[Fixed]Entrenchment Modding and Other Stuff

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Hi all,

Just a quick note that a bunch of modding requests are being worked but they aren't in Entrenchment beta 1 (which is also the case for some gameplay changes like the trade routes and some other thing I mentionned elsewhere). I hope to have them complete shortly after xmas and we'll make them public asap.

Next, there have been a number of very detailed questions from a variety of people (mostly modders) written to me in private messaging. I am able to read these but not respond. I wrote a public message recently to have people write me but I got zero responses. So if you are one of these people, (like EvilJedi) please c/p the messages and email me at [email protected]. I'll get to them all on the weekend.

-Blair

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Can't respond to PMs? Did you lose a bet or something? o_O

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

No, for some reason it just won't let him - and I'm assuming he made room in his inbox since there's a limit of 100 PMs between inbox/sent :P

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Ah, a case of the <SOFTWARE NAME> HATES YOU LOL syndrome. They tell me sledgehammers are a reliable cure :D

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Well guess Ill go copy/paste my message then! :)

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

I think i had a mod installed when i upgraded to the beta... it will not load

already tried removing all the mod directories

 

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

The same thing happened to me. I had to remove the entire C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire directory for the game to work.

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

There's nothing to fix. It's expected behavior whenever there's a patch - mods need to be updated.

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Where can I get the updated GameInfo files for entrenchment (in text format not binary)?

Cause the convertData.exe cant convert the entrenchment enities back into text.

 

Otherwise i dont know how to run my mod with the entrenchment beta cause all files

in the forge tools are for sins vanilla.

 

 

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting TohKlidan, reply 9
Where can I get the updated GameInfo files for entrenchment (in text format not binary)?

Cause the convertData.exe cant convert the entrenchment enities back into text.

Otherwise i dont know how to run my mod with the entrenchment beta cause all files
in the forge tools are for sins vanilla.

I've got the same issue, the sooner those files are made available the better.

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Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks Progress, that worked flawlessly :thumbsup:

For those having trouble converting the data here's a link to download the .9beta Gameinfo files already converted to text.

http://files.filefront.com/Entrenchment+gameinforar/;12948789;/fileinfo.html

 

Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top

accidental double post delete this please mods

Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top

Thx for converting and the download link silveressa!

cause i had troubles to do it by myself.

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top

Anytime, glad to help. When they update the beta I'll keeping reposting the newer files. (One less thing the devs need to hassle with doing for us modders)

Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top

@ProgressBar I dont think your files converted corretly, have you noticed when you open the file it has 3 odd chars right before the TEXT at the top of the file?  Im pretty sure those are not supposed to be there.

Can anyone confirm this?

Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top

Are the three odd characters "TXT" ?

If so then they're suppoed to be there afaik, (they were ont he beta files I converted) or if not, they don't do any harm at least. (I've modded the beta of Entrenchment quite heavily and all the files I modded had the txt at the top of them)

Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top

I have some questions for Ironclad regarding the new Squad abilities:

  1. Why can squads only use Area of Effect abilities?  Squads can pick specific targets for attacking, so why not abilities?
  2. Can we get some AI coding to handle squads designed for support and/or defense? I've tried coding repair squadrons in the latest Entrenchment build, with no weapons and small repair abilities, but they always want to go attack something...
Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top

No, this is how your convereted files look, and I mean all of them I checked each of the files.

 

TXT

 

The odd test infront, do you see it? they all have this..

Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top

i am not quite sure but the last time I saw such characters  was as

I opened a UTF-8 coded text file with an editor that was unable to to read UTF-8 correct.

 

maybe this is your problem.

I just checked the entities and they are indeed saved as UTF-8

Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top

these are his that he converted, I jsut downloaded them and was trying to use them.

Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top

thats nice

Quoting Silveressa, reply 12
Thanks Progress, that worked flawlessly

For those having trouble converting the data here's a link to download the .9beta Gameinfo files already converted to text.

http://files.filefront.com/Entrenchment+gameinforar/;12948789;/fileinfo.html

 

 

Thats nice only you have to convert them back to binary after your done otherwise it won`t work

Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top

anyone else having an issue enabling a mod in entrenchment and only the string changes are working?

Reply #24 from Sins Forums Top

Yes, me too DarkShimmer.  They are probably working on it, but we may not see it til next week, is that the official release date on the 25th?  Or just the next step in the beta test?

Although i have to admit, i have never seen a game company as committed to its players as i have seen IronClad, they are great!!!  I'm wishing them well, and us too!!  :)

-Teal

 

Reply #25 from Sins Forums Top

me also Darkshimmer.

 

@Teal:

yes IronClad did a great job, but I doupt that the final release is still the 25th.

With the new manifest system a lot of new problems arised and i think it will take a while to fix this.

But maybe we get another beta patch next week.