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Selling Engines

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Post Tue Mar 30, 2004 11:44 am

Selling Engines

I'm no pro to modding, but not a total noob, either. My friend and I are creating our mod, with success; however there is one point we seem to have hit a wall at.
In searching the mod forums, I have found no real info on selling engines. Chips detailed some info in his excellent tutorial thread, but it doesn't seem to work with engines. I have all the proper entries in the goods.ini, engine_goods.ini and even misc_goods.ini, to no avail. No matter what, it seems that if you have a spare engine, unmounted, when you highlight it to sell, the sell button is replaced by a red text message, "You cannot sell your engine". I can, however BUY a different engine. Any suggestions? Have I missed something? Be much obliged for any help on this. I have researched this through the forums and haven't found anything; I don't expect you guys to do my work for me!

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Post Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:11 pm

I've read somewhere that to make it work you have to eject the engine in space (make it lootable), then buy a new one. Not tried it myself.

S

Post Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:30 am

It's hardcoded into the EXE file that you can't sell your engine - a wise precaution, really. If you want to change your engines, simply buy a new one, and it will get mounted. Then once in space you can do as Steve said and jettison it if you have no further use for it.

"There are 10 kinds of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't"

Post Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:43 am

actually with stone-d's dll exploration, maybe we will find out how this can be done. I mean, we can't be sure it's in the exe if we haven't seen it in the exe (but then again maybe you have; i haven't looked there, my hex being awful).

Post Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:48 am

Well, the engines are set to drop from NPC's, and since they are buyable, I SHOULD be able to sell them. If not, we will have to remove the NPC engine drops. Pity. There was a good revenue stream there...

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy...

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