locking jumpgates/holes

Mon May 10, 2004 9:38 pm by elliot

I've read lots about unlocking gates from NY - Magellan, but I've not worked out how to lock gates.

We have just implemented a server-side mod that allows "admin" players to move around quickly with the use of jumpholes to various systems. We are having problems however with the normal players clients crashing when in the vicinity of one of these jumpholes that they cannot see. The NPCs can see the holes, and are using them too which is causing the crashes. My question is this, in the initialworld.ini, there are a lot of lines marked npc_locked_gate = xxxx. What does this xxxxx number represent, and where can I find out what it links to? Its too long to be an ids code.

Mon May 10, 2004 10:53 pm by Chips

The players will need the same mod as the server.......thats the best way to fix this. Also - to use the NY - Magellan jumpgate, you will need to open in initial_world.ini and then do a player wipe - cause ANY player files with that gate still locked will cause any other save files to also have it locked as well...

Tue May 11, 2004 3:14 am by elliot

You misunderstand. I'm not talking about unlocking jumpgates or holes, I'm talking about locking them against NPC entry. We have a server side mod that allows us to go from New York (outside manhattan) to O.Gamma and other house systems. The problem arises when NPCs try to use the secret holes. I'm guessing that the "npc_locked_hole" string in the initialworld.ini stops the NPCs using certain gates. What I need to know is what the number after npc_locked_gate = means and how can I add ones that relate to the secret holes we have added.

Tue May 11, 2004 3:28 am by Anton

The number is a CRC code that FL uses internally instead of nicknames. Get this tool to convert nicknames.

Tue May 11, 2004 3:37 am by elliot

I think that is probably what I'm looking for. Thanks very much!!!

Tue May 11, 2004 10:08 am by elliot

OK. This is helpful I think, but now I need the nickname the number is referring to. I have tried entering Hi02_to_Ew06_hole and the number returned is different to the number in initialworld.ini. What did I do wrong?

Tue May 11, 2004 12:36 pm by Anton

Hmm, you're quite right. Sorry, my bad for making assumptions without checking them

This might be the same problem as with the numeric codes in visit = lines of save game... I have no idea, but it would be nice to find out

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