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IONCROSS Freelancer Server Operator mk.V.1 made by JoeBoomz
Designed for Serverops. But can be used for editing multiplayer saved games by anyone. Run a Freelancer Server with all the fun and none of the work! Anyone can edit the ship, power plant, engine, shield, forward hard points, turrets, equipment, lights, cargo, location, factions, AND money.
Download the IONCROSS Freelancer Server Operator mk.V.1

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Ship Arch Editor made by Unknown
This is a program for editing the shiparch.ini and the misc_equip.ini files with an easier GUI (Graphical User Interface). One can change all (necessary) parts of the ship and engine for the ship. Still missing is the changing of the hardpoints.
The text in the utility is in German so if you don't speak German you will have to transulate.
Download the Ship Arch Editor

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Vignetteparams.ini Nodemap made by Integer_Man
A Microsoft Visio diagram that lays out the contents of vignetteparams.ini in a visual manner. Vignetteparams.ini is the central file in random mission generation. This file is intended to boost efforts to create or alter random missions.
Download the Vignetteparams.ini Nodemap

If you don't have Visio Viewer
You can get a free viewer at Microsoft.com/downloads/
Download the Microsoft Visio or Visio Viewer (available online for free) to use.
The Microsoft Visio® Viewer 2002 allows anyone to view Visio drawings and diagrams (if created with Visio 5, 2000, or 2002) inside their Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later Web browser.

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FLed-ids Infocard Editor made by Dixi
This is a useful tool to make your life easier when editing infocards.
FLED-IDS? It's a mod makers information creation buddy. This is a useful tool to make your life easier when editing infocards. Thats right - it's used to make infocards - you know - ANY text you see in game is in ONE of the dll files.
Download the FLed-ids Infocard Editor

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IDS TUTORIAL made by Chips
This is a simple, easy, and uncomplicated IDS Tutorial about making infocards (information cards) made by Chips including about 11 pictures along with the IDSTUTORIAL.html an (HTML Document).
Download the IDS TUTORIAL
For questions or comments about the IDS Tutorial please see The Lancers Reactor >>> Forums >>> Feelancer Editing: Freelancer Editing Tutorial Forum >>> IDS CARDS FOR NEWBIES

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Max2ms3d v1.10 made by Martin Collberg
Milkshape3d (.ms3d) exporter plugin for 3dsmax. Simply place the ms3d.dle (found in the .zip file) in your 3dsmax plugins directory. Then launch 3dsmax. To export a scene to a .ms3d file, select 'Export' from the 'File' menu. You should see a dropdown list with all the available formats. Among them is 'Milkshape3d (*.MS3D)'. When you have selected a filename and clicked 'Save' a dialog will appear. Now select which parts of the scene you'd like to export. Click 'Export'...
Download the Max2ms3d v1.10

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MilkShape 3D 1.8.0 made by chuambalumsoft

The choice for making ship models for Freelancer.

MilkShape 3D Create and edit models for games like Freelancer Quake I, II, III, Half-Life, Unreal Tournament, including full animation! Or write your custom export plugin with the SDK!
MilkShape 3D website

Shareware
At the swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft Website you can find info, screenshots, tutorials and download a viewer.
MilkShape 3D is a low-polygon modeler, which was initially designed for Half-Life. During the development, many file formats have been added.
MilkShape 3D has all basic operations like select, move, rotate, scale, extrude, turn edge, subdivide, just to mention a few. MilkShape 3D also allows low-level editing with the vertex and face tool. Primitives like spheres, boxes and cylinders are also available.
MilkShape 3D has also skeletal animation capabilities. This allows to export to morph target animation like the ones in the Quake model formats or to export to skeletal animations like Half-Life or Genesis3d.
MilkShape 3D currently supports 37 different file formats from 27 different games/ engines/programs.
http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/index.html

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Lancerthing v 2.3 made by MadPommie
A really cool graphical utility that visually shows you -
1. Ships - gives you the base data for all pilotable ships.
2. Map - gives you an overview and the inter connectivity of the systems - click a system or use the dropdown to get a detail map.
- Detail maps - scales as close as could get. NB In Freelancer, the maps do NOT accurately show the data positions of objects so tried to emulate the positions as shown in Freelancer maps.
- Click the base name or icon on map to get sell prices.
- Click a secret icon to get the name/specials.
3. Base Prices - select from drop down and click get info.
4. Weaponry - all guns and turrets by level or by maker, and general info/advice, and shields and etc. etc.
5. Surprises - what all the surprise ships give you (don't use if you want to explore yourself).
Download the Lancerthing v 2.3

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Tutorial of texturing models in milkshape made by Harrier
In honnor of my good friend Harrier who passed away on 2/28/2007
A great loss to the community. Rest in peace my friend, until we meet again.

This is the models2 files for the tutorial by Harrier - ***tutorial*** texturing models in milkshape - a W.I.P. project.
Download the Tutorial of texturing models in milkshape
To view the Tutorial in the Forums please see The Lancers Reactor >>> Forums >>> Freelancer Editing: Freelancer Editing Tutorial Forum >>> ***tutorial*** texturing models in milkshape

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FLstat v1.5 made by Cryogenius
Here is the latest and long awaited version of FLstat, which is the ultimate utility for publishing Freelancer Player statistics on the Web. Amongst the new features included in this version is Cheat Detection, to detect characters that have unfairly acquired wealth.

Visit the FLstat webpage for further details: http://www.cryosphere.f2s.com/Freelancer/flstat.html

Download FLstat v1.5

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A Personal Favorite
IONCROSS Freelancer Character Editor mk.V made by JoeBoomz
Designed for editing single-player NON-AUTOSAVE game files - With this utility you can Edit: what ever ship in that you want to fly, any power plant, engine, shield, forward hard points, (the guns) turrets, equipment, (Nanobots, Shield Batteries, Missiles, Mines etc) lights, cargo, location, factions AND the money.
Download the IONCROSS Freelancer Character Editor mk.V

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Commodities list made by VirtualMag
This is an Excel list of where to buy and sell commodities in the Freelancer Systems at the best price. Useful for Traders as a quick reference.
Download the Commodities list

If you don't have Excel you can get a free viewer courtesy of Microsoft.
Downlod the Excel 97/2000 Viewer: Spreadsheet Files

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Add new items Tutorial made by HFH_MACK
Here are the files and programs (except bini) used for the TUTORIAL: ADD NEW items (SHIPS) + INFOCARD DLL w/out removing old***MORE COMPLETE***
The folder includes:
FLED-IDS, HEXBINDC, The infocards, nameresources_new.dll and
infocards_New.dll, RESHACK, and FLIDREF...
Download the Add new items Tutorial
To view the tutorial in the forums please see The Lancers Reactor >>> Forums >>> Freelancer Editing Tutorial Forum >>> TUTORIAL: ADD NEW items (SHIPS) + INFOCARD DLL w/out removing old***MORE COMPLETE***

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Server Launcher made by Adam
Server Launcher - to make manually adding servers easier.
Adam made this as the server list wasn't updating and his friend is a complete noob and could not work out what a commandline was.
Features: Saves last server/port that was used.
Download the Server Launcher

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Freelancer CRC Calculator made by Reven
This is a very simple utility that simply calculates Freelancer CRC values. Many times when trying to decipher Freelancer file formats or the purpose of some UTF files, you needed to see what Freelancer nicknames are referred to by what ID numbers. Since a special CRC is used to do this in most cases, being able to generate a quick CRC from some text is essential. This little utility will generate a Freelancer CRC from text that you type. Also, if there is text on the clipboard, it will automatically give you the CRC for whatever text is there. This was compiled as to not require any external DLLs so as to make it easier to use.
Download the Freelancer CRC Calculator


"One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good."
......Jonathan Swift (1667-1745); Anglo-Irish satirist.......



