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Old April 11th, 2008, 10:25 AM
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After doing a Windows XP reinstall I'm trying to download planet packs and other image mod packs from Spaceempires.net. Most of the files show "page not found" when I try to download them.

Is Spaceempires.net still operating?

Where else can image mod packs be obtained?

I thought I had copied all that stuff to CD, but I can't find it.
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Did you try following the "Home" links?
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Did you try following the "Home" links?
Yes, that worked. Thank you!

This game is so incredibly addictive. Last night after re-loading stock SEIV I loaded the TDM mod and began a test game as the Rage. In just a few turns I was hooked. I had forgotten just how beautiful those Rage ships are.
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Old August 28th, 2008, 02:10 AM
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What OS is that?

Try installing to c:\games\SE instead of program files.
My problem may be similar in nature.

I keep several identities on my PC (OS:Win XP Home) but I prefer to play games as a plain user, not with Admin privileges. At the moment I have transferred SEIV (with a solo game in progress) over the home LAN from my old (creak, groan) Win98SE machine satisfactorily and it's playable *IF* I login as an Admin-level ID.

How do I install SEIV (and all the mods I have) keeping the game engine in H:\Program Files\Games|Space Empires but saving my games and notes and other stuff in ...\Document&Settings\UserXXXX\Games|Space Empires ... ??

Can this even be done?
I've tried various edits of the PIF unsuccessfully but I suspect that I need a list of files that HAVE to be writable in my User location.
Anyway - HAAALP!!! (Please)
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I keep several identities on my PC (OS:Win XP Home) but I prefer to play games as a plain user, not with Admin privileges. At the moment I have transferred SEIV (with a solo game in progress) over the home LAN from my old (creak, groan) Win98SE machine satisfactorily and it's playable *IF* I login as an Admin-level ID.

How do I install SEIV (and all the mods I have) keeping the game engine in H:\Program Files\Games|Space Empires but saving my games and notes and other stuff in ...\Document&Settings\UserXXXX\Games|Space Empires ... ??

Can this even be done?
I imagine it can, in theory, but the user account that I set up for myself under WinXP Pro was so frustrating to use that I eventually gave up and deleted the user account.
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Default Re: Installing SE IV on New Machine. What a Nightmare

Last time I did that I was amazed at seeing the game run in its original vanilla mode. EIGHT races?!? And such SMALL maps!

The next headache was figuring what all the mods were that I had loaded to get SEIV the way I wanted it. I finally gave up. Rebooted the old computer, zipped everything, and copied it over.
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How do I install SEIV (and all the mods I have) keeping the game engine in H:\Program Files\Games|Space Empires but saving my games and notes and other stuff in ...\Document&Settings\UserXXXX\Games|Space Empires ... ??
You could probably create a bunch of NTFS fake symlinks (forget what they are called) for the various folders (eg: savegame, maps), but its more hassle than it could possibly be worth. Just install the game outside of Program Files and you'll be ok.
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Default Re: Installing SE IV on New Machine. What a Nightmare

Thank you.

That's ultimately what I have done but I had regarded it as only a workaround. If there's no definitive body of knowledeg on the topic then that's what I shall have to stick to.
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Default Re: Installing SE IV on New Machine. What a Nightmare

Hi all, long time me no post

Just went thru same deal getting the B5 mod to work again.

Thanks to those who worked on the mod after I quit it.
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