Ugh, How to Install and Use?

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Hey

 

Im running on Vista Home Premium and my sins game is installed under the following path:

 

C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire

 

I have downloaded the mod Starfire (https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=112&libid=71) and then looked for how to install it. 

 

I followed instructions I saw somewhere and unpacked the rar file into the following path:

 

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.041

 

I loaded up the game and the folders that I unpacked from the mod were displayed as individual mods, so I activated them all and pressed apply. Then I went into the game and looked for the new factions that were supposed to be there but they were not. 

 

I then went back to the appdata folder and put the mod files in the following paths to see if it made any difference:

 

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.01

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-v1.181

 

Nothing changed,

 

So my question is: How do you correctly install mods (specifically the Starfire mod)

My other question is: can you change your game by directly editing the files in your main Game Info folder?

 

Please reply ASAP

Drag~

 

 

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

I loaded up the game and the folders that I unpacked from the mod were displayed as individual mods, so I activated them all and pressed apply.

You are a little off. Those folders should all be in their own folder with the name of the mod. You'll want to create a new folder in

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.041

...called "Starfire" and then drag all those folders into that folder. The "Starfire" folder should then include all the mod folders, and it should look like:

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.041\Starfire\GameInfo

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.041\Starfire\String

C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.041\Starfire\Particle

etc etc for each folder, and be selectable as one mod in the game.

This is why modders should always have the root directory of their mod as the first thing in the RAR - having GameInfo, String, etc and making people extract to a folder they have to make is dumb.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top


assuming you have sins 1.191/entrenchment 1.051/diplomacy 1.01,  the Mods NEED to be placed here for xp
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-v1.191
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.051
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Diplomacy v1.011

or here for vista/windows 7
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-v1.191
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.051
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Diplomacy v1.011

NOTE the first two folders after the 'user name' are hidden , so to see them you must first click on 'tools' then 'folder options', then 'view', then click on 'show hidden files& folders' then click ok, then you will be able to browse your want to the folder. I suggest when you find the folder that you create a shortcut to it on the desktop

NOTE 2 the 'user name' in the above paths is your WINDOWS login user name, eg Administrator

and if the mod you want to use is from an EARLIER sins/entrenchment version place the mod in the mods folder FOR THAT version eg mods-entrenchment v1.03, then download and run my mods updater from the latest version archive which will have the same number as the vanilla sins version number, and AFTER updating the mod(s) to the current version for any mods of pre 1.04 entrenchment ALSO run the manifest maker on ENTITY manifests on EACH of the mods EXCEPT for total conversion mods

harpo