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The Lancers Reactor >>> Forums >>> Freelancer Editing: Freelancer General Editing Forum



For Mod Makers
FLScan Version 1.3 Freelancer Mod Scanner by Accushot
FLScan is a program that will scan your modified Freelancer ini files looking for errors, saving you the time and headaches that this usually entails. You can direct the program to scan certain areas of your project or to simply scan the whole lot. An error report will be created which details the problems, common causes and possible ways to fix the problem.
Another new feature introduced since version 1.2 is FLScan's ability to repair THN files that have been corrupted by the Fled-Thorn decompilation process. When the files are decompiled certain fields are incorrectly decoded and as a result the resulting scene is often completely unrecognisable.
The PathBuilder is a new feature introduced in version 1.3 that can generate pathfinding information for a mod automatically. As well as saving you time this should help eliminate errors caused by incorrect pathfinding files, such as AI and navmap errors that can be serious enough to crash the game. In order to do this FLScan will inspect your universe files and attempt to plot paths around the universe, travelling as a player or NPC might do.
Download FLScan v1.3 here.

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Storyline Missions Bug Fix by FlyByU
What the zip file contains is the Missions folder from the Freelancer\DATA\MISSIONS folder.
If you have ever scanned your mod with FLScan 1.3 you will find that, the Missions folder has 20 Errors in it after you applied SDK 1.3 or SDK 1.5.
This zip folder fixes those errors. I have tested it many times with no problems in the Storyline Missions. These files should only be used with the SDK 1.3 or SDK 1.5.
Extract the zip file into:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\DATA\MISSIONS
letting it overwrite the files.
It was made for those mod makers who want an error free mod.
This is a fix that I have worked on for over a year now, so enjoy!
Download the Storyline Missions Bug Fix here.

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FLShell v1.0.3 by SKiF
FLShell is add-on for Freelancer server (FLServer.exe). FLShell adds in-game console commands for players and admins, possibility to choose your faction and start conditions, PvP bounty and other features. FLShell can run on any standard or modded FL server.
Complete details about FLShell are on the download page.
Download FLShell v1.0.3 here.

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Faction Empathy Freelancer factions reference by IronSceptre
This is an xls (Excel) spreadsheet that references the factions and who to kill if you want to get in good or bad with them.
If you don't have Excel or a way to open and view xls (Excel) files you can download the free Microsoft Excel Viewer.
Excel Viewer 2003
Open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed.
This download is a replacement for Excel Viewer 97 and all previous Excel Viewer versions.
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
You can download the Excel Viewer here.

Download Faction Empathy Freelancer factions reference here.

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Cheater's Death v.1.23 by Mischa
Cheater's Death (CD) v.1.23, which features Freelancer game anticheat services.
Please note!
Help and support has moved!
http://cdlite.lc-games.de/
This anticheat software covers many if not most known cheats.
The software is still and will be continuously under development.
Please see the readme.1st and changes.txt for details.
Unzip the archive to a separate directory.
Do not run the Executable until after having read and understood the readme file.

Download Cheater's Death v.1.23 here.

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Freelancer System Placer by Blackhole
The Freelancer System Placer is a simple program written in C# that allows you to click and drag Freelancer systems across the universe map. It is accurate and allows system placement precision of up to 2 decimal places.
Download the Freelancer System Placer here.

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FLIA version 0.9.7 made by Bluecat
This is an outstanding utility for mod makers. It will help you find errors in your mod. FLIA aka The Freelancer ini analyzer is a Freelancer configuration analyzer. Its aim is to free modders from bug hunting and let them concentrate on being creative. FLIA reads configuration files, parse them and stores information to a database. Current version performs only syntax checking: section names, entry names, value types. Future versions will extend this to consistency checking like every gun has the corresponding munitions.
Download the FLIA version 0.9.7

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FLAdmin DLL with chat made by FiiK
This new FLAdmin DLL provides messaging to the Freelancer universe (aka Chat to Universe) in addition to the previous features. All of the search and kick/ban/unban commands have been updated to sift through names more efficiently.
NOTE: P~l~e~a~s~e read the readme.txt file for more information on international player name input.
Download the FLAdmin DLL with chat

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The Freelancer Handbook made by Swordmaster
This is a collection of information in Wordpad doc format for the Freelancer Universe, giving a player everything they need to know about Freelancer.
Jump Hole / Jump Gate Locations
Base List.
Ships: Displays stats and where to find all the different ships.
Wreck List.
Fixing your Reputation: This list shows where you can pay money, to get a better reputation with a faction.
Downlod the Freelancer Handbook

Word Viewer 2003 lets you open Word 2003 documents and documents.

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AngleWyrm's Freelancer Trading Spreadsheet made by AngleWyrm
The AngleWyrm's Freelancer Trading Spreadsheet is a MS Excel spreadsheet for Freelancer that lists all profitable trades in the game. Additionally, AngleWyrm created pages for distance travelled; there is a sheet for one-hop trades, another for two-hop trades, etc.
Download AngleWyrm's Freelancer Trading Spreadsheet

For the people that don't have Excel you can get a free viewer for Microsoft Excel 97 that allows users to view and print Excel 97 and Excel 2000 spreadsheet files, in addition to other Excel for Windows® (versions 2.0 and greater)
Download the The Microsoft Excel 97/2000 Viewer

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FreeLancer Mod Manger-ScriptEditor made by Bram
This is the new version of FSE 1.10(.35) with the runtimes.
Description: This is the FSE (FLMM-ScriptEditor).
What it can do: Making new Script files. Editing Header and Data tags. Removing Header and data tags. Adding Header and data tags. Editing more Files and notes at the same time (multiinstanceforms).
It can now coup with comment, only outside the /source... tags, I'll make a note-contents-checker soon so it can detect comment in the /source... , I've added numInstances.
BTW: comment will be skipped, so there will not be any comment when edited by this program.
Download the FreeLancer Mod Manger-ScriptEditor

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Freelancer CMP/3DB model importer plugin version 1.0.1 made by Kurt
This is version 1.0.1 of the Freelancer CMP/3DB model importer plugin for Milkshape 3D. This release fixes a problem with some Win 9x/ME machines where the plugin would cause an exception as soon as it was invoked.
Download the Freelancer CMP/3DB model importer plugin

