Halp!!

[Fyron]

Elowan said:
But I saved out the data files prior to updating and then copied them back into thir respective folders - editing as needed first. bad idea?

Hmm... and you saved all of them? I still say it is a bad idea to do this in the stock data folder, and you still want to keep everything in a mod folder...

In this case, you'll need to log into the game as Host and process a turn. This will tell SE4 not to complain about changing data files and game Versions, and will successfully upgrade the game to the new patch. Not sure what would be wrong with saved empire files... double check the RacialTraits.txt file and make sure any changes you had made to it before are still present.

[Elowan]

OK. I'm going to uninstall SE4 and reinstall it. I don't have 1.8.4 anymore (hmm ... yes ... I do on laptop) so I'll patch with 1.9.1 and redo my altered files. Oh what fun!!

If I install my modified data files into a different folder - how in blazes will SE4 know where to look for the changes?

[Ed Kolis]

Use the Path.txt located in your SE4 folder to specify the location of the game data files you want to use. Or, download the ModLauncher, the SE4 Companion, or the SE4 Mod Selector; those programs can present you with a menu of all your installed mods and change the Path.txt for you!

[Elowan]

Ed Kolis said:
Use the Path.txt located in your SE4 folder to specify the location of the game data files you want to use. Or, download the ModLauncher, the SE4 Companion, or the SE4 Mod Selector; those programs can present you with a menu of all your installed mods and change the Path.txt for you!

Sound like fun files. Where do I find these?

[geoschmo]

Keep in mind no matter how you go about it, whether you overwrite the default files or use a mod folder and change the path.txt, you are still going to get that error when you try to open savegames using 1.91. Until you process a turn as host using 1.91. Then you will be able to open the player turn.

Geoschmo

[Fyron]

SE4 Mod Launcher

[Elowan]

Imperator Fyron said:
SE4 Mod Launcher

Many thnx for that!

[Elowan]

geoschmo said:
Keep in mind no matter how you go about it, whether you overwrite the default files or use a mod folder and change the path.txt, you are still going to get that error when you try to open savegames using 1.91. Until you process a turn as host using 1.91. Then you will be able to open the player turn.

Geoschmo

I wasn't having any difficulty opening games before nor since re-installing and updating to 1.9.1, just loading my empire files.

However - I am having an issue with all my ship designs. They show up if I load a saved game - but even if I save the empire out of that game - I still get an empty design queue when I start a new game. Same for Fill Queue.

Is there somewhere that I can access these designs (a data file) or must I recreate them from scratch - again!?

whispers to self: why did you update in the 1st place? Why couldn't you leave well enough alone?