Help with Mods in General

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I have only been playing for a few months and I'm still working on becoming a better player in the un-modded game. However, I am interested in trying out these mods one day, so I wanted to ask:

1. Do they have an installer?

2. Are they difficult to set up?

3. Can they be easily turned on and off?

4. Can I have multiple mods available to turn on and off at a time? I don't mean simultaneously, but if I like more than one, can I install both, and turn them on as needed?

5. What's the best site for reviewing and downloading available mods?

Thanks.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

1. Do they have an installer?

2. Are they difficult to set up?

3. Can they be easily turned on and off?

4. Can I have multiple mods available to turn on and off at a time? I don't mean simultaneously, but can I install more than one, and then use them individually as needed?

5. Where would be the best site to visit for reviewing/downloading available mods?
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1. Generally not.

2. No, its only confusing the first time. All you have to do is get the folder you download for the mod into the mod folder on your computer. No other steps or file editing is required. Read this when you want to try installing one.

3. Yes, from the main menu in game.

4. Yes, and with Entrenchment/Diplomacy you can have as many mods enabled as you like (though most mods won't work with each other unless designed to do so or if one of the mods is pretty small)

5. Here in the modding forum is always a good place to look. The Wincustomize site advertised in the downloads section of the site is also an option but often the mods are out of date. A list of the main mods can be found here with a little bit of commentary by the website creator.

 

 

Further, I advise that the Devs add custom map sharing to Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

1. Most no. Need to extract. http://soase.weebly.com/placing-mods.html

2. No

3. Yes

4. Yes

5. You are here. 1st few modding forum pages will have m0ds that are kept up-to-date. look for [Mod] or [Mod WIP] which is Work in Progress.

 

Edit: Damn you Goa  :annoyed:    ;P

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks!

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting myfist0, reply 2
5. You are here. 1st few modding forum pages will have m0ds that are kept up-to-date. look for [Mod] or [Mod WIP] which is Work in Progress.
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Or a-holes like me that removed the [Mod...] cuz I though myfists [SotC] looked cooler!

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

I see a lot of great looking mods. One that made me smile: Volumetric Explosions & Damage Effects ver. 1.2. "In addition to glorious explosions and burning ships, you also get crewmembers doing the ol' 'spacewalk without a suit' when ships go down or get a serious blow." Depending on how taxing it is on my system, that may be a mod I end up leaving turned on all the time.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

That mod is now built into a lot of other mods. Just so you know.

edit for advertisement: Like Distant Stars.