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ok that worked....i did the phone home first.....acording to the log if you just do a regular install and then use XCOMModHelper and then change the .ini file it will never matter unless you fix your host file....this is the regular log... DevOnline: Using cached profile data instead of reading[0010.28] DevOnline: Read profile data: 4 SP soldiers, 4 MP soldiers[0010.28] DevHTTP: Performing DNS lookup for prod.xcom-ew.firaxis.com[0010.28] DevOnline: ReadTitleFile() XComGameCore.ini Download Starting[0010.28] ScriptLog: Script call stack:Function XComGame.XComPresentationLayerBase:BaseScreenState.PoppedStateFunction XComGame.XComPresentationLayerBase:State_ProgressDialog.DeactivateFunction Engine.OnlineEventMgr:ActivateAllSystemMessages [0010.28] DevHTTP: Performing DNS lookup for prod.xcom-ew.firaxis.com[0010.28] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload resolve complete to: 65.118.245.139:80[0010.28] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload resolve complete to: 65.118.245.139:80[0010.37] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload request (/ew/PlayerInfo.ashx) started[0010.37] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload request (/ew/Dict.ashx?keyz=XComGameCore.ini) started[0010.42] DevHTTP: HTTP POST payload sent, waiting for response[0010.49] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload request (/ew/Dict.ashx?keyz=XComGameCore.ini) completed[0010.52] Log: Updating config/loc from XComGameCore.ini took 0.028828 seconds[0010.52] DevOnline: TitleFile XComGameCore.ini Download Succeeded! so it will always override your .ini file unless you add those to the host....then the log looks like this... DevHTTP: Performing DNS lookup for prod.xcom-ew.firaxis.com[0009.51] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload resolve complete to: 127.0.0.1:80[0009.51] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload resolve complete to: 127.0.0.1:80[0009.55] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload request (/ew/PlayerInfo.ashx) started[0009.55] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload request (/ew/Dict.ashx?keyz=XComGameCore.ini) started[0009.60] DevHTTP: HTTP POST payload sent, waiting for response[0009.60] Error: 404: Failed to GET the requested file: http://prod.xcom-ew.firaxis.com:80/ew/Dict.ashx[0009.60] DevOnline: TitleFile XComGameCore.ini Download Failed[0009.63] DevHTTP: FHttpDownload::StateReceivingHeader: Socket error (SE_ECONNABORTED)[0009.83] DevOnline: Obtained steam user stats Thank you all for your help! Edit: This might have been common knowledge for modders but i had no idea....thank you guys for being patient with me. a LITTLE new at modding within steam.

I did not disable phone home....im going to do that after the clean install....thanks for the heads up I tried this and it says it patched it successfully ...but no changed occur. I tried a saved game and then i started a new game and both the same results. All i do is change the cost of the satellite to 1 and then go try to buy and its still 100. Easiest test, edit XEW/Config/DefaultGameCore.ini, line 104 is the line for Frag Grenades, change iDamage from 3->9, save the file. Launch XCOM, start new game, try throw the grenade. And no unfortunately the tool does not work with "alternative" version because unfortunately the "alternative" version seems to not work if you alter anything in the executable. Thanks for the tip....i will try that....its a lot faster than finishing that first mission every time!

yeah....i changed the DGC.ini in the XEU/XCOMGame/Config folder. I tried a few dif things like HQ starting money and so forth but nothing worked when starting a new game. I am going to try a fresh install and see what happens.

I am deleting all files and redownloading and trying from scratch....ill let you know what i find

I tried this and it says it patched it successfully ...but no changed occur. I tried a saved game and then i started a new game and both the same results. All i do is change the cost of the satellite to 1 and then go try to buy and its still 100.

So im new at this modding but i do program code for a living. I have tried Resource Hacker followed multiple instructions to the letter but nothing happens. What am i doing wrong? I go to the folder... C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\XCom-Enemy-Unknown\XEW\Binaries\Win32 and i use resource hacker on the XComEW.exe file To test it i change the cost value of a satellite to 1. I compile the data and save. satellite's are still 100. Am i doing something wrong? Is there something else im not doing? any help would be grateful!