Dev's Limit Breaking 101 Techniques

adoxa

It depends which version of Freelancer.exe you have - the original is protected, so it could be anything; there’s a NoCD that is the decrypted version of the original, which is what you have; then there’s the re-release version which was never protected, which is what I use (2.2 meg instead of 3). The bytes you see are just junk left over from the decryption process, so it’s safe to write there.

starworld

starworld wrote:
Is it possible to disable the update “Rank” by the money/ship/equipment, in MP?

adoxa wrote:

Content.dll, 0A94D4, 04->39, disable money-based rank

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Really genius, thx - will be very intresting to check it

ngetal

Awesome info about the exe, thanks lads.

Here’s one more for you

I don’t really like the limitation of the contact list that it can only display 8 things. Sometimes I have to scroll to be able to see what I am targeting.

I have already tried tweaking the fonts in the ini files but that only made the letters smaller, the 8 item limitation stayed.

Is there an exe tweak to change this?

starworld

@ HeIIoween
It works. I have no problem for the moment.

My Flhook code for update the “Rank” :

int Level=0;
int iRepID;
				pub::Player::SetRank(iClientID, Level); //setrank menu Y
				pub::Player::GetRep(iClientID, iRepID );
				pub::Reputation::SetRank(iRepID, ToFloat(IntToStr(Level))); //setrank menu F8

adoxa

@ngetal: Sorry, that one’s rather fixed.

ngetal

adoxa wrote:
@ngetal: Sorry, that one’s rather fixed.

thanks anyway. BTW where do you get this kind of info? Have you got the source code or something?

adoxa

Diassembly listing.

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starworld wrote:
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adoxa wrote:
Content.dll, 0A94D4, 04->39, disable money-based rank

But in this case what controls the rank? PvP Kills/Mission stats?

starworld

For me Flhook only, with various stats : pvp, pve, mining, mission, map, online time

J.R.

Since there is a “owner_savetime” entry for mines I wonder if its possible to have a HEX-Edit or a plugin.dll to extend this behavior towards group members.

What i´m thinkin of is a kind of “booby mine” that has a very long “active-period” but only affects enemies like non-group-members and NPCs. This would enable some tactical varieties in warfare when it comes to huge server-battles.

Greetings J.R.

J.R.

Is there any chance to do the above ?

OFF-TOPIC-P.S.: Pls can someone explain the use of this FlHook-Setting –->MissileDmgToMine (Whats the difference ?)

Greetings

starworld

MissileDmgToMine: If set to yes then missile damage is changed to mine damage.

Change the message kill, exactly the same thing for :

TorpedoDmgToMine: If set to yes then torpedo damage is changed to mine damage.

J.R.

AH… So it only changes the kill-messages regarding the weapon-types.

THX a lot mate.

adoxa

J.R. wrote:
Since there is a “owner_savetime” entry for mines I wonder if its possible to have a HEX-Edit or a plugin.dll to extend this behavior towards group members.

Group Mine.

J.R.

Simply AWESOME mate !!!

As I PM´ed you… will try it later…

Greetings J.R.

J.R.

Moved the List to: http://the-starport.net/freelancer/forum/viewtopic.php?post_id=58000#forumpost58000

Greetings J.R.

adoxa

According to my install instructions, ShipRange is server-side only (i.e. dacomsrv.ini, not dacom.ini). So yes, the ini is only needed server-side.

JumpOutPt depends on what you provide. If you have no SP option, you only need dacomsrv.ini and a server-side ini; if you do provide SP, you need dacom.ini and a client-side ini.

If a plugin is only loaded in dacom.ini, it (and its ini) is only needed client-side; if it’s only loaded in dacomsrv.ini, it’s only needed server-side; if it’s loaded in both, it’s needed in both.

J.R.

THX alot to ADOXA.
Post edited and updated.
(ammolimit aswell)

J.R.

Ran a couple of tests and updated the LIST http://the-starport.net/freelancer/forum/viewtopic.php?post_id=58000#forumpost58000 once more !

So far all statements there are VERIFIED now !