While most OpenSP mods I have seen involve hacking the content.dll file, there is a much simpler way to do it.

You will need:
Freelancer Save Editor which can be downloaded from this site.

Start up the save editor and click decode. Browse to the EXE folder in your freelancer folder and open the newplayer.fl file. Then save the text file somewhere else.

Next, open that text file and it should look like this:

[Player
name = Trent
rank = 0
Description = NewPlayer

money = 500

voice = trent_voice
costume = trent
com_costume = trent

system = FP7_system
pos = 3216,1314,-21775
rotate = 175,-15,179.8

log = 1553, 0

;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Debug Ship - gets replaced if missions active
;----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ship_archetype = ge_fighter
equip = ge_gf1_engine_01
equip = shield01_mark01_lf, HpShield01
equip = ge_fighter_power01
equip = ge_s_scanner_01
equip = ge_s_tractor_01
equip = li_gun01_mark01, HpWeapon01
equip = li_gun01_mark01, HpWeapon02
equip = ge_s_cm_01, HpCM01
cargo = ge_s_cm_01_ammo, 20
equip = LargeWhiteSpecial, HpHeadlight
equip = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight01
equip = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight02
equip = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight05
equip = contrail01, HpContrail01
equip = contrail01, HpContrail02
equip = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight01
equip = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight02
cargo = ge_s_battery_01, 10
cargo = ge_s_repair_01, 10

;exported player vibes
;c:\freelancer\data\playervibe_export.ini
house = 0.91, li_n_grp
house = 0.91, li_lsf_grp
house = 0.65, li_p_grp
house = 0, br_n_grp
house = 0, br_p_grp
house = 0, ku_n_grp
house = 0, ku_p_grp
house = 0, rh_n_grp
house = 0, rh_p_grp
house = 0, co_alg_grp
house = 0, co_be_grp
house = 0, br_m_grp
house = 0, co_nws_grp
house = 0, co_hsp_grp
house = 0.65, co_ic_grp
house = -0.3, co_khc_grp
house = -0.3, co_kt_grp
house = 0, rh_m_grp
house = 0.65, co_me_grp
house = 0.65, co_ni_grp
house = 0, co_os_grp
house = -0.3, co_rs_grp
house = -0.3, co_shi_grp
house = 0.65, co_ss_grp
house = 0, co_ti_grp
house = 0.65, co_vr_grp
house = -0.3, fc_bd_grp
house = -0.3, fc_b_grp
house = -0.65, fc_c_grp
house = -0.3, fc_fa_grp
house = -0.3, fc_g_grp
house = -0.3, fc_gc_grp
house = -0.3, fc_h_grp
house = -0.3, fc_j_grp
house = -0.65, fc_lh_grp
house = -0.65, fc_lr_grp
house = -0.3, fc_lwb_grp
house = -0.65, fc_m_grp
house = -0.65, fc_ou_grp
house = -0.65, fc_rh_grp
house = 0, fc_or_grp
house = -0.65, fc_u_grp
house = -0.65, fc_x_grp
house = 0, gd_gm_grp
house = 0, fc_uk_grp
house = -0.65, fc_n_grp
house = -0.65, fc_ln_grp
house = -0.65, fc_kn_grp
house = -0.65, fc_rn_grp
house = 0, fc_ouk_grp
house = 0, fc_q_grp
house = 0, fc_f_grp
house = 0, gd_im_grp
house = 0, gd_z_grp
house = -0.3, gd_bh_grp

[StoryInfo
Mission = Mission_01a
MissionNum = 1
delta_worth = -1

;; These gates will be locked in single player, but not necessarily multiplayer.
[mPlayer
;M02
locked_gate = 2830511361 ;Li01_to_Li02
locked_gate = 2293643521 ;Li01_to_Li03
locked_gate = 2879482760 ;Li01_to_Li03_hole
locked_gate = 2830554369 ;Li01_to_Li04
locked_gate = 2881203077 ;Li01_to_Li04_hole
locked_gate = 2297057803 ;Li02_to_Li01
locked_gate = 2298368769 ;Li03_to_Li01
locked_gate = 2200697741 ;Li03_to_Li01_hole
locked_gate = 2284999691 ;Li04_to_Li01
locked_gate = 2934678413 ;Li04_to_Li01_hole
;M04
locked_gate = 2954500111 ;Li04_to_Iw01
locked_gate = 2417648655 ;Li04_to_Iw02
locked_gate = 2919472778 ;Li04_to_Iw02_hole
locked_gate = 2966851333 ;Li03_to_Iw05
locked_gate = 2212038279 ;Li03_to_Iw05_hole
locked_gate = 2430006021 ;Li03_to_Iw06
locked_gate = 2211890816 ;Li03_to_Iw06_hole
locked_gate = 2428672527 ;Li02_to_Iw04
locked_gate = 2543611525 ;Li02_to_Iw04_hole
locked_gate = 3073659015 ;Iw01_to_Li04
locked_gate = 3077067661 ;Iw02_to_Li04
locked_gate = 3156225933 ;Iw02_to_Li04_hole
locked_gate = 3081809293 ;Iw04_to_Li02
locked_gate = 2243944322 ;Iw04_to_Li02_hole
locked_gate = 2544154759 ;Iw05_to_Li03
locked_gate = 2449127296 ;Iw05_to_Li03_hole
locked_gate = 2549660557 ;Iw06_to_Li03
locked_gate = 2906296192 ;Iw06_to_Li03_hole
locked_gate = 3141298564 ;Br02_to_Iw03_hole
locked_gate = 2313479565 ;Iw03_to_Br02_hole
locked_gate = 3078400647 ;Iw03_to_Li02
locked_gate = 2965534223 ;Li02_to_Iw03

