MLEdele, place it first it 2D, then use SHIFT-Right click to access the common menu and select Change Z(or Y) position. You will then have to enter the value in distance units like in a INI file.

Shsan,

I e-mailed you, but I don't know if it got through.

How do you create traffic in a brand new system and make them use the tradelanes, jump gates, stations, and docking rings?

How do you make "threats" when you go through an asteroid field?

How do you make patrols? The tool is confusing and seems to never end.

ANY help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!

"There are two things I haven't figured out yet. All the knowledge in the world and all the stupidity in the world. However, I do know that the difference between the two is one is infinate." -Albert Einstein [Couldn't remember quote word-for-word. Any help appreciated!

To make patrol, click wherever you whant it to go and then, double-click to finish it.

Shsan :
I've downloaded the 1.6.17.0 version of your tool and mod an old system I've made by myself without your app. I added trade lanes, patrols, fields, bases and exclusion zones. Then, I lauch the game, lauch my savegame and start to get away from the planet i was on (in my system) and in the end of the loading, the game crashes. Don't know if the latest version fixed the problem.
An other thing : all the files i moded hadn't any white line between things like [object or [zone.
Maybe it make the game crash.

Edit : Hello ! (ça faisait un bout de temps !)

Edited by - Archangel on 19-06-2003 21:53:56

I was thinking, you apps takes a lot of memory (may be everything) and a lot of time to lauch. I don't think it comes from my computer (i've got 450 mhz and ~192 Mo of Ram and a empty hard disk of 60 Go). May be you cant (edit : forgive me : can ) decrease the needed memory of your tool.

Edited by - Archangel on 19-06-2003 21:55:48

Archangel, i am looking at the memory right now, however it will be an option because it will probably be a lot slower.

Thanks for your work on it.
It become a very powerfull tool.
For the first time, i manage to create a system without any crash from your app, and i can tell you, it make me very glad !
An other thing : can you take a look at my first question, just up from the latest ?
Thanx again !

Edited by - Archangel on 19-06-2003 21:56:58

Will be back tomorrow !
Goo bye.

@archangel
afaik there is a bug with patrols. If a player is crossing a patrol path the game crashes check that out by using the navmap during flight and check where exactly you are when the game crashes.

there is a thread about this issue in shans forum...check that out if you have the same prob

Edited by - kardor on 19-06-2003 22:32:50

Where can i find the extratools? i would like to use names in the mod.

Edited by - scott on 19-06-2003 23:45:40

scott, what ?
You don't need anything else than my program to create new names... (not anymore , since at least 10 versions )
Or i have misunderstood the question.

When i create a new planet/base no names show up. when a make a trade lane from .....lets say New London to planet scott.... i join game... go to trade lane ...it says: New London------>

get to the planet and theres no name there....

dock and it will give a random name... like benford station


is it me?

Edited by - scott on 20-06-2003 10:16:22

Scott,

I may have a suggestion:

Check to see if your dll is in your exe folder and is mentioned in the freelancer.ini file. Do a search for the name and see if it is in there. If not you may need to check the FLE.ini file in the Windows directory to check if all the paths are working, sometimes the dll doesent get created.

suggestion:

before opening an INI file for a source look weither it is binary or a normal INI. That wouldn`t be to hard. Even I can make uncompressed INI parsers with ease
this will make it much easier for people who have got uncompressed INI files

Ver. 1-6-18-0

Hey shsan;

As you know, I had a system up and running with missions, new characters, and so on using ver. 1-6-17-0.

I d/l'ed ver. 1-6-18-0, did a little work on my system and tested it out. My characters were still there, but my missions were gone. I messed around a little with no change.

I made a new system to test changes in and can not get mission to work and am unable to add new characters.

Of course I wiped ver. 17 when I d/l'ed 18, so I can't go back to see if the new ver. is the problem or it is something I've done.


The Fangman