the file open, go into the folder where it is, right click the file and go to properties. Uncheck the box that says Read Only at the bottom.

    Draven It shouldnt be a tab, there should be a button at the bottom that says Read Only and there is a check box next to it. I´m on XP Home. Bau bau, As far as I know there hasnt been anyone who has successfully edited it. But there is a <A href=´http://www.lancersreactor.org/t/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34216&amp;FORUM_ID=18&amp;CAT_ID=9&amp;Topic_Title=Let%27s+Crack+This+Baby+Open%3A+tradelane+speed&amp;Forum_Title=Freelancer+General+Editing+Forum&amp;M=False&amp;S=True´ Target=_Blank> TOPIC </a> covering it...though it hasnt been active for quite some time.

    Well the box is not checked so I must be missing something.Also if I wanted to change Trent´s clothes(and just Trent´s)where would I go to do so? &quot;Religion or cover.On the battle field everyone finds something.&quot;

    Is it possible to make all bases and planets to allow you to dock regardless of reputation? Can the docking command be made to engage from any distance? (that &amp;#8220;docking not allowed, destination is too far&amp;#8221; is making me crazy ) How? What tools do I need to do it ? Thanks parabolix

    I´m trying to edit Juni, giving her one of the prop_hat_female_li_grd_visor or perhaps another variation....but it ends up not being visible. Not sure if this is me or the game...probably the game but I wanted to check first. Oh and if someone´s successfully added an accessory to Juni, what was it? I´ve already given her a different LSF uniform, but I want that hat to show up!! &gt;.&lt; And to the thing about Trent´s clothing, I downloaded Trent´s Clothes Collection MOD 3(may not be spelt that way, just search for it..not hard to find. I´ve noticed some of them do not work. But, you then open up Freelancer/Data/Characters/costumes.ini **Mucho Importante!** Back it up. Then, you can try the ones that have already been made up, but before you look at them...open up the costumes.ini that came with the mod, and take a look at how they put the costume together. Then, look at your file explorer(windows explorer or whatever you have) in the Characters folder that the .ini is in. You´ll notice that there are folders for bodies/heads/hands/props/animations/commhelmets. What you really want is anything but the last two folders mentioned. now, they´re files but all you need to do is copy the text, drop the suffix (the .3db part) and paste it into costumes.ini in one of the folders that came with the mod(don´t you dare put it in your backup! lol) Where it specifies trent. It´s best to make a seperate folder elsewhere and name it Backup or whatever so you can keep your original costumes.ini in case you forget what the character´s body/head/hands were before you edited them. Of course, I´ve not found much Trouble with Trent, but I didn´t mess with him a whole lot.

    Good looking on the info GreenLion.Also does anyone know how I can change the cruise speed and time it takes to start the cruise engines? &quot;Religion or cover.On the battle field everyone finds something.&quot;

    Again I must thank you Accushot for the invalueable help you and the other pro´s continue to give out.So now that that´s taken care of I was wondering how I could make custom skins for ships.What do I need to make them and are they difficult to make?(I´m not an artist by any means mind you) &quot;Religion or cover.On the battle field everyone finds something.&quot;

    I hope I´m not sounding like A pain,but I also wanted to know how I could change A ships weapon level so I can handle higher level weapons.It get´s kinda annoying having to stop for A few seconds to let the energy rechage in the middle of A fight cuz the ship can´t take the strain for more then A few seconds or I find A great weapon and I can´t use it cuz I can´t find A ship that can handle it at the time I find it. &quot;It´s not the great who are strong.It´s the strong who are great.&quot;