I found this model in Freeworlds 18.31 Mod:

My questions are:

• Who is the model / texure author ?
• Do the Freeworld Team still use it?
• Can I use it for my own mod (and giving credits of course)? Because it could make a perfect Border-World Transport

Thanks in Advance

NeXoSE wrote:
… (You should known what i actually trying to get)…

A Cubase/ProTools like? REALLY expensive tools.

Just another thing about LMMS: It’s off course made for composers, means that you have to “write” your music/sequence and choose the appropriate sounds for it, I think using this program was not made only to work with samples, it would limit the use of LMMS in my opinion, and as any specialized software, an “apprentice” stage is needed to understand all features. An example: I understood absolutely nothing in 3D editing softwares.
And of course, to obtain the best results, you have to edit your own sounds but there are a lot of compatibles free-to-use samples available on the internet.

Another solution:

Rosegarden

The best in my opinion, the Cubase/ProTools users will love it !
But unfortunately, under Linux platforms only

NeXoSE wrote:Audacity, I only use it to convert wave file in to Freelacer-weird-audio-format.

Yeah, Audacity allows to convert almost everything. But you can also edit new sounds, edit samples, change tonality/pitch, speed, enhance or reduce some frequencies, etc…

For those who don’t have money, free / open source / multti-platforms softwares:

LMMS

Amazing possibilities, but a good knowledge in music theory is required.

or this one:

Jokosher

more easy to use but less possiblities

Sound Editor:

Audacity

have fun !

Many thanks for sharing

I often use the Modular Packs by Aldebaran for building bases instead of using Vanilla’s bases, this pack add more possibilties.

I personally would want to see FL running under a Linux Distro (I use Debian), but it seems that installing mods is not possible. If i’m not wrong, Wine can’t import/use some dlls.
The only thing I managed for now is running a LAN Disco server under a virtualized XP.

But maybe my informations are out-dated. I suggest you to ask here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/

@StarTrader

PM sent

all-l-iiiight !

Of Coulse I lemembel this TV selies (I still have the soundlrack in my eals) lol

And yes, agree, I started modding Freelancer about one year ago, the subject is enormous and I’m far to beeing omniscient, that’s why I asked, because terms used are so strange sometimes….

About 'ml’myrdhin, ‘ml’ is the contraction of ‘Merlin L’Enchanteur’ , the french translation of ‘Merlin the Sorcerer/Wizard’, it don’t mean that I’m taking myself for a wizard, it’s just that it’s a part of my culture, my roots are from a small region in the west of France called ‘Bretagne’ and in legends, Merlin is supposed to have died over there.

cya

yes, I understand now, and I already knew what is a key frame (I mount videos myself). I just didn’t understood that the “Time” value ment this.
So, stop me if I’m wrong but:
value #1 = Time
value #2 = Red
value #3 = Green
value #4 = Blue

If I understand corectly I just have to worry about the last three values for colour

@FF
Yes, I understood perfectly that Alpha channel is coded elsewhere. I just said that the section which interrest me is BasicApp_Colour and the 4 values indicated there (I will worry about the Alpha Channel later). Far from me the idea to contradict you. How could I with the level of my knowledge?
Really sorry if you understood the reverse, but english is not my mother tongue and it’s far to be one of the best.

Any way, many thanks for infos.

@StarTrader
huh…what is a “GlassHoper”? I know what is a grasshopper, but a “GlassHoper”?
Anyway, I don’t think it’s important and I prefer ignore this.
As answer to your intervention, see what I wrote above
…oh, and for your information: it’s not mimyrdhin but mlmyrdhin or Myrdhin (=Merlin in an ancient celtic language)

Very Best Regards

~Myrdhin

Could you be more explicit please? Because I know that I have to multiplicate RGB values by 255, (I used MS paint and the calculator) but I have really no idea what means “timing” in this case.

EDIT: It seems that the standard is RGBA, so Red, Green, Blue, Alpha

So, sorry to insist, but what is this “Time” Value?

Thanks for answering

and no, it’s BasicApp_Color

And if I understand correctly the first value is the duration of the effect, right?

So, I misunderstood the information someone gave me, because, yes, I saw a BasicApp_Alpha section.

Well, I still have a lot to learn about *.ale files, I browsed all tuts here to try to undestand how these files are coded, but I must admit that I’m a bit lost, is there a tutorial “for dummies” available?

Here’s the example:

[Section]
; ==> 1
FX_Type = FxBasicAppearance

Node_Name = li_capgun_01_flash.app ; 0x044CAC67 72133735

Node_LifeSpan = 2.0000000000000000

Node_Transform = {}

Appearance_LODCurve = {
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 2.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000
SubFlag = 3
}

BasicApp_TriTexture = True

BasicApp_QuadTexture = False

BasicApp_MotionBlur = True

BasicApp_Color = {
Flag = 4
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
SubFlag = 4
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.5921568870544434, 0.5921568870544434, 0.9490196704864502

So, in this case it means that the effect is disabled as the T value = 0, am I wrong?

