that's not what he is looking for myfist0 but thanks

@bioemerl - I do know that there is a help section on Impulse that should be of service

ah yes, thanks Ryat. That was just b4 bed.

there are 5 files in the MODS pipelineeffect folder named

GS_Asteroid.fx
GS_Planet.fx
GS_Ship.fx
GS_ShipBuilding.fx
GS_ShipPhasedOut.fx

delete these and you should have your planets, asteriods and ships back

note DO NOT alter or delete ANY files in the program files folders

harpo

ok looking for and deleting those now, MODS???

I looked in the appdata folder and there are no files in there.

Is there a mod folder elsewhere, oh the sins main directory i think i saw one looking again,

Um... nothing in that folder either.  I cant find it

assuming you have sins 1.191/entrenchment 1.051/diplomacy 1.01,  the Mods NEED to be placed here for xp
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-v1.191
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.051
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Diplomacy v1.011

or here for vista/windows 7
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-v1.191
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Entrenchment v1.051
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\Mods-Diplomacy v1.011

NOTE the first two folders after the 'user name' are hidden , so to see them you must first click on 'tools' then 'folder options', then 'view', then click on 'show hidden files& folders' then click ok, then you will be able to browse your want to the folder. I suggest when you find the folder that you create a shortcut to it on the desktop

NOTE 2 the 'user name' in the above paths is your WINDOWS login user name, eg Administrator

and if the mod you want to use is from an EARLIER sins/entrenchment version place the mod in the mods folder FOR THAT version eg mods-entrenchment v1.03, then download and run my mods updater from the latest version archive which will have the same number as the vanilla sins version number, and AFTER updating the mod(s) to the current version for any mods of pre 1.04 entrenchment ALSO run the manifest maker on ENTITY manifests on EACH of the mods EXCEPT for total conversion mods

harpo

nope... the planets are there i can just see through them, the only things in that folder are mods that are unaffecting the game....

if your planets are affected in a no mod game it suggests that your game has a mix of old and new version files.

and the transparent planets issue happened for we with mods after the entrenchment 1.04 update, and the fix I found was to delete the five files in the mod's pipelineeffect folder, as the ships were also invisible/transparent.

the best suggestion is to either verify your sins/entrenchment/diplomacy installation in impulse OR un-install them and re-install through impulse.

harpo