Noob Help With Particle Forge Created Explosions

Created Explosions Help

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Hello, I am quite new to modding sins and only usually mod txt files in games as i'm not that bright with advanced modding. However i couldn't resist creating an explosion for a starbase with the particle forge editor. My current sins is the trinity edition with sins & all expansions updated fully (my mod path points to Diplomacy v1.011).

I have not a clue really what to do with the explosion now I have it finished. I have tried & failed so I turn to people with actual knowledge in modding (although I had fun trying lol) . I have a couple of questions, so i will just ask them and thank all that answer them. Or point me in the right direction/thread or post...

1, How do I get my explosion to be used on a TEC starbase when it is destroyed/scuttled/self destructed, in replace of it's original Explosion?                                                       

2, If you scuttle a TEC starbase (haven't Tried any other starbases), does it just sit there or does it eventually explode?        (I scuttled it to test my mod, which crashed the game, but without my mod there is no explosion - I am not sure if this is normal)

Thanks For Reading & Helping In Advance.

I'm off to bed now lol, it's almost 3am - will reply tomorrow if anyone needs more info or more thanks lol. 

 

 

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

I think you are looking to replace this

ExplosionName "StarBase0"

its on line 240

and yes, scuttling a starbase brings an explosion, at least with me it does

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Ryat, reply 1
I think you are looking to replace this

ExplosionName "StarBase0"

its on line 240

and yes, scuttling a starbase brings an explosion, at least with me it does
End of Ryat's quote

Thanks for reply.

Is it possible to create an explosion too big for a gravity well or with too many particles? Because I did replace that line with my particle name & with my particle effect in the particle folder that I created. Is it possible that I named it wrong or something? if I named it say 'My Starbase Explosion' what would I type in that line?

Also is there any other things I need to do to link it? or is that it - Just put my explosion particle in the particle folder & rename that line?

And I guess I must have screwed up somewhere with modding with the no explosion scuttling of a starbase - may have to reinstall lol.

Thanks to all in advance. 

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Are you not creating a mod for this? http://soase.weebly.com/sins-mod-set.html

Never ever alter the base game files. If you did you can verify and fix using impulse validate or reinstall.

Some file links do not like spaces, try My_Starbase_Explosion or MyStarbaseExplosion. This is of coarse after you created a mod folder and placed the altered files inside of it then enable the mod under the options and use the DEV.exes to test.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting myfist0, reply 3
Are you not creating a mod for this? http://soase.weebly.com/sins-mod-set.html

Never ever alter the base game files. If you did you can verify and fix using impulse validate or reinstall.

Some file links do not like spaces, try My_Starbase_Explosion or MyStarbaseExplosion. This is of coarse after you created a mod folder and placed the altered files inside of it then enable the mod under the options and use the DEV.exes to test.
End of myfist0's quote

Thanks for your reply.

I had already created a folder in the mod path & put all files & folders needed, but maybe I accidentally altered something I shouldn't have by mistake with the particle forge when I was tired or not thinking & being foolish lol.

I will try what you said about spaces being a problem, but I still was wondering if my explosion was too big for the starbase or gravity well - does the paticles you create have a limit in size or have any limit at all with sins?

I am only modding for myself as I don't have much experience - But thanks for that link as some info on limits there is useful.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

I found what the problem was with scuttling the starbase & no explosion. It was a save file I was using that was probably corrupt after using my first attempt at modding & then I switched the mod off and I guess the save didn't work after all that. I loaded a different save & I now get explosions with scuttling the starbase.

Only thing I really need to know at moment is in the previous post: Is there any limits to size/particles of an explosion when created in particle forge to be compatible with game/ship/starbase/gravity well?

Thanks for reading & replying in advance.