yep... its possible but damn hard to realize
created 1 light once... but dropped the idea coz of too many problems

Would you be willing to let me in on how you did it

Hi!

I'm not totally sure, as I didn't have the time to play the mod, but I think foxer has buyable lights in his 88 Flak Mythic Drive mod. Just have a look. If not I'm sorry, but I think I read something like this.

Good luck!

Black Eagle

It isnt "buyable" lights, but part of the mod script is the option to change light colors(i think)
Whats buyable is cargo things for transports. Look at a Transport, underneath it there are colord boxes. You can buy those.

Ah okay!

Then I misunderstood this. Sorry Buck and good luck!

Black Eagle

ill see if i can find my old files

Thx Swat

I guess you can't find it??

Buck Rogers
Server Admin
Colours Elite UK
www.colourselite.co.uk

Howdy Buck!
I'm not sure but if I remember right there is one MOD that sells lights but of coarse I can't remember the name of the MOD.
If I remember right they had to add hardpoints for lights and make lights available for sale, I would imagine like any other piece of equipment.

I do know that you can add options in the script.xml file that allows you to choose what colored lights you want on your ship.

The 88 Flak Mystic Drive MOD has the options to pick what color lights you want when you activate the MOD.
I'm sure fox wouldn't mind if you took a look.

nahh i just had no time to search it yet.... the disadvantage of leading a clan... a clanportal... some fanpages... a server and coding Crossfire and StarLancer Reborn

You could do this pretty easily by using the code I built for the XML Toolkit Mod for Power Upgrades. Simply create "Power Upgrades" (with no stat boosts, etc.- just the necessary entries and nothing else) used an invisible CMP (an easy job- just list a standard Shield CMP without listing a MAT) that had a given Light attached to a Hardpoint on that CMP via its Good entry. That'd allow you to buy/sell/rearrange lights however you wanted.

Thx gents, I have seen fox's way of doing it but I would like to be able to buy them on a base. sounds like the hard point thingy is the only way. It also sounds like a big job adding all those hard point to all the ships in freelancer. Oh well, maybe when I'm really bored I'll have a go. Would i have to create a custom hard point to take the lights, i.e HP/Fixed/HPLight. Hang on, they are already attached to a hard point, Hp/Fixed/HpRunningLight

thx again

Buck Rogers
Server Admin
Colours Elite UK
www.colourselite.co.uk

Edited by - Buck on 8/17/2005 6:37:58 PM

the hardpoint idea was not bad but it doesnt work... i remember that i tried the same but was unable to tell FL that lights are equipment... even when i coded them as goods they just didnt appear on the dealer