Faction names V.3 one last ?

Fri Jan 16, 2004 4:44 pm by H.Q. Victor

Question. Can a faction name, Outcasts for example, be changed in the SP Game to say ferengi or whatever so that it will appere in the game where the "Outcasts" name is used in text?

Finalday

"Revenge is a dish best served cold...and it is very cold...in Space...

Edited by - Finalday on 1/17/2004 8:47:58 PM

Edited by - Finalday on 1/18/2004 3:11:56 PM

Fri Jan 16, 2004 5:00 pm by deathwalker10982

Yes, just change the IDS name, but you wont *hear* your factions name, they will still, orally, be the 'outcasts'.

Sat Jan 17, 2004 8:47 pm by H.Q. Victor

A follow up question. Can anyone tell me were I can find the faction name ids. I have searched freelance game files but have not been able to turn it up.

Finalday

"Revenge is a dish best served cold...and it is very cold...in Space... "Khan Noonien Singh"
Kahn, I'm laughing at the supieror intellect.. "Adm. J. T. Kirk"
Resistance is Futile "Lucutus of Borg"

Sat Jan 17, 2004 9:54 pm by steve5113

Finalday,
ids names for factions can be found in initialwprld.in in missions.

ie.

[Group
nickname = li_n_grp
ids_name = 196846
ids_info = 66200
ids_short_name = 196895

Beings we're on factions, does anyone know if it's possible to add a fully working one in sp. I've seen posts were it says its impossible and others which state they've done it???

S

Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:43 am by deathwalker10982

Many say it is impossible, but they are wrong, they say the faction crashes SP, which it does, but only becuase its not stored in the newcharacter.fl file in the EXE folder (the the MPnewplayer.fl), once you decode it, you can edit it the same way you would make the MPnewcharacter file work with MP.

Sun Jan 18, 2004 1:18 pm by H.Q. Victor

Ok, I found that.
nickname = gd_im_grp
ids_name = 196892
ids_info = 66194

But now, where do I swap the text name at?

Finalday

"Revenge is a dish best served cold...and it is very cold...in Space... "Khan Noonien Singh"
Kahn, I'm laughing at the supieror intellect.. "Adm. J. T. Kirk"
Resistance is Futile "Lucutus of Borg"

Sun Jan 18, 2004 5:37 pm by Chips

You need FLED-IDS editor - in the downloads section. How to use it?? Check out the tutorial i wrote, it has pictures, and if poeple want, i can make the next one play some music too!

Anyways - back on topic.

They work in SP no problem, its just that they are neutral to you all the time. Everyone says hack the newplayer.fl file - but last time i tried it was still encrypted so it didn't help. Your game will only crash if you get something wrong.

Sun Jan 18, 2004 6:13 pm by H.Q. Victor

Thanks for the info Chips.

Helps a bunch.

Finalday

"Revenge is a dish best served cold...and it is very cold...in Space... "Khan Noonien Singh"
Kahn, I'm laughing at the supieror intellect.. "Adm. J. T. Kirk"

Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:11 am by Louva-Deus

Edit the newcharacter.fl file with a save editor.

Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:16 am by unregistered_user

Why would people think that you cant add a faction... you can add everything else.

GO THE WEAPON MODS!

Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:41 am by H.Q. Victor

L-D, that has given me another area to try. Thanks for the help. Chips editer is working, just slow as I am on a learning curve with it. I hope to have it down by the weekend.

Finalday

"Revenge is a dish best served cold...and it is very cold...in Space... "Khan Noonien Singh"
Kahn, I'm laughing at the supieror intellect.. "Adm. J. T. Kirk"

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