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Just found this game an since it was so cheap i figured id giv eit a shot and its freggin amazing, readin upon all the mods out there has only made me like it more, got the forge3 and tried it out as well, its fantastic, so thanks for havin the links to that up, an still need to get the expansions now as well, however with the mods i picked out a few sounded great only everytime i enable them game crashes, read thro alot of postings but didnt see this listed, but its been a long day, for the last 12 years or so, so if i missed it and its been answered elsewhere already i apologize. any help or info on this is greatly appreciated. really wanna try these out

 

the mods i tried were

7 deadly sins, the one without the expansions

distant stars v1.01

sins plus 2.0

 

my game version itself is 1.191

 

thanks for ya time

modding
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

From http://soase.weebly.com/placing-mods.html

Sins Mods are very specific to version and expansion type. There are 3 different games in Trinity, each with there own folder for different updates.

 

  • Sins of a Solar Empire --> ...\Mods-vX.XX
  • Sins of a Solar Empire Entrenchment --> ...\Mods-Entrenchment vX.XX
  • Sins of a Solar Empire Diplomacy --> ...\Mods-Diplomacy vX.XX

 

vX.XX is the version of the selected expansion. There maybe multiple folders for different versions of each upgrade. Place the mod in the most current version folder only if the mod was made for that version of that expansion. Older version folders or the mods in them are no longer used by the game.

 

If you have upgraded the game and can no longer use your favourite mod you can try harpo's Mod Updater. This will not always work and you can check and post in the appropriate mod thread for it to be upgraded to the latest version.

There is not to many modders supporting vanilla sins anymore. Most of the action is in Diplomacy which requires Entrenchment. A lot of Vanilla Sins mods are out of date.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

The problem is probably that besides Distant Stars most of those mods are kind of old and probably haven't been updated. Try looking in the mods forum here for ones still in development, and besides Distant Stars some good Vanilla mods are Maelstrom (gameplay) and Bailknight's Graphics Mod (Graphics only; I can't find a Vanilla link, but delete the GameInfo folder on it should make it work with Vanilla). As for Distant Stars they quit adding new versions for Vanilla but they might have one that works for 1.191.

The expansions add a lot more mod support so many mods are Entrenchment/Diplomacy only, so if you end up getting the expansions your choices will increase dramatically. :D

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

also go to Moddb they have plenty o mods for sins :) that are up to date

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

that good sir is probally the one thing any sins player who wants mods needs to do :)

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

There are lots for entrenchment. All mods made for Ent 1.05 will work for 1.051 and its been a long time since the last patch before that.

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Distant Stars currently has the vanilla version on hold (PM Stant123 if you really really want an updated copy of it) so we all highly recommend buying the expansion. At $10 a piece they are worth it.

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

well i  know that myfist but alot op mod makers are making them for diplomacy not entrenchment anymore