Problems with GCIV and Supernova installed together

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I have both installed through Epic. I noticed that if I launch one or the other, it resets my options to defaults. I am also unable to load mods now which means my custom race homeworld and citizens are no longer functioning and the ship-style set keep coming up invalid.

Are there known issues with having both installed together? I mean, I don't see a separate file set in Documents for Supernova like there was back with GCIII and Crusade. Speaking of file sets, where does Supernova store its files, and are the AI-generated factions backward compatible?

On a weird side note, any station created by the user StrangeJane is SUPER TINY on the map to the point that it is invisible. Other stations seem fine (what few there are). Is there a correction for scaling that can be done without having to rebuild the stations?

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Reply #1 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Hmmm, it can be very much, that SN and base game have same folder, which results in a conflict.
I will ask the team, but they will be back only tomorrow for an answer. 

To my understanding, you want to play the base GC4, because of the mods, right?

Reply #2 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

They do share the same folder. I've mentioned this multiple times already. Loading base resets the settings for supernova and ships designed for base game work weird for supernova. I don't know if works vice versa as I haven't played core much lately.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

According to the settings, mods should work in SN as well. But the base game has more options during galaxy creation, so there's that.

Either way, I have uninstalled SN and I still can't get my homeworld to work. So something has changed and I will likely have to delete the entire folder set and start from scratch. This is not cool.

SN and GCiv should have separate folders and not interfere with each other, the same way they did with Crusade. That way people can play with others on either version without all the hassle.

Reply #4 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

I am now very, very confused.

I uninstalled all GC games.

I saved the custtom files I wanted to keep to a separate location and deleted the GC folders in My Documeents.

I reinstalled GCiv. I started it, set my options to allowed mods, etc., and shut it down.

I then started GCiv, downloaded some ships and a civ, created a random civ, started a game, saved the game, and exited the program.

At no point in all of this was a folder set created in My Documents for GCiv. So... where is my saved game, where do my mods go, and what the heck?! ;P  X-(  o_O  :typo:  

Reply #5 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

OK... reinstalled GCiv (again) and now I have the My Documents folders as normal, but mods are still not loading correctly. I have checked and rechecked to make sure my star, star systeem, and planet def files are all following the same patterns as the originals. I have also tried both append and replace methods and my custom homeworld still isn't showing.

Reply #6 from GalCiv4 Forums Top

Yea this is something we're going to have to work on.  For now, you can't really have both going.