Till now DS shows the normal infocard which is in that .DLL´s (normally changed from that mod makers - guess Chips forgot that one). Only the "Extra-Stats" below in that Info-Card is generated from FL-DataFiles.

I'm not sure if my first message got through, so I'm gonna do it this way so's I knows it got through okay.

What I am asking is if someone out there can either direct me to a site on the web that can give me all the files datastorm (latest version) would need, or if someone could send me a file that has all the stuff it would need. I don't have online access at my home where the game is. I download the stuff and take it home and then use it. Help!

Thanks,

Mr. P

Mr. P

already asked this in an email a week or two ago but response was deleted before i could read it

would it be possible to have a picture of the ship you are searching for rather than having to go into possible hostile territory to see what it looks like?

When did I realise I was god, well I was praying and I realised I was Talking to Myself

Hi,
I have very big problems with starting FLDatastorm. After the extraction it automaticly starts FLData.exe. I get thousands of errors with no ending. Starting setup.bat does not help because it does not start a download + it does not find ANY files it searches for. I have installed the VB5 runtimes, I even downloaded them twice from 2 different sites. And I made regsvr32 dao360.dll to register the dll. I also downloaded the latest JET4.0... I have everything which the setup.bat searchs for. But I always get errors over errors. Do you know a solution?

Hi My DataStorm V3.91 R155 is doing the same as above post, it worked fine before, but now one windows error after another. I thought it was a mod causing it but I tried it on a fresh install of just Freelancer and it is still the same. Not sure if it is a problem with My system or a problem with DataStorm. Just thought I would post to let Shootist and any others know they are not alone


OK it was definately a Windows Xp problem. I tried everything Shootist tried plus downloaded every registry fixer I could find,and nothing worked to correct the problem. So I got sick of random errors and did a full format and reinstall of Windows Xp and Datastorm works like a charm now. I think it was a problem with the DAO dll's , As that was what most of the errors said they could not read

Edited by - Predator on 5/19/2004 2:06:33 AM

Theres a new System-Files-FIX on my Page: http://ds.fa-matz.de/

So get the installer, the sysfilefix - and run 1st installer 2nd fix on target-machine.

What do the extra stats mean?

J7P - 7Q "Drake" Kusari Light Fighter
Extra-Stats
Mass: 100
Steering: 25000 25000 58000
Angular: 15000 15000 35000
Rotation: 3800 3800 1000
Nudge-Force: 30000
Strafe-Force/-Powerusage: 20000/2

Plz. explain the different colums

ok, i have a new mod i downloaded, and i tryed to use fldatastorm with it. i have disabled my other new systems mod, but the systems are still there! how do i reload the files to fl datastorm? and btw i have tryed reinstalling datastorm.

Edited by - megatog615 on 7/6/2004 2:09:58 PM

I was wondering how to uninstall FL Datastorm, since i can't seem to find an uninstaller built into it, nor does it show up in Add/Remove programs.
Simply delete the folder it installs to and the datastorm.fl file or are there any registry keys it adds and/or extra files anywhere else?
I'm using v 3.91 R 155 and Windows XP professional.

Thanks,
Zin

*edited for speelling*

Edited by - Zinlu on 8/1/2004 2:31:26 PM

Its not designed to get deinstalled - lol

yepp - simply delete the folder. Maybe there are some references to DAO in that folder and maybe u need to reinstall MS-Access if u delete the folder...

DS is a great program. I was wondering though if you were going to add any more features to the commodities section. Like being able to see more then just the best few trades, showing maybe all the trades?

DS rocks. A tad slower than I'd like, but it's still an awesome program.

First up, some ideas:

- Searchable wrecks. At this point you have to open up every system, and mouse-over each wreck to see what it has (provided it even shows up on the system map). There should be some way to be able to search these for hardware or whatever.

- NOTES! Give us a way to mark a spot on the system map and tag a little note there. FL doesn't have it, and I'm still confused as to why my super-duper state-of-the-art, can navigate jumpholes computer, has left me without the ability to type some information in. So please, give us a way to do that!

- Show ammo in the equipment section. Ammo should be listed there (not just the missile launcher itself) because ammo is sold in many places where the launcher is not. What I want to be able to do is search for places to buy just the ammo.

- Show actual game data along with the infocard data. Take the Nomad fighter for example, the infocard has no information. No gun mounts, no armor, etc. If it's possible, the actual game data values should be shown, as well. Kinda like the extra stats part for ships, but more detailed.

Now for bugs or stuff I think should be changed:

- The ships parts. Ships isn't too bad, it's pretty fast and doesn't take long to update. But the last ship I've selected should be remembered. If I go back to the universe map, or click on a base from the Ships view, if I open the ships view again, it should take me back to the last ship I was viewing.

- Equipment area. Horribly slow with items that are sold on several bases. This should be fixed and streamlined or something, perhaps always stored in memory instead of having to search the bases over and over. Also, just like ships, the last equipment I was viewing should be selected if I close and reopen the equipment view.

- The Z axis. A few mods (Evolutions) for one, puts objects off the solar plane. FL really wasn't designed for "3D" space but it does work, takes a little getting used to. However, DS, like FL, totally ignores the Z axis. This should be added. For example, let's say you have a jumphole 5k below the solar plane in 7E. When you mouse-over the JH, it should say something like (X=E.5, Y=7.1, Z=-5k). This way you'd know that you have to go to 7E, and go straight down about 5k. Would be immensely helpful.

- Wrecks. I said above some wrecks don't show up in DS. Don't know why this happens. I search and search on my own, but I'm a detail freak. I like to have every system completely explored, all bases, JHs, wrecks, etc. So when I can't find something, it actually irritates me. That's when DS comes in handy. However, lots of wrecks don't show up on the map in DS (this is with a mod, btw, not vanilla freelancer).

That's about all I can think of right now. DataStorm is absolutely awesome, best program of its kind, so easy to use, and it just plain works. Also, I don't know how easy or hard my ideas would be to incorporate, but again, these are just thoughts. I'm not demanding them, though they'd definitely be awesome additions. Anyway keep up the great work!

Hi,

My query is this - I ran data storm to check my mod and I got the errors but i didnt save/copy/write them. When i opened up FLDS again it didnt show the error log, it started up and went direct to the cheat warning screen. I have deleted and reinstalled FLDS but it doesnt show the errors any more, just goes direct to the cheat warning screen. Any ideas on what I can do?...oh, and how do i save the errors? do i cut and paste or is there another way.

Thanks in advance

Hi,
i noticed when working on an access project that dao360.dll was registered to the flds directory and not to program files\common files\microsoft shared\dao\dao360.dll as it should be.
This is something you guys should take a look at, as more advanced users of access would prefer to have the reference to this commonly used dll in the standard folder.
other than that its a very nice prog.