vnpc = 3094908802, 2318074572, 1, 0 ; Ew06_01_Base, 0x8a2b02cc
vnpc = 3094908802, 3173199946, 1, 0 ; Ew06_01_Base, 0xbd23304a
vnpc = 3094908802, 2183861964, 1, 0 ; Ew06_01_Base, 0x822b16cc
vnpc = 3094908802, 2452307660, 1, 0 ; Ew06_01_Base, 0x922b3ecc
vnpc = 3094908802, 2653626572, 1, 0 ; Ew06_01_Base, 0x9e2b20cc
vnpc = 3094908802, 3056232652, 1, 0 ; Ew06_01_Base, 0xb62a68cc
vnpc = 3094908802, 2308585929, 1, 0 ; Ew06_01_Base, 0x899a39c9
vnpc = 3094908802, 2922009804, 1, 0 ; Ew06_01_Base, 0xae2a54cc
vnpc = 3094826885, 2256840001, 1, 0 ; Ew06_02_Base, 0x8684a541
vnpc = 3094826885, 2323954497, 1, 0 ; Ew06_02_Base, 0x8a84bb41
vnpc = 3094826885, 2525269313, 1, 0 ; Ew06_02_Base, 0x96848d41
vnpc = 3094826885, 2391060801, 1, 0 ; Ew06_02_Base, 0x8e84b141
vnpc = 3094826885, 2458158913, 1, 0 ; Ew06_02_Base, 0x92848741
vnpc = 3094826885, 2592379713, 1, 0 ; Ew06_02_Base, 0x9a849341
vnpc = 3094826885, 2634370054, 1, 0 ; Ew06_02_Base, 0x9d054c06
vnpc = 3094826885, 2442802693, 1, 0 ; Ew06_02_Base, 0x919a3605
vnpc = 3101964420, 2234438605, 2, 0 ; Iw02_03_Base, iw0203_order_001_male
vnpc = 3101964420, 2233750472, 2, 0 ; Iw02_03_Base, iw0203_order_003_male
vnpc = 3101964420, 2916958218, 2, 0 ; Iw02_03_Base, iw0203_fix_bartender
vnpc = 3101964420, 2233537482, 2, 0 ; Iw02_03_Base, iw0203_order_002_male
vnpc = 3101964420, 3028667974, 2, 0 ; Iw02_03_Base, iw0203_fix_weaponsdealer
vnpc = 3101964420, 2336885255, 2, 0 ; Iw02_03_Base, iw0203_fix_ship
vnpc = 2813262602, 3084731407, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_order_002_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 2866663561, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_fix_weaponsdealer
vnpc = 2813262602, 2764885440, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_fix_bartender
vnpc = 2813262602, 3151845903, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_order_001_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 2883416591, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_order_005_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 2950526991, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_order_004_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 3017625103, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_order_003_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 2627611470, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_kpolice_001_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 2246192140, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_xenos_001_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 3074729028, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_lsf_002_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 2552785294, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_bpolice_001_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 2670979790, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_lpolice_001_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 2380699790, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_lnavy_001_m
vnpc = 2813262602, 2605049412, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_lsf_001_f
vnpc = 2813262602, 3048011723, 2, 0 ; Li04_06_Base, li0406_rogues_001_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 3202418821, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_order_001_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 2933989509, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_order_005_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 3001095813, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_order_002_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 3068206213, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_order_003_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 2496190668, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_fix_bartender
vnpc = 2793185930, 2866883205, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_order_004_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 2202783498, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_fix_weaponsdealer
vnpc = 2793185930, 2977604995, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_fix_ship
vnpc = 2793185930, 2821487746, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_bpolice_001_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 2315054538, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_rogues_001_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 2162065030, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_xenos_001_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 2256899460, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_lsf_001_f
vnpc = 2793185930, 2895789634, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_kpolice_001_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 2296039940, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_lnavy_001_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 2939682754, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_lpolice_001_m
vnpc = 2793185930, 2860830596, 2, 0 ; Rh02_07_Base, rh0207_lsf_002_m
vnpc = 3149903104, 3074275781, 2, 0 ; St01_01_Base, st0101_order_002_m
vnpc = 3149903104, 3141380037, 2, 0 ; St01_01_Base, st0101_order_001_m
vnpc = 3149903104, 3007165381, 2, 0 ; St01_01_Base, st0101_order_003_m
vnpc = 3149903104, 2940044741, 2, 0 ; St01_01_Base, st0101_order_004_m
vnpc = 3149903104, 3111809472, 2, 0 ; St01_01_Base, st0101_fix_bartender
vnpc = 3149903104, 2657014084, 2, 0 ; St01_01_Base, st0101_fix_ship
vnpc = 3149903104, 2634988297, 2, 0 ; St01_01_Base, st0101_fix_weaponsdealer
vnpc = 3148903687, 2726386437, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_007_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 2860601093, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_005_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 2994828037, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_003_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 3129042693, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_001_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 3061938437, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_002_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 3196677380, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_010_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 2592619268, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_011_f
vnpc = 3148903687, 2572946828, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_fix_bartender
vnpc = 3148903687, 2232333509, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_fix_weaponsdealer
vnpc = 3148903687, 2724056900, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_fix_ship
vnpc = 3148903687, 2995352324, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_013_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 2659286277, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_008_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 3062462724, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_012_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 2592175877, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_009_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 2927707397, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_004_m
vnpc = 3148903687, 2256538885, 2, 0 ; St01_02_Base, st0102_order_006_f
vnpc = 3152262666, 3138553736, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_011_f
vnpc = 3152262666, 2535179657, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_002_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 3139160969, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_009_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 2400975241, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_004_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 3039137739, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_fix_bartender
vnpc = 3152262666, 2657054084, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_fix_ship
vnpc = 3152262666, 2663562377, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_fix_weaponsdealer
vnpc = 3152262666, 3206267273, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_008_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 2534655368, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_012_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 2668876168, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_010_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 2602294153, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_001_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 2199644041, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_007_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 2333864841, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_005_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 2468073353, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_003_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 2467549064, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_013_m
vnpc = 3152262666, 2803544457, 2, 0 ; St02_01_Base, st0201_order_006_f
vnpc = 3097634115, 2367730062, 1, 0 ; Bw01_05_Base, bw0105_fix_weaponsdealer
vnpc = 3128923145, 2652228930, 2, 0 ; Ku06_01_Base, ku0601_fix_trader
vnpc = 3128923145, 2345563982, 2, 0 ; Ku06_01_Base, ku0601_fix_ship
vnpc = 3128923145, 2312853709, 2, 0 ; Ku06_01_Base, ku0601_fix_weaponsdealer
vnpc = 3128923145, 2449740935, 2, 0 ; Ku06_01_Base, ku0601_blood_002_f
vnpc = 3128923145, 2516852359, 2, 0 ; Ku06_01_Base, ku0601_blood_003_f
vnpc = 3128923145, 3188020871, 2, 0 ; Ku06_01_Base, ku0601_blood_001_m
vnpc = 3128923145, 2907603661, 2, 0 ; Ku06_01_Base, ku0601_fix_bartender
vnpc = 3128923145, 2852484231, 2, 0 ; Ku06_01_Base, ku0601_blood_004_m
vnpc = 3128923145, 2382635655, 2, 0 ; Ku06_01_Base, ku0601_blood_005_f
vnpc = 3181324104, 2177220111, 2, 0 ; Br03_01_Base, br0301_fix_bartender
vnpc = 3176341570, 2635032582, 2, 0 ; Br04_01_Base, br0401_fix_bartender
vnpc = 3176341570, 2306961223, 2, 0 ; Br04_01_Base, br0401_bowex_001_m
vnpc = 3184993608, 2260645825, 2, 0 ; Br01_01_Base, br0101_fix_ship