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CMP Exporter - Source code made by Mario "HCl" Brito
Source code of HCl's Milkshape CMP exporter (v0.1). Feel free to modify and redistribute.
Download the CMP Exporter - Source code

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VMeshData/Ref Converter v0.7b made by redeye
Converts single object Freelancer models to multiple objects.
Now calculates Bounding Box values for objects (relevant to large ships/stations)
Template .cmp files for ship with destructable components and custom weapon model included along with step by step guide from Milkshape model to working ..cmp file.
See included readme for full instructions.
Downlod the VMeshData/Ref Converter v0.7b

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How to Find Difficult Hardpoint Orientations with No Math made by Zeno
By using the GunOreintate model with your existing model you can determine the orientation matrix of any hardpoint no matter what crazy angle it should be at.
All you need is Milkshape the GunOreintate.ms3d milkshape model and pen and paper, and I promise there is NO MATH. The GunOreintate.ms3d file is included with the zip file.
The milkshape model GunOreintate.ms3d contains 4 groups a turret group and x,y,z axis groups.
Read the GunOrentateInstructions.txt file for details.
Download the How to Find Difficult Hardpoint Orientations with No Math

If you don't have Milkshape 3D here is a link to their website.
http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/

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Freelancer Trading Tool ported to hypertext application format by Acid
Remember the old ASP version of Freelancer Trading Tool?
Well I've recently ported it to Hypertext Application format (*.HTA) which means that you don't need any servers or anything to run it.
Take the zip file - fltt.zip, unzip it somewhere, and then double click on the free.hta file. Everything else just happens.
Download the Freelancer Trading Tool ported to hypertext application format here.

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Freelancer Trading Tool v3.1 made by Acid
This is an ASP based application which runs on an IIS server or any other web server which is ASP enabled. You simply unzip the three files to a subdir of your choice on the web server WWWROOT directory, then with a browser you type http:/// and hit enter. The application is more of a data browser, which allows people to look at a large array of data in different ways. The first screen comes up and asks you where you are, you select a station and then the application shows you what that station sells, and where you can sell those commodities for a higher price. There is also nav data for the base, etc.
Download the Freelancer Trading Tool v3.1

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Freelancer Simple Save Editor 1.0 made by TheJkWhoSaysNi
This is a very simple save game editor for freelancer. Basically it's a notepad style interface for the flcodec.
Download the Freelancer Simple Save Editor 1.0


"It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop."
............Confucius (551-479 BC); Chinese philosopher............



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Hardware Database Update by Louva-Deus
The Hardware Database config file has been updated on our website to add support for new video cards from ATI and nVidia, so check it out and let me know how it goes for you. Some additions are: nVidia GeForce 6000 and 7000 series and the ATI Radeon X series, including support for more laptop integrated/mobility VPU's.
To install it simply drop the file into your EXE folder.
You can find information about this and other projects at http://eoa.seriouszone.com

Download the Hardware Database Update here.

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Freelancer Companion by wiz0u
Freelancer Companion is a new cool tool for Freelancer Traders and Mod makers.
For traders because it is an advanced traderoute calculator. (see features below)
For modders because it parses a lot of ini files and will display a list of errors encountered in your mods so you can fix them if you are the author, and also it can help you balance your trade routes.
Features
Display full trade routes including complete path (with trade lanes & jumps) and exact time taken.
Real-time calculation of best trade routes based on profit & route time.
Shows Universe & Systems Maps (scrollable & zoomable), including precise trade route highlight.
Speed & time settings are configurable to adapt your own navigation profile.
Sort the display by commodities, bases, profit, time by clicking on the column header.
Fully based on your game/mods files, no precalculated tables or information.
Displays map location for waypoints (+/- delta refers to the zoomed map lines).
Errors found in mods are displayed in a log window (to help mods author).
Program is small, fast & furious

Download the Freelancer Companion here.

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FreelancerIDClerk by Nieckey and Nir
The program can help you to Backup/Change/Delete your Freelancer Game ID to a text file.
Download the FreelancerIDClerk here.

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Freelancer Modders Buddy by ArchKaine
This is an editor for use while modding Freelancer. It supports MDI/MTI (Multiple Tabbed and Multiple Document Interface). It will allow for the editing and saving of freelancer ini files (though they have to be decompressed already), saved game files (will decode on the fly if needed), and will allow for Regular Expression powered search and replace. The Regex is the core of this little (or not so little for a text editor) mini monster. I'm releasing it to the community as a pre-release Beta, and am looking for input. I'm not a professional programmer, but I'd like to know what people think of the software and am hoping that people like it enough to use it and to also help me to expand on it. I feel that it has good potential, and I welcome you all to use it and tell me what's good and not so good.
Check out my Blog at: A Modder's Hangout http://archkaine.blogspot.com/

Download the Freelancer Modders Buddy here.

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The Freelancer Wireframe Utility by Devast8or
This is a command-line utility that will take vmeshdata extracted from a .cmp or .3db file and turn it into vwiredata, which is used by Freelancer to draw wireframes.
Download the Freelancer Wireframe Utility here.

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FL Rotation Calculator (FLRotCalc) by Erik McClure
(FLRotCalc) is a command line utility used for determining the rotation necessary for one object to point to another object.
You enter in a first set of coordinates, and then enter in the second set of coordinates.
The program will return rotational values that make the first object point to the second set of coordinates.
The most practical use of this is Tradelanes.
Put the value of the first tradelane in, then the value of the second tradelane in,
and then assign the resulting rotational value to all of your tradelanes.
They should match up in a perfect line! Useful if you need to calculate the rotations for tradelanes that go up or down.
3D patrol paths are also an application of this.
As long as you copy the position values into the program as you see them in the INI (minus the spaces), of course it should work like a charm.
If it crashes on you, check the format of the coordinates your feeding it, and make sure there are no spaces, no weird characters, only the coordinates, a comma separating each of the 3 coordinates, and negative signs where necessary.

Download the FL Rotation Calculator (FLRotCalc) here.

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Freelancer Server Manager - server version by Buck Rogers
Here is a brief overview of what it does.
The package incorporates excellent cheat prevention but needs the player to install a small client for it to work. (Microsoft .Net Framework v2.0 is needed) The cheat prevention uses a CRC checksum on crucial ini files and checks with the server before allowing the player to connect.
It has built in banning, kicking and kick to bases. There is a nifty little auto unban function that will allow you to enter a time and date for banned players to be unbanned automatically and it will announce the unbans to the freelancer universe.
It has built in Server Monitoring so if your server crashes it will shut down that awful error reporting window and restart your server. It has a built in timed restart
option to restart your server every X hours.
It maintains a list of online players which displays their location, their ship and how many credits they have.
It has a very comprehensive ship editor for changing ships and equipment and will even detect if a player has multi mounted during heavy lag and give you the option to remove the excess.
There is a similar cargo/equipment editor.
There is a rep editor that will allow your players to have those faction tags at the front of their names.
A banners section that allows up to 34 individually controlled announcements.
View Accounts by character name. A nice touch here is that the cheat prevention system uses a players MPAccountID as it's username and so stores their Account key server side so you will never get players saying that they have reinstalled and lost their characters. You can now retrieve this server side.
It has a built in stat generator that allows you to create 5 different pages filtered by Kills, Missions, Money, Time Online and by Account. It also allows you customize how the page looks.
There is a scheduler for the stats so they can be automatically generated each day.
FLSM has a built in FTP Client that will upload your stats pages and it can schedule this to happen on a daily or hourly basis. It will also upload individual files to your web server.
Lastly FLSM has a built in back up system that can backup player files and stat pages and keep copies for up to 14 days.

