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GoaFan77

Join Date 10/2008

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Something with the autosaves can go wrong. Sometimes when I've saved a map directly to the "My Games" Galaxy Forge folder, it generates an auto save that causes warnings/crashes when I switched to the Galaxy Forge tab (I guess it reads maps before you select them now?). Deleting the autosave fixed the problem.

I've also had issues with the saved file itself. On my latest map the file stopped in the middle of the last phase jump definition of the last star, leaving out the player info and all of that stuff. I was able to fix it with the autosave that was placed in the Galaxy Forge application folder (do leave those in), but obviously it needs to be able to save the files correctly!

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Same problems as Goa, but I've never been able to reproduce them. Just messing around with it long enough invariably leads to something wrong.

Also, while adding new players, sometimes I'll lose or have trouble getting the number to the correct amount. Gives me a one or two player map typically, half a dozen lower than what I intended. Oddly, if I close Sins and GalaxyForge, then reload both, it typically corrects the problem, so there's an easy work around. But if I just save the map, leave Forge open, and launch/load it in Sins, it all new player additions are ignored.

New capital ships for all factions are not there, despite titans, corvettes, and titan foundries being listed.

Can add resource asteroids to planets, but this doesn't actually seem to do anything. They're all ignored and randomly generated when the map boots. "GalaxyScenario type name is not valid. The EntityDefName is not available. TypeName:'ResourceAsteroidMetal' -> EntityDefName:''." error in dev mode.

Quick load gets me an error instead of actually doing anything every time I've tried on a map I've already created. Can post the error I get if you want, but it seems pretty consistent.

What exactly is the point of the zoom in feature? I figured it would be so you could place stuff in your gravity well, but the entity list just... doesn't seem to work that way, and the only luck I've had is with the group manager in editing a planet.

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I think my Galaxy Forge doesn't like Random maps.. I've tried loading a few of the Random.galaxy maps, it crashes, tried a more custom one with a lot of random elements that I made in the Map designer, it crashes.

Edit: It's not a CTD, I just get a big X in the window, and is unable to do anything, the X persists even if I try to load another map or scenario

I'll paste the error message below, but what other info do you need?

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System.OverflowException: Overflow error.
at System.Drawing.Graphics.CheckErrorStatus(Int32 status)
at System.Drawing.Graphics.DrawEllipse(Pen pen, Single x, Single y, Single width, Single height)
at GalaxyForge.GalaxyPlanet.Paint(PaintEventArgs pe, ConvertGalaxyEntityPosToPixelPoint convertToPixelPoint, ConvertGalaxyEntityPosToPixelPointF convertToPixelPointF)
at GalaxyForge.GalaxyCanvas.PaintEntities(PaintEventArgs pe)
at GalaxyForge.GalaxyCanvas.OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pe)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PaintWithErrorHandling(PaintEventArgs e, Int16 layer, Boolean disposeEventArgs)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmPaint(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
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GoaFan77

Join Date 10/2008

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Another thing. The Galaxy Forge no longer crashes when you try to do Race specific spawning (I.e. spawn each race's correct colony capitalship), but it still uses the only Tech/Psi/Phase names, which are now Obsolete. It would be great if you could update the names to TechRebel/TechLoyalist etc., so we could actually use that feature.

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All of the issues I have found so far are covered in the above comments (#1-#4).

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Sinperium

Join Date 02/2010

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Quoting GoaFan77,

reply 4

Another thing. The Galaxy Forge no longer crashes when you try to do Race specific spawning (I.e. spawn each race's correct colony capitalship), but it still uses the only Tech/Psi/Phase names, which are now Obsolete. It would be great if you could update the names to TechRebel/TechLoyalist etc., so we could actually use that feature.

Yes.

