The dev.exe has a log and error reporting. That's been there from day one, though it doesn't always tell you the immediate cause of a crash.

Several of the updates have not broken most mods, which is better than they were before Rebellion. Their mod breaking changes usually means more options for modding though, so I say let them do more updates. If you don't like updating, wait until the final version (whatever that is).

You should have been around when Original Sins, and Entrenchment updated damn near every week. With mod breaking updates that forced us to rebuild mods from scratch almost each, and every time. That was a lesson on frustration.

Its not so bad now. As long as the update doesnt alter the files you already modded you are ok, but if it is a major update then yea you will have to do some rebuilding. That is the nature of almost any game being modded.

Make a copy of the entire sins rebellion installation directory. 

Register the exe in that new folder as a non-steam game.

The exe will run from steam and register steam is running correctly.

Use this version and it's associated mod folders to create your mod until your ready to update if ever.

@ Major Stress I've been with sins since the first beta phase ; Steam is the real issue it can't take no for an answer on the updates. But Iron Clad needs to pace themselves on the updates or like mentioned above provide us with a conversion kit.

@GoaFan77 I'm aware of the developer's tool i do use that, but i have to spend 5 mins copying the mod between the developers folder and the original as somtimes the dev side will bypass and let you get away with things the client side wont.

So the quick way would be an actual crash log.

As far as the updating goes, i begin reconstructing my mod for the 5th time, got off work and was about to start running test and then here comes 1.041 and yes updateing was disabled.

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@ZombiesRus5 I just saw your reply that seems like a wonderful idea i'm going to try that now.

Yea that second copy works great, ill probably end up doing that same thing to the other 40 or so steam games lol. I laugh at Iron clad though the reason they are torturing us with steam is because there satistics state that it cuts down on piracy. If theeeeeeeeeey only knew; what i've seen others do with steam they would have never put it there.

It's just that if someone wants somthing bad enough, no amount of security is going to help.

I think it was a mutual SD/IC decision to go with Steam, because for the reasons goafan stated. Plus Impulse tanked, and was sold to Game Stop. The failure of Elemental probably had something to do with it as well. I am not a big fan of steam, but i also have no real issues with steam as long as it lets me log in offline mode.