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Nacey
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Reply #6251 October 31, 2011 11:36:25 PM
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Soon, we are waiting on one or two more things.

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Reply #6252 November 2, 2011 1:14:53 AM
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Hello guys, just dusted off my sins after a few years and heard this was the best mod out. I am having some trouble getting it to work and i think it may be my version of the game. i am using v1.191, and i tried to go back but i digitally downloaded and it updating automatically. Is the distant stars not working for this version? when i activate the mod it immediately crashes to my desktop. i don't have either of the expansions for the game, and i believe i downloaded the right version. thanks for the help. 

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Reply #6253 November 2, 2011 1:18:04 AM
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Hello guys, just dusted off my sins after a few years and heard this was the best mod out. I am having some trouble getting it to work and i think it may be my version of the game. i am using v1.191, and i tried to go back but i digitally downloaded and it updating automatically. Is the distant stars not working for this version? when i activate the mod it immediately crashes to my desktop. i don't have either of the expansions for the game, and i believe i downloaded the right version. thanks for the help. 

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Reply #6254 November 2, 2011 2:39:40 AM
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Quoting fossboss9,
reply 6253
and i believe i downloaded the right version.

Nope, you didn't.

It clearly says:

1.14 - 1.181 Compatible:

Version 1.01:
Full Download:
http://distantstars.mmobase.com/soase/Distant_Stars_v1.01_[453701567].7z

Unofficially, I have a version that will work for 1.91 available.

If you want official, you'll probably have to wait until after the work on Diplomacy is complete.

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Reply #6255 November 2, 2011 10:30:02 AM
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I have the game on impulse, and there does not seem to be a way to use older versions. is there a workaround?

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Reply #6256 November 2, 2011 10:31:29 AM
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Unfortunately we have not kept the Original mod version up to date. We are doing good to keep Entrenchment and Diplomacy up to date sometimes. Most have updated to the Expansions which is worth doing as they bring a lot to the game.

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Reply #6257 November 2, 2011 10:32:11 AM
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Quoting fossboss9,
reply 6255
I have the game on impulse, and there does not seem to be a way to use older versions. is there a workaround?

Quoting Stant123,
reply 6254
Unofficially, I have a version that will work for 1.91 available.

PM Stant123

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Reply #6258 November 2, 2011 1:33:54 PM
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Ok thanks guys, i will get the expansions tonight. i understand you guys are working on updating the mod for the expansions soon. Does it not work on the current version? if not, you guys recommend a mod that is working for the game now? When i last played i was using 7 deadly sins (i think thats what it was) but i heard distant stars was much better. thanks for the feedback.

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Reply #6259 November 2, 2011 2:07:37 PM
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Distant Stars works for both entrenchment and diplomacy. We are currently finalizing some more changes for Diplomacy soon. Then maybe we can get Vanilla at 1.191 working with Distant Stars.

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Reply #6260 November 3, 2011 8:38:45 PM
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Quoting ,
quoting post


8) Is there any way to make new maps for Distant Stars using GalaxyForge?
i) Within the Distant Stars Extras folder there is a folder called Galaxy Forge, Copy and Paste this folder (or its contents) over your original Galaxy Forge folder (or its contents) replacing any files if it asks you to. When you start Galaxy Forge next you'll be able to use all of our planets.

Or, the DIY approach (without custom icons):

ii) The GalaxyForge supplied by the devs will still work with our Mod, however to be able to access all of our planetary bonuses, templates, planet types and stars you will need to take our GalaxyScenarioDef.galaxyScenarioDef (found in the GameInfo folder of the mod) and place it in to your GalaxyForge folder, overwriting the original GalaxyScenarioDef.galaxyScenarioDef (if you still wish to make maps for the original game keep a backup of the original file). This will allow you to use all of the Galaxy changes included in our mod.


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Just downloaded this mod for the first time, and I'm wondering where this "Distant Stars Extras" folder is.  I was planning on making a test map with all (or at least a good portion, since there are so many!) the new planets and bonuses they have to get a feel of all the exciting new changes/additions. 

I already tired using the second method, but this mention of "custom icons" has me intrigued. I assume this means that if I were to use the Galaxy Forge you've provided in this Extras folder I'd be able to see clearly which planets are which just by looking at the display and without having to click on the planet to find out what type of planet it actually is. 

 

tl;dr where is the folder that contains the new Galaxy Forge?

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Reply #6261 November 3, 2011 8:58:19 PM
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In the lastest version, the Extra folder is MIA. Alot of the extras were out of date.

Expect this folder to reappear in the 1.0.

 

You can still use the method of copying the GalaxyDef file to your Galaxy Forge folder. It will still work. You just might have some of the icons show up as "?". Might make it a bit confusing if your making a big map but it still works.

