problems with "dolynick's SGGalaxy-e1.02 installation

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hi yes, i downloaded teh above mentioned rar from the dolynick page. i downloaded this particular one cause it was supposed to include all 3 of his/her mods.

the way in which i read what he wrote was that this rar would install all three mods in the proper order and in the proper place in my modsentrenchment 1.04 mods folder just like any other mod made specifically for sins-entrenchment 1.04 mods.

wtf? how difficult is it to clearly write install instructions to install something in english? oh and here is the code that sins generated when i 'enabled this mod'...111953671.

if i seem rotten, it because making a mod is a 'labor of love' for a game and it takes usually a great amount of ones free time to accomplish hte making of the mod.' And, I do get a bit testy when it seems that all that great effort is wasted because the file doesn't do what it's supposed to do.

it doesn't run at all. unless the creator made all these supposed changes to the game but decided to use the vanilla start up screen... hint.. DO NOT ever use a vanilla start up screen for a new different mod.. it's stupid!!!!!!

so now that i'm done letting someone knwo that i'm miffed a bit, i'd like to know how to actually use this rar correctly.

 

thanks.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

It seems like all you ever are is "miffed a bit"

Words of advice: you wont get very far on these forums acting like a goon firing up to fight when the slightest thing goes wrong. People here will help you, because they are nice, but you wont be very popular and eventually people will just ignore you.

Now, from what i read from his Mod page, i cannot tell if his mod has been updated for 1.041, although it should be as the changes werent that massive. If his mod hasnt been updated to 1.041 compatible, that could be causing your problem. You should ask him.

These are the instruction from his mod page:

Verified to work with Volumetric Explosions and Bailknights for Entrenchment.  Priority order, top to bottom:  1) SG-Races, 2) PlanetSize, 3) FleetSize, 4) Volumetric, 5) Bailknight's.

If you are using SGGalaxy then you may stack it with the FleetSize mod as follows:  1) SGGalaxy, 2) FleetSize, 3) Volumetric, 4) Bailknight's.

Basically, if you download the SG-Races file, then you need to download the others mentioned in the first instruction line, if you download SG-Galaxy, then you need to download the other mods mentioned in the second instruction line, then have them implemented in the order stated.

so, for instance, if using SG-Galaxy, you need to implement Bailknight's mod first (so its at the bottom), then Volumetric Effects, then Fleet Size then SGGalaxy so that it is the top mod, and that all the mods appear in the order in the instructions.

Lastly, its stupid but relevant, but make sure you click Apply at the end of it all, because the mods wont activate unless you do so.

Good Luck, and Calm Down

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

to 'The Resonator"... first, thanks for your input. It is appreciated, but i wrote this post for teh maker of the mod because his instructions are so darn difficult to follow as you just reitterated in your posting. I will wait for him to finish his mod and put his mod into the format that other modders are doing. namely put all the applicable folders adn files in one master mod folder adn then we just download it and install it in our 'mostlovely designed microsoft fucked up fashiuon of doing gaming" then we go to the mods page in sins and enable the mod, just like we do now for all teh sins mods we have already installed.

I'm sorry, but i'm not going to install 'this mod, then another mod then another mod just to get someone's other mod to work. he should get permission to use these other mods from teh originators and fninish his mod in the proper format.

I'm certain that the makers of those other 'sub-mods' will be quite happy to allow him to incorporate this work in his as long as he asks permission first.

AS to how i speak on here.... it is my choice how i wish to include emotion in whatever i wish to type. I have modded before; it's been years but i defintely know first hand how much love and time goes into making a mod of one's favorite game at the time.

There are many mods finishing up being updated for ent 1.04 now, so i have lots of them to play with for now.

I do wish that he would answer this posting seeing as it was directed at him cause he is the maker of it.

hope u have a safe and happy holiday season :)

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Mike, reply 2
I do wish that he would answer this posting seeing as it was directed at him cause he is the maker of it.
End of Mike's quote

If you have a problem with a mod and wish the help of the mod creator... starting a new topic is not the more logical way... why not post your problem in the topic related to the mod directly...

The posting rate is insane on these forum, and modder have not the time to check everything... usualy, they check their own mod topic...

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

AS to how i speak on here.... it is my choice how i wish to include emotion in whatever i wish to type. I have modded before; it's been years but i defintely know first hand how much love and time goes into making a mod of one's favorite game at the time.
End of quote

I never said anything about the care needed to create a mod and therefore you should respect them, i simply said that in general you will get further along if you are nice.

trust me, im the first person to let fly when the situation calls for anger (got a $500 phone bill erased once because i got angry at them =P it was wrongly billed to me but it was only when i started threatening that they backed off =P) but in general, just be cool, people are only human and they will understand if you are having difficulties that it is most likely their fault (from the modders point of view that is).

anyway, enough lecturing, but just to finish off, look at Agent of Karma's thread Brothers In Arms = Brothers With No Class thread, and see how being perpetually aggressivegets you no-where in these forums

 

on a seperate note, i completely agree with you other post about how SD should update the mods page. Kryo said the page is hardly used, then said there was some problem with the uploads, he forgot to fucking mention that maybe its hardly fucking used because the damn thing is broken! Kryo even made a post asking people to promote their mods on Impulse... except you cant access the mdos page from Impulse in any case! Goddamn idiot...