Certainly is. Open up the file for your system and add these objects, changing the details e.g. position to whatever you want:

The sun:

[Object
nickname = My_Sun
ids_name = 261008
pos = 0, 0, 0
ambient_color = 255, 255, 255
Archetype = sun_2000
ids_info = 66162
star = med_white_sun
atmosphere_range = 11000
burn_color = 160, 222, 245

That has created the sun object. Now you need a zone around it to cause damage, otherwise you'll just bounce off it.

[zone
nickname = Zone_My_Sun_Death
pos = 0, 0, 0
shape = SPHERE
size = 10000
damage = 10000
sort = 99.500000
density = 0
relief_time = 0
population_additive = false

Now finally, to make it give off light (which always helps):

[LightSource
nickname = System_LIGHT
pos = 0, 0, 0
color = 255, 255, 255
range = 120000
type = DIRECTIONAL
atten_curve = DYNAMIC_DIRECTION

Btw, don't forget to close all the square brackets if you copy and paste this.

Hmm, I admit that my question was not well specified. I know how to create a sun in my system. But there are only sun_1000 and sun_2000. I want to know is there a way to create another sun, for example with a radius 500 or 4000?

Yes. Sun_1000 and sun_2000 are the archetypes (models) for the different suns. They are the only two defined ones, but you can create your own by adding the following to DATA/SOLAR/solararch.ini:

[Solar
nickname = sun_3000
ids_name = 60201
ids_info = 60202
type = SUN
DA_archetype = solar\suns\sun.sph
mass = 1000000
solar_radius = 3000
shape_name = NNM_SM_SUN

This example is obviously for a sun of radius 3000. Because the sun is a sphere you can edit the radius value and it will be stretched/squashed accordingly.

What program is used to write that in?

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You can use Notepad or your prefered text editor. I think it is recommended to use Freelancer SDK. If so all ini files are in txt format and not compressed.

BTW Thanks Accushot for your helpful answer!

Edited by - JohnDoe on 6/1/2004 11:24:34 AM

In notepad it all comes up in squares, doesn't it?

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Only if it's compressed. BINI can uncompress ini files, or you can get the SDK which is all the ini files already uncompressed. FL can read both types

I prefer a simple INI editor: the SDK doesnt do ones for my own mods. Which is a problem: I'm working on systems for the Republic Mod. So I got the INI one

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