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Oh out of interest for people out there. DLL numbers that are available in your dll´s For Equipment resources - like your equipment (guns etc etc) numbers from 320001 to approx 327000 are free. Remember it goes like this 320001 and 321001 in the fashion of the actual files though. Just to let you know - so then 320002 and 321002 okay? Keep on going - when you add 1000 weapons - move onto 322001 and 323001instead - but only if you keep it in the same tradition as the game though - otherwise - just use 320001 and 320002 For name resources - like naming jumpholes, stations, planets, ships etc etc Numbers from 261795 to 262143 are free - that is approx 348 numbers for you to use. So far i have several systems, ships, commodities and 100 named characters in my mod - so 348 is enough to do substantial amounts of modding! Now - for ids info numbers for the name resources.......... From approx 66619 or so they are free in space to be used up to approx 99000 or so i think - that is alot of info numbers free as far as i can see. Now just to make sure punch in random numbers or even go up consecutively from approx 66650 to 66700 or somethign to make sure that they aren´t just blank ones on purpose - but honestly i haven´t found anything in them yet. I am just shocked that there are so many empty ones is all!

Are you trying on your own comp or the server for the gates? Also - if on your own - is it after story that you have them still locked? I ask for many reasons <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> However, i managed to get mine working, but then again i also fiddled with the systems files too though. But i didn´t do anything radical. BTW - if you are trying to use the alaska gate it won´t work regardless- and for the encounters, try Nelphilms thread in the tutorials help forum about that. He will help ya out

Well - here is my NY -&gt; Magellan entry in my files that does work [Object nickname = Li01_to_Iw03 ids_name = 260910 pos = -16055, 0, 85125 rotate = 0, -30, 0 Archetype = jumpgate msg_id_prefix = gcs_refer_system_Iw03 ids_info = 66145 jump_effect = jump_effect_bretonia reputation = li_n_grp difficulty_level = 3 goto = Iw03, Iw03_to_Li01, gate_tunnel_bretonia loadout = jumpgate_li_01 pilot = pilot_solar_hard ;visit = 0 And here is a normal one: [Object nickname = Li01_to_Li02 ids_name = 260911 pos = -83176, 0, 44831 rotate = 0, -70, 0 Archetype = jumpgate msg_id_prefix = gcs_refer_system_Li02 ids_info = 66145 jump_effect = jump_effect_elite3 reputation = li_p_grp behavior = NOTHING difficulty_level = 1 goto = Li02, Li02_to_Li01, gate_tunnel_elite3 loadout = jumpgate_li_01 pilot = pilot_solar_easiest voice = atc_leg_f01a space_costume = 0, robot_body_A I now remember what i did for every jumpgate and hole in the game......lol I looked at the entries, counted up the lines between a noraml one, and then one where it was locked, and then ammended the files to match the thing. Please note, that in this case there is a visit line that i have commented out here - and i assume that in IW04.in there is a similar entry too - do the same. But i am sure that this has very little to do with it, but give it a go anyway - see what happens! LOL. Its worth a shot eh? Specially since mine work, and i changed all this AFTER the storyline (in sp it needs to be done before last mission so it takes effect i heard from someone!)

<img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> :p Thats what i am here for, to help out! <img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> Why? Cause look at the start of the first thread - Newbie Questions 1 - that was my first ever post here, and if it wasn´t for accushot i would never have got anywhere - so ´in return´, or more likely - i hate it when you cannot work somethign out and no-one will help as they cannot be arsed, i spend time helping people. Hell - i acutally enjoy it sometimes, and other times - i don´t know how to do what they want to know, but that means there is something for me to work out - so I get right on it! LOL By the way..... Will be gone from Friday afternoon GMT till Sunday Night/monday morning - so if on Friday you ask questions, can everyone try to answer each others if they can? Tar muchly <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> (that is Friday oct 17th, which just happens to be my 24th Birthday as well - LOL - shameless self plug!)

