Posts by FLYBYU

  • Freelancer NPC only server

    Would anyone be interested in an NPC kill only server with a few modifications like cruise speed and lootable scanners, a few ship modifacations and maybe rel space look with brighter lights and maybe more things modded? Dont know what all will be in it want to see if anyone would like something like this first.


    If so please post here thx.

  • Antivirus prog needed!!

    I had Mac a Big Fee for years and it was crap. I has viruses on my pc it could do nothing about but tell me it couldnt do anything. SO I tried the AVG Free 7.5 and it kicks Mac a Big Fee ass big time. I ran it with Mac a Big Fee 2008 and Mac a Big Fee 2008 did not detect the viruses my pc had but the free AVG did and it go rid of them as well. Dont waste money with Mac a Big Fee go AVG then if you like, it by the 8.x version, which is much better, and it cost less.

  • Cheating in MP

    UPDATE:


    I would like to report that FLAC has fixed the ship turn rate cheat as well as the missile torpedo agility cheat, along with the many different weapons cheats used by cheaters.


    The game server is gaming to change in pvp fights as now skill is going to take the place of cheating. Therefore, a big Thank you to Eagle for adding these pvp cheats to FLAC so quickly.

  • Cheating in MP

    Sorry been away for a while (Moving to a new Apt @ lib now)


    Its good to have anti-cheat that works and does not interfere with game play. Many AC I have seen OD's on AC and bans anyone for about anything. I think AC should be built for each mod not one built then try to make it work with a mod.


    AS OP has said CF has its own style of AC (if I am misunderstanding you OP let me know) which works with the mod not against it. This way if some one changes code somewhere it should detect it pretty fast Is that correct OP?


    Now To figure out a simalir AC for vanilla would be great as well. Again I feel each mod should build there own AC as to work with the mod not try to adapt one already made to work with who knows what.

  • Cheating in MP

    I am not talking about CF, as I have not been on CF for a long time waiting on 1.8 to start out.


    I have been on many servers and played several modded ones I am not going to name any names or such thing. I just dont feel its right to allow this kind of play. I have been on 11 servers and 10 out of the 11 over the several years I have played has had a lot of this going on. Worse part about it is its easy to do and no anti-cheat so far has caught it.


    Not speaking of CF as I said I have not, played CF in years well I started a char on 1.7 but stopped as I found out the 1.8 was coming out. (Thought it to be sooner then this :P )


    Anyway, it needs to be stopped that simple.


    I have seen people turn so fast in vanilla FL in a titan that you would be hard pressed to make that turn in a patriot in fact you would not be able to do so. And yes I know all the little things to get your ship turned around fast I know how to PvP very well I have even beat such losers even with there code changes because they sucked as a pilot. So if you dont cheat then dont worry if you do you sucK. [1]

  • Cheating in MP

    MP PvP is nothing but a hacker on hacker fight or Hacker on non-hacker noob who thinks that other person is just really good. As a mod maker I know what can be done with ships and how much firepower each ship with what every weapons are on that ship of how long they can fire before running out of energy, as well as the turn rate of ships. I am shocked at many of the people that I know who have been in FL for years and use some cheats to get a huge advantage over the other players. Many i call friends and many are Server police or even admins.


    If you have seen this garbage, plz report it and maybe an anti-cheat program can get it fixed.


    Until then if you are very good and as an example you have someone beat you in a defender and you in a drake because the defender out turns your Drake its not skill as much as it is cheating. So yes question those who seem to have a much more agile ship then your own which is he same type or less agile or get an admin to watch the fight as well, yet I have also seen admin and server police use such cheats as well so that may not be the answer as well.


    I am bringing this issue up as it needs to be discussed and for years it has been over looked as a secret so to speak. If it is not addressed then maybe someone should let the rest of the players know how the other people turn circles around them so they can have a fair fight against the other cheaters out there. There are many and I feel that they should have there players totally erased all there kills and $$ gone. Not ban them just make them start from scratch every time they are caught until they leave or give up on the cheating.


    Your thoughts good or bad I will not mind. At least this can be addressed here where the forums are still open for all FL players.

  • Relations with Lancersreactor

    I voted do nothing as well.


    Unless BP or Eraser come back and take over the site I say let it go and be done with it. WE the FL players do not need the fighting and name calling that is on TLR non-stop. If I have something to ask or need to look up something I forgot (Old age) then I come here and IMO so can others as well. The tutorials are clear and the Downloads section is getting more tools etc. for modder's. Minus the non-stop backstabbing and flaming [3] Swat-Portal is where I come now for FL. Well here and Freelancer Community site.

  • basic modding

    Well all I use is


    Context
    Lancerthing
    Freelancer Misc. Data Base
    Fled-ids
    FLMM v1.31
    ResTuner
    Last but not least a Calculator :D


    There is 1 or 2 more things but those are mostly what I use as I dont make ships Bases, and such things.

  • Is lancersreactor.com dying?

    Hey, OP that link to the TLR front page is nice to remember TLR as it use to be. It was not the prettiest site but you knew you were on the right page as soon as it popped up. You see all the old staff or some anyway.


    bakedpotato
    Finalday
    Chips
    Eraser


    What happened to the old staff there anyway? Old as in aged like me.

  • Battleship Encounters

    I have Battleship encounters in my new mod I am working on however I have 2 things that bug me and dont know how to fix it.


    1st is the NPC's wont attack the battleships just the gunboats and cruisers. So how do I make them attack the Battleships?


    I tried to set them to cruiser type but they wont show up then. So...... [659]


    2nd the battleship in formation seems to bob up and down like its shaking its head yes. Not bad but it bugs me so how can I stop that from happening?


