Matching NPC toughness to Player

Timmy51m · wrote on 24 Jun 2011, 22:43

rename the file to MatchPlayer.dat and then
use DLL = MatchPlayer.dat

Problems solved!

adoxa · wrote on 25 Jun 2011, 05:37

@Gisteron: The encounter toughness is changed when the system is read.

@Helloween: That’s a weird place for an error, since it just writes to it a couple of instructions back. Since it doesn’t really work in MP anyway, I’m not bothered.

rsabatino · wrote on 26 Jun 2011, 19:35

heres a question where to you put the files ?

Timmy51m · wrote on 27 Jun 2011, 00:55

adoxa wrote:
look at MatchPlayer.cpp for notes and how to install.

adoxa · wrote on 27 Jun 2011, 02:57

I should do something similar for the job board - that would also work in MP, then. I just don’t know how I should set it up. Any thoughts?

rsabatino · wrote on 27 Jun 2011, 03:18

yeah i checked out the file after i found out i can open it in note book . did everything it said and it didnt work

Timmy51m · wrote on 27 Jun 2011, 18:20

rsabatino wrote:
yeah i checked out the file after i found out i can open it in note book . did everything it said and it didnt work

rename the file to MatchPlayer.dat and then
use DLL = MatchPlayer.dat instead, see if that works for you, it did for me.

rsabatino · wrote on 28 Jun 2011, 14:20

heres another stupid question does it work on mods for single player ?

Timmy51m · wrote on 30 Jun 2011, 22:30

Sure does!

rsabatino · wrote on 2 Jul 2011, 13:48

i finally got it to work after numerous crashes and other mishaps. but it to work npc are startrackers and not starfliers

adoxa · wrote on 2 Jul 2011, 16:49

All it does is change the encounter toughness - if your factions don’t have ships to match it, I think they’ll go as high as they can. To see for yourself, try it in vanilla - around Buffalo Base you’ll see Outcasts flying Sabres (if your own level is high enough, of course).

adoxa · wrote on 27 Apr 2012, 07:04

Match Job will adjust the job board (but not NPCs) to match the player’s level.

? Offline · wrote on 30 Apr 2012, 21:59

Thx Adoxa not tested yet - see it works at MP

Xarian_Prime · wrote on 12 May 2012, 06:02

Looks like fun

? Offline · wrote on 4 Jun 2012, 22:47

Got time to test - works for MP !

rsabatino · wrote on 6 Jun 2012, 02:04

i am going to try this match job. i use the match player files and it is really fun. you dont have to leave manhatten to get into the tougher action.

g3n · wrote on 14 May 2018, 08:12

I know this is an old thread but I’ve been testing this on a test server that I setup running FLHook 2.0.0, it indeed matches the job board to the players rank but it seems that missions where it states that NPC’s will meet up to assist you don’t seem to have any of these friendly NPC’s fighting alongside you. Is this a bug? Or are the hostile NPC’s killing the friendly backup before the player even arrives because they are too weak? I was testing this in New York btw.

EDIT: On some of the missions it works, i’m wondering if it has something to do with the game not having high enough level NPC’s to match the ones that i’m fighting in those systems.

adoxa · wrote on 16 May 2018, 06:32

I tried a mission in New York and did get assistance, but they were still Level 2. I expect in SP you could use Match Player to fix it, as that adjusts the system as a whole; I’m afraid I’m not too bothered to look into it for MP.

g3n · wrote on 16 May 2018, 09:42

I also tried it in Kyushu and Honshu. On the mid level missions I was getting support from level 9 to 11 NPC’s, on the top level missions that were paying $150k+ I wasn’t getting any support. Pretty sure if I modded in some level 18-19’s the game would match them up.

HunterKiller · wrote on 25 May 2018, 01:15

rsabatino wrote:
heres a question where to you put the files ?

You working on another mod or, just checking it out in Vanilla?