Hi there

A n00b question:
Thanks to ALE Editor, I managed to open the file I wanted to modify: li_capgun_01.ale , in this case.
I just want to change colours (for now), I learned that they are coded with 3 values (R,G,B in this order) + an Alpha channel.

BasicApp_Color = {
Flag = 4
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
SubFlag = 4
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000
SubEntry = 0.2758620679378510, 0.1176470667123795, 0.4784314036369324, 0.8823530077934265

Where is the Alpha Channel? #1 or #4?

Thanks by Advance

Hi

Few times ago I needed to transform bases modules into weapon platforms, it was the only way I found to add working turrets to these modules, of course, I added the needed harpoints via HardCMP.

Add a section in solararch.ini:

The module:

[Solar]
nickname = ams2_unit_03
LODranges = 0, 30000
ids_name = 60213
ids_info = 60214
type = SATELLITE <–-- Here’s how a module is declared
DA_archetype = SOLAR\ams2\unit_03.cmp
material_library = SOLAR\ams2\modular_station2.mat
material_library = FX\envmapbasic.mat
envmap_material = envmapbasic
mass = 10000.000000
loadout = ams2_05
solar_radius = 600
shape_name = NNM_SM_MPLATFORM <— N.B !
hit_pts = 999999961690316250000000000000000000.000000

Transformed into WP:

[Solar]
nickname = ams2_unit_03_wp
LODranges = 0, 30000
ids_name = 329680
ids_info = 329680
type = WEAPONS_PLATFORM <–-- Here’s how a Weapon Platform is declared
DA_archetype = solar\ams2\unit_03.cmp
material_library = solar\ams2\modular_station2.mat
material_library = fx\envmapbasic.mat
envmap_material = envmapbasic
mass = 10000.000000
solar_radius = 300
shape_name = NAV_weaponplatform <— N.B !
destructible = true <— Change it to “false” to a non-destructible WP
explosion_arch = explosion_wplatform
hit_pts = 1600

I hope this helps

Regards

~Myrdhin

I tried to set up the multiplier with 0:
The commodity simply disappear from the shop list and from your cargo hold.

A little bit off topic but:

X3 is a little bit hard to enjoy at the beginning, it’s true, but later, you will see a fantastic game with a lot of possiblilties and a true dynamic economy.
The last time I played, I had a fleet of about 200 vessels + about 30 bases which produced goods.
The only bad side of X3 is that there is no MP mode yet, but seeing the amount of stuff in it, I can’t imagine the kind of server needed to host 100/200 players.

A last thing:
The next release will include a market exchange and a more easy GUI. More infos here

Oh, misunderstanding from my part:
When you said “recorded word”, I didn’t understood you talked about a real audio file.
Yeesssss , thanks to you, I got a direction.

I almost forgot: The explanations you gave me earlier allowed me to make really fine settings with the commodities, it’s still a huge sum of work, but this time, nothing random.
And to answer to this questoin:

If you set the multiplier to 0, tell me what happens?

I guess the commodity won’t be buyable / saleable anymore, didn’t try yet, but it looks logical.

And your teeth will fall out, and your beard will grow long and grey and your wits and your wife and your dog will leave you and your kids will have PhD degrees, and the world will slowly stop revolving! In the meantime you will lose all interest in playing the game and devote the rest of your lonely life to modding it instead!

ROTFL
For information, I already have a long grey beard hahaha
Well, to be honnest, I don’t play Freelancer anymore since a few months, but I have a lot of fun by modding…and by conversations on boards hehe.
When I take the time to play, I launch another space game:…X3 TC

See you soon

Hi there

Sorry for late reply

@CK258

Thanks, I will study this more deeply, and yes, I had already created new commodities. The purpose is to allow a custom house to have the monopoly of a commodity what will lead to tense diplomatic relations with some other houses. Well, that is what I imagined in my story line.

@StarTrader

Excellent ! I have finally some explanations about some parameters I didn’t understood, thanks again.
About message_id_prefix, when I set it with my new commodity, FLScan shows me an error, I thus setted it with a Vanilla commodity, and by looking in other mods, I noticed that the most of devs doing the same thing. I nevertheless browsed all the files which could be concerned but found nothing. if someone have more infos, he’s more than welcome.

Okay, it seems that I have a few hours of studying in front of me…I love it !
I promise, I willl post if I have more questions…no doubts I will hehe

Very Best Regards

~Myrdhin

Hello there

Here’s my problem:
What I would wish would be to set up a certain commodity produced by a specific faction on a single base, so at the most cheaper price, and naturally to be available in all Sirius at higher prices. I had begun by adjusting every price for every station but obviously, it led to incoherences.
Browsing forums, and thanks to Helloween, I maybe found a solution:

http://the-starport.net/freelancer/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_id=4266&forum=22&post_id=49026#forumpost49026

But, what do this software (great tool btw) is a little bit random (Or maybe I didn’t understood how it works).
Is there a way (method?) to resolve this?

Thanks by advance

Many, many, many thanks for sharing, really and sincerely.

As I don’t have any skills in 3D modeling/texturing or drawing, your shares are gold for me.