Ah cool thanks i have been looking for new maps for months now and have had nothing turn up

for the maps from before the 25th of feb 2009 you will also need the mapupdater for sins 1.16/entrenchment1.02 from here
http://www.mediafire.com/file/dnigynydzmz/sins map updater v1.1.9.rar

harpo

first you will want/need a either or both winrar and 7zip ot extract files then download and install galaxy forge from the sins download page
assuming you have sins 1.16/entrenchment 1.02,  the galaxy forge maps NEED to be placed here for xp
C:\Documents and Settings\'user name'\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\GalaxyForge

or here for vista/windows 7
C:\Users\'user name'\AppData\Local\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\GalaxyForge.

NOTE the first two folders after the 'user name' are hidden , so to see them you must first click on 'tools' then 'folder options', then 'view', then click on 'show hidden files& folders' then click ok, then you will be able to browse your want to the folder. I suggest when you find the folder that you create a shortcut to it on the desktop

also the galaxy forge maps only show up in the galaxy forge tab of map types

and if a map you want to play was released before 25th feb 2009 then you will also neet the sins map updater from here
http://www.mediafire.com/file/dnigynydzmz/sins map updater v1.1.9.rar

harpo