Download the Freelancer Server Manager - server version here.


Freelancer Server Manager - client version by Buck Rogers
The player (or client) needs to install a small client for the Freelancer Server Manager - server version to work.
Download the Freelancer Server Manager - client version here.

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Freelancer ID Referrer v0.5 made by unknown
Here is an app that may help you out a lot when modding Freelancer. It tells you which .dll file a resource is in.
Download the Freelancer ID Referrer v0.5

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Freelancer Server Operator v1.3C made by GuideX
This program is now fully loaded with great features that make being a server operator much easier and more fun. This new version expands on the existing features in older versions, and has new features as well. This program expands on the features of Freelancer, and Freelancer server.
Feature List:
Smooth continuous running of a Freelancer Server (this program keeps an eye on Freelancer Server. When the server crashes, this program loads a new instance and pushes the 'OK' button)
Account Editor (automatically displays a user list to you and allows you to edit multiplayer Freelancer user accounts)
Initial Base selector (makes it easy to select the initial base and system that each user starts out at on your server when they first create an account by showing you a list)
Costume selector (allows you to change the costume each user see's them self wearing. For instance, you can change the costume to Tekagi, Ozu, Lonigan, Orilion, King, and maybe a hundred more.)
Initial Credit selector (allows you to select how many credits a player starts with easily)
Skip Freelancer movies (allows you to turn off the intro movies when Freelancer starts)
Download the Freelancer Server Operator v1.3C

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Infocards Guide made by Xhzjang
Here is a quick guide to the xml format used for the infocards in freelancer.
Download the Infocards Guide

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Freelancer Save Editor made by Mark and Allen
This is a GUI for the save (.fl) files decoder/encoder flcodec by Juergen and also a simple editor for them.
It provides easy editing for the name, rank and money values while allowing direct editing of the file itself.
Useful for those looking to edit their single player savegames and also for server admins who want direct control over the player files.
Front end and editor coded by Mark (Ralph)
General Layout by Allan ([SCCMorphicDream)
Original Encoding/Decoding program (flcodec) created by Juergen
Download the Freelancer Save Editor

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Freelancer Server Operator v1.1 made by brendlefly
Smooth operation of a Freelancer Server.
No more finding your server crashed or hanging.
Exposes 5 server side Freelancer settings.
Download the Freelancer Server Operator v1.1

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FL Base List (pdf) made by Kenneth
This is a pdf file containing information on the bases in Freelancer. You get the system the base is in, the coordinates and the faction that owns the base.
Download the FL Base List
PDF (PDF) Portable Document Format by Adobe® files require Adobe® Reader® — free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Created from applications like Adobe Acrobat 6.0, Adobe Photoshop® Album 2.0, and more, Adobe PDF files can be viewed on most major operating systems. Adobe Reader 6.0 is the newest version of the familiar Adobe Acrobat® Reader software. It also replaces Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader, software for viewing high-fidelity eBooks on your notebook or desktop computer.
Download the free Adobe® Reader® here

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Freelancer Locator Tool v1.4 made by Cham
This small app gives you the exact coordinates for an ini file object in Freelancer.
Download the Freelancer Locator Tool v1.4
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is required for the Freelancer Locator Tool.
The Java website provides information on the leading tools that support the Java Platform.
Download the free Java Software

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Mineable Zone Locator made by DM Hide
This is an HTML file with all the mineable zones listed and information on them.
Download the Mineable Zone Locator

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Freelancer Weapon Reference 2.0 made by Mike. Updated by Lance Heinrich
This is a two-page Excel spreadsheet of all the weapons in Freelancer and their information. This allows you to print the entire weapons list on one two-sided page of paper. Just ensure that when you click Print, you select Entire Workbook to get both sheets.
Download the Freelancer Weapon Reference 2.0

If you don't have Excel
The Microsoft Excel 97 Viewer allows users to view and print Excel 97 and Excel 2000 spreadsheet files, in addition to other Excel for Windows® (versions 2.0 and greater) and Excel for the Macintosh® (versions 2.2a and greater) spreadsheet files. This small, freely distributable viewer gives users the flexibility to view page layout, copy and control cell sizes, and access the zoom and AutoFilter features. This viewer also supports OLE DocObject as well as the ability to view any Excel file.
Download The free Excel Viewer.

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FreelancerDB v0.6 made by g_BonE
Complete database with pictures of all systems. And ships-database.
Download the FreelancerDB v0.6

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Freelancer Ship Info made by Rooster
This is an Excel file containing information on all the pilotable ships in Freelancer.
Download the Freelancer Ship Info


"Knowledge is the antidote to fear."
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882); US philosopher, poet, essayist.



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Aldebaran's Modular Station II (Star Wars) Modders Resource
Good news for all Modders, especially those who are working on mods based on the Star Wars universe, Aldebaran's second Modular Station Project is now available as an open resource for any mod to use as long as appropriate credit is given. This new Modular Station pack has completely different components than what was in the first Modular Station pack, this time being based much more closely on the designs of space stations found in the various Star Wars games.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT A MOD! This is a modders resource designed to give modders with a sufficient level of understanding Freelancer modding even more stations and station components to create a variety of designs to give more variety to their universe. It should also be known that the pack doesn't only contain the second Modular Station models, but also has models for Jedi Hyper space Transport Rings (make great scenery in space near Jedi bases) and three Star Wars based designs for buoys.

Download Aldebaran's Modular Station II (Star Wars) Modders Resource here.

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FLed-ids Infocard Editor English version 106c and Users Guide in pdf format by NotOfSoundMind
This is an English version of the Freelancer ID Referer and Resource Editor originally created by Skyshooter.
Converted from German to English. Now you can read everything so you will find it more useful than the German version of the FLEd-ids infocard editor if you speak and read English.
FLed-ids Infocard Editor (Freelancer ids_name - ids_info to ids_info).
This is a useful tool to make your life easier when editing infocards.
FLED-IDS? It's a mod makers information creation buddy. This is a useful tool to make your life easier when editing infocards. Thats right - it's used to make infocards - you know - ANY text you see in game is in ONE of the dll files.
Current version is 1.06.
Containing a few more things, like browsing / searching dlls, editing and creating new Dlls, writing new Infocards with an MS-Word style like editor.