    I have played with the formations and the steering but nothing seems to work.

  • Is lancersreactor.com dying?

    Well I started reading posts on TLR 2nd time since it went down via MicroShaft and was amazed at what was allowed and what went on there. Too much EGO as one person put it, and a lack of co-op to make anything positive happen. After reading the posts I feel that Mental as owner of site needs to just delete any post that has anyone being unkind as it looks awful for TLR to be in such a mess. It is out of control over there worse then I expected.


    You are right OP TLR is just a name now. However, all us old TLR members who learned from TLR feel attached to it and is a sad day to see it go so far downhill. I went there when they first got it back after MicroShaft shut it down and noticed all the fighting then and decided not to be there back then and it seems that it just got worse not better. Too many Chiefs and no Indians.


    I knew Swat-Portal when it first came out back years ago (won't say how many as it means I'm getting old fast) then it was Crossfire mod totally if I recall correctly. However it has done a great turn around and is now IMO trying to fill in/pick up where TLR left off years ago when TLR was TLR and is doing so very nicely.


    Once OP gets done with the site I feel it well be better in several ways. So far the Freelancer forum is looking good and the Tutorial forum is getting larger as well. So if people could just accept that TLR was the Freelancer hub and move on and give Swat-Portal a chance to be that hub now then everything can get back to normal. I only notice a few that stir the pot that are against Swat-Portal and make several others rise up against well OP as well.


    I remember back when I first noticed OP and yes he is straight forward and well at first thought he was an asshole, but a lot of that was from the attitude that some at TLR had of him and the way they treated him. I came to Swat-Portal pissed at him, but after seeing and reading about what was going on from his point of view then looking back on the forums at TLR I noticed it was not so much OP as it was others. If you all would give him a chance and open your eyes OP is a great guy willing to help you if you just ask him, he is trying very hard to make Freelancer stay alive and I think he is doing a great job along with those who are helping him with the site. I consider OP a friend now and have for many years. If I had a problem I ask him and guess what he answered very quickly and was very helpful as well. So forget the stuff you were told about him and get to know him then make youre opinion of him as you will see a different person if you just take a look and open your eyes. *Sorry OP if any of this offended you but thought I would let people know my side of the story about you and Swat-Portal.*

  • Is lancersreactor.com dying?

    Hey dont know if you seen the front page on TLR but here is what has been posted.



    Maybe we can hop on board and help since there was some spring cleaning. :]

  • Is lancersreactor.com dying?

    Flame Flame Flame Flame Flame Flame :P


    It is really too bad that it went down the road it did. It was once a great site but even before Mircoshaft turned off the sever it was headed down hill, and I dont see it stopping anytime soon unless some major changes are done. I wont get into the changes as I still have friends that visit and like TLR and dont want to offend them or anyone else really.

  • Mass Effect for PC

    Well it's too bad that companies think they have to go to such extreme measures to deal with piracy. Once code is released anyone with program knowledge can open and see what they need to change something. The only way to make sure your code and program stay safe is to not distribute it to the world. All this does is push people who would buy the game away and make the pirated version even more appealing IMO.

  • Mass Effect for PC

    I was going to buy this game until I seen the CP they are going to use. To bad they had to get dumber after the Bioshock fiasco.


    I dont mind Copy Protection if its just entering a key code but this is extreme. I will be buying The Witcher instead now.


    To be honest I dont see why they even use CP it does not work all it does is make us the buyer of said game have troubles while the pirate version (FREE) has no problems. Are they trying to push people into getting a pirated version of there software. Most likely not but who has a brain in that company? To go from the frying pan to the fire is not better it is much worse.

  • Mass Effect for PC

    Mass Effect uses SecuROM and requires an online activation for the first time that you play it. Each copy of Mass Effect comes with a CD Key which is used for this activation and for registration here at the BioWare Community. Mass Effect does not require the DVD to be in the drive in order to play, it is only for installation.


    After the first activation, SecuROM requires that it re-check with the server within ten days (in case the CD Key has become public/warez'd and gets banned). Just so that the 10 day thing doesn't become abrupt, SecuROM tries its first re-check with 5 days remaining in the 10 day window. If it can't contact the server before the 10 days are up, nothing bad happens and the game still runs. After 10 days a re-check is required before the game can run.


    They made a FAQ about the copy protection, heres a quote of the most relevant stuff


    Q: Why does MEPC need to reactivate every 10 days?


    A: MEPC needs to authenticate every 10 days to ensure that the CD key used for the game is valid. This is designed to reduce piracy and protect valid CD keys.


    Q: What happens if I want to play MEPC but do not have an internet connection?


    A: You cannot play MEPC without an internet connection. MEPC must authenticate when it is initially run and every 10 days thereafter.


    Q: What happens if I install and activate MEPC with an internet connection, but then do not have an internet connection after 10 days? Can I still play MEPC?


    A: No. After 10 days the system needs to re-authenticate via the internet. If you do not have an internet connection you will not be able to play until you are reconnected to the internet and able to re-authenticate.


    You can only install this 3x on the same PC and then it is no good. remember Bioshock this is worse.


    Also what happens if the servers go offline for a few days a week for good. Well you dont get to play this Single Player game at home, You will have a coster to sit your drinks on.


    DONT BUY THIS GAME!!!! IF YOU PREORDER IT CANCEL ASAP. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.




    Also if you like join the forum and pst your opinion about this issue.


    Read from BioWares Mass Effect forums about this issue.


    Mass Effect Copy Protection protest