i had this problem and my vinilla sins had been uninstalled I had to reinstall to get all the maps

Hey, could someone please be more specific as to what to do about this problem... i dont understand how to get the maps working?!

jack_davidson & xceptone, any sins map version 3 when placed in the galaxyforge folder next to you mods folder WILL work in the galaxyforge map type.

Assuming you have sins 1.17/entrenchment 1.03,  the galaxy forge maps NEED to be placed here for xp
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\GalaxyForge

or here for vista/windows 7
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\GalaxyForge.

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

also the galaxy forge maps only show up in the galaxy forge tab of map types

and if a map you want to play was released before 25th feb 2009 then you will also neet the sins map updater from here
http://files.filefront.com/sins+map+updater+v201rar/;13585432;/fileinfo.html

harpo

xceptone, the original maps are in the sizes ie small medium & large maps, but the galaxy forge maps show up in the galaxy forge group.

the sequence of map groups is

small

medium

large

map designer (in the map designer folder next to the mods folders)

galaxy forge ( in the galaxyforge folder next to the mods folders).

sins 1.15+ & entrenchment 1.00+ all use mapversion 3.

if you have sins 1.15/entrenchment 1.00/1.01 then the maps also have to be added to the galaxy.manifest in the entrenchment folder, but I would suggest updating your sins with impulse to the current 1.03 as there are several bugfixes and balance fixes in the 1.03

also if you are using an old galaxyforge to create the maps then you need to use the map updater to update the maps to version 3 as there is a LOT more than just  a version number change

harpo

assuming you have an entrenchment 1.02 OR later, place the custom galaxy file in the galaxyforge folder next to your mods-entrenchment-v#.### folders the maps will then show up in the galaxy forge tab, if you place them in the program files galaxy folder you will also NEED to update your galaxy.manifest in your entrenchment folder(this is also true for entrenchment 1.00 & 1.01 and is needed for 1.00 &  1.01)

harpo