Now delete all the bold sections. Then save the file, go back into the save editor and encode it back into a normal *.fl file. This file can now be used in your mod or turned into a standalone mod that will conflict with few if any other mods.

Has anyone tried this ?

It seems like a very nice and elegent way but I can't get it to work.

Take care.

There are some serious problems with this method. One being that modifying the newplayer.fl file doesn't do anything unless you delete the restart.fl file in your singleplayer accounts folder. The newplayer.fl file is copied into that folder and renamed as restart.fl and only happens when this file is not detected in the account folder. The only other way to get this working is to make sure the "Automatically move saved games to different folders" option in FLMM is enabled.

Even after you get that working though there are issues with this method in general. First off you spawn in the Freeport 7 system with nowhere to go so that has to be fixed first. You also spawn with the debug ship loadout. There are other issues as well which I can't look up right now since I'm in the middle of moving. I will just say that this method is incomplete since I have been developing it independantly on my own and ended up with 2 results no matter what I did.

The first result was that leveling up in rank was disabled which makes it impossible to buy anything. The second result was a screwed up double-leveling but besides that worked for the most part. I will be posting my findings one of these days when I get it working to perfection.

there is another way how to make this thing :
just delete locked gates thing but not missions only gates after you do this all gates are open do first mision and trade as much as you want and when second mision takes place just don't go till you have enought money

Oh yeh, I forgot there were a few things left to sort out. Oops

Changing where you start and the loadout is quite simple though.