If i could get FLCD working without having to semi register it etc for people to search for it, then i would certainly be providing teh option. The reason why many many servers lose some people by installing FLCD is because, simply put, there are THAT many small time cheaters out there. I am not talking about those who have shields or stuff, just simple little ones like a fast cruise, quicker cruise time, revealed maps etc etc. The players who run those sorts of things really do mount up, and when they find out that they have to play properly, then they soon lose interest. I maybe wrong, but i have witnessed the vast amounts of small time cheaters around. It is, quite simply, possbile. There are many clans that use cheats to generate large amounts of cash which is then disperased between their members. They wouldn't be able to play at all! lol
So, I maybe wrong and cynical, but i would actually state around 10-15% of the population being lost as the cheaters being lost. I wonder how much more stable the servers are with it, or are they? FLCD removes the need for admins to be having a 'love hate' relationship with the server running. No mods at all - no money hacks, gun hacks, armor hacks, shield hacks, speed hacks, manouvreability etc etc etc....the list is endless. No trying to catch cheaters all day and night, you no longer have to pour over the server with startling dedication. It could be a godsend for admins, but then again, you only run it for players enjoyment, and if interaction between a server full of players is better than a server half full of 100% clean and honest players, then run without the thing - as Ioncross and the patch do a good enough job
As for the Q about the SDK - yes, it IS set to accept SDK installed files, as well as normal files. Also accepts SDK/ Vanilla with three semi colons before the video lines in the freelancer.ini fiel to cut out the vids on loadup. It can be made to accept other stuff, which means admins can set up special codes for their server police (ie, specific speed cheat just for them
) and stuf like that. Its adaptable, just a shame its the equivalent of having to "register" with the global server in order to run it!