Download FLed-ids Infocard Editor English version 106c and Users Guide in pdf format here.

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fladmin.dll made by FiiK
FiiK has come out of the lair to tweak out FLAdmin.DLL for server administrators to use in conjunction with the IONCROSS Freelancer Server Operator (JoeBoomz's awesome creation). This new DLL is a speed demon compared to its predecessor and is (probably) more efficient as well. If you use IFSO, it is advised by both Joe and FiiK to grab this ZIP file and update your version. (The ZIP file also contains the usual documentation for you programmers out there that might need it.)
Server administrators: Close IFSO first. Then copy the FLAdmin.dll from the ZIP file to your <WindowsSysDir>\system32 directory. (You overwrite the previous file there.) Then start IFSO once more.
No version number will be updated to this. It is a patch with minor updates.
Technical support is always available at http://www.fiik.net/freelancersupport.html
Enjoy, from FiiK
Download the fladmin.dll

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flhash.dll Made by Fiik
"Next up is flhash" ...from FiiK
FiiK has also created a DLL to implement Sherlog's flhash code in a neat little function for you programmers out there. It's already being used (as shown in previous news articles) and is now available to everyone.
FiiK's standard documentation (including VB extensions) is included in the ZIP file.
Enjoy! from FiiK
Download the flhash.dll

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IONCROSS Freelancer GAMEDATA Creator mk.I made by JoeBoomz
Designed for Serverops running modified servers with the IONCROSS Freelancer Server Operator.
Now you can create and modify your GAMEDATA files without needing to use FLHash.exe command-line program.
MK.I FEATURES:
Automatic on-the-fly hashcode generation, thanks to FiiK's FLHash.dll (based on original algorithm by Sherlog).
Edit and your existing GAMEDATA files and create new ones.
Download the IONCROSS Freelancer GAMEDATA Creator mk.I

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IONCROSS Freelancer GAMEDATA Creator mk.I How To made by Crabtree 'CCN'
I wasn't smart enough to figure out how to use the IONCROSS GameData Creator that JoeBoomz made so I asked someone that's a lot smarter than me, Crabtree.
Not only did Crabtree show me how to use the GameData Creator but he made a How To in PDF format. Crabtree was nice enough to let me post it so here it is, a short tutorial on The IFSO GameData Creator How To in PDF format for anyone that is like me and cant figure out how to use the GameData Creator.
Download the IONCROSS Freelancer GAMEDATA Creator mk.I How To

For those of you that need a program for reading PDF files you can download a free Adobe® Reader® at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

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Freelancer Character Editor made by TheJkWhoSaysNi
FEATURES:
Ability to edit the main characters in Freelancer.
Character options, Trent, Juni, Orillion, Quintane, Sinclair and Tobias.
Ability to edit a character in a savegame file.
Ability to use your own characters in multiplayer (Might not work correctly yet. The server also needs to edit mpnewplayer.fl)
A nice GUI for choosing your character which will show you what your character will look like without having to go into the game.
Download the Freelancer Character Editor v0.82

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Freelancer Account Browser vRC3 make by Akataka
This tool allows a server admin's to monitor all activity on a server. It also has the interface to kick/ban on the fly. It shows total missions (both successful and aborted), total bases visited, total jump holes mapped, total systems visited along with a few other goodies.
Download the Freelancer Account Browser vRC3

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Tinyfish Freelancer Ini Editor v1.4.4 beta made by Tinyfish
This is an editor for Freelancer ini files. It provides a grid view with organized data so browsing and editing become easy. It can find items, fix bugs in downloaded mods, re-balance some parameters. It should be useful for both players and moders. Features: First, It's a text editor, which can decompress(if necessary) and backup Freelancer ini files automatically. Second, it uses grids for easy browsing and editing. In the grid data view, you can: Filter columns you want to browse. Filter rows for browsing and batch processing. Generate IDS Names column for easy browsing.
Calculate Column lets you generate a new calculated column for easy understanding, or modify all data in a single column.
Download the Tinyfish Freelancer Ini Editor v1.4.4 beta

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BWS INI Editor v1.3 made by Bas Westerbaan
Another ini editor. This one should make editing the files a bit easier.
Changes:
Setup program finaly registrates the dll`s so it works. No more errors.
A few speed adjustments.
Resized, it will fit an 1024 X 768 screen (1280X1024 adviced).
Merge option and split option added.
Download the BWS INI Editor

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Kasdias Texture Guide made by Laguna Fox
This is an HTML document containing a comprehensive guide to retexturing and general standard texturing of Freelancer ships.
Also included are the two nVidia filter files that are required to edit the textures, along with instructions on where to put them.
Download the Kasdias Texture Guide.

So You want to edit Freelancer Textures but don't actually know how... This Texture guide will help get you started on learning the basics.
Why a guide in this format? Screenshots my friends, and aesthetic value, natch. Plus, it gives you the added advantage of being able to have these files offline, instead of having to keep jumping back onto the Lancers Reactor forum every two minutes.
Included in the zip file are a dds.8bi file and a NormalMapFilters.8bf file.
Required Files and Programs
To edit the textures in Freelancer, you're going to need the following files and programs. Some have been included with the zip file this Mod Guide came with, others you'll have to seek out on your own.
* Freelancer (Goes without saying, really)
* Adobe Photoshop 5.0, 6.0, or 7.0
* HCL's Freelancer UTF Editor (with MCF) that you can find in The Lancers Reactor >>> Editing Utilities >>> FreeLancer UTF Editor
* nVidia's DDS.8bi .dds file-format plug-in (included with this guide)
* nVidia's NormalMapFilters.8bf .dds filter (included with this guide)
* Experience with Photoshop: ESSENTIAL!
Once you have all these, you're ready to begin!

Freelancer UTF Editor made by Mario "HCl" Brito


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BiniQDU Interface made by Tyson Schoepflin
A quick, dirty and ugly frontend for Mario 'HCI' Brito's Freelancer INI uncompressor bini. This tossed together interface was created by Tyson Schoepflin.
Actually this is a nice graphical interface to edit the ini files...
Backup your files before you start editing! -Everytime-
Download the BiniQDU Interface.

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Visual Basic 5 Systemfiles
These VB5 Systemfiles are used by certain programs, like certain FL editing programs (FL Datastorm for example).
Downlod the Visual Basic 5 System files

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Freelancer Empty DLL made by Giskard
This is for help making DLLs and getting ID names and ID info to work by new Freelancer Mod Makers, Giskard has added an empty freelancer dll with Zens info cards and some instructions.
Download the Freelancer Empty DLL
http://www.respawn.co.uk/index.php
More Goodies made by Giskard
On the Respawn Website you can find The Freelancer Empty DLL and other goodies like...

Hostile Universe Ships
Description: A collection of Milkshape3D source files for some of the ships found in Hostile Universe.

Hostile Universe V5 Save
Description: A saved game from Hostile Universe Version 5 that should avoid the save issues players have when running mods and trying to use old saves. Use this only if you have problems. This save should work with the latest version of Hostile Uninerse.

