assuming you have sins 1.17/entrenchment 1.03,  the galaxy forge maps NEED to be placed here for xp
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\GalaxyForge

or here for vista/windows 7
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\GalaxyForge.

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

also the galaxy forge maps only show up in the galaxy forge tab of map types

if the map you created was saved in the program files galaxy and you did not edit the entrenchment\galaxy.manifest then that could be another reason that you can not see it.

and if a map you want to play was released before 25th feb 2009 then you will also neet the sins map updater from here
http://files.filefront.com/sins+map+updater+v201rar/;13585432;/fileinfo.html

harpo

pipson 565 defeat screens suggest one or more of these reasons

1 one or more players without home worlds

2 in the user space galaxy folder(in sins 1.15/entrenchment 1.01 the galaxy forge maps NEED to be in the program files galaxy folder and for entrenchment 1.15 the map(s) NEED to be added to the galaxy.manifest in the entrenchment folder)(in 1.16/entrenchment 1.02 AND LATER the galaxy forge maps NEED to be in the userspace galaxyforge folder) in sins 1.16/entrenchment 1.02 and later thefilder for the mapdesigner maps is NOW called 'mapdesigner'(was called galaxy)

and thank you for stateing the sins & entrenchment versions

harpo

the maps in sins 1.15 & entrenchment 1.01 ONLY need to be in the sins galaxy.

if you want me to look at the map and figure out the problem you can email the map to me at harpo99999 at hotmail.com

harpo