Daemonjax Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah, offline mode it is. Fair enough, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege2 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) This was working perfectly with my steam version until this morning. There was a steam update and now none of my changes actually show up in game. Not sure what is causing it. Also tried using resource hacker and none of the changes carry over to the actual game either. Edited October 25, 2012 by siege2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bman654 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah, offline mode it is. Fair enough, I suppose. I did testing on this. The hosts file seems to be enough:Start -> "notepad" (do not press ENTER key)Right-click on Notepad program -> Run as AdministratorFile -> Open -> %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hostsAdd these 3 lines to the file: # Prevent XCOM Phone Home 127.0.0.1 prod.xcom.firaxis.com 127.0.0.1 65.118.245.165 Save the file No need to reboot even, at least on Windows 7. I tested by changing the cost of Medikits to $1 and changing the assault rifle to not require ammo. After this change, I was able to leave Steam ONLINE and the game still used by changes. I verified in the log file that the game only seems to get updates via the server above. It does NOT appear to get updates through Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taleden Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah, offline mode it is. Fair enough, I suppose. I did testing on this. The hosts file seems to be enough:Start -> "notepad" (do not press ENTER key)Right-click on Notepad program -> Run as AdministratorFile -> Open -> %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hostsAdd these 3 lines to the file: # Prevent XCOM Phone Home 127.0.0.1 prod.xcom.firaxis.com 127.0.0.1 65.118.245.165 Save the file No need to reboot even, at least on Windows 7. I tested by changing the cost of Medikits to $1 and changing the assault rifle to not require ammo. After this change, I was able to leave Steam ONLINE and the game still used by changes. I verified in the log file that the game only seems to get updates via the server above. It does NOT appear to get updates through Steam. Has anyone searched for where the phone-home server address is stored within XCOM? If we can come up with a mod that disables it, then that can become the baseline for all other mods that want to change the protected settings (Armors, Characters, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndroAsc Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) Modpatcher does not work on non-steam installation. I'm getting an error about steam path not found. Can this be fixed?Changing the path to a steam directory does not work too.... 10:48:39 Startup10:48:39 steampath Error10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 checkcp return true10:48:41 Backup found, use as base10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 path vars backup: XComGame.exe xcom-orginal.exe10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 updateres var: XComGame.exe10:48:41 getmodfile: DefaultGameCore.mod10:48:42 done Edited October 25, 2012 by AndroAsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted768840User Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah, offline mode it is. Fair enough, I suppose. I did testing on this. The hosts file seems to be enough:Start -> "notepad" (do not press ENTER key)Right-click on Notepad program -> Run as AdministratorFile -> Open -> %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hostsAdd these 3 lines to the file: # Prevent XCOM Phone Home 127.0.0.1 prod.xcom.firaxis.com 127.0.0.1 65.118.245.165 Save the file Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackAlpha Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Modpatcher does not work on non-steam installation. I'm getting an error about steam path not found. Can this be fixed?Changing the path to a steam directory does not work too.... 10:48:39 Startup10:48:39 steampath Error10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 checkcp return true10:48:41 Backup found, use as base10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 path vars backup: XComGame.exe xcom-orginal.exe10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 updateres var: XComGame.exe10:48:41 getmodfile: DefaultGameCore.mod10:48:42 done Are you using a pirated copy? They don't work with mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndroAsc Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Modpatcher does not work on non-steam installation. I'm getting an error about steam path not found. Can this be fixed?Changing the path to a steam directory does not work too.... 10:48:39 Startup10:48:39 steampath Error10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 checkcp return true10:48:41 Backup found, use as base10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 path vars backup: XComGame.exe xcom-orginal.exe10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 updateres var: XComGame.exe10:48:41 getmodfile: DefaultGameCore.mod10:48:42 done Are you using a pirated copy? They don't work with mods. Some of us don't use STEAM but the physical copy.... so back to my original question is there a work around? I find it puzzling why one would make a mode that needs a steam path... Piracy is not tolerated here. X-COM is a Steamworks game, and can only be played through Steam, so the only way to play it without Steam is through a pirated copy or through the use of cracks. And as stated, piracy is not tolerated on the Nexus. Therefore, you have been banned from the Nexus. You have the right to appeal the ban, granted you have proof of purchase. - Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taleden Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Modpatcher does not work on non-steam installation. I'm getting an error about steam path not found. Can this be fixed?Changing the path to a steam directory does not work too.... 10:48:39 Startup10:48:39 steampath Error10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 checkcp return true10:48:41 Backup found, use as base10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 path vars backup: XComGame.exe xcom-orginal.exe10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 steam not found10:48:41 steampath Error10:48:41 File found in root10:48:41 updateres var: XComGame.exe10:48:41 getmodfile: DefaultGameCore.mod10:48:42 done Are you using a pirated copy? They don't work with mods. Some of us don't use STEAM but the physical copy.... so back to my original question is there a work around? I find it puzzling why one would make a mode that needs a steam path... Try finding the XComGame.exe file in whatever directory you have it installed, copy all the mod files there, and then run the patch from within that directory. If it can't find the registry value for the Steam path, I think modpatcher might fall back on looking in its own directory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndroAsc Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Try finding the XComGame.exe file in whatever directory you have it installed, copy all the mod files there, and then run the patch from within that directory. If it can't find the registry value for the Steam path, I think modpatcher might fall back on looking in its own directory. Thanks but I already did that. I moved all the mod files to the directory where the XComGame.exe file was... but it still tries to look for a steam directory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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