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To be classified: DIFFICULTY_SCALE

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Post Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:09 am

To be classified: DIFFICULTY_SCALE

It's to be classified: is it a cheat or a neat modding trick?

I discovered this when looking in My Documents for my latest screenshots:
It seems if you look in the my games folder of my documents, you will find a folder called 'Freelancer'. I went inside and found an ini called PerfOptions. I opened that and found a DIFFICULTY_SCALE setting. I soon discovered that setting it higher made for a more challenging game, and vice versa. Also, I discovered that setting it to zero just makes you invulnerable. Quite a great discovery, eh?

Just telling you.

Post Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:53 am

It only works in SP, and it is a cheat well known around.

No new discovery here, sorry.

Post Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:15 am

Its more for those that just seem to be unable to survive the game. It gives you a chance to learn, then change back to normal and play again. Kind of like god mode in other games.

Post Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:44 pm

Well, you guys are right. But in my experience, it's more fun to beat the game in god mode for a while, then go back and play the whole game without it, every time i am amazed that the game is more fun without the god mode.

Post Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:32 pm

Hay is there a way I can make a mod that chnages the DIFFICULTY_SCALE to 5 not 1 cuz i want to make it like real space so if u crash it can take ur shild down esely but I dont know how to manke it work with flmm cuz it only covers freelancer. Is there another place for it that flmm can instal?

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"You dont see me, you dont hear me, but you know im there."
I will bild the first Galactic Empire!

Post Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:43 am

You could try modifying constants.ini, here's from SDK,

[Constants
COLLISION_DAMAGE_FACTOR = 0.500000<-----------------------------
MUSIC_CROSS_FADE_DELAY = 10.000000
MUZZLE_CONE_ANGLE = 40
PLAYER_COLLISION_GROUP_HIT_PTS_SCALE = 3
PLAYER_ATTACHED_EQUIP_HIT_PTS_SCALE = 5

[EngineEquipConsts
CRUISE_DISRUPT_TIME = 5
MAX_DELTA_FX_THROTTLE = 0.250000
THROTTLE_STEADY_TIME = 0.500000
THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE = 8.000000
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_CHANGING = 8.000000
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY = -1.000000
CRUISE_STEADY_TIME = 2.000000
DELTA_CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY = -1.000000
CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE = 8.000000

[ShieldEquipConsts
HULL_DAMAGE_FACTOR = 0.500000<------------------

Is this what you are looking for?

Post Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:18 am

Not trying to be offencive, but isn't all this old news, I mean, how many mods out there have the difficulty bar / slider in their settings, and if you place it all the way down, you're in god mod?

Post Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:10 am

Guys please. DOnt start a flame war. He was asking the community if this difficulty scale thing was considered a cheat or not. Please just answer his question.

IMO: If you cant use it online then it is not a cheat. If you can turn it on for online and be invincible then it is a cheat.

Post Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:44 am

Thank you M-A-C-E_166 But you know hwat number will take ur shild down if u crash into somthing? Cuz I wana make it like real space like if ur in an asteroyd field you probably never come back lol.

Its funny when people try to make a god mod im trying de opesate lol.


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"You dont see me, you dont hear me, but you know im there."
I will bild the first Galactic Empire!

Edited by - Darth-Vader on 9/11/2005 8:47:26 AM

Post Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:03 pm

To be honest, I haven't played around with this. I'd say if you try changing;
COLLISION_DAMAGE_FACTOR = 0.500000 to 1.000000
.. Then it might cause you more damage. I think avtually the lower one just tells the game engine that in weapon_equip, if you choose hull damage 100, then shields are a 100 x 0.50000 = 50

I'm with you, I think the better mods are games that make the game harder and Freelancer could do with being made a good deal harder.

Post Sun Sep 11, 2005 1:34 pm

hmm, the games too easy as it is, me being an elite and all, i dont suppose you could make i go to 50, thoat would be like 1-hit-ko

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