INI Editing

INIs in Freelancer can be broadly divided into two types, typed and hardcoded. Some typed inis have restrictions on how they can be named or where they can be placed. Please check individual ini page entries before moving these from their default locations. Where these can be found or defined is listed below:

Typed INIs

The location of these INI types is defined in freelancer.ini. They can, for the most part, be placed anywhere within the game directory if the file points to them.

Name	Description	Path defined by
asteroids	Defines the properties of individual asteroid models.	freelancer.ini
asteroid_fields	Defines the properties of individual asteroid fields.	system
bases	Defines the rooms present in bases.	universe
bodyparts	Indexes all character bodies: bodies, heads, hands and accessories.	freelancer.ini
cockpits	Defines the properties of first-person view ship cockpits	ships
concave	Lists concave objects.	freelancer.ini
constants	Keeps a lot of standard constants that are used throughout the game.	freelancer.ini
costumes	Matches together body parts defined in bodyparts.	freelancer.ini
debris	Defines debris.	freelancer.ini
effect_shapes	Defines effect texture shapes.	freelancer.ini
effects	Defines effects and their types.	freelancer.ini
equipment	Defines equipment.	freelancer.ini
encounters	Defines some of the AI and spawning behavior used by random encounter NPCs.	system
explosions	Defines explosions.	freelancer.ini
fonts	Defines the fonts used by the game.	freelancer.ini
fuses	Defines controlled/multipart explosions, referred to by Freelancer as fuses.	freelancer.ini
gate_tunnels	Defines elements of jump gate and jump hole tunnel effects.	freelancer.ini
goods	Defines the sale price and some properties of equipment and ships.	freelancer.ini
groups	Defines the initial state of the game world, with regards to player faction relationships and locked jump gates and jump holes.	freelancer.ini
HUD	Defines HUD elements.	freelancer.ini
igraph	Defines elements of light sources.	freelancer.ini
intro	Defines elements of the game launcher that are largely unused.	freelancer.ini
jump_effect	Defines elements of jump gate and jump hole tunnel effects.	freelancer.ini
loadouts	Defines the equipment that is attached to ships and solars.	freelancer.ini
markets	Defines the sale location and properties of equipment and ships.	freelancer.ini
nebula_fields	Defines the properties of individual nebula fields.	system
newchardb	Defines player equipment and situation.	freelancer.ini
petaldb	Defines several types of prop model used on bases and in cutscenes.	freelancer.ini
rings	Defines planetary rings.	system
rooms	Defines the content and UI of rooms on bases.	bases
rtcslider	Defines the properties of some elements used in cutscenes.	freelancer.ini
ships	Defines ships.	freelancer.ini
solar	Defines static objects in space that can be placed in a system file.	freelancer.ini
sounds	Defines sounds.	freelancer.ini
system	Defines the contents of individual systems.	universe
universe	Indexes bases and systems and defines some of their properties.	freelancer.ini
voices	Defines voices.	freelancer.ini
weaponmoddb	Defines weapon and shield types and determines their effectiveness against one another.	freelancer.ini

Hardcoded INIs

The location of these INI file types is hardcoded or otherwise unchangable via normal means. If an entry in the list below is suffixed with .ini the file must match this naming pattern. They can be broken down into a few distinct categories:

EXE

Name	Description	Path
freelancer.ini	Primarily determines which DLLs and called by FLserver.exe and Freelancer.exe and their load order. Also points to and determines load order of typed INI files.	EXE\
dacom.ini	This file handles configuration of the application's start-time settings and library loading.	EXE\
dacomsrv.ini	This file handles configuration of the application's start-time settings and library loading for FLServer.exe specifically. Structure is otherwise identical to dacom.ini.	EXE\

DATA

Name	Description	Path
cameras.ini	Defines all cameras used in the game during flight.	DATA\
mouse.ini	Determines the characteristics of the different cursors within the game.	DATA\

AI

Name	Description	Path
state_graph.db	Determines some elements of AI flight patterns and behavior in combat.	DATA\AI\

Equipment

Name	Description	Path
commodities_per_faction.ini	Determines which faction NPCs carry which cargo in their holds when appropriate.	DATA\Equipment\

FX

Name	Description	Path
lightanim.ini	Determines some lighting animations.	DATA\FX\

Interface

Name	Description	Path
buttonmontage.ini		DATA\Interface\
navbar.ini		DATA\Interface\Baseside\
buttontextures.ini		DATA\Interface\
infocardmap.ini		DATA\Interface\
keylist.ini		DATA\Interface\
keymap.ini		DATA\Interface\
knowledgemap.ini		DATA\Interface\
optlist.ini		DATA\Interface\
rollover.ini		DATA\Interface\

Missions

Name	Description	Path
empathy.ini	Determines how the player's actions will affect their faction relationships.	DATA\MISSIONS\
faction_prop.ini	Defines factions and some of their properties.	DATA\MISSIONS\
factionsets.ini	This file is unused.	DATA\MISSIONS\
formations.ini	Defines formations used by NPCs in space.	DATA\MISSIONS\
lootprops.ini	Defines the innate drop properties of equipment.	DATA\MISSIONS\
missions	Defines some script and event elements of single-player missions.	DATA\MISSIONS\M**\
mbases.ini	Defines missions and NPCs available at bases.	DATA\MISSIONS\
news.ini	Defines the news and where (and when) it is available.	DATA\MISSIONS\
npcships.ini	Defines NPC pilot types, their ships and loadout.	DATA\MISSIONS\
pilots	Defines elements of NPC behavior in combat.	DATA\MISSIONS\
ptough.ini	Determines player toughness scale and level based on monetary value.	DATA\MISSIONS\
rankdiff.ini	Seems to dictate SP story rank pacing.	DATA\MISSIONS\
shipclasses.ini	Defines shipclasses and levels that are called by encounters and missions.	DATA\MISSIONS\
specific_npc.ini	Determines attributes of specific NPCs found in the single player campaign.	DATA\MISSIONS\
voice_properties.ini	Seems to refer to generic voicelines used by pilots in combat.	DATA\MISSIONS\

RandomMissions

Name	Description	Path
diff2money.ini		DATA\RANSOMMISSIONS\
killablesolars.ini		DATA\RANSOMMISSIONS\
npcranktodiff.ini		DATA\RANSOMMISSIONS\
rmlootinfo.ini		DATA\RANSOMMISSIONS\
solarformations.ini		DATA\RANSOMMISSIONS\
vignettecriticalloot.ini		DATA\RANSOMMISSIONS\
vignetteparams.ini		DATA\RANSOMMISSIONS\

Solar

Name	Description	Path
stararch.ini	Defines stars.	DATA\SOLAR\

Universe

Name	Description	Path
paths	Defines shortest paths used by the autopilot. These files are generated at runtime if they don't exist.	DATA\UNIVERSE\
missioncreatedsolars.ini	Defines solars created during single-player missions.	DATA\UNIVERSE\