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Reply #6262 November 4, 2011 12:20:48 AM
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Something to consider as well is that a large random map will get a good portion of your unique planets involved. It is honestly the method I would recommend to have the most fun right away.

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Reply #6263 November 4, 2011 1:56:46 AM
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Quoting -Ue_Carbon,
reply 6261
You just might have some of the icons show up as "?". Might make it a bit confusing if your making a big map but it still works.

Of course, if you do copy the GalaxyDcenarioDef file from the game, you can download the version I made available a year and a half ago and pull the icons out of that.  Most of those remain unchanged and would take care nearly all of the question marks.

http://sites.google.com/site/steelers086/gamefiles/UpdateTest.rar

 

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Reply #6264 November 4, 2011 2:08:08 AM
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Where is the fun in that buddy?

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Reply #6265 November 4, 2011 5:37:43 PM
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Later tonight (EST) as well as earlier Saturday I'll be up for a friendly DS game if anyone is interested.

 

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Reply #6266 November 4, 2011 6:15:09 PM
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I work all weekend so I wont even be on TS, its lame I know.

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Reply #6267 November 4, 2011 7:48:30 PM
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It is.  And I have my girls this weekend too.  The whole weekend...  Starting a couple of hours ago when they got out of school... 

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Reply #6268 November 4, 2011 8:01:55 PM
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Will the next release of DS be 1.0 and include the updated extras, or will it be 0.99B6?

 

P.S.

Gamestop/Impulse sux. I finally bought Trinity since only 2 stores in my country sell it and I don't have a CC (not to mention that I paid 2x it's value), and when I installed it and tried to update the game, it took around 30 minutes to DL 30 MB of data (my line is 10 Mb/s). How can a digital distributer survive with speeds so low???

On a side note, it does have a redeeming quality of not having to run to play the game. But that's it.

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Reply #6269 November 4, 2011 10:21:45 PM
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It will have all the extras. That is my project (aside from dynamic movement) and I am done with that. As for Impulse, its gone downhill since Gamestop took over. Stardock will soon be releasing a system that we can use for updating.

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Reply #6270 November 5, 2011 1:30:45 PM
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I haven't noticed a damn thing change on Impulse since Gamestop bought it (save for an icon change).  Even if you don't like them, the end product has yet to reflect any difference in ownership.

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Reply #6271 November 5, 2011 7:35:49 PM
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Ok, quick question cause im curious, ive installed several other mods without a hitch but when i downloaded DS i got a mimidump whenever i clicked on enable mod.  But after trying to enable it three times it worked and i got no minidump and it works perfectly.

Any ideas as to why this happened?  I didnt change anything.

got a minidump after i prematurely quit my first game

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Reply #6272 November 5, 2011 7:36:46 PM
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btw...  awesome music...

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Reply #6273 November 5, 2011 7:41:50 PM
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I have a genuine concern,  it seems slightly odd that 69-west should have 88 planets around 1 star.. something smells fishy

sorry, very enthusiastic

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Reply #6274 November 5, 2011 8:34:57 PM
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Got a problem here. The mod is crashing for me quite a bit, yet there doesn't seem to be any one thing that sets it off.  Sometimes its when I'm in the middle of a game, and sometimes it happens right when I start up SOASE (usually the latter of the two). 

 

Also, about using that second method of Galaxy forge I talked about in my earlier post, sometimes the forge will crash on me too. Dont know if its related, but I'm guessing it has something to do with when I brought over the GalaxyScenarioDef.galaxyScenarioDef file.

 

Any ideas on what to do to fix either of these problems?  Oh and what should I do with all the mini dumps its given me btw?

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Reply #6275 November 5, 2011 8:50:15 PM
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Quoting AseOfSpadez,
reply 6271
Ok, quick question cause im curious, ive installed several other mods without a hitch but when i downloaded DS i got a mimidump whenever i clicked on enable mod.  But after trying to enable it three times it worked and i got no minidump and it works perfectly.

Any ideas as to why this happened?  I didnt change anything.

got a minidump after i prematurely quit my first game

There are certain things that will cause the mod to crash, most have been weeded out, but a few still exist.  If it happens excessively, it's possible you got a bad download.  Redownload it and give it another go.  Also check your graphics settings.  As DS is an enhancement mod, it pushes the game to it's limits and sometimes beyond.

 

 

Quoting justinian66,
reply 6274
Any ideas on what to do to fix either of these problems? Oh and what should I do with all the mini dumps its given me btw?

It's possible you got a bad download, get another copy and give it another shot.  As to the forge crashing, that I can't be of much help with because I haven't had it crash on me in a long time, and when it did, it was because I was working with a very very large map as well as running other stuff in the background, and trying to go too fast for it.  I've learned to be patient with it, and save often.

The minidumps are of no use to anybody.  We can't read them, and the developers don't provide support for mods.  You can go into your settings and turn logging on though and information in there is sometimes helpful in diagnosing the issues.

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