rawghi Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Hi friends,sorry to bother but I'm a little stuck.I'm using Xcom patched to version 4, I added the latest Warspace Extension, and I patched the exe the modpatcher with custom settings edited with XcomMeddler.For example, I tried to increase the items slot for armors (to 2) or edit weapons stats, even messing up with the strategic settings. Launching the game I found that the strategic effects are applyed, but not the tactical ones (armors, weapons, etc...)I even tried to let the exe lead the .ini file with the recent discoveries modding the exe with the HEX editor but without success... Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawghi Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 Ok, I tried to edit live the DefaulGameCore.ini for the strategy part (i tested with the power output of power plants) and the exe now definitely read the .ini.But I tried editing weapons without success..strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylump Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 That sounds like you haven't prevented X-Com from "phoning home" -- I think it's an anti-cheat measure for multiplayer. Two ways to handle it: a) Offline Mode. Easier to accomplish. This prevents Steam from connecting to the Internet, but you won't be able to chat or update other games.1). Start Steam.2). Steam Menu (top left) > Go Offline > Restart in offline mode. b) Modifying hosts file -- prevents XCom from calling out. More complicated, but lets you use Steam's online functions.1) Start Menu > Right click on Notepad, select "Run as Administrator"2) File > Open > %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts -- The hosts file has no . suffix, make sure you don't add .txt or anything else. Also, %systemroot% on my system is C:\Windows, but it may vary.3) Add these three lines to the file: # Prevent XCOM Phone Home127.0.0.1 prod.xcom.firaxis.com127.0.0.1 65.118.245.1654) Save the file. If X-Com phones home, you'll need to uninstall the mod and start this process over. Also make sure you have latest .net framework and Java. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawghi Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 definitely the right answer Johnny, exactly when you was writing, I tried the offline mode of steam, and it worked flawlessly...Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubiousintent Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Same answer, with a little more depth here. If you don't turn off the 'automatic updates' feature, you will find your mods reverted the next time a patch is released, without warning. -Dubious- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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