constants

Overview

The constants ini type keeps a lot of standard constants that are used throughout the game. Credits go to indivisible for finding the additional constants.

Vanilla Examples

• DATA\constants.ini

Syntax

Each of the following sections can only be written once, preferably in the order shown. If a parameter is shown as being optional, it means it is not in the file by default and is instead set by hardcoded values within the game's DLLs. Only add optional values as needed.

[Constants]

[Constants]
COLLISION_DAMAGE_FACTOR = FLOAT
MUSIC_CROSS_FADE_DELAY = FLOAT
MUZZLE_CONE_ANGLE = FLOAT
PLAYER_COLLISION_GROUP_HIT_PTS_SCALE = FLOAT
PLAYER_ATTACHED_EQUIP_HIT_PTS_SCALE = FLOAT
MAX_PLAYER_AMMO = INT ;optional
FIRE_FAILED_DELAY = FLOAT ;optional
FIRE_FAILED_SOUND = STRING ;optional
SND_CARGO_JETTISONED = STRING ;optional
JETTISONED_CARGO_VELOCITY = FLOAT ;optional
LOOT_UNSEEN_RADIUS = FLOAT ;optional
LOOT_UNSEEN_LIFE_TIME = FLOAT ;optional
LOOT_OWNER_SAFE_TIME = FLOAT ;optional

Parameter	Information
COLLISION_DAMAGE_FACTOR	Default: 0.5 (0.25 if removed) Range: 0 to ∞ Multiplier of an arbitrary collision damage value. The higher this is, the more damage players will get upon colliding with something. NPCs do not seem to be affected by this.
MUSIC_CROSS_FADE_DELAY	Default: 10 (30 if removed) Range: 0 to ∞
MUZZLE_CONE_ANGLE	Default: 40 (90 if removed) Range: 0 to 180 Cone in degrees around which a gun may fire, despite not being able to directly aim at the target. This means projectiles will actually fire from a bent angle when seen from the cannon. Use force_gun_ori to override this when defining a Gun. This constant only affects players.
PLAYER_COLLISION_GROUP_HIT_PTS_SCALE	Default: 3 (1 if removed)
PLAYER_ATTACHED_EQUIP_HIT_PTS_SCALE	Default: 5 (1 if removed)
MAX_PLAYER_AMMO	Default: 50 Range: 0 to ∞ Defines the maximum ammunition count a player can have for any ammunition type. Note that this is a per-type limit, so every different missile, mine, cruise disruptor, etc. will have its own limit. Does not affect any other cargo.
FIRE_FAILED_DELAY	Default: 1 Range: 0 to ∞ Delay after which the "fire failed" sound will be played. This is used mainly when cruising or in tradelanes to denote the impossibility to fire.
FIRE_FAILED_SOUND	Default: fire_dry Nickname of the Sound to be played when firing is disabled.
SND_CARGO_JETTISONED	Default: cargo_jettison Nickname of the Sound to be played when jettisoning cargo.
JETTISONED_CARGO_VELOCITY	Default: 10 Range: 0 to ∞ Speed at which the cargo will be expelled from the ship.
LOOT_UNSEEN_RADIUS	Default: 2500 Range: 0 to ∞ Distance over which loot is considered to be "unseen", starting the countdown from the value defined below.
LOOT_UNSEEN_LIFE_TIME	Default: 60
LOOT_OWNER_SAFE_TIME	Default: 1 Range: 0 to ∞

[EngineEquipConsts]

[EngineEquipConsts]
CRUISE_DISRUPT_TIME = INT
MAX_DELTA_FX_THROTTLE = FLOAT
THROTTLE_STEADY_TIME = FLOAT
THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE = FLOAT
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_CHANGING = FLOAT
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY = FLOAT
CRUISE_STEADY_TIME = FLOAT
DELTA_CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY = FLOAT
CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE = FLOAT
MAX_ENGINE_FX_THROTTLE = ? ;optional
CRUISE_DRAG = FLOAT? ;optional
CRUISE_ACCEL_TIME = FLOAT ;optional
CRUISING_SPEED = INT ;optional

Parameter	Information
CRUISE_DISRUPT_TIME	Default: 5 Range: 0 to ∞ Time during which cruising is disabled after being hit by a cruise disruptor.
MAX_DELTA_FX_THROTTLE	Default: 0.250000
THROTTLE_STEADY_TIME	Default: 0.500000
THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE	Default: 0.500000
THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE	Default: 8.000000
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_CHANGING	Default: 8.000000
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY	Default: -1.000000
CRUISE_STEADY_TIME	Default: 2.000000
DELTA_CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY	Default: -1.000000
CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE	Default: 8.000000
MAX_ENGINE_FX_THROTTLE	Unknown
CRUISE_DRAG	Default: 1 Range: -128 to 128 (a short) Defines the speed-change in cruse mode. Negative values cause a higher sloth, high values a very low sloth.
CRUISE_ACCEL_TIME	Range: 0 to ∞
CRUISING_SPEED	Range: 0 to ∞ Speed when in cruise mode. In order to show the true speed in the game (by default it always shows 300), editing freelancer.exe is necessary.

[ShieldEquipConsts]

[ShieldEquipConsts]
HULL_DAMAGE_FACTOR = FLOAT

Parameter	Information
HULL_DAMAGE_FACTOR	Default: 0.500000 Range: 0 to ∞ Multiplier of the hull damage that will be applied to shields. This means that a weapon will actually do energy_damage = energy_damage + hull_damage * HULL_DAMAGE_FACTOR with the energy_damage value being set in the weapon's section.

