Up to the fans.

Editing will not be officially supported, so we're gonna have to try to do it ourselves like for Starlancer.

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I hereby place a bet that we get a FL mission editor before the SL one is finished

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FL mission editor is a no go i think, since all missions in FL are randomly generated, there isn't a way o place your own missions in there i think

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is it possible (just like in SoF II) to generate your own random missions?

the random missions are random, but the story missions are scripted, you should know that MD

Problem is that most of the mission code is actually INSIDE THE EXECUTABLES! That means it is VERY hard to do without changing the core logic of the program. I think we can change the writing for the missions, we can change pieces and things in the universe, but we will not be able to make new missions and/or systems

Best Regards
Christian "Bargib" Koerner
Editor in Chief, The Lancers Reactor

Does anyone know why editing will not officialy be supported ?
Is DA afraid that a possible mission pack/addon will not sell that good, if u can get mission from the internet for free or do they fear cheating in mp might become to easy ?
/me dreams of some b5 ships in freelancer

Because they didn't include it in the original scope. They never made any internal tools to add content.

Best Regards
Christian "Bargib" Koerner
Editor in Chief, The Lancers Reactor

Maybe DA will recognize the fan's wish to create own systems/missions etc in the future and release some editing tools/tutorials on how to create content...

/never gives up hope

ships should be as "easy" to do as for SL, we just need a converter, though i believe in an interview they said that in the "hog"-file the models would be in plain 3ds-max format...(that was not the case with the beta)

Edit:
I just checked something: It *MIGHT* be possible to add new ships(flyable ships), not just replacing existing ones (like in StarLancer), though i can't say for sure, because most of the files are encrypted. But even if it's possible, you still have to edit stations etc. so that you are able to buy the new ship(s) some where...
but remember: this is a big MAYBE, just from looking at the filestructure and filenames...

Edited by - RubberEagle on 08-02-2003 18:46:02

Hey Azrael that's a really cool sig

thx, Tachyon

I was a bit afraid that the sig might be to big/conspicuous , glad u like it.
@RubberEagle: thx for checking the ship replacement stuff, a big maybe is more than I've expected.


greets,


Aze




Edited by - Azrael on 09-02-2003 11:03:30

Edited by - Azrael on 09-02-2003 11:04:34

It all depends on 2 things: how easy they've made it for themselves to add more ships, and how much cheat-protection (esp. multiplayer cheats) they put in...

My guess that the files are encrypted because they are from the beta program.I think that sooner or later the community will have to make a fan-based modding tool .

Rubbereagle do you have any idea if it will be easy to change ship attributes like your basic hull strength & speed ?

Since I got a couple of ideas for a balance mod & these fields are the most important with others pertaining to:

1.Having the ability to move the wings in the game again.
2.Removing the trailing effects with regards to wingtips & hull.
3.Re-balancing for different velocities per-ship.