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ResidentCody
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Mods directory nonexistant.

March 30, 2010 6:35:13 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

Alright, so I reinstalled Windows XP on my laptop for unrelated reasons, which cleaned the whole compy out. It only took a short while, but all important/major stuff is back. All except the pathway to the Sins mod folders. I know the path, C:/Documents and Settings/USER/AppData/Local/etc.etc. The problem is that the AppData folder doesn't exist, and the people I can usually turn to for help aren't being very helpful. Any ideas?

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Reply #1 March 30, 2010 7:11:27 PM
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first of all, you may need to set hidden files to seen (don't ask me why Microsoft has them hidden, I don't know)

next you may also have to go to the mod screen in Sins and select the find mod path directory, this makes the game make the directory

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Reply #2 March 30, 2010 7:39:26 PM
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Unfortunately, I've done both of those. The first thing I did when I wanted to install a mod was go into the C: drive and un-hide everything. Then when that didn't work, I thought exactly what you suggested would happen when I checked the mod directory in Sins. Nothing. Very interesting, no?

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Reply #3 March 31, 2010 9:29:32 AM
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have you tried typing in the path manually? i've had a similar problem and that did the trick, but i don't know why

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Reply #4 March 31, 2010 11:01:46 AM
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The XP path is as follows. You seem to have gotten it mixed up with the Vista/7 path.

C:\Documents and Settings\your username\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\

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Reply #5 March 31, 2010 4:56:20 PM
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No, I'm entirely sure that I have been looking at the right directory. Because "USER" is what I meant by my username. Point is that there isn't an AppData folder, or Local Settings, or anything. I might've mis-typed, but I do know what to look for and it ain't there.

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Reply #6 April 1, 2010 4:58:51 AM
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Alright, call off the search. Thanks to a good friend, problem solved. Thanks for helping, guys.

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