Problem with The Order

Mindhunter · wrote on 27 Jul 2008, 14:43

Hey there,
my reworked order doesnt appear in the faction list.
I’ve renamed them to Sirius Federation and gave them a ship to fly.
Its all fine exept the fact that they dont appear in the faction list.

They are listed in the empathy.ini and initaialworld.ini aswell as the mpnewchar.ini.

Here is the faction_prop.ini entry:

[FactionProps]
affiliation = fc_or_grp
legality = unlawful
nickname_plurality = singular
msg_id_prefix = gcs_refer_faction_fc_or
jump_preference = jumphole
npc_ship = clan_fighter04_d1-19 
voice = pilot_f_ill_m01
voice = pilot_f_ill_m02
mc_costume = mc_fc
space_costume = pi_pirate1_head, pi_orillion_body, comm_br_guard
space_costume = pi_pirate4_head, pi_orillion_body, comm_rh_alaric
space_costume = sh_male4_head, pi_orillion_body, comm_br_guard
space_costume = ge_male2_head, pi_orillion_body, comm_rh_alaric
space_costume = ge_male4_head, pi_orillion_body, comm_br_guard
space_costume = ge_male1_head, pi_orillion_body, comm_rh_alaric
firstname_male = 226608, 226741
lastname = 227008, 227307
rank_desig = 197128, 197129, 197130, 10, 15
formation_desig = 197808, 197820
formation = fighters, fighter_guild

Ty in advance
mind

FriendlyFire · wrote on 27 Jul 2008, 14:47

The Order is set to be invisible (hardcoded in the game). The only ways to circumvent this would be to edit the EXE to remove such reference or to change the nickname (fc_or_grp) of the faction to something else.

Mindhunter · wrote on 27 Jul 2008, 15:10

Ok ty FF.
Do u know the offset in the exe? I would prefer to hack it .

mknote · wrote on 27 Jul 2008, 15:13

Actually, I think it’s in one of the DLLs. Common.dll or System.dll, if I recall correctly. I know it’s on the TLR archive site, somewhere.

MK

Bejaymac · wrote on 27 Jul 2008, 16:23

common.dll v1.0 - offset = 143C58 - replace it with zeros to unlock it.

Don’t ask me for the 1.1 offset as I don’t use or need the patch

khayman · wrote on 18 Aug 2008, 09:18

use a hex editor to put 00 over each character of the <nn>_<nn>_grp
entry in the .dll

this works with sp, no idea about mp</nn></nn>

Mindhunter · wrote on 18 Aug 2008, 13:39

Thanks for the offset BJ, Schmackbolzen made the nomads and the order visible.