Hostile Universe
Description: Hostile Universe expands Freelancers trading options and adds new missions, treasure hunts, lots of custom ships and many more things to the game. Unlike other Freelancer mods, HU does not change the freelancer combat system but it does add several new systems including but not limited too our very own Ringworld and NewMars systems.

HostileUniverse Plus!
Description: This mod does not require HostileUniverse v8 but is designed to provide extra ships and weaponary that are aimed at this mod in terms of balance.
This mod provides new multi-player characters with a complete map of normal Sirius (i.e. Non-Hostile Universe Systems, Bases, Holes and Gates).
Adds Sabre XR Borderworlds Heavy Fighter to the game as an improved version of Sabre Borderworlds Heavy Fighter. Buyable at Planet Malta ship dealer.
Adds Thunderbolt MkII Heavy Fighter to the game as an upgraded version of the Thunderbolt. Buyable at all Liberty/EFN Battleship ship dealers.
Adds Lightningrod Experimental Tactical Fighter to the game as a redsigned version of the Thunderbolt. Buyable at Battleship Missouri ship dealer. RUMOUR: "There is thought to be another variant of this ship design available as no evidence of the designers demise has been found"
We would like to give credit to the author's of the HostileUniverse v8, Drepanon, and Sabre XR mods as these mods are what prompted us to create our own and also provided the raw material to start our mod.

Ringworld V2 (for mod makers)
Description: Ringworld is a collection of files for Freelancer mod makers so they can easily add Ringworld their own mods. It is not a playable mod in its own right.

All the above can be found on the Respawn Web Site...

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Microsoft Download Center
At Microsofts Download Center you can download files like Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 5: Run-Time Redistribution Pack (vbrun60sp5.exe)... DirectX 9.0b End-User Runtime... Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1... PowerPoint 2002 Add-in: Office Animation Runtime... MSN Messenger 6.1... Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1... Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows 98 Second Edition, Me and 2000... Windows Media Player 9 Series for Windows XP... Windows Movie Maker 2 for Windows XP... Producer for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003... Windows XP Home Edition Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install... Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install... IntelliPoint 5.0 Mouse Software for Windows XP and 2000... PowerPoint Viewer 97 for PowerPoint 97, 2000 and 2002 Users... PowerPoint 2003 Viewer... and allot of other files...
Click here to go to the Microsoft Download Center.

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Microsoft Games Trial Versions
Get free trial versions of games like Freelancer™... Halo™: Combat Evolved... Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight... MechWarrior® 4: Mercenaries... Age of Mythology™... Dungeon Siege®... Age of Empires II® Gold Edition... Impossible Creatures and many more...
Click here to go to the Windows game titles from Microsoft Game Studios

"Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide."
..................Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821); French emperor....................



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ScriptProofer v1.0 made by Silver_Fire
Thanks to Silver_Fire this is a great utility for checking Freelancer Mod Manager script macros for possible errors. As of now, this program checks for:
-GENERATESTRRES ending errors
-GENERATEXMLRES ending errors
This program will not fix errors - it only finds where they are. It is up to you to fix the errors once the program finds them. Source code is included.
Download the ScriptProofer v1.0

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FreeLancer Data Storm v3.8 - the complete Starmap made by HellFire
Version 3.8 of DataStorm runs like a finely tuned race car. HellFire has DataStorm working so good now it can parse the Freelancer files with a Mod installed in 60 seconds. Version 3.8 of DataStorm still comes with a Full-Installer which checks for missing Files on your System and downloads the files automatically if any are needed. So the file is still quiet small at just 2.24MB The included setup.bat checks for missing files on that system and downloads the system files. DataStorm can read all modified-data in the correct order and works fine with Mods (Shows ALL Ships).
DataStorm also gives you an Error-Log. Nice for checking your Mod for errors. By default DataStorm stores the ((DataStorm.fl Error Log file)) in My Documents\My Games\Freelancer\Accts\SinglePlayer the file name will be DataStorm.fl. That way the Mod-Manager from IGx89 v1.2+ and higher saves the MapData together with save games and if you activate a new mod.
DataStorm can:
Show the complete Map, all systems even Modified and new systems show up.
Calculate Prices per Base/Station.
Search for Planets, Stations, Bases and Objects.
Search for a Ship by Name.
Search for Equipment.
Search for Bribes.
And Print Maps or show them on screen.
Download Freelancer DataStorm - the complete Starmap version 3.8

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Complete Freelancer Ship Editing and Creating Tutorial version 1.4 made by Drizzt4.0
This is an excellent tutorial to help you create and edit ships for Freelancer made by Drizzt4.0. Version 1.4 has some info about LOD ranges added and a small FAQ is included now too, which will be updated as more questions will come up. The Tutorial is in PDF format with lots of illustrating pictures, links to the tools he used to make the ships, how to edit the ini files, and information on creating infocards and creating the mod folder.
This Tutorial is in Adobe® PDF format. If you don't have Photoshop or PageMaker you can get a free Reader to view PDF files at Adobe®. The Adobe® Reader® is free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Created from applications like Adobe Acrobat 6.0, Adobe Photoshop® Album 2.0, and more, Adobe PDF files can be viewed on most major operating systems. Adobe Reader 6.0 is the newest version of the familiar Adobe Acrobat® Reader software. It also replaces Adobe Acrobat eBook Reader, software for viewing high-fidelity eBooks on your notebook or desktop computer.
Free PDF reader. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
For questions, suggestions and other feedback please go to The Lancers Reactor > Forums > Freelancer Editing: Freelancer Editing Tutorial Forum > FL Ship Creating Tutorial
Download the Complete Freelancer Ship Editing and Creating Tutorial version 1.4

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Ship Icon Tutorial made by Osprey
This is an excellent tutorial for making ship icons in Freelancer. After much research, trail, error, and frustration, I've finally gotten it down. Now I'll share it in complete detail with everyone else. I purposely made this tutorial very detailed so that absolutely anyone would be able to follow it. Therefore, I beg forgiveness from the more artistically adept amongst you. Or, for that matter, the more technically savvy. Lots of screenshots are included in this tutorial to make it even easier. I use Photoshop 7, so the explanations and images here reflect my preference in image editing software. If yours is different, you should still be able to follow along.
Tools needed:
Photoshop (or another image editing program)
Freelancer UTF Editor
Freelancer CRC Calculator
Download the Ship Icon Tutorial