Also please update the Sins GSD so missing module types can be added to galaxy templates:

item "Phase:Module:JumpBlocker"
item "Phase:Module:NanoWeaponJammer"
item "Phase:Module:PhaseGate"
item "Psi:Module:JumpBlocker"
item "Psi:Module:AntiMatterRecharger"
item "Tech:Module:JumpBlocker"
item "Tech:Module:ShieldGenerator"

This has been ignored since back in 2008--incredibly easy to fix band many requests--just never been done. None of these items can be added to a map template due to this unless a mod is made to add them.

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GoaFan77

Join Date 10/2008

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Quoting Sinperium,

reply 6

This has been ignored since back in 2008--incredibly easy to fix band many requests--just never been done. None of these items can be added to a map template due to this unless a mod is made to add them.

I think it is fixed now Sinperium. I spawned phase jammers in my latest map.

And yes, this maybe bordering on a feature request, but can it be setup so that there can be more than one occupation planet for the occupation victory (or make it possible to disable the default one)? It would be great for map makers to make maps where there is a occupied planet in the starting solar system so that people have to start fighting over it from the get go, but unless I missed something only the one spawned with its own solar system counts.

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The galaxy forge work fine, is a stupid bug. Listen.

1) Open galaxy forge

2) Save the galaxy

3) Close the galaxy forge

4) Open galaxy forge and charge the galaxy that was saved

5) Now you have no more problems to load any type of map, after load the first save galaxy, you can load any map without crashes in my case .

The galaxy forge have a some problem with the first read on a map that is not created with that galaxy version. But when you carge first a map created with this galaxy, you will can load any maps.

i test it two times. One in my PC (here i discovered the problem and "fix it")

Two, in my G74SX, tried to charge a map and get crash. But save first galaxy, load, and after load any types of maps without problem.

I hope this will help a lot for now until you fix the problem

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I can not find the game so I could install a map that I and my tournament players have been creating since 2009. So where I can find the Beta since it is not in the Stardock folder with the rest of the Sins of the Solar Empire games.

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The new directory of rebellion is "My documents/My Games/Ironclad/sins of a solar empire rebellion....."

The older versions in "appdata/local/ironclad/sins of aolar empire." if you have maps here, copy and paste on "My documents/My Games/Ironclad/sins of a solar empire rebellion....." to see this in the game.

Bye

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Had an odd bug just occur where the player data was corrupted during a save. No error or anything. Did result in me getting just shy of 3000 players added to the map, though. Bit odd, and (thankfully?) can't reproduce it.

4/19 EDIT: Well, got it again... 2976 players on my four person map. Something happens that causes the map to save, but, after looking at it in Notepad+, the saved map doesn't include some of the last lines it should. When GalaxyForge loads the map next time, it attempts to fill in the missing pieces when I hit continue, with dubious results. Players have no name, data, or anything, and are unlike a normally added player. Also added 33 blank entities, though that's hardly a big deal in comparison.

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Whats with the triggers window? Im guessing this Galaxy forge is in beta stage as well and therefore can we expect a full set of trigger options with the final release?

Will there be a fix for when the Occupation victory is enabled that only the Occupied planet placed in the Galaxy forge is present?

Lastly, can the galaxy template menu include the option to make a planet start the game with a neutral colony? Ive never figured it out if you could place planets with a Neutral TEC occupying presence with an unmoded galaxy forge, but I feel that is long over due.

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Mine is glitching all over the place.

Created a map - loaded a game realised about 10 seconds in ive made a mistake quit out made changes saved map.

Went back in and

The map is now showing up twice in the map list - first is the name i called the map and the other is an autosave but its weirder

the auto save has 8 players but not the changes i just made and the correct name has the changes BUT its now showing max of 6 players even though i have checked and rechecked the map and planets are alll correct 8 players 8 home worlds....

tried making changes again and now my map list have 6 or seven games called "mynameautosave"

ok so then i quit out and deleted the auto saves from my galaxyforge folder and sins crashed after i clicked new game. I restored the deleted autosaves but my game still crashes whenever i click new game and then change to galaxy forge.

and now galaxy forge crashes when i try to load any of the autosaves or the orginal game

im going to uninstall sins and galaxyforge and re-install the whole lot once i finish a save game from yesterdays game

where do i e-mail the saved game or galaxy forge maps and/or folder to?

