V1.03 Custom maps Load but can't be played

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Forever whatever reason whenever I try to play a custom map I go stright to a defeat screen and when I clicked keep playing I found that niether my two AI opponents are me had placed on a home world, and this is a custom map that was working just fine before I updated. It load and I played, not for what ever reason the map loading up yes but no is getting a home

could someone please tell how I can fix this problem?

 

OH yeah and in the threat reports, I'm told I lost my planet due to culture invasion, but how can that happen when I've just start the game, please help?

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
I tried to play with my mod enable and it worked, but I would be really grateful if someone could tell me what I need to do so I can keep playing with my mod enable.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
I have the same problem.

When I first tried to play after updating, my custom maps were not showing up at all. After a little searching on the forums I found a thread that told me to change a number in the map files, and that got them to show up in the map selection screen.

However, they still won't work, it just gives me teh Defeat screen, with or without any mods (planet textures and/or sins plus) enabled. Anytime I try it just gives me an insta defeat, and even if i select to keep trying it doesn't seem as if any planets have spawned at all.

Some help?
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
Hrm, I'm not sure.. did you try starting them from the user folder now instead of the Sins Galaxy folder? I know the folks that figured out to change the version number in the map files didn't post after saying their maps didn't work.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
Alright, I've solved the problem now.

It seems that if I have the maps (From galaxy forge) in the user folder, it will not work, but if I have them in the program folder (where all the standard scenarios are) it works without any problems.

I will post a thread with a guide to straighten up some of this with the galaxy forge and custom maps in v1.03, since new maps created with the forge won't work in the new patch unless you update them manually one by one or change the GalaxyDef file.

Thanks for your help.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
Oh, that's always been the case that they don't work out of the user folder - so I had assumed you were trying them from the Sins Galaxy folder and they were still auto-losing.

Glad you got it straightened out though ;)