iv tried that but now i get no ships

Skinnyrat:

Just click on the disk icon in the wordpad tool bar, and then exit from wordpad.

With the mouse, right click on the .ini.txt file and then click rename. Move your cursor (with the arrow keys) to the point after the i in .ini (before the .txt). Using the Delete key remove the .txt and then hit enter. That's all there is to it.

Glcok36

Wordpad saves out in Unicode (I think). Notepad saves as ASSCI text. ASCCI text is coded internaly (in the computer) without change where as Unicode, RTF,etc, etc are coded (internaly) differently.

Like you I learned the hard way, starting way back with the 8bits. I've forgotten more about computers and programming than I can ever hope to remember, and that's my problem. Some of it comes back now and again, and sometimes I relearn something that helps along the way.

About the GUI bini... there have been meybe three or four posts about suddenly occuring runtime errors and not being able to get the program to work properly again. It could be computer related (maybe yours won't burp), but the only real safe way is good old DOS. You have noticed that the later issues of Windows doesn't call it DOS any more. Now it's refered to as "Command Line".



Edited by - fangmans on 02-05-2003 06:01:19

ok thanks for all your patience folks ,i think im doing as instructed but i cant see any ships in any bases now,here is my ini if it helps,i would like to have a pimped up eagle to start but i think ive tried to alter this for titan
[BaseGood
base = Li01_01_base
marketgood = gf1_package, 0, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = gf2_package, 4, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = gf4_package, 13, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = gf5_package, 24, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = gf6_package, 30, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = bwf_package, 4, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = bwe_package, 20, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = bwe2_package, 30, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = bwfr_package, 10, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = cof_package, 8, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = coe_package, 28, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = coe2_package, 32, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1
marketgood = lf_package, 1, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1
marketgood = le_package, 2, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = lfr_package, 1, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1
marketgood = bf_package, 6, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = be_package, 8, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = bfr_package, 4, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = kf_package, 10, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = ke_package, 13, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = kfr_package, 10, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = rf_package, 20, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = re_package, 22, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = rfr_package, 20, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = pf_package, 2, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = pe_package, 13, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = pfr_package, 4, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = bhf_package, 4, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = bhe_package, 13, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = bhe2_package, 26, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
marketgood = oe_package, 16, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1
thanks

I dont see any mistakes here is it possible your deleated or misnamed one of the other files by mistake such as goods.ini or st good.ini
Also if your trying to buy the titan at the beginning of the game change the first set of numbers to 0 so no level is required to buy it.
the eagle package is the gf6_package.
it also loods like you figured out how too use biniQDU
"kill them Kill them all"


Edited by - BakedPotato on 13-05-2003 19:23:58

i dont think i re named any other file ,but i am a ubergoon,so maby,should i delete my ini folder and download a new set from
here

now ive done it,i had a game going on a server but now cos of my monkeyness i cant see any ships on that now, i downloaded a new set of ini's and overwrote the old but still no joy,i dont mind an reinstall but how can i save my character,thanks guys,i will get there in the end

you can use the saved games after the reinstall as long as you edit back in any equipment that was edited then put on your ship before the reinstall.

hi,ok i can drag and drop ini file unto bini, this gives me 1 file called market_ships.ini,i then open this wordpad and edit it.i press save,then i remove the original market ini(with cog) from the folder,but i cant see any ships at all then, thanks guys

skinnyrat;

Did you rename the [filenam.ini.txt file to [filenam.ini?

I have a suggestion, if you haven't already done it. Find my step by step posting and print it out so that you have it in your hand to follow.

It's very hard to figure out what you are doing wrong from your posts. It sounds like you are getting excited and skipping something in your haste to see what you've done work.

I think it was Gisgard who commented in this thread that the first thing you should do is take the tutorial material and spend a few hours familarising yourself with the material BEFORE you start hacking away.

From your posts one gets the idea that you read a few lines of the tutorial and then start hacking away, fogetting to read what you're supposed to do next.

Would you tear into your computer to replace the main processor chip without reading the manule to learn how to do it? I think not.

Modding and programming is the same thing only worse, you can't hold code in your hands or see where it fits.



Edited by - fangmans on 03-05-2003 05:50:11

Edited by - fangmans on 03-05-2003 05:52:35

Edited by - fangmans on 03-05-2003 05:53:20

hi ,when i try to rename the text file to .ini i dont get asked for any confirmaton
,it juust stays the same,and it doesnt change to the cog,thanks a lot for your help pal,i really appreicate it

Hmmmm...
Well, many of the porbs. on this thread are solved due to my program: Bini Lite (Utilities Download Section).
The last few posts raised a point.
On renameing: Skinnyrat - have you got show all filenames on? Its just that if it hide the flname, it looks like its an ini, but windows (and its patronising ways) has just hidden the .txt extention. Go to File Properties and see if this is the case.

oh yes, i forgot:

I used to do this: I had the executable of bini.exe in my QuickLaunch.
i would copy it from there -> folder each time i wanted 2 decrypt.
I would drag the ini file onto the executable.

This had a really bad problem though: Because Bini was DOS, it meant that the filenames were shortened :O

A nice side effect was that my program (Bini Lite) seemed to fix this

Just another reason

Oh dear god...

I figured out a HEAPS easier way to do this and i'm a complete n00b at FL modding, This may already of been mentioned but here goes:

1: Make sure that windows isnt hiding file extensions, because that will be very annoying later on

2: Right click on a compressed .ini file and click open with (Depending on your version of windows it could be anywhere...) Down tha bottom on the open with thingo there should be browse or somthing, then select bini from the browse doovalacky but make sure you untick the 'always use this program to open this file' or whatever it is then click ok. after a seccond or two it should make a filename.ini.txt file, this is where you want to see file extensions, just remove the .txt (Or keep the .txt for a backup or somthin) and then edit the file as much as you want

Okay then, thats a lovely first post for a n00b, hope i didnt annoy anyone by prattling on or anything...