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Freelancer Trading Tool version 4.1 made by Acid
I want to point out that this application is in Active Server Pages ((ASP)) format so if you don't run ASP on your computer this Tool is not for you. If you don't want to go to all the trouble of loading IIS on your PCs at home, there is a freeware ASP compliant web server that has no problem running this application. It's called Baby Web Server, it's about 300k in size and takes minutes to install and configure. Take a look if you want to use this application at home while playing the game. The URL for Baby Web Server is on the download page.
After a few hours sleep Acid got a brain wave and has revamped most of the inner workings of the FLTT application to make version 4.1 run a little faster and make the changes a little more global. This application is more of a data browser, which allows people to look at a large array of data in different ways. The first screen comes up and asks you where you are, you select a station and then the application shows you what that station sells, and where you can sell those commodities for a higher price. There is also nav data for the base, etc.
There is also a system detail page which shows you where all the bases and jump holes are, and there is information on ships and weapons as well. On the list pages for the weapons and ships the info can be sorted by clicking on the appropriate column heading. There is also a commodities summary page which gives you the min sell and the max buy locations for each commodity, and shows the maximum profit possible for the commodity.
Download the Freelancer Trading Tool Version 4.1

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FL-Creator English Version made by Paddy
FL Creator in English. This is a utility to help with creating new weapons. The Weapon Creator will generate an ini file entry for weapon_good.ini after you fill in all the data needed. The utility even plays Freelancer music while you are using it.
Download the FL-Creator English Version

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FL-Creator made by Paddy
This is a utility to help with creating new weapons. The Weapon Creator will generate an ini file entry for weapon_good.ini after you fill in all the data needed. FL-Creator is in German so if you don't know German you will have to translate the text in the program into your own language so you can read what the entries are that it asks for. The utility even plays Freelancer music while you are using it.
Download the FL-Creator German Version

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InfocardHelper v1.0.0 made by Silver_Fire
The InfocardHelper is a nice utility that greatly simplifies the work involved in making simple infocards such as weapons and ships. This program has the ability to make XML entries for FLMM macros as well as for use with FLed_IDS.
Download the InfocardHelper v1.0.0

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Freelancer INI Nickname Exporter Build 1.0.0 made by Silver_Fire
This is a program designed to help modders make lists of nicknames stored in INI files for more portable modding - now you don't have to install INI decompressers to view this stuff. The program first parses filelist.txt and exports the GAMEDATA files after prompting the user. After completing the files listed in filelist.txt, the program prompts for additional files.
Download the Freelancer INI Nickname Exporter Build 1.0.0

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Freelancer GAMEDATA Exporter Build 1.0.0 made by Silver_Fire
This is a utility program intended for server operators to quickly generate GAMEDATA files used by the IONCROSS Server Operator. The program first parses filelist.txt and exports the GAMEDATA files after prompting the user. After completing the files listed in filelist.txt, the program prompts for additional files.
Download the Freelancer GAMEDATA Exporter Build 1.0.0

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Freelancer Traderoute Calculator version 2.6.4.2 made by Joghthyrn
Freelancer Traderoute Calculator (FTC) is a tool for calculating profitable routes from system to system.
It uses the information stored in the ini files, so it is capable of dealing with Mods and automatically updates itself with the latest version.
Just start the tool, it will start copying the necessary files to it's temp folder. No original Freelancer files are changed in any way.
Now only choose your location where to start, Base, system and your destination. There are drop down boxes with all names of bases / systems from / to where you can go.
Download the Freelancer Traderoute Calculator version 2.6.4.2

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Freelancer Statistics Info Tool Version 1.05 by Dan Tascau
This is one great tool and very useful for both players and mod makers .
The cool thing about this tool is that it reads all ini files so it works with mods.
It has slidable tabs that you click on and the information you want comes up.

This program reads Freelancer ini files and displays information about bases, factions, reputation hacks, commodities, guns, gun modifiers, missiles, mines, shields, thrusters, ships, ship details with their location, price, and infocard details.
Details such as price, base, faction, system, if the base sells that item, level required to buy, reputation needed to buy, base nickname and equipment nickname details are shown for weapons and equipment.

Download Freelancer Statistics Info Tool Version 1.05 here.

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Freelancer MAT file exporter v0.1 (beta) for Milkshape 3D. Made by Colin Sanby
This Tool includes a dll and readme file for the initial version of the Freelancer MAT file exporter for Milkshape 3D.
The program is based on the original CMP exporter created by Mario "HCl" Brito.<br>
The Exporter will extract the file name for each material in the model and create the mat file, or add the materials to an existing cmp or 3db file.
Just copy the dll file into the Milkshape folder as normal.
See the readme file for more information including some details on the image files used for testing.
Please post bug reports, comments and queries to The Lancers Reactor > Forums > Freelancer Editing: Freelancer Editing Utilities Forum > Colin's utilities Bug Thread.
Download the Freelancer MAT file exporter for Milkshape 3D

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HardCMP v1.0.0.23 by Colin Sanby, Louva-Deus, and Shsan
The latest version of HardCMP from Colin Sanby is now available!
The new version sports an all new rendering system with cool features like being able to resize the screen. Don't be the last one to get this priceless editor!

HardCMP is an editor that helps Mod makers and modelers to set up game models. It allows hardpoint creation and modification and even allows you to load a .sur file to compare to your model. HardCMP is a hardpoint editor for objects like ships, bases, and other miscellaneous models. It makes preparing these objects a much simpler task and even allows you to render your models with a skin, which makes for good screen shotting.
Designed by Louva-Deus, created by Shsan, and further developed by Colin Sanby, this is a priceless editor that you simply cannot live without!
You can find information about this and other projects at http://eoa.seriouszone.com
Download HardCMP v1.0.23 here.

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Freelancer CMP Exporter v 0.2.1 for Milkshape3d made by Colin
Version 0.2.1 is a fix for turret rotation of 360 degrees on single model exports.<br>
This is a tool useful for converting new ships into Freelancer. The CMP Exporter v2 will help to make ships more like the original ships in Freelancer. You can create multiple mesh ((parts that get blasted off the ship)).
Please post bug reports, comments and queries to The Lancers Reactor > Forums > Freelancer Editing: Freelancer Editing Utilities Forum > Colin's utilities Bug Thread.
Download the Freelancer CMP Exporter v 0.2.1

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FLIA version 0.9.7 made by Bluecat
This is an outstanding utility for mod makers. It will help you find errors in your mod. FLIA aka The Freelancer ini analyzer is a Freelancer configuration analyzer. Its aim is to free modders from bug hunting and let them concentrate on being creative. FLIA reads configuration files, parse them and stores information to a database. Current version performs only syntax checking: section names, entry names, value types. Future versions will extend this to consistency checking like every gun has the corresponding munitions.
Download the FLIA version 0.9.7

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Freelancer Explorer v2.0.6.23 by Colin Sanby, Louva-Deus, and Shsan
This editor helps Mod makers to create and modify systems in the original game of Freelancer.
It has built-in support for the Freelancer Mod Manager and the Freelancer S.D.K., as well as offers basic features like a 3D base previewer and an object Infocard editor.
Versions newer than 2.0.6.22 have vastly improved Infocard support and build 623 now supports multiple custom resource DLL files.
Check out the readme file for further details.
Download the Freelancer Explorer v2.0.6.23 here.

