Fox also offers Flak’s wingmen as a “do it your self” mod.

You have to add the info in but he provides a more than comprehensive guide on how to do it.

The only problem you will face is that the way Fox’s wingmen work messes with functions needed for single player to operate.

So you have 2 options.
Add them your self and just play sp with bugs
or
if your only wanting Sp cos you play by your self
if you have finished the story missions and just wana keep roaming.
then play open single player. basically singleplayer with out missions.
Wingmen will work fine in this mode. And even if they didnt Open single player is just the same as Multiplayer by your self.

Just make your own server by starting the server.exe
put a password on it. and make it not for internet.
then just join and play by your self.

As for not doing the work your self.
Well Flak88 does it perfectly as its the originator.
But with foxes awsome info i coded wingmen in to the Rebalance mod which in manyways is slightly more like original freelancer and not as advanced as Flak so you might find it to your liking.

But if you just want vanila then Wingmen tutorial here

Is definatly a demand for it

You said “Weapons are still unmountable and un-purchaseable”

“un-purchaseable” ingame ? if so is a mod problem id assume not a hook problem as hook shouldnt be stopping ingame purchases.

“Weapons are still unmountable” using hook commands/
i belive you need to know the hard point your wanting to mount it on.
Could it be that the custom ships are not using standard hardpoint mount names so youd need to know the custom name by reading the cmp or the shiparch file.

Try with a diff version of FLHook, i had similar problems with plugins.

Flak88 one is similar but with stuff built in.
Doesnt give same flexibility a plugin system would but if it works

one ting about your saves

mod manager moves or backsup your save by default when ever u install a new mod or remove the mod, u can disable this so u manually have to look after your saves in the mod manager options menu.

The following are the strings translated: into YORKSHIRE

(Somet Planet thingy, if I can be arsed.)
This planet has robots.
This planet has dirty Monkeys.
GO FUCKING FAST
STOP
Arder Armor:
More Speed:
Stolen Goods Scan Range:
Thrust Bar Thingy:
Women Dont Use this:
TRAKTOR Speed:
TRAKTOR KEY FIND Time:
TRAKTOR PETROL LEFT:
OTHER FARMERS
VIEW
NEXT SHOTGUN-TARGET
PREVIOUS SHOTGUN-TARGET
LOOK AT OTHER FARMERS.
Moves ship up.
Moves ship down.
STOP YA SPININ
TOO FAR TONY.

Well to start,

A save made with Mod A is usually not compatible with Mod B.
Unless the mod is a small mod changing only certain parts of freelancer. Any large universe mod will proberbly cause problems when using old saves.

“Access to F:\Program Files\Freelancer Mod Manager\mods(name of mod)\EXE\InfoCards.dll was denied.”

Is windows probem
need to run Modmanager as admin, if that doesnt help try disabling UAC control in user options control pannel. User Account Control.

If windows isnt allowing Mod Manager to access or change files then "it won’t de-activate and I have to restore the back-up files. "

Just to clarify

A Lan server is local only ! no internet

A Internet server is both WAN and LAN

so if u start a net server it will always be available localy unless u have seperate networks.

I wish I knew just how you can find things out so fast, adoxa

He is the one, he can see the code

Confirmed - Adding the new shiparch entry solved the problem.

But since this doesnt occure on any of the multiple other ships set up the same with multiple packages it seems it is mainly a problem with the cheat detection system.

Im gona work through and apply this too all the packages, and poss take on ST info of using diff files just for max mp stabillity.

thx again for all your posts peeps
most helpfull.

Yep sounds right,

Ill have to test some bits,

Id imagine only one physical file is needed for multiple ships.
but if ST is right then ill copy original files to new names to fix.

Id also hope FL shouldnt have a problem with multi packages using same ship arch ini entry but it does look like the problem.

I have several other packages all using same shiparch ini entry with 0 errors by server, but as ST said might be causing problems in close vicinity, ive never tested that.

not had chance to work on any of these theorys yet but will do asap

thx for all your input guys
might get to a place were we all know whats needed to be defined

Your right does seem to be a problem with the names Gibbon
ill try your solution although to clarify

Your saying nickname but hull or package,

it cant be the
ship = li_freighter

because im only creating packages to be used on a ship not using 2 seperate ships. there is only one li_freighter in the shiparch.ini

then 2 packages which call it,
im assuming packages cant have a problem both using same ship
i can try adding a second ship entry under a new name with same setup and see if it helps.

