Your mod folder has to contain a "Gameinfo" folder at least, and all of the files contained within the "Gameinfo" folder from the current version of SoaSE you are running. Any modded files must be placed in an appropriate sub-folder in your mod folder. Entity files go into the "Gameinfo" folder, mesh files to the "Mesh" folder, particle files to the "Particles" folder etc.

Also make sure that the extension of the modded file is appropriate, i.e. ".entity", ".mesh", ".particle" and so on; it does not matter if the file is in binary or ASCII (text) format, except that binary formatted files load up faster. But make sure you haven't saved your modded files with a .txt extension (this can sometimes happen with Notepad if you don't pay attention) because they will obviously be ignored by the game.

are you using vista or XP? cause i can't find \Documents and Settings\ in my C drive.

Hey thanks guys. I also had another pal on my Instant Messenger run me through the documentation (boy how stupid do I feel?).


I am running Vista 64 as well, and yes that path for vista is 100%. Again thanks a bunch guys, now I got my super alien ship .

here's another stupid thing, my CP keeps opening it up with impulse?! it pro thinks to do that because of sins being downloaded or something, but im using firefox, would it be better to use Internet Explorer?

I choose programs to open files with. If you're talking about the text files? I am not sure what CP stands for, but I would right click and open with.

Now, I wasn't sure if it would be appropriate to start a new thread on this, but, considering the level my thread stands at on the forum at the moment, I will simply add this question to this thread, to see if I can get an answer.

My question is, I want to set the scale of a specific ship in the Tech, the battle cruiser to be exact, I have modded everything on it I like, but it's scale....

Maybe twice it's size perhaps? I can not find any attribute leading me to think it's scale set... Is there another file I must find, or am I simply missing the attribute line?

My forgetools are in the right place but when i open it, it opens impulse, is that suposed to happen?

Hey gametester

What do you mean, open what? If you mean opening the .entity files, just use notepad or Notepad++ which is alot better.

Here is a download link for the Notepad++.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_notepad/

Long live ORIGINAL Notepad

Hey seleria

Actually I have 4 and a half years experience in Maya . Though converting wise, seems they used XSI? But .mesh will probably need a plug in. That or XSI mod tool?
I could never get into Maya, so I stuck with Max,  if you just want the ,mesh files converted to .3ds or .odj I can do that no probs.

If the need for mesh converting is really needed, it makes it a funner idea now, since I could probably try adding my own models.

Yep that sound cool, it would be nice to see some new ships in the game.

Do you know if textures have a certain format or do they stay a specific format for modding in Sins?

The textures files are .dds and .tga I think, well thats whats in the textures folder.

Has far as I know by going through the forum the polys count limit is 5000-10000 max, mainly because of slowing the game down.

i mean the program 'forgetools' opens impulse whenever i try and open it. it is in the right place but i can never use it. When you right click on it, a menu comes down, one of the selections is 'open with' if somebody clicks on that and tells me what it is opening with, then i could prabably use it. thanks WaafB proud writer of EXPERIMENT 442.

I got forgetools as a folder.

I believe in a winrar/zip file at first.

Rar/zip files needs winrar/other to open and extract the data inside.

Afer that my forgetools is a simple folder with Galaxy forge etc, particle forge etc.

You should be able to open it by default with Windows, or whatever OS you have if its a folder.

But if it's still in rar/zip format, then you will need a program like winrar or something else to extract it.

i downloaded a mod from a website and it had all the ships as people, they shot lazers from their eyes and the capital ship weapons were a little further down