HELP! i broke my sins :(

galaxy folder?

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Hi,

I fiddled around with my galaxy folder when i first got the game and ended up messing up a few maps, recently i just patched from 1.02 to 1.03 and i have entrenchment.

I tried to play the game and reinstall from disk however when i go to view maps to play there are only maybe 3 in each category, and galaxy forge says: string not found or something along those lines. HELP ME I NEED MAPS :*(

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

also my internet is satellite so i would rather not use impulse to redownload.. if i have to do that then fml!

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

impulse.

Wahahahaha!!! You are doomed.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

among all my other problems i just tried to play the few maps i do have and i start with no construction ship or mining on top of no construction bay for new ships. same with all the AIs.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

well... um...

honestly, the best thing would be to completely uninstall, and reinstall from impulse so you get the most recent version.

Because... your patch numbers are waaaay off. 

I know its not what you want to hear, but its really not that huge of a game.

Alternatively, you could do the impulse anywhere thing, and suck internets from a local coffee shop to download it.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

If you shift-right click the game in Impulse and choose the verify option, it should spend a while analyzing your installation and will then download any files that differ or are missing. That way you should be able to avoid a full reinstall.

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

When messing around with game files, in ANY game, always make a backup of the originals in case you mess something up.

With Sins in particular, you should NEVER EDIT THE BASE GAME FILES. Instead, make a mod with them or in the case of maps, put them in the GalaxyForge folder for custom maps.

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Yeah, i realize that now.. imma noob modder. thanks for the help! ill try verify then if i have to relocate i will