[PhySysConsts]

[PhySysConsts]
MATERIAL_FRICTION = FLOAT
MATERIAL_ELASTICITY = FLOAT
DEFAULT_LINEAR_DAMPING = FLOAT
DEFAULT_ANGULAR_DAMPING = FLOAT, FLOAT, FLOAT
RC_MAX_DELTA_ORIENTATION = ? ;optional
RC_MAX_DELTA_POSITION = ? ;optional
GOLEM_ANGULAR_DAMP_FACTOR = ? ;optional
GOLEM_TORQUE_FACTOR = ? ;optional
GOLEM_DAMP_FACTOR = ? ;optional
GOLEM_FORCE_FACTOR = ? ;optional
GOLEM_MAX_TORQUE = ? ;optional
GOLEM_MAX_TRANSLATION_FORCE = ? ;optional
GOLEM_DELTA_ORIENTATION = ? ;optional
GOLEM_MAX_DELTA_POSITION = ? ;optional
GOLEM_CHILD_ANGULAR_DAMP = ? ;optional
GOLEM_CHILD_LINEAR_DAMP = ? ;optional
GOLEM_CHILD_MASS = ? ;optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_MIN_SECONDS_INTRA = ? ;optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_MAX_DISTANCE_INTRA = ? ;optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_MIN_DISTANCE_INTRA = ? ;optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_MAX_RADIUS_INTRA = ? ; optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_TIME_INTRA = ? ;optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_MIN_SECONDS_WORLD = ? ;optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_MAX_DISTANCE_WORLD = ? ;optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_MIN_DISTANCE_WORLD = ? ;optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_MAX_RADIUS_WORLD = ? ;optional
RMGR_LOOK_AHEAD_TIME_WORLD = ? ;optional
MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_COLLISIONS = ? ;optional
ANOM_LIMITS_MAX_ANGULAR_VELOCITY_PER_PSI = ? ;optional
ANOM_LIMITS_MAX_VELOCITY = ? ;optional
MAX_SPAWNED_MINDIST_COUNT = ? ;optional
PHYSICAL_SIM_RATE = ? ;optional

Parameter	Information
MATERIAL_FRICTION	Default: 0.100000
MATERIAL_ELASTICITY	Default: 0.900000
DEFAULT_LINEAR_DAMPING	Default: 0.500000
DEFAULT_ANGULAR_DAMPING	Default: 0.200000, 0.200000, 0.200000

[CommConsts]

[CommConsts]
COMM_PLAYER_FAR_DIST = FLOAT
COMM_PLAYER_FAR_DIST_ATTEN = FLOAT
CHATTER_MAX_DIST = FLOAT
CHATTER_MAX_DIST_ATTEN = FLOAT
CHATTER_START_ATTEN = FLOAT
COMM_CONFLICT_PRIORITY_CUTOFF = INT
WALLA_MAX_DIST = FLOAT
WALLA_MAX_DIST_ATTEN = FLOAT
WALLA_START_ATTEN = FLOAT
WALLA_PRIORITY_CUTOFF = INT

Parameter	Information
COMM_PLAYER_FAR_DIST	Default: 6000.000000 Range: 0 to ∞ Distance from which a player is considered to be "far" from a communications point of view.
COMM_PLAYER_FAR_ATTEN	Default: 0.000000
CHATTER_MAX_DIST	Default: 3500.000000 Range: 0 to ∞ Distance over which players will not hear comms chatter from NPCs.
CHATTER_MAX_DIST_ATTEN	Default: -16.000000
COMM_CONFLICT_PRIORITY_CUTOFF	Default: -3
WALLA_MAX_DIST	Default: 3500.000000
WALLA_MAX_DIST_ATTEN	Default: -24.000000
WALLA_START_ATTEN	Default: -8.000000
WALLA_PRIORITY_CUTOFF	Default: -3

[AsteroidConsts]

[AsteroidConsts]
MAX_ASTEROID_LOOT_DAMAGE = FLOAT
MAX_LOOT_PER_ASTEROID = INT

Parameter	Information
MAX_ASTEROID_LOOT_DAMAGE	Default: 20000.000000 Range: 0 to ∞
MAX_LOOT_PER_ASTEROID	Default: 3 Range: 0 to ∞ Maximum loot count that can be found in a single asteroid (upon destruction).

[ThrusterEquipConsts]

[ThrusterEquipConsts] ;optional
OUTSIDE_CONE_ATTENUATION = ? ;optional
OUTSIDE_CONE_ANGLE = ? ;optional
INSIDE_CONE_ANGLE = ? ;optional
MIN_VOLUME_FORCE = ? ;optional
MAX_VOLUME_FORCE = ? ;optional
EXTERIOR_SOUND_NAME = STRING ;optional
INTERIOR_SOUND_NAME = STRING ;optional

Parameter	Information
OUTSIDE_CONE_ATTENUATION	Unknown
OUTSIDE_CONE_ANGLE	Unknown
INSIDE_CONE_ANGLE	Unknown
MIN_VOLUME_FORCE	Unknown
MAX_VOLUME_FORCE	Unknown
EXTERIOR_SOUND_NAME	Unknown
INTERIOR_SOUND_NAME	Unknown