what am i doing wrong

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ok guys iam new looking to start mod sins. and i need some help. bought the game at a game store its a old copy. installs fine plays fine, but there is no mod option in the options....please help as i am wanting to get mods on this thing. any help would be kool!    thanks  

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

Have you updated the game to the latest version?

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

how can i update? all i seem to find are deadlinks. any help would be kool, like i sadi the mod option doesnt show up. i have moded other games like empire at wat and star trek armadas but this game doesnt like me lol. so whats the easyest way to update?

Elemental: Reforged
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Need to know what version you bought, I am thinking it may be the original with no expansion packs.

Sins of a Solar Empire [Org stand alone]
Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment [expansion]
Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy [expansion]

All 3 above can be bought as a pack which is called "Trinity"

The newest release;

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion [stand alone]

1st you will need to know where to install mods, then you can create a folder there which will be the new mod name.

Installing mods

Post back with more info.

 

EDIT: BTW, the new rebellion is on sale at steam for a couple more days, if you are serious about modding, I would get that.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/204880/

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting macedeathwalker, reply 4

wait,what? i have to pay to update a game i got for 13 bucks at a pawnshop?
End of macedeathwalker's quote

Well if the game did not come with the key you're basically out of luck, just like most modern computer games. In general buying modern PC games used is not a good idea.

 

That said the 1.05 patch for the original Sins of a Solar Empire was the last to be available on the internet even without the CD key, and it was the first version with mod support. However, only some very old mods will be around for version 1.05, none of the cool mods you might be hearing about now are even for the original Sins, let alone version 1.05.

 

Also on the steam summer sale going on right now you could by Rebellion, the latest version of Sins with all the expansion packs (3 of them) for $13 bucks, so I'm afraid you just got a very bad deal. The original should have sold for less than $5 even if it was new with the CD key. Take it back if you can.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

thanks for the info dude, guess i will have to just pay for a newer ver. saw the game at the store and thought what they hell the b5 mod looked good for it,

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting macedeathwalker, reply 6

thanks for the info dude, guess i will have to just pay for a newer ver. saw the game at the store and thought what they hell the b5 mod looked good for it,
End of macedeathwalker's quote

 

Yeah, I don't think the Babylon 5 mod is for the original Sins. Mods are picky with the versions so always make sure you're getting the right thing.