Ok, I had the EXACT same problem, but I just figured out how to do it!

Here is what you do

Go to to the search button and type in "Application Data", after a few seconds, your computer should find a few "App data" files. Click on the one that matches your path( C:/Documents and settingds/"Username"/local settings/application data), then go to Ironclad games then SoaSE (Mine was spelled fully, Sins of a Solar Empire)/mods

And there you go! I created a shortcut onto my desktop so I could easily download mods into the file.

PS. MAKE SURE YOU EXTRACT THE FILES! If you just download the files and place them in your "Mod" file, they won't appear on the list in the game, this was something that frustrated me for the longest time because the mods wouldnt appear in the game, even though they were in the file! You should be able to extract the files by right-clicking on them then selecting "Extract Files". After you extract them, the file should look like a normal file, and not one with a zipper on it.

I hope this helps you!

Yeah... but (unfortunately) I'm using vista..... Application Data.. hell, documents and settings dont seem to exist T_T All I want is a mod, man~

im confused. where does the "username come from? the user curently signed on to the computer or some website?

first you will want/need a either or both winrar and 7zip to extract files then download and install mods

assuming you have sins 1.17/entrenchment 1.03,  the mods NEED to be placed here for xp
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-v1.17
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-entrenchment v1.03

or here for vista/windows 7
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-v1.17
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrrenchment v1.03

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

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

Hi all. New Player here. Is there a way to change the Mod path. I don't have a lot of room on C and would like to change it to D. Windows Vista. Thx.

advice*

what version is the mod for?

nope since the folder is set to windir so i think it isn't possible...

starturtleatuin 7 deadly sins 2.1 is for OLD VANILLA SINS 1.05 ONLY. danman games is working on an entrenchment release, but it is still in alpha tests. I also want a 7ds for entrenchment but I do have an idea of how much work it is to update as the changes from 1.05 to 1.17 are MAJOR in almost all files, and the differences from 1.17 to entrenchment 1.03 are also significant, and what is worse the changes are in so many areas that it almost easier to start from the beginning again than update the files from the earlier version.

harpo

thank you for the advice.

An even quicker way is to put c:\Documents and Settings\"username"\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games into the Run... application in your windows (IF windows ) start menu....