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shite - i just re-installed sins - i did delete my sins folder from steam apps but still crashes when i try to select galaxy forge maps ingame

any suggestions? anything i should be deleting that im missing?

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OK so i can now use my maps that i created using the old galaxy forge but i had to delete my new map and its autosaves.

now whenever i save a new map and try to view the galaxyforge maplist ingame it will crash.

if i delete the new maps then i can view and use the only ones. Any idea's ? I really want to create a map and give myself both of the vasari titans in my starting off system because ive been dying to use them. (the maps i created didnt have them in it so i know thats now the problem.)

im sure im just missing something simple but ive been up all night so brain not working -help me sins online community your my only hope.

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GoaFan77

Join Date 10/2008

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Quoting User45701,

reply 15

OK so i can now use my maps that i created using the old galaxy forge but i had to delete my new map and its autosaves.

Deleting the autosave in the Galaxy Forge folder fix it for me one time, but sometimes the map itself gets corrupted. Backup your settings and try it in the developer.exe (in the steamapp folder) and when you switch to the galaxy forge tab it should tell you which map is causing the problem.

+1

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got it working but thanks for the reply anyway

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Happened when saving a new map i just made wont save it

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************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at Iron.String.Copy(StringProxy* destination, Char* source)
   at Iron.String.ConvertWideStringToGenericString(StringProxy* destination, Char* source)
   at Ironclad.Utility.ToStdFixedString(FixedString<256>* , String string)
   at Ironclad.Galaxy.GalaxyScenarioPlayer.set_OverrideRaceName(String value)
   at GalaxyForge.GalaxyPlayer.ToScenario(GalaxyPlayer player)
   at GalaxyForge.GalaxyTemplate.CopyPlayersToScenario(GalaxyScenario scenario)
   at GalaxyForge.GalaxyTemplate.Save(String fileName)
   at GalaxyForge.MainForm.saveToolStripMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
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   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
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   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
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I'd like a feature to copy and paste solar systems.

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Quoting gamer_ffa,

reply 19

I'd like a feature to copy and paste solar systems.

We will not be adding new features or enhancing existing ones. This is for crashes and bugs only.

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Not really a 'bug' but we cannot seem to access all the planet bonuses only "crystal miners".

Also for the love of god let us choose the amount of resources we want in our planets >.<

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A slight "bug" with artifacts. Only one artifact can be on a planet in a game. I don't have any problem with that, but there's a catch. On maps with an artifact density higher than zero, a randomly generated artifact gets precedent over the map defined artifact on that world. As a result, only the randomly generated artifact will be discovered, and the predetermined one ignored.

It would be nice if the game look for predetermined, map specified artifacts first, then check for randomly generate artifacts. The only option now is turning off random artifacts (or regenerating the map, I guess), but that really... isn't ideal.

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Quoting gamer_ffa,

reply 19

I'd like a feature to copy and paste solar systems.

That would be A great feature to have and if we are on the copy idea if there was a way to add a copy selection tool to copy more than one planet, It would save a lot of time in map design. also if possible can there be more bonuses to choose from for planets.

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Quoting Davidinuyasha,

reply 23

That would be A great feature to have and if we are on the copy idea if there was a way to add a copy selection tool to copy more than one planet, It would save a lot of time in map design. also if possible can there be more bonuses to choose from for planets.

Please reference three posts above yours Davidinuyasha.

We will not be adding new features or enhancing existing ones. This is for crashes and bugs only.

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I have encountered a problem, that no matter what change I made, the game will lose immediately after loading the map.

The changes include:
- remove the wormholes and the wormhole phase lanes;
- add a new planet;
- modify the artifact rate.

I have never encountered this problem in Trinity, so I don't think is the problem of system requirement.

Have any one also encountered this in Rebellion?

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