Hello thar....thankyou Spam <img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> Thanks for helping out mate! ;D okay - First things first - erm, where to begin? <b>Info cards </b> - okay this depends on what you are doing them for. (Nearly) Everything in the game has ids info numbers and ids names. This means that they: a) Have names when clicked up/seen on map. b) They can give information about what you are seeing. Now the info is done in many ways - like ships infocards are a different set out to the weapons, and commodities are different again! All this is down to commands used in xml script i think! This is bloody hard to work out and remember correctly - so,..............we cheat Well - not exactly - but we do shortcuts which SEVERELY cut down on time here (i have tried typing them out before, it took hours!!) First - the files used. These are called the dll files for freelancer, in the EXE folder. We use lots of these - Resources, Name Resouces, Infocards, Equipment resources etc etc Each of these files holds about 65500 individual entries in them. The first one is the resources.dll This holds the numbers 0 (or 1) to 65500 approx. Now many of these appear to be empty, but like number 124 is the ´loading´ message - so when someone made the mod of ´lagging´ instead of saying ´loading´ - it was THIS number he changed. Well - what that number said instead!. Likewise around the 800 mark are the boxes for the muliplayer screen etc etc - so instead of internet - you could have it saying netnasties etc. There are lots and lots of these. The next dll takes numbers 65501 to 132001 or so - you get the idea here? It then goes to approx 197000 then 259000 then 322000 okay? Now - depending on what you are doing, most of these dll files have ´empty´ spots in them. Now - for weapons - they are in the equipment resources.dll - for ships names they are in name resources.dll (as are planets, stations, jumpgates etc) and for infocards on those - they are in the infocards.dll For equipmentresources.dll though - weapons, the info number is 1000 MORE than the name - ie, it uses the same dll for its info, UNLIKE the others. Not sure why - it just does okay!! LOL Now then. What to do. First - i have listed some of the empty numbers above in another post - which dll file etc. You will need a tool called FLED-IDS, when you get this open it, navigate to your freelancer folder (or the mod folder if making in FLMM) and start working. If making in FLMM by the way, you need to copy the freelancer.ini file and also the dll´s that you use over to an exe folder inside your mod. Now then, punch in the number of another weapon, ship etc etc etcc of likewise object of the SAME type you are making (ie - for weapons, make a note of a similar gun/missile ids numbers and then use that). Now - when it comes up with the speil for it - change the parts you recognise to what you want. This is done by recognition - it would take forever to tell you it all - but for example, ships when you see something like 30/30 in the infocard, that is the nanobot/bat limit, and 6/1 is the guns/turrets etc. Next - enter the free numbers and get to saving it! So, ie, you are making a gun - its ids name is (example) <b>Example: </b> nickname = br_gun01_mark01 ids_name = 263386 ids_info = 264386 Now - you punch in 263386 and press ´<i>Get ids name </i>´. It says something like <i>Bretonian </i> laser or whatever. You delete that and put in <b>your </b> name - like <i>Spud cannon </i>. Now delete the ids name number (<i>263386 </i>) and enter <b>your </b> new number - for example - the one i said - its 320001 yep? Now after that, hit the <i>Save ids name </i> button - or whatever it is next to the <i>get ids name </i> button! Now that is your new name there - when you put that number in for your new gun like this: <b>Example: </b> nickname = my_own_spud_cannon ids_name = 320001 ids_info = 264386 You will come out on purchase and see it saying <i>Spud cannon </i> in the market window! Next - it still says the old info, so you put in 264386 into the ids info square in FLED-IDS tool, and hit the <i>Get ids info </i> button. It will bring up alot of crap that you won´t recognise. However, in there you will see pieces! Here is a quick low down........... &lt;PARA/&gt; this makes it leave a line &lt;TEXT&gt; signifies the start of text to be shown &lt;/TEXT&gt; end of text shown Typically you will see it like this though: &lt;PARA/&gt;&lt;TEXT&gt;AP10 &quot;Spaminator&quot; arse kicking laser &lt;/TEXT&gt;&lt;PARA/&gt;&lt;TEXT&gt;This laser was developed by the bretonains to deal out whoop ass on anyone.......&lt;/TEXT&gt; I think you get the idea! Anything in between the TEXT and the /TEXT labels can be changed! So get changing. The stats are acutally taken by the game FROM the file in there - so you don´t need to add shot speed, hull damage etc etc - this is auto calculated by the game itself - hence the strange ids info numbers here i think........ okay - now you have filled it out to your hearts content with your spud cannon info -you then delete the ids info number you had in it (<i>264386 </i>) and enter YOUR number instead (<i>Remember that this is 1000 <b>more </b> than the name number </i>) which will be <i>321001 </i> okay? Then put it in for your gun oaky?! Now you should have this instead: <b>Example: </b> nickname = my_own_spud_cannon ids_name = 320001 ids_info = 321001 Keep on going for another 1000 or so numbers i think - cannot remember honestly! LOL For ships - they have several different things: They have FOUR ids info numbers - but ONE of them is always 66608 i think it is - this is a layout card, so make sure yours are identical to this one at all times. Next - for the other infos, remember that it is the inforcards.dll - and follow the above. The names use the nameresources.dll instead though - so use the empty numbers for that. It all follows the SAME structure of script though - with the stuff you change in between the &lt;TEXT&gt; and the &lt;/TEXT&gt; parts. Hope that helps you out a little - and doesn´t confuse you alot! Chips p.s - any others i will try to answer later on as i have only just got back, and have to spend time with me flatmate! <img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> *edit* - arg - i hate getting brackets the wrong damned way round! LOL Edited by - chips on 25-10-2003 19:23:25

