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Wincutomize not letting me log in with my Stardock account? in Accounts and Activation Help Stardock Forums

I had to get back into the Windows world after a long time, and Object Desktop was my first step. So I renewed my object desktop sub but I cannot log into Wincustomize and I am getting the 6 download limit. I tried to do a "Forgot Password" but it just lets me log into my Stardock account but not Wincustomize. So I am confused. Is my Stardock and Wincustomize accounts the same account? Or do I need to create a separate Wincustomize account? How do I get my Object Desktop benefits?

Reply to Want to create starbase only mod (no ships). One issue I can't get past. in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Thanks lordlubu21, but GoaFan77 is right. I have already modded the starbase limit for every planet to 100. That worked fine, fired up dev mode and produced 40 starbases and it was no problem. What we envisioned is having a scenario of having fleets of starbases instead of ships. I did the mods for making starbases fly without phase gates, maxing their level cap, increasing planet starbase limit and so forth. Even started making a Galaxy Forge map (I was rusty so it was

Reply to Want to create starbase only mod (no ships). One issue I can't get past. in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Oh crud, we got all excited thinking about fleets of starbases fighting it out. Thanks for the replies!

Want to create starbase only mod (no ships). One issue I can't get past. in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Hello! I bought Sins since it first came out. I am familiar with basic modding. Had an idea a couple weeks ago to build a game where we would all play Vasari Rebels and could not build attack ships only starbases. Started working on it this weekend. Got the basics in place. Just put fleet size to 0, increased planets/suns/asteroids, etc sbase limit to 100, unlocked the leveling so its now at 60, etc. It doesn't crash, but I still have a lot more work to do. Probably have t

Reply to Anyone come up with a good solution to clear desktop items withotu loosing immediate access to them? in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

Wow, thank you so much for all the replies! Yeah, I try Fences constantly. :) Fences Pro is something I keep installing and uninstalling. While it makes the items on my desktop easier to manage the layout of, it becomes a hassle when files are constantly being deleted and added. I have tried the stacks docklet along with KKmenu. While pretty, they make it very difficult and cumbersome for my needs, since the files are being altered, deleted and new files being created very often. Both

Anyone come up with a good solution to clear desktop items withotu loosing immediate access to them? in OS Customization WinCustomize Forums

I use my desktop for a bunch of immediate access text files (reference notes, mini to do lists, that sort of thing). The files themselves change, well, hourly or more often. They range in number from 2 to like 100, depending on the day. I'm revisiting my desktop after a while of not messing with it, and the first thing I need to do before I can even consider refreshing all the widgets and docks and things, is to find a solution for all these desktop files. Let me list som

Reply to [Galaxy Forge] How to assign attributes to a group of planets? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Thank you, awesome answer! I can't figure out how to give you more than 2 points of karma, but I will work on this tomorrow and probably come back with a followup question and the board will probably allow me to give you more karma then :). Thanks again!

[Galaxy Forge] How to assign attributes to a group of planets? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

I'm a noob at Galaxy forge. I want to create a galaxy map that has a cluster of planets in the middle that are rich in artifacts and planet bonuses while the rest of the galaxy has none. The idea is pretty simple, its a bit like MOO as I can do in a map with no mod. Everyone is going to fight for that planet cluster. How do I do this? Thanks!

Reply to Viable Strategy, Counters, Replays, and Tips 1.05 in Strategy Sins Forums

Great thread thanks!

Reply to How to beat AI, the guide in Strategy Sins Forums

I like the tips about the point defense structures. I found them useless in my first game and stopped building them. Just used them again in the last game after reading your tips and you are right, they do scare the AI. I agree that the artifacts are useless. Its only useful looking for them when you have money to burn and by then their effects are usless or close to usless, but I stil haven't seen all 9 artifacts. I disagree about the culture. I played my 3rd game as Advent a

Reply to SoaSE, a Unit Reference Chart, v1.12 uploaded in Strategy Sins Forums

Excellet guide, thanks!

Reply to Reveal map? in Technical Sins Forums

Thanks RosenVitae! I also just recently discovered this great game :). I played with custom maps amd they do give you a preview, but its more like an example of what the ma

Reveal map? in Technical Sins Forums

I've got all the galciv2 games and just discovered this gem of a game. I have a question. On the random maps, I'd like to be able to see the map, to decide if I want to play it or generate a new one. Is there anyway to do a reveal map? I know it would be a cheat, so any trainers or hacks that could do this would be fine. Thanks!

