Diplomacy & Entrenchment mini dumps using Galaxy Forge 3 map

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I pulled this game out of storage when I discovered the various mods available and have been loving it all over again. However, I am still having trouble playing maps I create in Galaxy Forge 3 in Sins Trinity. I've uninstalled everything and reinstalled. I was trying to play my first map while on vacation when 10 hours into the game it froze with a mini dump error. I've tried all the advice I've been able to find over the past week and want to know if anyone else has had the same issue or know how I can fix it. The game continues to mini dump about 30 secs in when I load the previously saved game I was playing. I typically play using the Sacrifice of Angels 2 mod or the Sins of a Galactic Empire mod (with SOGE, the game starts with everyone being defeated, no planets, no map, no nothing but that issue is #2 on the list). I still have all the mini dump files ... perhaps I need to send those files to the developers? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Maps made with the standard galaxy forge may not work with mods. You have to copy the mods GalaxyScenarioDef file from the mod's GameInfo folder into the galaxy forge folder to be able to make maps specifically for a particular mod.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Thank you. That was very helpful and I didn't even think of that ... and that poses a new question. Essentially, I would have to create maps towards a specific mod using the file you mentioned above. When I copy and paste that file into Galaxy Forge 3, is it possible to make the maps universal by pasting multiple GalaxyScenarioDef in the same Galaxy Forge 3 folder and it work (ex: instead of copy and replace, copy and keep existing file)?

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting niccolo77, reply 2

Thank you. That was very helpful and I didn't even think of that ... and that poses a new question. Essentially, I would have to create maps towards a specific mod using the file you mentioned above. When I copy and paste that file into Galaxy Forge 3, is it possible to make the maps universal by pasting multiple GalaxyScenarioDef in the same Galaxy Forge 3 folder and it work (ex: instead of copy and replace, copy and keep existing file)?

Okay, first of all you can only have one GalaxyScenarioDef file per GalaxyForge folder (the program only looks for one to read). You have to make a copy of galaxy forge for each mod you want to make maps for.

In theory, you could make a super galaxy forge capable of making maps for multiple mods. However, you'd have to merge the different GalaxyScenarioDef files by hand, you can't just place multiple GSD files in the Galaxy Forge.

However, even this galaxy forge would be limited. The reason your map is crashing is probably because it requires a planet that is not in the mod you're trying to play. So if for some reason a mod got rid of the desert planet and your map requires a desert planet, it will always crash. Only mods that have the desert planet will work with that map.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Thank you ... that makes sense. And I had already started making copies of the Galaxy Forge 3 folders designated for specific mods. Thank you for your patience with this newbie and your answers. Now it's time to start building again ... the right way :)