Galaxy Forge troubles

.rar is a file compression format like .zip. Most major compression programs (except winzip of course) can decompress it for you. I recommend the freeware 7zip.

Ok ill try that and see how it works, thanks.

how do i decompress it though? it still wants me to open it with acrobat reader

Once you install a program like 7zip, right click the file, go to the 7zip menu, and click extract files.

ok, thanks ill see how this works now, haha

i extracted the files, but it still opens in acrobat, is it supposed to?

nevermind, i have it but it says it cant open because it still doesnt know what to open it with.

The extracted galaxy forge file should be an application type file (.exe). So it should just run...

I really need help with this. I am trying to Put maps on entrenchment, i have been following the step but i am stuck and one part. I have been reading/following this:

You need to put the galaxy file in your

Program Files/Stardock Games/Sins of a Solar Empire/Entrenchment/Galaxy directory.

Then you have to add it to the galaxy.manifest file in the Entrenchment directory.  This is a new step because Entrenchment uses a different system to keep track of where all the files are, to make it possible to stack mods.  Likely vanilla Sins will eventually switch over to this system.

To add it to the manifest file, add 1 to the fileCount at the top, then add another fileName.  Make sure you spell fileName properly (capital N) and make sure you have quotes around the actual name.  In short, make sure you are using the exact same formatting.

Don't use the folder under user settings (on vista, it's part of the User directory, on XP, it's part of the Documents and Settings dir).  It will cause instant game loss, this folder is for maps created with the in-game map creator. 

   But i CAN NOT figure out how to "To add it to the manifest file, add 1 to the fileCount at the top, then add another fileName" i have no clue plz make it MORE SIMPLE.