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Freelancer QuickFix version 1.0c by Louva-Deus
Everyone that plays Freelancer, modded or not should install this patch because it fixes a lot of bugs in the original game.
The Freelancer QuickFix Patch is the ultimate unofficial patch available to the Freelancer community.
Features:
3D Sound has been Disabled (Which fixes many sound problems for most people).
Advanced Graphics.
Advanced Error Logging (Which makes troubleshooting problems easier).
Updated/Fixed freelancer.ini file.
Updated video hardware support.
Includes over 2000 code fixes from the Freelancer SDK v1.3b.
Includes the battleship mismatched loadout crash fix (New!!).
Includes Freelancer Web Launcher v3.1.1.0 (see weblaunch.txt) (New!!).
The installer adds several new links to the Freelancer Web Links folder in your Start Menu (New!!).
Download the Freelancer QuickFix version 1.0c here.

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For Mod Makers Only
The Freelancer SDK version 1.3b-sdk_20070313 made by Louva-Deus...
This excellent program is a set of decompressed (already converted into text) ini files (over 1200) from the original game of Freelancer, you can use this package to make your Mod making life easier since it contains fixes for all the major errors in the original source files. It also fixes the errors caused from decompression using bini.
It makes Freelancer run better and you start out your Mod Project without any errors from the original files...

Everyone that modifies Freelancer should get this program and install it into the Freelancer directory to make the game more stable and not only that but the files are already in text format to make it easy to Mod...
Download the SDK v1.3b here.

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Freelancer Pilots Handbook by Dr.Grenade
The handbook has 34 pages and consists of valuable information on all aspects of combat, including tactics, tips, and information on weapons and ships. Though, the handbook was designed with the evolutions modification in mind, it can easily be used with most modifications, including unmodified Freelancer.

Download the Freelancer Pilots Handbook here

If you need a way to view PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format) files you can download the free Adobe® Reader® at http://www.adobe.com/

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Freelancer Mod Manager
And of coarse the latest version of the Mod Manager, cant forget that...
Description:
Tired of all the effort it takes to apply mods? Freelancer Mod Manager changes all that by letting you instantly and easily activate and deactivate mods whenever you want. It backs up files before modifying them, and does three levels of error detection before activating a mod. It also lets you download and install mods with one click from a web page, by use of a custom file format (modName.zip.flmod or just modName.flmod).

Freelancer Mod Manager version 1.31





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UltraEdit-32 and UltraCompare
http://www.ultraedit.com/index.html
Text Editor – HEX Editor - HTML Editor – Programmers Editor
Use UltraEdit and it's companion Product UltraCompair for file editing file comparing and MUCH MUCH MORE...

PE Explorer
http://www.heaventools.com/
PE Explorer for DLL work.
PE Explorer is a complete multi-purpose tool for working with PE files (exe, dll, ActiveX controls, and several other executable formats). It comes with a PE Header Viewer, Exported/Imported API Function Viewer, API Function Syntax Lookup, Resource Editor, Dependency Scanner & Disassembler: all of these program features in a single interface. On top of all that, PE Explorer has one of the best UPX Unpackers built in. With PE Explorer you can view, analyze, edit, fix and repair the internal structures of PE files with the click of a button. This can handle various Portable Executable file types and support is provided for nearly every type of binary resource imaginable.

Resource Tuner
http://www.heaventools.com/
Resource Tuner is a resource editing solution you can use now. The only one that can work with PNG, XML and Image Lists. This is a stand-alone version of the Visual Resource Editor of PE Explorer that lets you view, extract, modify, translate, edit, or replace any selected Windows resource. This means you can tweak any program's text, icons, pictures, buttons, colors - you can completely customize any program you own. The product also allows you to edit the properties of controls on Delphi forms within the PE file. And using the XP Visual Style Manifest Wizard, you can also insert an application manifest into the resource section of the executable.

Paint Shop Pro 8
http://www.jasc.com/
Using Paint Shop Pro 8 instead of Photoshop for Skin Texturing, Version 8 will take any filter that Photoshop will and it will use the latest version of the NVIDIA DDS filter that allows you to open modify or make from scratch a texture that can be imported into a mat file. It also handles PNG files and TGA Files with ease, including multi-layer transparent tga files.
Whether you’re a novice or advanced user, hobbyist or business professional, the Jasc Paint Shop™ family of products will meet your digital imaging needs.

Alien Skin Suite
http://www.alienskin.com/
Use the Alien Skin Suite of filters to create textures. The Suite includes Splat, Xenofex, and Eye Candy 4000.
Alien Skin Software develops filters for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Macromedia Fireworks, and Jasc Paint Shop Pro. Graphic designers and digital photographers everywhere use their plugins for print, Web, and photo restoration work.

Directory Opus 6
http://www.gpsoft.com.au/Intro.html
Directory Opus, is a windows file manager replacement.
It has a build in FTP client and a build in zip archiver that handles rar and zip files and a lot more features too.
Directory Opus goes beyond the simple file manager metaphor, and offers you a complete replacement for Windows Explorer plus many other programs for handling FTP, ZIP, Viewing files and images, running slideshows and more. It provides you with all this within user-friendly and fully-configurable environment within which you can access and manage your important data with a minimum of effort.


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Edited by - bakedpotato on 3/12/2004 12:06:57 PM

I need a tool that involves no manual coding to make ships!! If anyone knows of one, please, get back to me! I've looked through the downloads section and couldn't find anything. Thank you!

PJT15253 there is no "known" ship modeling program that can make ships. You are always going to have to code some where. Milkshape is a good program but if you have no experence in Milkshape your SOL (unless you read up on the tutorials about milkshape). Hope i helped.

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PS: PJT15253 i dont know if your supposed to be posing in here either. And if so, BakedPotato im sorry for posting in here.

Hauling Ass over the Sound Barrier, light speed past mars, hittin a bump in space, and spinnin outa control into the stars...

Does any body have a .3DB file editor I could get? It would be possible to make my own pilot skins and stuff???

For anyone who is going to be writing a large script for their program I recommend Cooktop 2.5. It's freeware that, if nothing else, makes your script alot easier to read and detect mistypes.

Hey Guys.

In reference to "Not being able to use GMAX or MS3D to make ships" you can try this alternative.

1st, Check out Drizzt4.0's Tut: ** Tutorial ** - Drizzt4.0's FL Ship Creating Tutorial

and also, check out my Tut: Using Valve Hammer Editor to do the structure creation of your ship if you cant get the hang of GMAX. I cant do anything in GMAX except the EXPORT part in Drizzt4.0's tutorial, so I played with VHE till it worked.


Hope this is informative.

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I'm sure if this is right at all but is there a REALLY simple ship or weapon editor so I just go in add or remove guns, missles, torpedos etc...

Note the reson that I ask if this is right is that I want to "refit" one of Wrath of Aciles Kilinon Dreadnot from 5 guns\2 turrets to 25 guns\25 turrets?

Pardon the poor spelling

"Right..." King

HEY i need a .mat IMPORTER for Milkshape3D!! or something like that! i need to get a MAT file so i can get textures or something and change them to change the Border Worlds ships