it needs to get authorized first
pretty cool btw.
Probably because it was unfinished, at least they bothered to remove it, unlike the other half of the game they left in unfinished. 
sure, much of that is possible
airlock is btw. used for nomad solars
airlock is btw. used for nomad solars
Well, Nomad solars are used originally only in the storyline, and as we know, "airlock" type is activated only through the mission script. Also we can see that it passes the player to another system (just like "jump" type). This is not exactly the impression created of this docking type by the 2000 trailer.
you are right
however the airlock type is not even correctly used in singleplayer as ive found out. The player does not use it at all.
Everything runs over triggered events which get activated just by getting close to it... not by docking
So no airlock? Thats disappointing... I'll keep hoping its possible to restore it anyway
BTW I'm trying to learn mission coding now, I want to write some missions for my mod, or even for the Freelancer Storied mods I plan.
Well, Nomad solars are used originally only in the storyline, and as we know, "airlock" type is activated only through the mission script. Also we can see that it passes the player to another system (just like "jump" type). This is not exactly the impression created of this docking type by the 2000 trailer.
The 'jump' docking type doesn't do the 'pass to another system' bit, thats a feature of the jumpgate/jumphole solar code.
All the docking type 'jump' does is allow any class of ship to dock, so you can use 'jump' in a dockable definition, to allow for example, capships/transports to berth dock with a 'shipyard construction cradle' solar without the usual ingame kludge fixes.
For stuff like planetary landings...
Theoretically, you could use a docking type called 'pad', the comms messages are 'dockname, i need to land ' / 'shipname you are cleared to land' so with a suitable custom dockable solar, say some kind of 'orbital 'air traffic control' you could lose the docking rings all together, you ask for permission to land then are seen flying past the control tower orbital, then a cut to the cityscape thn script, for the planet flyover, like pittsburgh or cali minor...
To be honest, I havn't looked at docking rings, lol, too much other stuff to do, I found 'pad' in one of the dll's, tried it, and it works, I *think* it might have originally been intended for dockable solars like the factory unit (pueblo for example) that has a 'landing pad' modeled on the back, it's even hardpointed up, they just didnt script it up as a dockable in the ini files...
land? Havn't seen that one in the dll, you sure about that one?
Hmm, just checked, docking rings use the 'ring' type
So, thats
berth, med moor, large moor, small moor (not used in vanilla), pad (not used in vanilla), jump, ring, airlock (sort of used in vanilla)
To be honest, I havn't tried it yet, I suppose I should have a play with it, set up a test dckable or something same as I did for the 'pad' type...