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Yet another request for performance tips in Technical Sins Forums

I'm currently in the middle of a LAN multiplayer game with a friend and two AIs. We are in a "Random - Huge (Single)" map. The game ran very well for quite some time, but after several game hours (achieved by playing 90-min sessions over several days) the game has become unplayably slow. My friend's computer is running at maybe 1-2 FPS, and mine is maybe 10-15 FPS. I have tried lowering the graphics settings to their absolute lowest, and it doesn't speed up by even a f

Reply to Manifest mod system completely dead in final Diplomacy?? in Sins Diplomacy Sins Forums

No similar reports, or suggestions from anyone?

Manifest mod system completely dead in final Diplomacy?? in Sins Diplomacy Sins Forums

Hey, I just updated to the newest builds of SoaSE, Entrenchment, and Diplomacy, and now all of a sudden the manifest system for the mods (mod stacking) isn't working at all. If I stack two mods together, the game minidumps because the entity.manifest for Mod #1 doesn't have the entity refs for Mod #2. If I switch the order so Mod #2 is on top, the game runs, but Mod #1 is completely ignored, despite the fact that the two mods have none of the same files. Is anyone

Reply to Constant Crashing (not minidumps) in Technical Sins Forums

OK, I greatly increased the autosave frequency and that has helped a lot. I want to send a crash log to Ironclad/Stardock, but I can't find how to enable logging...?

Reply to SLOW in WinCustomize 2011 Feedback Stardock Forums

I use Firefox, and the site is like lightning for me. Waaaay faster than the old one.

Reply to Constant Crashing (not minidumps) in Technical Sins Forums

[quote who="-Ue_Carbon" reply="3" id="2517662"]I suggest enable logging. When it does crash send the log file, computer specs, what settings your running, and what your doing ingame around the time of the crash. Send them [email protected][/quote] OK, I'll do that. [quote who="Beric01" reply="2" id="2517611"]I have pretty much identical specs as your PC (i7 920, 64-bit, GTX 260), and my brother does too. We have been experiencing this crashing without minidumps since Entrenc

Reply to Constant Crashing (not minidumps) in Technical Sins Forums

Nothing?

Constant Crashing (not minidumps) in Technical Sins Forums

Hey, I'm running Sins Diplomacy Beta 3 in LAN multiplayer, and every so often the game just completely disappears, and I am back at the Windows desktop. This can happen after pretty much any length of gameplay; the longest I can remember it going without crashing was about an hour, today it crashed within a minute. Needless to say, even with frequent saving, this makes the game nearly unplayable. I have a brand-new, high-end computer (Core i7, 64-bit, 9GB RAM, GTX 26

"Demand gifts from opposing factions"? in Sins Diplomacy Sins Forums

Hey, So I noticed you now have to have research in order to send resources to other players. However, the research infocard also seems to imply that you can ask for resources from other players ... how does that work?

Reply to "Entity Ref not found" False Positive?? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

I am an idiot. Turns out that the problem was in the Player entity for the new race. The entity in question didn't have a quote at the end, and thus the reference was considered "incorrect." I was so busy watching spelling that I missed the punctuation! [e digicons]:blush:[/e] Problem solved, though...

Reply to "Entity Ref not found" False Positive?? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="Nacey" reply="3" id="2473629"]This is one of those weird kinds of errors the main thing to check for would be a misreferenced file in say a ResearchPreRequisite for example you must enter: RESEARCH_SUBJECT_FILE NOT: RESEARCH_SUBJECT_FILE.entity There are many situations where this can occur the research one is just the one that pops in to my head right now, best thing to do is make sure that all the files are referenced properly within the other fil

Reply to [Fixed next build]Pirates are ridiculously powerful??? in Sins Diplomacy Sins Forums

[quote who="knownalien" reply="13" id="2473671"]BCXetreme, what you are describing I have never seen before. 25 ships??[/quote] That is an approximate number, but it WAS at LEAST 20 ships, mostly the stronger pirate equivalents of Kodiak Heavy Cruisers. This is in Diplomacy Beta 2. I also have played with pirates active from time to time before, and not until Diplomacy did I see them send anything anywhere near this powerful.

