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Modders guide

February 22, 2008 1:40:49 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums
I download the modders guide, to learn a little modding. I got through a few things easy, but I have nothing that will open the files in Sose. I am at a lost. It tells me to open up "player.psi" but nothing in my system will do it. How do I open up the files (or what do I use) to make the files legible!
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Reply #1 February 22, 2008 2:21:16 AM
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Notepadd ++ is excellent (better then notepad ) for this.

Download "npp.4.7.5.Installer.exe" from this link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=95717&package_id=102072

make sure you right click the file you want and tell windows to open it using notepadd++, you can also right click teh file and right there it will say "edit with notepad++"
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Reply #2 February 22, 2008 4:39:37 AM
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NP++ Is great for editing.
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Reply #3 February 22, 2008 5:08:40 AM
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i swear by np++ its so much better than notepad and so perfect for this game till we get a atrib editor style thing

but to be constructive everything in the mod pacage should be openable with a text editor notepad works but we sugest the linked program
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Reply #4 February 22, 2008 8:21:23 AM
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I've been using Notepad up until now, but with all these positive comments about NP++, I will give it a go.
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Reply #5 February 22, 2008 8:50:01 AM
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Notepad++ is basicly notepad redesigned for programmers. It's perfect for C++ or HTML and of course, modding. It can also mark "reserved" words with different colors, like an IDE program.

There's also another program like this called EditPad or something, but it's free version isn't as good as NP++.
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Reply #6 February 22, 2008 11:30:22 AM
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I used to use EditPlus (if that's what you meant) though now I use emEditor, though NP++ is great as it's free, there's no need to pay for an editor if you're just going to do simple things like modding though so I'd say like the others, go with NP++.
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Reply #7 February 22, 2008 7:48:38 PM
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Ok! Thanks guys, it seems to open the files just fine! Thanks.
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Reply #8 February 22, 2008 8:19:20 PM
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But, there's one thing. When I open one of the files in the program you guys suggested. There are three tabs, and only one (the first tab) is in text. What the enditor is telling me to do, I can't because the line it describes does not have on it what is said it should (or would have. Nonetheless, it does open the file! Maybe I need better modding instructions? Has anyone any ideas what I should do in this case?
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Reply #9 February 22, 2008 8:36:27 PM
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I use Crimson Editor.
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Reply #10 February 22, 2008 10:04:20 PM
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But, there's one thing. When I open one of the files in the program you guys suggested. There are three tabs, and only one (the first tab) is in text. What the enditor is telling me to do, I can't because the line it describes does not have on it what is said it should (or would have. Nonetheless, it does open the file! Maybe I need better modding instructions? Has anyone any ideas what I should do in this case?


Use the files in the incomplete modding package.
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Reply #11 July 18, 2009 5:51:17 PM
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Hey guys

how do I increase my cap ships, and I can't get Npp to open any of the files. I have ver.1:17, and the star wars mode

can any one help me out?

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Reply #12 July 18, 2009 6:38:22 PM
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Increase how? if the amount aka crew, then just edit the research connected with crews. If add new capitalships... well I am trying to figure that out myself.

For the files, you first need to convert them from binary to text files.

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Reply #13 August 12, 2009 12:17:42 AM
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is the Star Wars mod in text?  If not ask the modder, though i thought they were already in text. If so, open them in notepad, or any of the other very good text editors.    For increasing the number of capships though, you are going to look at the researchmaxcapitalshipslots and the researchmaxshipslots entity files in the mod, or copies from the Vanilla version of the game. Entrenchment doesnt have them, but they can be added i believe.

  Anyway, look at the values close to the bottom that read:

    modifierType "CapitalShipMaxSlots"
    baseValue 1.000000
    perLevelValue 1.000000
researchModifier
    modifierType "CapitalShipMaxSlotLevel"
    baseValue 0.000000
    perLevelValue 1.000000
artifactPicture ""

 

and adjust the basevalue and perlevelvalue for each of the 00, 01, 02 files for all the maxcapships and the maxshipslots

You can get the rates unmercifully high, haha, high enough to max out a good computer!!  In the thousands if you want.  Or tweak it to just add a few, whatever you like. 

-Teal

 

 

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Reply #14 February 21, 2010 11:16:02 PM
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Hey guys, I know this might be a littel old, but I have the sins trinity and I downloaded the star wars mode for entrenchment. I wanted to mod the number of cap ships for only the stars wars race, and I downloaded harpo's converter and I can't get the darn thing to work!

It keeps telling me its looking for the orginal sin exe.

I have no idea of what to do! I can 't find the orginal sin exe in the trinity pack at all. I really need help with this because I'm stumped. I stopped playing the game for quite some time because of business, and not I have a little time and had to read the manuel all over again.

Will some one please help

 

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Reply #15 February 21, 2010 11:23:32 PM
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Hey guys, I know this might be a littel old, but I have the sins trinity and I downloaded the star wars mode for entrenchment. I wanted to mod the number of cap ships for only the stars wars race, and I downloaded harpo's converter and I can't get the darn thing to work!

It keeps telling me its looking for the orginal sin exe.

I have no idea of what to do! I can 't find the orginal sin exe in the trinity pack at all. I really need help with this because I'm stumped. I stopped playing the game for quite some time because of business, and not I have a little time and had to read the manuel all over again.

Will some one please help

 

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Reply #16 February 22, 2010 1:06:30 AM
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What is the name of the mods folder the files are in? The error means that it can't find the convertdata.exe for the version that the folder is refering to.

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Reply #17 February 22, 2010 1:10:37 AM
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Have you updated the latest versions? If so the ConvertData for 1.19,1.05 and Dip 1.01 are not included in the converter. You can copy the ConvertData's for the install folder in Program Files > StardockGames > SoaSE and paste them into the folder where all the convertdata's are that came with harpo's converter. You may need to re-name them. Check out the post for the utility for further info.

 

{utility release} GUI for convertdata to automate the conversion of files in folders between BIN & TXT

 

Also is the Star Wars mod version compatable with the version you are up to date with?

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