Okay, <b>@Shiyane </b><i>Sorry if i got nickname spelt wrong! </i> Erm - about patrols going from one system to another? They also use jumpgates as well - hang around them. However - if there is something along the lines of ´<i>I get Blue alpha 2 patrol in two systems </i>´ then it is down to the fact that each faction has a certain amount of random recordings it can use - which means they will repeat every now and then. Also - bear in mind that they are created by spawn commands in a zone. A patrol is merely another ZONE with all the same info as other encounter zones, so they only ´apear´ when you are near - they don´t fly on alone. it is to do with the recorded voices though! <b>@ Spam </b> You need to change the initial world.ini file - or initial whatever ini file. Here is the bounty hunter one - i have highlighted a line for you: [Group nickname = gd_bh_grp ids_name = 196894 ids_info = 66175 ids_short_name = 196942 rep = 0, li_n_grp rep = 0, li_lsf_grp rep = 0, li_p_grp rep = 0, br_n_grp rep = 0, br_p_grp rep = 0, ku_n_grp rep = 0, ku_p_grp rep = 0, rh_n_grp rep = 0, rh_p_grp rep = 0, co_alg_grp rep = 0, co_be_grp rep = 0, br_m_grp rep = 0, co_nws_grp rep = 0, co_hsp_grp rep = 0, co_ic_grp rep = 0, co_khc_grp rep = 0, co_kt_grp rep = 0, rh_m_grp rep = 0, co_me_grp rep = 0, co_ni_grp rep = 0, co_os_grp rep = 0, co_rs_grp rep = 0, co_shi_grp rep = 0, co_ss_grp rep = 0, co_ti_grp rep = 0, co_vr_grp rep = -0.65, fc_bd_grp rep = -0.65, fc_b_grp rep = -0.65, fc_c_grp rep = -0.3, fc_fa_grp rep = -0.65, fc_g_grp rep = -0.65, fc_gc_grp rep = -0.3, fc_h_grp rep = -0.3, fc_j_grp rep = -0.65, fc_lh_grp rep = -0.65, fc_lr_grp rep = -0.65, fc_lwb_grp rep = -0.65, fc_m_grp rep = -0.65, fc_ou_grp rep = -0.65, fc_rh_grp rep = 0, fc_or_grp rep = -0.65, fc_u_grp <i><b>rep = -0.65, fc_x_grp </b> </i> rep = 0, gd_gm_grp rep = 0, fc_uk_grp rep = -0.65, fc_n_grp rep = 0, fc_ln_grp rep = 0, fc_kn_grp rep = 0, fc_rn_grp rep = 0, fc_ouk_grp rep = 0, fc_q_grp rep = 0, fc_f_grp rep = 0, gd_im_grp rep = 0, gd_z_grp rep = 0.91, gd_bh_grp This means Xenos are negative with the bounty hunters. Now why this line thouhg? <b>rep = 0.91, gd_bh_grp </b> well - simply put - that is the rep of bounty hunters to each other. If that was negative they would kill each other............cut throat faction anyone? Make the same changes for the xenos thouhg! Also - the Empathy.ini - this is how reps change in respect to actions -ie, doing missions for lib navy makes rogues hate you, but police love you etc You can change that so that other groups like you /hate you as well for waring factions etc. Also - can make it so if you reject a mission (abort/fail) they will hate you as well - spice to the game! Hope that helps <img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> Chips