settings won't save

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Hi,

I can't get the game to save my settings (UI, graphics, sound, player name/color/logo).

I've tried starting the game the  following ways:

  • Through Steam (each of the 3 options), with steam being ran as Administrator
  • Directly (each of the executables in the steamapps/common/sins of a solar empire trinity/ executables, non-dev)
  • 2 of the above as administrator.

Each time I adjusted all the settings and hit save. then exited the game through the game's UI. When I restart the game it starts with default settings each time.

My setup:

Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1

  • AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor 3.0 GHz
  • ATI Radeon HD  5770 Series
  • 8.0 GB RAM
  • Windows is installed on an SSD (80 GB)
  • Steam and with it sins of a solar empire is installed on an HDD.

Please help, I'm getting very annoyed having to set the settings each time.

Regards,

Avorntur

technical
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Setting save if you set them in screen b4, Not in actual screen when you already set up players

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

I don't quite understand what you mean, but I've tried both setting the settings directly from the main menu -> options and from ingame -> f10

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

I've followed the same steps again with Process Monitor open this time, and I  found that it succesfully reads from

C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Setting\diplomacy.user.setting

at startup, it also writes the changes successfully.

It just doesn't use what it finds for some reason.

 

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

I've checked the file, and the LastGameAddressConnectedTo  string contained a newline, I removed it and now it uses the settings on startup.

I'm guessing when I copy-pasted the ip I had a newline in the paste. and though the game had no problem connecting or writing it to a  file, it had problems parsing the settings file because it parses by line. So I guess I found a bug (the string not being sanitized before written to the settings file).


I don't know if there's a place where I can submit the bug or will this post be enough?

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Ok you have two screens with game options button.

First is one where you can choose maps as well. If you change settings on this one game should remember for next time..... as long as you finish the game and it does not end up as crashed game.

Second is one that shows after you press host new game button and it gives you screen with players that joined and option to chat it. Game wont remember settings you choose from here. Also If you change settings and do not play accept before someone else joins the game settings will reset so you will have to change again

The reason for this is to get rid of differences between options  what shows on game description screen and when you actually join the game.....

Hope that helps