Hey Gisteron,

[BaseGood]
base = fc01_07_Base
marketgood = trader_package, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1
marketgood = traders_package, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1
marketgood = lfr_package, 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1

thats the what it looks like atm,

lfr_ launches with out problem

both trader_ and traders_ kick for cheating.

this is the current trader package

[Good]
nickname = trader_hull
category = shiphull
ship = li_freighter
price = 151000
ids_name = 12002
item_icon = Equipment\models\commodities\nn_icons\li_freighter.3db

[Good]
nickname = trader_package
category = ship
hull = trader_hull
addon = ge_lfr_engine_01, internal, 1
addon = li_freighter_power01, internal, 1
addon = ge_s_scanner_01, internal, 1
addon = ge_s_tractor_01, internal, 1
addon = shield01_mark01_fr, HpShield01, 1
addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight01, 1
addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight02, 1
addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight03, 1
addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight04, 1
addon = contrail01, HpContrail01, 1
addon = contrail01, HpContrail02, 1
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight01, 1
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight02, 1

set out exactly same as above lfr_package
only thing i see different are the names

try to make it use different internal equipment, one by one until you have the piece you have to check further.

have done that in post above commented out untill all that was left was the minimum needed to launch.

What happens if you make the standard Rhino available on the same base at the same time and buy that?

Top idea ST.

added

[Good]
nickname = lfr_hull
category = shiphull
ship = li_freighter
price = 151000
ids_name = 12002
item_icon = Equipment\models\commodities\nn_icons\li_freighter.3db

[Good]
nickname = lfr_package
category = ship
hull = lfr_hull
addon = ge_lfr_engine_01, internal, 1
addon = li_freighter_power01, internal, 1
addon = ge_s_scanner_01, internal, 1
addon = ge_s_tractor_01, internal, 1
addon = shield01_mark01_fr, HpShield01, 1
addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight01, 1
addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight02, 1
addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight03, 1
addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight04, 1
addon = contrail01, HpContrail01, 1
addon = contrail01, HpContrail02, 1
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight01, 1
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight02, 1

to the same base as the previous trader packages,
launches fine lol

copied above an pasted into space of old trader package / hull
only adjusted name of package and hull, kicks me

somet wrong with name.
FL server actually gave up propper error message for it this time

Possible cheating detected (Ship or Equipment not sold on base) by admin (b08184eb-c34c1c43-c8f0673d-91a16689)!

but the rest of packages dont have any equipment sold at there bases and they launch fine, is name or ship.

i also tried changing the cost incase cost of total equip was higher than cost to buy package but it didnt make a difference

just ran the packages like

[Good]
nickname = trader_hull
category = shiphull
ship = li_freighter
price = 19420
ids_name = 12018
item_icon = Equipment\models\commodities\nn_icons\li_freighter.3db

[Good]
nickname = trader_package
category = ship
hull = trader_hull
addon = ge_lfr_engine_01, internal, 1
addon = li_freighter_power01, internal, 1
addon = ge_s_scanner_01, internal, 1
;addon = ge_s_tractor_01, internal, 1
;addon = shield01_mark01_fr, HpShield01, 1
;addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight01, 1
;addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight02, 1
;addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight03, 1
;addon = SlowSmallBlue, HpRunningLight04, 1
;addon = contrail01, HpContrail01, 1
;addon = contrail01, HpContrail02, 1
;addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight01, 1
;addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight02, 1
;addon = co_gun01_mark01, HpWeapon01, 1
;addon = co_gun01_mark01, HpWeapon02, 1

still kicked me for cheating

Tutorial Forum

thats just a pic of stfx’s Freelancer Mod Studio
available to download in the tools section or on his google dev site

Very True but…
when i took over i started by comparing RB to all the patches. i encompase them into RB, i merged in the 1.1 SDK + bits of the 1.4 patch and various other peoples fixes before starting to continue adding and fixing what already existed.

Did that to make sure u only needed Rebalance and not
Freelancer + 5 patches then rebalance

Thing i dont get is what u say is true
but the server has 0 problems with anyof the other 5 packages i created and added in, it just has a problem with the 2 freighter trader start packages.

My Pirate / freelancer packages all launch absolutly fine just on the standard 1.1 server.

Also in MP i do have Hook attached.

thx for getting the topic back on track Bejaymac

no cheat stuff just standard freelancer server atm.

Thx too adoxa it is

visit his site here
what ur looking to use is the call sign DLL>