Battle Tech Freelancer Mod

There is no tutorial (That I’m aware of) that tells you everything you need to do, but there are plenty for each part of it.

For example, a great system building tutorial is Giskard’s. which you can read here:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/913966-freelancer/faqs/25096

TSP is a great place to get questions answered, regardless, though obviously it’s better if they’re a little less broad.

I hope you can find someone who can help you out in such a big manner, and if noone else knows of a ‘Getting started at modding’ tutorial (I have the feeling there’s sure to be one, I just don’t know it), I may start one. xD

AFAIK there are only few BT ships made in 3D and I am certain that none is available for download. The idea is neat, Battletech is one of the most awesome sci-fi universes imo, but the tast is just to big to handle I think. The Inner Sphere is huge, also the Periphery. The Jumpships, fighters and other vessels are detailed enough to give any modeler a headache…except you want shitty looking ships, there are dozens of merc units, the Clans, Houses, pirate kingdoms etc…Good luck with it anyway.

Hmm…well Disco is not that big actually :D…anyway I see what do you mean…or I think. For example you make the 1st mod version in year dunno 3030, then the next with the beginning of the Clan invasion and so on?

The problem with BT when it comes to making it into an FL mod, is the universe. In BT figters, dropships are depending on jumpships to enter hyperspace or operate, etc. On the other hand If you manage to make a working mod, I will play the #$%% out of it

You might try Argh’s XML ToolKit 1.2 if you can find it. EDIT: http://the-starport.net/freelancer/download/singlefile.php?cid=5&lid=151

It exists! I don’t know if the toolkit 1.3 is a viable base to start from but I know 1.2 should be fine.

This XML toolkit mod has been used as a base for other mods, so it’s a good place to start. Be warned that it affects ship handling so custom ships will need to be tweaked for this.

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What is not told in the tutorial above and what might be the cause for your problem:

1. Get the FLModManager and install it. (http://the-starport.net/modules/wfdownloads/singlefile.php?cid=1&lid=4) Make sure it runs as admin.
2. Get the SDK, which is a collection of all the Freelancer ini files, else you won’t be able to read and edit the files.
3. When making a new mod, create a new folder in the ModManager’s “mods” folder with the name of your mod. In that folder you place the files you added oder changed in the same place where they are in the original game. The ModManager itself manages the activation of mods, it exchanges the files so you don’t have to do it yourself. You should still have a complete backup of your Freelancer copy, so you can just copy it over the other one if something goes wrong on deactivation. Never change files of a mod while it is activated!!

You can find me on Skype as mrquarks. Feel free to ask.

Hey,

I was gonna send you this but no response on MSN - so just check out this tutorial here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WT7FP7U8

Cheers!

Congrats on the modding achievement! Nothing beats that feeling when something you add works. You get hooked after that!

Freelancer explorer Now go and build yourself some systems, you’ll have some fun with that tool. It’s not perfect, but if you’re starting off with modding you’ll love it.

I should note that FLE is not perfect and you should expect to learn how to tweak “by hand” as well. You can build mods two ways:

1. By using XML in FLMM to create the changes you want to make, but this can mean a fair bit of hand editing.
2. “Building up” the mod directly on the Freelancer directories and then packaging it up as an installable executable or the like.

There is a third way which you can use to make the mod flmm-able but I don’t exactly remember how.

Anyway, good luck, and make sure to keep backups!

You let someone have remote access to your computer? Do you know them?

Definitely a security risk. As a matter of routine principle I don’t take part in such remote sessions. There should be ample Youtube videos to consult, though.