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Reply to Create a map with SBs, turrents, hangers prepostioned ? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Its completely possible, though you'll have to do some editting to your galaxy forge and if you want the player to rebuild the starting 4 starbases you will have to do some editing to the entity files. Also you may find that your defenses are scattered throughout the "Defense belt" sense there is no way to set exactly where they appear. Also, you may have to have a small asteroid or debris in there as I've never seen a completely blank gravity well (not sure if it's pos

Reply to Is this possible? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

I'm pretty sure the way you want it its not possible. While people have gotten ships to go outside the gravity well and to other planets even in vanilla sins, the game still considers that ship to be in the gravity well it started in, and thus can't see/shoot/do anything to affect another gravity well. Your ships just shows up close to another planet...

Reply to Dumbest newb question ever in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

As said, you basically have to blow all of your enemies up or come close too it. However, the new expasion is rumored to have more game modes that could change this (perhaps in addition to editing the AI surrender conditions).

Reply to AI is stupid on custom maps? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

It proabably has something to do with all of those pirate worlds. AI doesn't like to assault them, I tried to use them a buffers before but it took forever for them to do anything about it, and by then I had captured the rest of the map so it was a piece of cake. Try giving them a longer, pirate free alternate route and see if that improves things.

Reply to MASS EFFECT MOD?? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

You're not the only one to request that (and offer to help with making one), but sadly if any progress was made (I don't think it made it out of design), I'm pretty sure that mod is dead. [e digicons]:'([/e] Good luck with reviving it though. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

Reply to Modding questions in Sins Modding Sins Forums

For the galaxy forge, their is a file called GalaxySenarioDef, which you can open in notepad. It defines all of the planets, objects ect. that the galaxy forge uses. In the game info folder, an identical file exists that you will have to make the same changes to. The game's base entity files are in binary. However, you can get perfectly readable text file versions of the same files from the forge tools you can download from this site (in the reference data). The sins en

Reply to Modding questions in Sins Modding Sins Forums

1. I know its possible but I'm not sure exactly one the steps. I'd guess save your expanded mesh file in the mesh folder, make texture adjustments as necessary, and study the planet entity files and change the mesh & texture references to your adjusted ones, plus any other changes you want. 2. To get a new planet into galaxy forge, you need to do some edititng to your GalaxySenarioDef file in BOTH your mods gameinfo file and the galaxy forge.

Reply to Few Simple Questions From A New Modder in Sins Modding Sins Forums

1. I know other people have changed the severity of pirate rates, maybe just make it so that no pirates will ever spawn on all levels? The AI might still enter bid wars, but that should do it in effect. 2. Not possible, at least from just the galaxy file. 3. You have to mod the galaxy file in a text editor for this. Its the same as adding different custom militias to normal planets. I know their is several posts on this, though if you can't find o

Reply to WAYS TO ANNOY YOUR TEACHER(S)! in Everything Else Sins Forums

If your teacher has good hearing, bring in a device with a speaker that makes a noise like the masquito ringtone when turned on, and then watch as he/she hopelessly tries to find the "Cellphone". Text random pick up lines if he/she has a cellphone and doesn't have your number. Play the Sins main theme super loud at random intervals during the lecture.

Reply to this game needs an observation option in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

That and an option to turn off all of the user interface (a true cinimatic mode) would be awesome. But only if all of the players in a multi game agree.[e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

Reply to Petition for Cloak (Discusion) in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="harpo99999" reply="13" id="2113780"]the only problem that I see with cloaking is WHAT IS THE COUNTER or flaws in cloaking? [/quote] Perhaps it can be a buff that applies itself in the gravity well, and removes itself when it attacks or is detected, and can't renew itself until in leaves the gravity well? Not ideal for defending, but until they listen to the petition I think its a fair way to do it. You still get a surprise attack and your opponent

Reply to Petition for Cloak (Petition) in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Even if IC doesn't want to add it in game, if at all possible I say make it a mod option. -GOAFAN77

Reply to The allmighty STARCRAFT 2 in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="Thrawn2787" reply="22" id="2156388"]I know by saying this I'm probably committing forum suicide and speaking the ultimate heresy but... Starcraft II is going to be a pass for me.[/quote] I'm thinking that as well though I'll see what the reviews (and the System Requirements + DRM are) before making a decision.

