In need of some help.

also vist the eoa there you can get the freelancer sdk. which are files allready decoded for you and study those.
http://eoa.seriouszone.com/news.php go to that link they have a lot of tools to use.

And don’t forget the old TLR Archive, that’s where most of the modding knowledge is stored.

;D best advice i could give…… baby steps… ;D

start small… change a gun or two… get a “feel” for the code…
& write EVERYTHING down on paper first… planning is “key” to good results!

soon you’ll be creating star systems in your sleep… and coding weapons on the toilet ::) (it happens!!)

good luck ;D

And if you run into one of those problems you just can’t find the solution for don’t hesitate to ask here.
Some of the dudes here mod since the game was launched, they dream in \data\equipment ini files and most of the time ran into those problems as well.
So they probably know the solution.

@Xarian_Prime:

… and coding weapons on the toilet ::) (it happens!!)

Well that’s a new one… perhaps not everyone will aspire to that, ROFL

The SDK is a zipped file with all ini files in it wich you copy over your \DATA directory.
In it you see all sorts of folders / files who are also in your fresh installed FL \DATA directory.

It should look more like this…

[Ship]
ids_name = 237034
ids_info = 66570
ids_info1 = 66571
ids_info2 = 66608
ids_info3 = 66572
ship_class = 0
nickname = li_fighter
LODranges = 0, 40, 60, 140, 300, 1000
msg_id_prefix = gcs_refer_shiparch_Liblf
mission_property = can_use_berths
type = FIGHTER
mass = 100.000000
hold_size = 25
linear_drag = 1.000000
fuse = li_fighter_gas01, 0.000000, -1
fuse = li_fighter_smoke01, 0.000000, -1
fuse = intermed_damage_smallship02, 0.000000, 400
fuse = intermed_damage_smallship03, 0.000000, 200
max_bank_angle = 35
camera_offset = 6, 22
camera_angular_acceleration = 0.050000
camera_horizontal_turn_angle = 23
camera_vertical_turn_up_angle = 5
camera_vertical_turn_down_angle = 30
camera_turn_look_ahead_slerp_amount = 1.000000
nanobot_limit = 12
shield_battery_limit = 12
hit_pts = 1300
DA_archetype = ships\liberty\li_fighter\li_fighter.cmp
material_library = ships\liberty\li_playerships.mat
material_library = fx\envmapbasic.mat
envmap_material = envmapbasic
cockpit = cockpits\liberty\l_fighter.ini
pilot_mesh = generic_pilot
explosion_arch = explosion_li_fighter
surface_hit_effects = 0, small_hull_hit_light01, small_hull_hit_light02, small_hull_hit_light03
surface_hit_effects = 150, small_hull_hit_medium01, small_hull_hit_medium02, small_hull_hit_medium03
surface_hit_effects = 300, small_hull_hit_heavy01, small_hull_hit_heavy02, small_hull_hit_heavy03
steering_torque = 24000.000000, 24000.000000, 58000.000000
angular_drag = 15000.000000, 15000.000000, 35000.000000
rotation_inertia = 2800.000000, 2800.000000, 1000.000000
nudge_force = 30000.000000
strafe_force = 20000
strafe_power_usage = 2
bay_door_anim = Sc_open baydoor
bay_doors_open_snd = cargo_doors_open
bay_doors_close_snd = cargo_doors_close
HP_bay_surface = HpBayDoor01
HP_bay_external = HpBayDoor02
num_exhaust_nozzles = 1
HP_tractor_source = HpTractor_Source
shield_link = l_fighter_shield01, HpMount, HpShield01
hp_type = hp_gun_special_3, HpWeapon01, HpWeapon02, HpWeapon03, HpWeapon04
hp_type = hp_gun_special_2, HpWeapon01, HpWeapon02, HpWeapon03, HpWeapon04
hp_type = hp_gun_special_1, HpWeapon01, HpWeapon02, HpWeapon03, HpWeapon04
hp_type = hp_fighter_shield_special_3, HpShield01
hp_type = hp_fighter_shield_special_2, HpShield01
hp_type = hp_fighter_shield_special_1, HpShield01
hp_type = hp_thruster, HpThruster01
hp_type = hp_mine_dropper, HpMine01
hp_type = hp_countermeasure_dropper, HpCM01
hp_type = hp_torpedo_special_2, HpTorpedo01

Grab the quickfix patch: http://eoa.seriouszone.com/louvadeus.php#quickfix
And then head over to microsoft and grab the 1.1 update for the server files

Here is a Freelancer SKD installer that will do it for you: http://files.filefront.com/Freelancer+SDK+15/;12631995;/fileinfo.html.

Just select the Freelancer\Data directory and it should be fine.

You must have done something wrong then, because the SDK package has all of those files decoded and bini-error fixed. Try extracting it again, making sure to overwright everything. Personally I would never suggest people dump stuff/and work within, their main game directory. It would be best to lay it out in a seperate directory to use with mod manager. Especially it at an early stage with modding.

Yeah takes all but a few minutes eh Do what I did, and zip up your FL directory, for a quick restore later. Better than disc’ing it each time it messes up