UPDATE: I am trying to give this very old project a shot at a new life. Please check out https://philipf5.github.io/sins-data-converter/ for:
Thanks to those who have still been interested in this utility over the past few years, and I hope this new direction will allow the community to still benefit from Sins Data Converter, one way or another.
YES, I definitely plan to update the tool for Rebellion before the end of the summer.
Hey guys, just a quick update here. I still haven't found the time to update this utility for Rebellion, but hopefully I will very soon. That version of the utility is going to have to retain the BETA label though, as I will not have the time to test it extensively on every supported system type.
EDIT/UPDATE: All right, here's what I'm working on. Very shortly I will be releasing Sins Data Converter v1.3, which will be a stable version that is essentially v1.2 with Rebellion support. Sometime after that, I will release v2.1 Beta which will add Rebellion support to the v2.x release series.
Version 1.3 stable and Version 2.1 Beta are available now with Rebellion support along with confirmed Windows 8 support! Also, the v2.1 Beta should now have a working ReferenceData Creator.
Also, I am working on the next major release, which hopefully will be the first v2.x release to receive a stable designation. More news to follow on that. Download links available in the main post, let me know if you find any bugs, have any difficulties, or any comments at all.
I love this application. It makes modding this game a breeze. Thank you.+rep 2 ref 3 keys
Fantastic, this works a lot better than Harpo's BIN2TXT - which just crashes.Good amount of options and excellent usability, well earned rep coming your way!
very nice. any new update planned?
Can't connect to the website to download it; can someone re-upload it somewhere?
You says it supports rebellion but it doesn't show up when seleting which version to use. Only Vanilla, Entrencheent and Diplomacy
FYI--It's been awhile since this has been active so I don't think it is fully usefujl for full-on Rebellion. Glad to hear otherwise if I am wrong.
For modding the files entity of the game info folder first you have to convert the extention bin to txt you can do with this .rar http://adf.ly/1iCPw8 download and execute the .bat is easy and fast.
Thanks! Good to know it's doable and hi there.
Does anyone have a copy that's not via an affiliate link and not hosted on a site which requires an account for a "free download"?
Hi. My Sins Data Converter has stopped working and I don't know why, because of I used it until yesterday . I don't understand why whenever i select Convert it sends many error messages.
Anyone has the same problem?
Edit: I found out a guide to make a batch file and convert bin to text and text to bin, i can resume my modding.
Hey everybody, I know it's been a while. The truth is, I didn't get any feedback on this project for a long time, the modding community seemed to be slowing down, and I abandoned the project. BUT, in light of the fact that a few people have expressed interest over the last few years, I've decided to make this an open source project on GitHub for anybody who wants to work on it, use it, or help others improve it. Please check out https://philipf5.github.io/sins-data-converter/ for all the details.
You may have downloaded the wrong version by accident, since there was no official download available for a while. If you haven't found the correct version and are still interested, you can get the correct download from GitHub now.
You are now both right and wrong at the same time, similar to Schrodinger's cat!
If you're still interested in Sins Data Converter, please go create an issue on the GitHub with some more details (operating system, content of error messages, et cetera) so I or someone else can try to diagnose the problem.
Is there something I'm missing? Because all your github has is a pile of xaml files, which I have no idea what to do with. How do I actually run your converter?
http://www.moddb.com/mods/sacrifice-of-angels-2/downloads/convertdata-folders-for-rebellion-modders
move the files you want to convert into their respective folders, double click the appropriate .bat file. it will convert everything in the folder with the proper extension.
eg: copy all the .entity files from the install GameInfo folder into the Convert Entity folder, double click ConvertEntity_bin_2_txt.bat. the entire entity collection may take a minute or 2 to complete. you will see it in the CMD window that pops up. Once the CMD window closes, it's finished.
Once that is done, move the files you converted into your mods GameInfo folder.
Oh, I figured out how to use a .bat soon after posting. It took a lot of tries. Rarely mentioned are the dlls needed (specifically: microsoft.vc80.crt.manifest, msvcp80.dll, and msvcr80.dll), which were missing on my computer. Also not mentioned was the fact that using a copy of Sins' ConvertData utility will fail; any bat file you write has to reference the original ConvertData sitting in the program folder (at least, that's the only way I can get it to work on my PC). Like so:
for %%a in (*.entity) do "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion\ConvertData_Rebellion.exe" entity %%a %%a txt
I would still appreciate a gui, though at this point it'd be more of a pleasant bonus. At the time I asked my previous question, I was at my wit's end because none of the methods I'd been told were supposed to work were working.
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