Reply to Best way to play Advent in Strategy Sins Forums

Fleet wise, in the original and with entrenchment, the advent are all about shields and using their ships (especially caps) to support each other to make the group far stronger than the sum of its parts. In the civilian tree, its all about culture. In entrenchment, a lot of these same factors apply. Advent defensive structures can be upgraded to support each other, as the hanger will give a layer of shields to nearby structures, and beam turrents grouped together get an

Reply to Swarm in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="Darvin3" reply="2" id="2151706"]Actually, rushing with scouts to kill constructors (preventing key buildings like labs from going up) is a very viable strategy.[/quote] And if you're TEC you can destroy all of the building they've already built as well (maybe advent too though its harder to pull off and not as efficient).

Reply to Is it possible to have StarBases gain exp/levels? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="Rezulin" reply="19" id="2149492"] Success! Thanks Harpo! However, not in the exact way you mentioned because I have another Mod I like using (Mad Scientist's Mod) and when combining the 2 I got a mini dump, or it failed to function. So, I scrapped what I was doing and altered the other Mod (modded the Mod?) and was able to set each of the SB's to their max possible slots. 17 for Argonev, 19 for Orkullus (sp?) and 20 for the Trancendia. <br

Reply to Confused about Resurrection in Strategy Sins Forums

There is quite a few posts on that topic, but in short it seems to be that resurection takes the highest level of Your capital ships lost, no matter where it was destroyed. So did you lose a level 6 cap ship anywhere?

Reply to Interesting effect with Galaxy Forge in Sins Modding Sins Forums

The position of the Z axis in sins in completely random. However, to prevent potential overlap, solar sytems have their own "shelf" he called it, that all of the planets fit on. In turn the planets vary their position on the Z axis in this "shelf" at random. If you play this map enough times, you"ll probably notice the distance of the phase lanes connecting the two galaxies will vary, and maybe even switch positions. You can see this effect on any map with multiple starts even if there are no

Reply to Anybody else find the Unfair AI TOO easy? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="meyerk" reply="11" id="2149172"]No seriously, where's the pause button. I'm tired of not being able to stop to talk to my friends etc. [/quote] Well in single player you could just bring up the main menu to talk. The main benifit of the pause button is that you can issue orders. But you're not alone, it took me months to figure out the pause button actually pauses the game.

Reply to "Star Wars - Requiem" mod for Entrenchment and Diplomacy in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="vunda" reply="7" id="2148437"]ok i don't mean to be picky but this bothers me (using v1.7). The tartan patrol craft (at least in Empire at War) is the empire's anti-fighter frigate, but here it is a scout.A suggestion is to bring back the corellian scout, use it as a scout, bring the corellian corvette back as the basic light frig and replace the lancer with the tartan. Second the Carrack gunship's along with the dreadnaught's engines don't seem to fit the starwars universe.

Reply to Battlestations: Pacific in Games Sins Forums

[quote who="EadTaes" reply="9" id="2132602"]Well I am weary of it a bit. The first oen was fun looked greta and had everything goign for it. Except when ti came to the balance of air power vs sea power. After 1 month online me and my buddies figured outt he damage control system on the ships and virtualy mad eout ship unsinkable. You could torpedo 1 ship 50 times in a battle and it wouldnt go down. Also air craft carriers were the slowest unit and easy pray to enemy ships. And shortly after t

Reply to "Star Wars - Requiem" mod for Entrenchment and Diplomacy in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="rebus_forever" reply="17" id="2132073"]allmy modded ships are black : ( please direct me to correct link that explains how ive been stupid or explain also will the next fix be on the same site as others as the support and dl instruction page seems to be unavailable [/quote] Also I'm not sure why, but this isn't as noticeable on the skybox with the bright blue background. Seems to be the worst on red and purple...

Reply to You're Banned!: The Forum Game in Everything Else Sins Forums

Banned myself for double post.

Reply to You're Banned!: The Forum Game in Everything Else Sins Forums

Banned for using ninjas. [e digicons]:cylon:[/e]

Reply to Best race to learn the game? in Strategy Sins Forums

Who cares, a good thread necromancy never hurt anyone (its just when you bring other things back from the dead that we have issues...). [e digicons]8O[/e] Anyways, Both transitive and vitamin are correct. While the three races are well balanced, the TEC has one or two researches/abilities that are only really effective versus vasari (phase missile block, quick ship buildrates/repair rates), the advent have on or two against TEC (extreme shields and high firepower with s