Reply to WinCustomize Search function is very plain, not getting answers i am looking for? in Stardock Software WinCustomize Forums

I posted a similar post about 2 years ago now concerning the lousy search system. Got nothing but grief in response. Eventually discovered deviantart and ended up subscribing there. Came back today because I just upgraded to Vista and thought I'd check wincustomize out again. Can't believe after two years the same problems I posted about still exist even though the site got an upgrade. :( Anyhow, am looking for a fix to the problem described here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/?aid=1

Reply to Bug in the advanced filter On the WindowBlinds web page in WindowBlinds WinCustomize Forums

Same here except it says there are 3 pages. Navigation on wincustomize has been bad for a long time. Check deviantart they have a section just for Vista winblinds.

Reply to How to increase text size in GalCiv II? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks, that is better than 1024, at least. I will give that a try tomorrow!

Reply to How to increase text size in GalCiv II? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Thanks for the reply, I am sorry to hear that. Does anyone have any tips on somehow being able to play this game from my couch at 1920x1080? Maybe some hacks or something? Its painful playing this game at 1024x768.

How to increase text size in GalCiv II? in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I was wondering if anyone had any tips on playing CalCiv II from the couch. I don't mean control. I've got a great wireless keyboard/mouse and setup for gaming from my couch and play HL2 and such games all the time. I've got a big 1080p LCD TV connected to a powerful HTPC (SLI 2x8600GTX) however I am forced to use 1028x768 resolution so I can see the text. Its such a big waste. I want to play it at 1920x1080. On the PC I have desktop fonts set to 200% DPI but it doesn't effect the game

Reply to Submission dissapears? in WinCustomize Site Issues WinCustomize Forums

Sorry, I think you are misunderstanding me. I said a bot forwarder . Meaning a SMTP server setup to forward emails (from a human) and stamp them with a bot's address. My company has set up many of these and they are easy to do. The ones we set up are more advanced allowing the sever to recieve replies and forward them back to the originating emailer. But that is not even what I am suggesting here as that is not needed. So it is extremely easy to do. The spam issue is a non-issue. If its se

Reply to Submission dissapears? in WinCustomize Site Issues WinCustomize Forums

Thank you for your reply, Jafo! The vileness of the few affects the many as now it's uncommon to receive a rejection email for walls. I didn't realize that rejection/acceptance emails come from an actual address. It sucks that some some people can't take criticism. That, however, shouldn't be a detriment to people who maybe need some gu

Reply to Submission dissapears? in WinCustomize Site Issues WinCustomize Forums

Thanks! I just resubmitted because it really has to be a bug in the system. Its impossible for a site that profits from the work of submitters to treat a submission with disprespect like: I've had a few rejections over the years, and haven't rec'd an email. I mean that's just deleteing the submission without even an acknoledgement. Like

Reply to Submission dissapears? in WinCustomize Site Issues WinCustomize Forums

Thanks for the reply! However, if my OD tiles got through on quality, I seriously doubt that my rainlendar skins got rejected for quality as I spent 4x the time on them as I did on the OD tiles. Judge for yourself http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/41218765/. In any event, I think that's extremely disrespectful of wincustomize to not even acknowledge a submission, rejected or otherwise. I don't understand, if they treat skinners so, why anyone submits here? People donating the

Submission dissapears? in WinCustomize Site Issues WinCustomize Forums

So I submitted 3 items. All 3 were in the "awaiting". Two got through today and I recieved an email about them. The third has dissapeard! I got no email, and its gone from my gallery. Whats going on?

Reply to Make system tray filter (icon auto-hide) open to the left? in ObjectBar WinCustomize Forums

Thanks for the reply Bichur! Yeah, I looked everywhere in the obskin file. There was nothing in there. This is also a problem with horizontal bars. It expands off the screen if the bar is not at the top. Seriously, how is it this app "totally customizable" if I can't put my bar on 2 out 4 sides of my screen? Is it just impossible? Anyone out there get it working or maybe figured out a work-around? Also, unless I am doing something wrong, 2.0 still doesn't support transparent winblinds skins? I a

Reply to Make system tray filter (icon auto-hide) open to the left? in ObjectBar Stardock Forums

Alternatively, is there a way to have the bar respect the borders of my screen on expanding? If I put the bar on the right corner and expand, it grows off screen.