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Post Thu Nov 03, 2005 12:55 pm

3 questions

I have 3 questions.

1. How can i zoom in and out, and take screenshots in turret view.

2. How can I play on the same computer as a server is running on. When i view the server in freelancer, it just says a load of weird stuff in the IP address field like fe20:4447:jkds::.

3. how can i make my voyager ship available in multiplayer or will it just work. also, how can I choose what ship i start up with in multiplayer?

Post Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:05 pm

1. How can i zoom in and out, and take screenshots in turret view.

Not sure what you mean by zoom- if you mean switching between cockpit view and "chase" view, that's <ctrl-v>
taking screenshots in turret view is the same as the others- PrntScrn

2. How can I play on the same computer as a server is running on. When i view the server in freelancer, it just says a load of weird stuff in the IP address field like fe20:4447:jkds::.

That long string means you've got IPv6 running on your PC, and FL doesn't understand that. Turn off IPv6 in your NIC's properties page and try again- you should get a "normal" IP address in that screen.

3. how can i make my voyager ship available in multiplayer or will it just work. also, how can I choose what ship i start up with in multiplayer?

If you're running a modded game and a server on the same PC, it'll be there because they use the same files. There are a bunch of threads about changing starting ships/money around, just search for them. (or someone else could point you to them with links- I just don't have them)

Chris Bates
Lead scripter,
Stargate BFM: Freelancer

Post Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:29 pm

I meant, is there a way to go further away and closer to the ship when in turret view.

Like in this shot:
http://www.lancersreactor.com/t/downloa ... asp?id=316
When i go into turret view, i cant see hardly any of the ship, because it is so close up.

Post Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:22 pm

the distance your turret cam is from the center of your ship is set in the cockpit.ini- you'll have to fiddle with the numbers to get the distance you want.

Post Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:13 pm

Zooming in or out of your ship, as in trying to get close to something while not moving, is impossible in FL. Sorry.

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