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Post Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:29 am

A Question

I have two things I wonder:

1. I read somewhere that you could, somehow, transfer your SP characters/save games to an MP game. How would I do this?

2. I know there are servers where you start with $1.000.000. I'd like to make a server like this, but with $200.000 in starting funds. How do I do? Are there any mods that do this?

Post Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:03 pm

1.) Hmm, never heard of that, i dont doubt that its possible tho, my best guesss would be to open/decode a SP save game, copy all the text, and put it in an MP charfile. (the MP charfile would have to be created already, you can e-mail me and i will give more detailed instructions, and screenshots if need be)
2.) open the MPnewcharacter.fl file in your Fl's EXE folder (may or may not have to be decoded using BINI, cant remember...) there should be a line that looks somehting like:
Money = %%MONEY%%.
change %%money%% to whatever you want.

Post Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:53 am

Big thanks!

The first one isn't really needed if I can do the second one.

Again, thanks a *LOT*

What program do I need to decrypt this .fl file? I dl'ed BiniQDU but it would only open .ini files.

Edited by - TinyTeeth on 1/23/2004 3:48:17 AM

Post Fri Jan 23, 2004 4:13 am

Okay, I did as you said on No. 1, and managed to import my SP character to my MP test server! Thanks a lot. However, another problem has arisen. My character is named Trent, just as in the SP game, and I wonder how I could change that. Because if I'm going to import someone else's SP character to MP, there will probably be a conflict between these two, 'cause both characters will be named "Trent". Where in the .fl files can I change this? Or do i change it in the "name" file? I tried to open this file for editing in notepad, but all that showed up where these box thingies. Suspect I need a decrypter. Then where do I find this? Or is the name contained in the .fl file, and not in the name file?

The question may have gotten you confused. So shortly: How do I change the name of my existing MP character?

Editing;

Now I found something else in the .fl file. A line that said

"name = 005400720065006e0074"

I suspect I can change the name here. However it seems to be some binary language.

*The brain's working*

-BUT-

If I create a character named for example "Gemini" could I then just copy the name code from this character, to my main character, and just delete my temporary "Gemini" character? Could this be done? I'll test, maybe it'll work... Thanks anyway, you have been to GREAT help!

Edited by - TinyTeeth on 1/23/2004 4:16:31 AM

Post Fri Jan 23, 2004 7:04 am

Yei! It worked!

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