Invisible Factions

switch to the hex editor rather than the character editor and place there 0x00-bytes where the characters shall be.

No need for hex editing.
Just download adoxas Plugin and configure the ini.

Yeah, I forgot to mention that. This plugin completely overrides what’s in common.dll, so if you just download / install the plugin (which consists of placing the plugin in EXE and adding it to the dacom.ini list, as well as placing the storyfactions.ini in Data) and leave storyfactions.ini blank, it’ll show everything.

Thanks again Adoxa for designing this, this has come in enormous handy for 88 Flak, which has dozens of mini-factions previously (and needlessly) shown to the player. The reputation screen is MUCH cleaner now.

You lot are a bunch of chickens!

Use a Hex editor and go change just the bits you want, it’s so easy!

Get Icy’s Hexplorer, it’s really a nice and easy tool to use.

Here it is: http://sourceforge.net/projects/hexplorer/

And here’s how to use it in editing FL or any other files:

(Oh no, StarTrader’s feeling another tutorial is needed….! YAWN)!

Ok, Ok, I’ve attached it to this post as a file for those who really want it! lol

No, hex-editing really isn’t that bad, but in this scenario you might as well use the plugin, since it allows as many (or as few) story factions as you’d like. =P

Does the storyfaction plugin shows the custom factions on reputation list if they are only defined on Objects?
Visiting them in SP mode, they not for me.

Factions are only defined in faction_prop.ini and initialworld.ini, as in custom save files, too.

Thanks!