Technical FAQ Including Hosting Solutions

My copy of the game refuses to install, and also refuses to give any reason: when it begins the installation process, after I have selected the directory and so on, it simply says, "Error" and closes. Nothing else whatever. Does anyone know how this might be solved. I have checked my drivers, my system's hardware, software compatibility, and installed it from the administrator account, so it would be none of the usual things...

this may be in the wrong area, but i will see if i can help.

did you download the game or purchase it in a store?
a downloaded copy may have been corrupted during the download. redownload and try again.
do other applications install? ie the SoaSE demo.

if you purchased in a store, i would take it back to the store and say it is defective and get another copy. if it continues to fail, then there is an incompatibility somewhere. i would need to know more about your system. you may also want to look at the windows event logs to see if they captured any errors.

I have a friend who was pirating the game and decided to buy it. Now he can't do get on ICO or register on the forums because of his fraudulent account. He registered both on the same email address. What can he do?

Ive had this game for awhile and before I had to reinstall my vista operating system it worked fine but now it won't. it allows me to install the game completly but if i run the disc, or hit "play game" the launcher dissappears and it doesn't start

I got to to the data execution prevention and set it to allow sins...but it still won't run

my computer doesn't crash, freeze in fact it doesn't do a single thing as if i never hit the play button so im out of clues....I also installed the update but didnt change anything

Have you tried the exe from the program files?

yea but same thing

Try reinstalling from Impulse.

no didn't work i got an error, it said

Failed to add GDF to Game Explorer.

ExePath:
Installdir:
InstallScope:2
Error: IGameExplorer VerifyAccess Failed. (The parameter is incorrect.)

No idea what it means lol

Do you have admin rights?

yep it is my laptop after all ^.^ I tried running it as admin cause I have an Inspiron 1521 "vista"(great OS...not really) but didn't work as well

I looked at other vista problems listed but, they were all different problems in that they could actually get to the cinematic or actual game screen. where I can only go to the launcher under program files, any help or solutions will be greatly appreciated thx ^^

Hmm. Perhaps disabling/enabling some options in the user.setting file?
Perhaps ShowErrors.
Could an antivirus or something like that be interfering?

Have you tried throwing your laptop out the window? (Not recommended unless it's on fire.)

to be honest i have no anti virus software, then again i never had to worry about to many viruses as long as i didn't download anything...bad

and trust me this laptop is living on borrowed time, this isn't the first game it tried screwing me over

but I guess I get to learn something more about computers =P

It does meet the minimum requirements, right?

yea it worked before perfectly

I uninstalled it and re-installed it using impulse, same thing, but when i changed the resolution to 640x680 it came up then a split second took me back to desktop

so should I change the resolution on my computer or what else shold I do?

I think that the lowest resolution supported by the game is 1024x768.

In the user.setting file, try changing the resolution to something your computer supports, and maybe changing whether it's windowed or not. Also, try turning off the intro movies using the user.setting file. (Shooting in the dark now.)

Ive been having online issues specifically with 1 of my friends... if either of us hosts a game, we cant join it, it just disconnects us from the game server, any way to fix this?   

IMPERIAL_SHADOW,

two options...


1. If you're on game-version 1.05 or less, please download and follow the steps in my guide "Networking and SINS" linked-to right under the GREEN writing in the OP of
this thread.


2. Each of you go to www.impulsedriven.com, download IMPULSE (Stardock's new distribution system and the only way to get all future patches). Install it, then click the blue ORB in the upper right corner and click "show pre-release versions" and update SINS to the 1.1 BETA (version 1.09) which will not require you to forward any ports etc.


thanks,

the Monk

403 error on the original link. Works like this.

 

I suggest you to install the smatr version of operating system VISTA. This is better for game lovers.

 

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ok stupid question running impulse got update 1.05 of sins of a solar empire,

Question is.

1. How do you capture a mine or mines in a planet feild with no planet or central asteroid ?

2. I have the entire solar system taking over via my ships i have located 1 mine thats got 1 of my x enemys mining building on it and i cant get any of my current ships + capital ships to distroy this one little lone asteroid with no planet in a planet field and the only thing that is stoping me completing the mission is this one part.

 

Help ??????

 

lemon-rev,

Seems like the wrong thread to post your question in......

however, since I'm now here.....

It depends on which race you're playing.  The vasari can cap those extractor's with a scout, the tec and advent need to use their colony frigates.

 

i understand that this is the wrong post but it seems logical to post here since its more technical than problematic i have captital ships fragits and extra ships in this one spot of this long mine i cant seem to get ether ship to distroy i might how ever get more different types to try and destroy it, also how do you take over lone asteroids or mines doesnt matter if crystal or metal ?

 

 

You can't "destroy" those extractors, you need to "capture" them with the ships I told you to use in my first reply to you...

i guees the post is alright.. at least i wouldve posted it here..... those are Neutral extractors, they cannot be destroyed. (wich kinda sucks btw.. what about respawn !! :/?)

you can capture them however,

Vasari has a scout vessel with capture neutral extractor ability, remeber to turn auto scout off... otherwise it'll just ognore the capture command 60% of the time...

Advent: use a plain colony frigate to take over the extractor.

TEC: use a plain colnoy frigate to take over the extractor.