Escorts
-
hey lol….i have a question: in SP i see that every NPC has an escort or police that are on potrol and have sevral NPC’s patroling. so my question is if there is an addon that can make those escorts for players, and maybe a mod but not flakk 88 cus i want to play the storyline ( and without the storyline ) with some NPC’s in my group other then the mission NPC’s. is this possible?
-
kingjame wrote:
an addon that can make those escorts for playersEDIT:
FoxUnit01’s 88Flak AI Wingmen Mod
FoxUnit01 wrote a detailed tutorial and a mini-mod that adds AI Wingmen to a vanilla version of Multi-Player Freelancer:AI Wingmen Tutorial + Sample Mod
FoxUnit01’s method requires a Freelancer server, but you can run your own server if you want to try this. See the Freelancer manual – running your own server is easy (mostly you just run FLServer.exe).
Vanilla Rep System
While this is not an answer to your exact question, I will point out that the reputation system effectively allows you to have escorts most of the time (in vanilla Freelancer).All you need to do is to be friendly with some of the factions in the area.
Throughout most of the vanilla game there are NPC patrols that go to most places that you go. If you pay attention, you will see that there are often NPCs following you around. Even if they are not following you, NPCs may be attracted, from a distance, to the sounds of battle.
So make friends with the local NPCs and they will act as your own escorts… most of the time.
The exception, of course, is during a mission. However, during missions, most/all of the NPC activity is managed by the script. If the mission author wants you to have escorts, then you will.
Custom systems in mods are often different because: 1) Making all of those patrols is hard work. And 2) Mods are often written with the intention of MP play, so that you can have human escorts.
-
You’re welcome.
I found the AI Wingmen Tutorial + Sample Mod that I mentioned previously, and updated my message above.
