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Hey guys..whenever I click on convertdata program it crashes immediatly. Can anyone tell me how to get it to work plllz? Thank you.
It is a Command Line tool. In other words you need to know DOS to use it. Read the Forge Tool documentation on instructions how to use it, or you can use Harpos Mod Tools. He created a GUI tool that will run convertdata, and convertxsi
sorry majorstress, but I have NOT written a convertxsi gui wrapper, as I have not used the convertxsi for any reason, but the textbin gui is in both the modding utilities( mod updater thread) and the textbin gui thread.
harpo
e.g.
IF you want to convert .Mesh file, then create a new txt file, written these:
for %%c in (*.mesh) do ConvertData_OriginalSins mesh "%%c" "%%c" txt
Save the file and rename as *.bat, then put this file and both ConvertData_OriginalSins.exe and msvcm80.dll(Diplomacy or Entrenchment should be a different dll file)
Run the .bat and waiting
hammersun, there are THREE files that you WILL NEED for the current convertdata's to work ie msvcp80.dll, msvcr80.dll AND Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest. these files are either to be in the SAME folder as the convertdata's OR in the windows/system32/ folder. without these three files the convertdata's CRASH.
codexshow if you just want the files of sins in editable form then I have already uploaded them and posted them in this thread
harpo
Starting to mod SoaSE requires first converting the .entity files from .BIN to .TXT, then they can be edited with any text editor like notepad. I recommend Notepad++ (free). BIN files are used to help load the game faster. Note that converting entity files will keep the same .entity extension. To open an entity file you need to first select a program to do so (e.g. Notepad). The very first line upon opening will either read TXT or BIN.
To keep all my modding files together, I created a Dev (developer) folder in my C drive (C:\Dev). Inside the Dev folder, I created a folder called Convertdata
Navigate to where SoaSE is installed (e.g. C:\Program Files\Stardock\Sins of a Solar Empire) and COPY (Ctrl + C)
| ConvertData_OriginalSins.exe | |
| ConvertData_Entrenchment.exe | |
| ConvertData_Diplomacy.exe | |
| msvcp80.dll | |
| msvcr80.dll | |
| Microsoft.VC80.CRT.manifest |
Paste (Ctrl + V) the files in the ConvertData folder (e.g. C:\Dev\ConvertData). Note the short address location. This address will need to be typed at the DOS prompt so keep it short to avoid spelling errors.
Navigate to the GameInfo folder where SoaSE is installed (e.g. C:\Program Files\Stardock\Sins of a Solar Empire\GameInfo) and COPY (Ctrl + C) the entity files which you choose to mod and paste them to the ConvertData folder.
The 3 ConvertData exes are DOS programs and will need the Command Prompt window to use them.
XP
Navigate to Start --> Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt or type CMD in the Run box (Start Menu).
Vista and Win 7
Navigate to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt or type CMD in the Search box (Start Menu).
Navigate to the ConvertData folder in DOS using the "Change Directory" cd command and address, this is not case sensitive. e.g.
cd c:\Dev\ConvertData
To do each file separately, use...
ConvertData_OriginalSins entity FileName.entity FileName.entity txt
To do multiple file at once, create a batch file (.BAT)
Inside the Convert folder (e.g. C:\Dev\ConvertData) , create a new text document.
Open the new text document and add the line...
for %%a in (*.entity) do ConvertData_OriginalSins entity %%a %%a txt
Press Save and name it something to distinguish it from the others (e.g. EntityBIN2TXT_OriginalSins.bat).
The .BAT extension will allow the file to open the command prompt and execute the command line.
Repeat the above steps for Entrenchment and Diplomacy entity files.
The 3 ConvertData exes are DOS programs and will need the Command Prompt window to use them.
XP
Navigate to Start --> Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt or type CMD in the Run box (Start Menu).
Vista and Win 7
Navigate to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt or type CMD in the Search box (Start Menu).
Navigate to the ConvertData folder in DOS using the "Change Directory" cd command and address, this is not case sensitive. e.g.
cd c:\Dev\ConvertData
To convert a single .entity TXT to .entity BIN use...
ConvertData_OriginalSins FileName.entity FileName.entity
The ConvertData's convert to BIN by default, so unlike converting BIN to TXT, the bin on the end is not required.
To do multiple file at once, create a batch file (.BAT)
Inside the Convert folder (e.g. C:\Dev\ConvertData) , create a new text document.
Open the new text document and add the line...
for %%a in (*.entity) do ConvertData_OriginalSins entity %%a %%a
Press "Save As" and name it something to distinguish it from the others (e.g. EntityTXT2BIN_OriginalSins.bat).
The .BAT extension will allow the file to open the command prompt and execute the command line.
Again, due to the converters doing BIN by default, the only difference is there is no bin at the end of the line.
Repeat the above steps for Entrenchment and Diplomacy entity files.
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