IGx89 thank you for your prompt reply.
when i try to open this mod in the note or word pad(which, by the way is a zip file) there is no text, just a bunch of machine language characters?? i cannot even find this mod's script.xml file? but at the end of this file there is a text script.xml after a bunch of characters. the line you mention <data> is not there neither is the line <data file="DATA/SHIPS\loadouts.ini" method="sectionappend".could you tell me where they are and if they are in a different file, how to open it so i can edit it? thank you again for your trouble and prompt repliies.

patience is a VIRTUE bestowed on humans only USE IT.

Edited by - yil on 4/10/2004 3:49:56 PM

Hi again, IGx89. I _may_ have found a mod conflict, not expressed by "reddening" the mods' entries in the FLMM list. I recently downloaded the Trent Starting Ships Light Fighter edition. This mod's readme says it will work in either SP or MP. Possibly this is restricted to story-line play in SP, but this is not stated. I have not tried it in a sandbox server.

When I use FLMM to apply OpenSP, the entry for the ship mod is not shown as conflicting. It will load. However, the mod is not present in-game. I have tried each of the ships in the pack, none would work. Maybe someone else can try this combination, just in-case my system is fubar'd =)

Moonhead: Great! Glad you were able to discover the cause of the problem .

yil: Open the script.xml file in Notepad, not the mod archive. The script.xml file is located in "Program Files\Freelancer Mod Manager\mods\augsmod" (or whatever that mod's folder is called).

engmar: which OpenSP mod are you using? It shouldn't conflict with the Xerx's original OpenSP v1.1 mod, and I don't think it would conflict with Chip's OpenSP version either.

Hi IG,

Thanks for your help. Not what data files I need to add to get Chips Open SP to work. Should I open the mod with the SDK program? VERY new to this so please forgive my ignorance. BTW...the Chips Open Addon installs into FLMM without error.

Oh the pain....the pain.

I am using Xerx's OpenSP v1.1
In fact that is the only mod I am using at the moment.

Oh, and it has a note in the readme that says
converted to FLMM format and scripted by
unluckytab - if that makes a difference.

is there any way to develop random skins for flmm like in spybot.

i plan to make a skin for flmm and could use your help in understanding the format and compatibility issues.

Edited by - ittan_v on 4/10/2004 8:40:06 PM

Edited by - ittan_v on 4/10/2004 8:42:59 PM

I have probable a simple problem: Every time i activate a mod from mod manager i seen to lose my saved game until i deactivate the mod!

HELP
Ddraglias

thank you so much IGx89 for your prompt reply and advice. IT WORKED!!! i was able to go to the mod file,find the "script.xml" file open it w/ the note pad( and behold! miracles never cease.) the <data> line already was </data>; but the following line did NOT have the greater than ">", sign after it.i added that and shall see if it will work. thank you again for your prompt reply and suggestion.

patience is a VIRTUE bestowed on humans only USE IT.

GaryT: The instructions I've given yil should help you figure that out.

engmar: As long as OpenSP is activated first, it should work; I'll have to test that out myself. In the meantime, try using Chip's Open SP mod; that should work fine.

ittan_v: At the moment, FLMM is not skinnable (except using system-wide XP Visual Style themes or WindowBlinds themes). Sorry .

Ddraglias: Read the FAQ that comes with FLMM, and let me know if you still have questions after reading it.

yil: No problem; hope you got it working now .

Thanks IG, Welp, it doesn't so never mind...I won't be bothering with mods....thanks anyway.



Oh the pain....the pain.

no problem. i wanted to do something new. could you suggest any part of the flmm file i could help with

ittan

@IGx89

I grabbed Chip's Open SP mod. At first it would not load at all. The error messgae given was one indicating a missing <data> section. I don't know i this is the proper place, but I was able to edit the xml file and get the mod to load. Anyone else with this problem may benefit from this info.

There were a couple of extra line breaks in the middle of sections. Not sure if this would impact FLMM's parser or not, but I removed them. They are obvious, if you load the xml into an editor - just look for empty lines in the middle of <data> bocks.

The real problem ( I think ) was missing <data> section closing tags ( </data> ) The first one I found was in line 4077. Just look anywhere after line 4000. There were about 5 or 6 sections with no cloasing tags. I don't know if each of these sections requires a closing tag, but the mod now loads. I have yet to play test the changes.

i don't know if this is fixed in the current version....

i have created new a script file that tells FLMM to do a sectionappend on npcships.ini of missions M01b, M02, M03, M04, this are directories which has npcships.ini file. The loading is fine. The trouble is when i deactivate my mod it gives an error that those npcships.ini with their respective directories has no back-ups... This is odd really as i looked at the fl's mission directories which contains this file, it has flmmbak files, this is when i activate that mod.

Is flmm confused or something, that it has multiple npcships.ini in different directories....

btw, i use beta 10 for this....

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