Creating Maps Help don't know what to do after

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First off, my Sins game which includes Diplomacy and Entrenchment are saved to a folder i selected as I have 3 different drives 1 thats allocated to games.  SO this means i have no idea how to follow the instructions people give when the game is installed to the default area.

 

SO i downloaded galaxy forge 3 opened the huge map and added to it then named it something else and saved.  Went to go play it and low and behold when i go to play this map of mine  in Sins- Diplomacy the map is not there.  BUT when i go to play the original Sins (Vanilla i think people call it) its there.

Now i just bought Dip and entrench the other day ( May 2010)  so everything is updated and what not..just saying incase people bring that up.

 

My question is, when i use the galaxy forge to create a map or edit a map how am i able to play it in Diplomacy?

 

Yes i understand this is all noob questions...this is my first time :D

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting harpo99999, reply 736
fionbarr here is my standard advice for maps in sins/entrenchment/diplomacy/trinity.

assuming you have sins 1.191/entrenchment 1.051/diplomacy 1.011,  the galaxy forge maps NEED to be placed here for xp
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\GalaxyForge

or here for vista/windows 7
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\GalaxyForge.

for sins 1.15/entrenchment 1.01 and earlier, the correct location IS the program files \galaxy folder, and you also NEED to edit the entrenchment's galaxy.manifest to include the maps and also the total count of maps

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

NOTE 2 the 'user name' in the above paths is your WINDOWS login user name, eg Administrator

also the galaxy forge maps in the local apps galaxyforge folder only show up in the galaxy forge tab of map types in sins 1.16+/entrenchment 1.02+

if the map IS a galaxy forge and giving the instant win/loss screen then MAKE sure that EACH player has a home planet and is not for a particular mod that has extra home planets and stars

and if a map you want to play was released before 25th feb 2009 then you will also need the sins map updater from here
http://files.filefront.com/sins+map+updater+v201rar/;13585432;/fileinfo.html.

there is a seond type of map which SHOULD be placed in the mapdesigner folder, you can tell if it is by the eight line reading 'randomizeStartingPositions TRUE', if this line is FALSE then it is a gamaxyforge map and could be in an older map format. the current map format version is 3 this can be seen in line two of the file. if the map is a version 0,1 or 2 then the map updater will mak it playable in current versions and expansions

harpo
End of harpo99999's quote

This info should be in the main post of the Galaxy Forge - Beginners Guide

Thanks again harpo

BTW, it does not matter what drive the game is installed on, the path to the mods and maps is the same in the drive Windows is in.

See Also [Tutorial] Placing Mods which is a lot the same.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

dude, the problem was so easy and ive been over thinking it...its funny i read all this info 3 or 4 times in other posts.  Guess im one of those people that need to be told 5 or 6 times before it sinks in :D thanks

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Glad to see you are fixed up.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

yeah and looks like my map is going to be playable for about a week....game will be running 24/7  love these types of games :D

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

if ya wanna se something interesting, get distant stars and Uzii's planet pack mods(uzzi is included in the distant stars but-) there are small packs that you can unload into your galaxy forge file and you can make maps using their planets and such, personally, I like black holes =D especially if you link a worm hole to or from it, nothing like diving into a worm hole and taking severe damage to come out the other side in shambles but alive =3. adds a bit more of a thrilling adventurous type of aspect to the game =D "Can I make it?!" and such =3

 

 

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