System Starspheres

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@raider51: no worries, I think reavengitair was replying to the first post of the thread, not yours.
Now to answer your questions;

I'd ask one thing: If you make an own starsphere, where do you save? I mean you have your own mod i guess but does the FLE recognize your starsphere if you save it into your mod folder?

Note that I didn't create a new starsphere. What you see in the first posts are just new textures for existing starspheres. As Treewyrm (pages 1-3, I think) pointed out, it is possible to create entirely new starspheres, however that process is a bit more complicated.

What I did was taking an existing starsphere and import new textures to it's file via the UTF Editor.
The starspheres are saved under C:\Programs\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\DATA\SOLAR\STARSPHERE (default path) in the .cmp format.
After saving the file there, you can go to the UNIVERSE\SYSTEMS folder, choose a system and edit it's .ini here:

Code:

[Background]
basic_stars = solar\starsphere\starsphere_stars_noband.cmp
complex_stars = solar\starsphere\starsphere_br01_stars.cmp
nebulae = solar\starsphere\starsphere_br01.cmp

When starting the game, the system you edited should now display the new starsphere as a background.

I hope I could answer your questions; if not, don't hesitate to ask, as more experienced modders as Treewyrm, Turkish or Seth might see your question and answer it as well.

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