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Hi guys, I'm just trying to return to Freelancer and I understand there won't be any way to replay online old mods, but those mods work in open SP.I found in the archive the old Solurus Systems mod 1.181. While I do have the big archive, I do not have the DBSAutoUpdater, however was called, the installer.I know Lancer Solurus lost the files and Brockenstein told me years ago that it's all done for, but I just can't believe there is no way to recover this.I only lack the installer, and the files …

(Quote from SWAT_OP-R8R) There is no link. I have it on my hard drive, since a very long time ago actually.It's a big 7z archive. and inside is a "Packed" folder, in which there are all the files. I belive it is not an update, but a full mod release.Files have concatenated names with paths, something like "DATAMISSIONSENCOUNTERSareatradefreighterini".But what's worse, is that many of them are encrypted, with a header like DBCP0002 or DBCP0003, including the filelist.binI tried for days, and Chat…

(Quote from SWAT_OP-R8R)Google drive link to SSM1181.tar

(Quote from SWAT_OP-R8R) Oh, but there is. You may have looked on a few unencrypted files.Freelancer.exe (aka EXEFreelancerexe) is encrypted itself. It begins with DBCP0003. 572 files are like that. Many are encrypted with DBCP0002 (1265 files).2921 files are seemingly unencrypted.Transforming the names in a folder structure isn't overly dificult. In fact, I could do that part myself. I started to work on that part when I discovered Lancer's special encryption. Because it can only be Lancer's pr…

Wrong line here. Thought I was talking to ChatGPT.

(Quote from SWAT_OP-R8R) While we working earlier, we got to this funny number, 3005956 while working on the EXEFreelancerexe . This matches exactly the size of the Frelancer.exe of the version you are hosting, the 1.13. ChatGPT presumes we are dealing with a compressed file inside the DBCP0003. If we manage this, might be a huge step ahead.I would like you to tell me, just in case I need it, how to change the Freelancer.exe version number. If it's too close to the beginning of the file it would…

This is the only thing we came up with in 3 days of work:Magic: "DBCP"Version: "0003"UnpackedSize: 3005956PackedSize: 2381860Data: starts at 0x10

I'll try tomorrow a new tactic. I've seen zlib.dll has been done with DBCP0003 and it matches the size inside is the size of the zlib.dll from vanilla freelancer.I think I should apply a zilb compression of the vanilla one and see what we're dealing with - a rearranging of the zlib header combined with maybe some a xor mask to obfuscate data.

(Quote from Aldenmar Odin)Unfortunately, this is the least of my worries. Our problem is Lancer's custom compression.We managed to rule out Zlib and LZO, and we're currently looking at LZSS, but I'm not expecting too much. And this is just regarding the DBCP0003.We did not touch yet DBCP0002, but I have a plan for that if we succeed this one.

(Quote from Ezrail)Thank you so much!It installed correctly.Opened it up with OpenSP mod from FLMM 1.31Installed Advanced hud for 4K resolution!Still have to edit location and give myself more cash...

(Quote from Ezrail)Oh, this is interesting.Let me tell you what I've been doing.I'm trying to create my own save file. Freelancer Save Editor doesn't work in Windows 11, so I made an XP VM and it does work there.I am able to set some initial rep, that is okay, but under no circumstance I can change location. I have all names unlocked in FLSTAT, it just doesn't wanna do it.I've tested Phasers and the visual effect is wrong. I do remember a vague discussion about phasers being bugged at that time.…

(Quote from Huor)No, not very trustable. Told me100 times "Why I'm confident" while failing every time. But a great teacher nonetheless. I am still learning electromagnetics and transformers with her. Now she's giving me a tour of Ghidra... as we're delving in Lancer Solurus' magic. Even if we'll fail, the experience is quite awesome.

Ezrail Just managed to decompile Lancer's code for DBCP0002 files with ChatGPT and Ghidra.We also got the filelist.bin, which was DBCP0002 compressed, with the full paths for each file.I don't know if we'll have any success with DBCP0003, but if we hit the jackpot we might get the Solurus Systems 1.181 functional.The major difference vs. 1.171 is the fact that it has a galaxy, a myriad of systems out there.And unfortunately Lancer's change to beam weapons, which I'd like to see reverted. I'm nu…

SWAT_OP-R8R Hey, I wanted to ask you something.Going thru the filelist.bin, it lists the files separated in 3 categories:FILE -> untouchedFLDR -> compressedORIG -> original (maybe, from a previous version)Now, checking file lengths for ORIG files, I found only 3 files different in SSM1171 from Vanilla.This could have been the result of my own modding, as I see the files are:DATA\INTERFACE\interface_generic.vmsDATA\INTERFACE\HUD\hud_shipinfo.cmpDATA\INTERFACE\HUD\hud_target.cmpI understand those…

(Quote from Huor)Could be. Should be all fine. I'm trying now to figure out the DBCP0003 format. If this gets done, we can recover the entire 1.181 mod.

Ezrail Early morning good news. Seems I managed to crack the decompression for the DBCP0003 files. I still need code tweaking and more confirmations but we're very close to restoring the Solurus Systems 1.181.

solurus systems installer.png Ezrail SWAT_OP-R8R Aldenmar OdinI finalized the Solurus Systems installer for the 1.181 version.Seems the Freelancer.ini is bugged. I discovered it when I was adding the Advanced hud mod. It looks compressed but there is no DBCP or BINI tag. I used the one from Solurus Systems 1.171.I discovered that Freelancer mods are tasteless in single player. You start practically neutral to kinda all factions aside from Liberty Police.Is there any way to calculate the appropri…