Reply to [Fixed next build]Pirates are ridiculously powerful??? in Sins Diplomacy Sins Forums

[quote who="JuleTron" reply="5" id="2473380"] Using ten Ravastra Skirmishers, it took me like ten minutes just to destroy three pirate ships, and that was I all I could destroy before I lost all of my ships. Skirms are extremely underpowered so never ever build them under any circumstances. Assailants are much better.[/quote] I was not yet able to build any Assailants. I normally use skirmishers as an emergency force when I just need to fight off enemy scouts or someth

Reply to "Entity Ref not found" False Positive?? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="-Ue_Carbon" reply="1" id="2473228"]did you add the enitity to the player info file? [/quote] What exactly is the player info file? And incidentally, I probably added 100 entities, and only one of them has this problem.

"Entity Ref not found" False Positive?? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Hey, So I have this mod I'm making, and the game is minidumping on launch with an "Entity Ref not found" error. But the entity that it says is "not found" is definitely in the GameInfo folder, and is definitely in the entity.manifest file. I also updated the entityNameCount in the manifest, and it is definitely correct. I have checked all spelling almost a dozen times, and that is also definitely correct. Why is SoaSE telling me the entity is "not found" when

Reply to [Fixed next build]Pirates are ridiculously powerful??? in Sins Diplomacy Sins Forums

[quote who="Ryat" reply="1" id="2472980"]Nope, I personally dont think they are strong enough (I even modded them to be stronger still) in fifteen minutes you should have something that can stop the small attacks that the pirates send your away, I always do edit: sorry did not mean to sound harsh, I learned long ago to get a solid fleet and defenses up in a hurry, when you play four or five unfair oppenents you learn to move fast[/quote] Sorry, but I don't consid

[Fixed next build]Pirates are ridiculously powerful??? in Sins Diplomacy Sins Forums

Hey, I was just checking out the new Beta 2 features, or at least trying to, when an enemy put a 250c bounty on me about 0.001 seconds before a pirate raid launched, and WHAM!!! About 25 pirate ships attacked my only planet. I had nowhere near the research or fleet capacity to do anything about it. Add this to the fact that pirate ships have capital ship strength now, and it's just insane. You should not be able to wipe out another player's entire planet in t

Reply to Suggestion: "Mature" Language Setting in Ready to Play Stardock Forums

[quote who="Savyg" reply="7" id="2414181"]Sounds good. I'd like a Mild option as well, though...as I mentioned heavy cursers bug me.[/quote] That was part of my original idea. Three levels: one for people who don't care about language, one for people who only tolerate mild language, and one for people who won't tolerate any profanity at all.

Reply to Batch convert .tga to .dds? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="ManSh00ter" reply="6" id="2414896"]There is no conversion list as far as I know. I just select them and click "Convert". Try disabling the preview function and make sure your output folder is set (you can autoset it in the options).[/quote] The Convert button is still disabled. I can select the files, but I can't click Convert.

Reply to Batch convert .tga to .dds? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="ManSh00ter" reply="4" id="2414691"]I recommend using DDS Converter 2 , a free and easy to use tool which can convert most commonly used image formats to .dds, using either the S3 or nVidia algorithms. Besides, its a lot faster than the nVidia plugin for Photoshop, especially if you work with textures bigger than 1024x1024. And yeah, it can work in batches. When converting, simply select the nVidia algorithm and DXT5 for all your textures, including the normal maps. I te

Reply to Batch convert .tga to .dds? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="Blair Fraser" reply="1" id="2413997"]Use Photoshop actions.[/quote] Could you elaborate please?

Batch convert .tga to .dds? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Hey, Is there any way to batch convert .tga textures to .dds format for SoaSE?

Reply to Convert .OBJ to .MESH? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="Thoumsin" reply="11" id="2409122"]Use XSI... the modtools version is free... for hardpoint... and use the Stardock mod package for convert to .mesh[/quote] Is there a tutorial I can read that fully explains that whole process?

Reply to Convert .OBJ to .MESH? in Sins Modding Sins Forums

[quote who="Thoumsin" reply="8" id="2407996"]From .mesh to other format, use 3D Object converter From XSI to .mesh format, use the Stardock converter Both software work only in one direction for the convertion...[/quote] Well, I have .obj format now. Is there a free program that can convert that format to .mesh? Or is that XSI? [e digicons]:|[/e]

Reply to Suggestion: "Mature" Language Setting in Ready to Play Stardock Forums

[quote who="CaptainWin" reply="3" id="2407157"]I think that profanity is an "immature" language and should be banned altogether. If you feel the need to use it keep it to yourself.[/quote] I personally would take this approach, too, but I have read opinion pieces by many people who are frustrated by games and communities that filter foul language. I agree with you: despite all cultural indications to the contrary, excessive profanity is extremely immature; it shows that the pers