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Sometimes I`ve problems if I try to open an ENTITY folder ...
Then theres just somthing like this: BIN   A b i l i t y    A p p l y B u f f T o T a r g e t ....

How can I fix this?
modding
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Download the forge tools stuff, in there, thar be TXT versions of most of the files to edit with.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
the files will work in text form, they are only like that because it saves memory.

when you make ure mod use the files from the download and you have an almost complete code base to mod as you see fit.

even notepad will open them fine, note you may need to edit the properties of the files if "read only" is set or you will not be able to save changes.

do this right away, select all the text files, right click and hit properties. uncheck read only and forget about it. simple, but annoying to me.

be sure to keep a copy of the clean ones somewhere so you dont have to download it again if you mess something up.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
thx again ;)

I had already downloaded the files, but I didnt know that with "read only" ...

One problem solved, but two new questions ^^: 1. how can I add ships? (Ive already searched for an answer, but didnt found anything -.-
2. How can I change the scaling of the ships? - I wanted to make some Capitals bigger, because in my oppinion they`re quite equal in scaling ...
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
i have a modding question how exactly do you make a mod


The basics of how modding works is described in one of the PDFs included in the mod pack. It walks you through making a very basic mod with just a few changes.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
As far as adding ships and playing with the settings look thru the Tut that came with the mod pack, then start going thru the "gameinfo" files you think are related to the ship you want to modify.

Start by taking a ship from the pirate side and adding it to the one you wish to play. That will give you an idea of how to do it and save you a lot of time for now. once you get that far you will have a better understanding of what all is involved with each unit.

As for myself, im new to Sins modding but not new to modding this type of game. At the moment im digging into the user interface to see what all i can work with and havent spent time on units yet. Should you get stuck along the way send me a PM and ill jump on the case with you.

until then good luck.

-Sin
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
Well thx, I`ll look through the Tut and will see what I can do ... I´m also not new to modding, but I´m used to modifie EaW, not Sins ;)