Ok, so I am running Vista on my pc.  I download the mod from say file front, for example the mod "7 deadly sins".  Then I us Winrar and extrat it into my mod folder: "c:\user\admin\local settings\application data\Ironclad games\Sins of a Solar Empire\mods".  I then start the game, go to options and go to the mods tab, but there is nothing that appears.  Anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong, or why the mod is not appearing when I start up the game and go to the options\mod tab?  This is really troubling me and there are some great mods out there, so I want to figure this out.  -Thanks

I'd suggest making sure you are patched up to the latest version. You need to be at least 1.01 to use mods (I think. ). I remember not being able to use mods on vanilla Sins of a Solar Empire; you will need to patch it through Impulse first. If there is a place you can get it outside of Impulse, I don't know where it is. Just 'Update' SOASE inside of Impulse to be sure.

The problem could also be that the mod you are trying to load doesn't match up with the version of SOASE you are currently running. As soon as 1.1 hit, my mod happened to crash my version of sins. Is that '7 Deadly Sins' mod compatible with 1.1?

It's weird how it works. Some folders need all of the files, and some only need the ones you change. GameInfo and Window require all of the files, but something like Sound or Texture only needs the ones you have changed. Just try with trial and error; that's how I did it.

i wrote this up awhile back, for the purposes of importing 7 deadly sins by danman into version 1.05 of the game.  feel free to use anything you want from it.

http://www.sri-corp.com/mkportal/modules/mediawiki/index.php/FAQ

feel free to message me if i omitted something and i'll be happy to add it in.

- matt

Okay, for some reason I can't access the "Local Settings" folder on my vista install.... it's telling me access is denied. I don't get it as I have admin priveleges and UAC is off...

Help?

saviordd1 these are the paths to follow in a 64bit windows 7 but for 32 bit vishta all you do is remove the (x86)

C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\
C:\Users\'username'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\

the second one is the one you need BUT you MUST unhide hidden files & folders

harpo

Here goes...OPEN sins

Go into OPTIONS

Select MODS

Click "SHOW MOD PATH"

Write it down (this is hard part..kids nowadays are too lazy to even do that.....if you need a hint....use what we call a "pen" and see what happens when you use it on what we call "paper")

Under Windows, open SEARCH

Copy the link (don't forget to include hidden files)

AND THERE YOU GO!

And to avoid asking this question 1 000 000 times.... MAKE A SHORTCUT OF IT!

Voila

Simple enough

Okay now i figured all that stuff out, but I'm having trouble getting them to actually work. I downloaded the mods and they're in the Mods folder, and when I go to the Options menu in-game and select it, and activate it, it SAYS it's activated but when I start a new game, nothing happens. What do I need to do to fix that? I just recently downloaded the Mad Scientist mod for Entrenchment, and I know the research trees look different, but when i start new games, they're the same. I dont know anything about this kind of stuff so any help would be appreciated

I have been formthe past 2 hours trying to figure out how to run sins of the 13th tribe mod on my 64 bit vista computer I HAVE LOOK AT ABOUT 60 POSTS AND FOUND NOTHING OF USE. I tried some peoples ideas but i can't find the ironclad games foleder, only the stardock games folder. can anyone help me?