Doing a simple mod in SEV

[RonGianti]

So, it appears we will want to futz around with a few things, right out of the box (like getting a 255 system map!). But we've been warned not to mess with stock.

So, what do we have to do to make our own mod just to make some simple changes?

[Fyron]

1) Go into "GameTypes" folder.
2) Copy the "Standard SE5" folder, name it what you like.
3) Open the "Mod_Definition.txt" file in your new mod folder, configure the name and such.
4) Create a "Data" folder inside your mod folder.
5) Copy any data files you wish to edit from the SE5\Data folder into your mod's data folder.
6) Edit the Data files in your mod folder.

[Suicide Junkie]

In more general terms, you can add just about any folder from the SE5 root into your mod folder, and the game will use those files instead of the defaults.

[Fyron]

Note that any missing files will be read from the default folders, so you do not need to include all files in a folder.

[RonGianti]

Just wanted to give this a bump because its SUCH a good idea to not mess with the default files, and to always make a MOD to test things with instead of changing the default game.

I spent HOURS playing 5 games in a row yesterday, most of which kept crashing. The only changes I made were to make the large galaxy 200 - 250 systems instead of 50 - 100. Seems like a simple change, but if I had just edited the core files, I may never have figured out what the problem is. When I stopped using the mod, the problems went away...

[Captain Kwok]

Have you noticed when generating those larger quadrants if the warp points are all being connected?

[Spoo]

RonGianti said:
Just wanted to give this a bump because its SUCH a good idea to not mess with the default files, and to always make a MOD to test things with instead of changing the default game.

I spent HOURS playing 5 games in a row yesterday, most of which kept crashing. The only changes I made were to make the large galaxy 200 - 250 systems instead of 50 - 100. Seems like a simple change, but if I had just edited the core files, I may never have figured out what the problem is. When I stopped using the mod, the problems went away...

Did you increase the number of system names? It was noted in another thread that there are only 100-some system names in the stock game.