Sins of a Solar Empire (PC)

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Achievements

Complete the following achievements to unlock Microsoft Gamerscore points.

AchievementHow to unlock
AcolyteWin the game an Advent player.
Actually HAL, I can do thatWin the game by yourself against at least four hard AI players.
Advent Fleet DiversificationHave atleast one of every Advent Capital Ship built at the same time.
Advent Harmony ResearcherResearch every subject in the Harmony Tree while researching no subjects in the Hostility Tree.
Advent Hostility ResearcherResearch every subject in the Hostility Tree while researching no subjects in the Harmony Tree.
Anti-GlobalizationDestroy 100 trade ships.
ArchaeologistFind and own every artifact at the same time.
Best Defense is a Good OffenseWin the game without building any Tactical Structures.
Capital Ship ArmadaOwn the maximum number of Capital Ships possible. Your fleet research must also be at max level.
Capital Ship AssassinDestroy 30 enemy capital ships.
Capital Ship CaptainGet a Capital Ship to maximum experience level.
ColonizerHave 30 planets colonized at the same time.
Comp StomperWin the game by yourself against at least three hard AI players.
Crystal LenderGive 20,000 Crystal to other players.
Crystal MerchantSell 10,000 Crystal directly to the Black Market.
Crystal MinerCollect 35,000 Crstal from resource extractors.
Crystal SpeculatorBuy 10,000 Crystal from the Black Market.
Dead CanariesDestroy 50 refinery ships.
EnsignWin the game as a TEC player.
Escape from MaxTravel through a wormhole to discover where it leads to.
Expert BombardierDo 15,750 damage to planets.
Export MavenCollect 20,000 Credits from trade ships.
Family PlanningYour empire must support at least 6,000 population at once.
Fear the IcebergsWin the game without building any Capital Ships.
Frigate KillerDestroy 1,000 enemy frigates.
Go Big or Go HomeWin the game without building and Frigates or Cruisers.
He's no good to me deadSpend 66,000 credits increasing the bounty on other players.
InitiateWin the game as Vasari player.
Master of any DomainWin the game as a Random player.
Metal LenderGive 20,000 Metal to other players.
Metal MerchantSell 10,000 Metal directly to the Black Market.
Metal MinerCollect 35,000 Metal from Resource extractors.
Metal SpeculatorBuy 10,000 Metal from the Black Market.
Money LenderGive 25,000 Credits to other players.
Mutual TraderForm a Trade Alliance with another player.
No Exhaust Port FoundWin the game without building any strike craft.
Outstanding ResumeComplete at least 30 missions.
PacifistForm a Peace Treaty with another player.
Pilot's BaneDestroy enemy fighter craft.
Pirate BaronColonize a Pirate base.
Pirate ExterminatorDestroy 1,000 pirate ships.
Planet VisionaryForm an Planet Vision alliance with another player.
Plug PullerWin the game by yourself against at least one hard AI player.
Pop IdolSpread your culture to 75% of the galaxy.
Refining MagnateCollect 20,000 Metal or Crystal from refinery ships.
Resource OpportunistGain 15,000 Credits from other players buying up your resources.
Road to PeaceForm a Cease Fire with another player.
Ship SwarmOwn the maximum number of ships possible. Your fleet research must also be at max level.
Ship VisionaryForm a Ship Vision alliance with another Player.
Space PoniesUm... What?
Squadron LeaderOwn at least 100 Squadrons at once.
Star ExplorerTravel to another star system.
Tax CollectorCollect 200,000 Credits from taxes.
TEC Civilian ResearcherResearch every subject in the Civilian Tree while researching no subjects in the Military Tree.
TEC Fleet DiversificationHave atleast one of every TEC Capital Ship built at the same time.
TEC Military ResearcherResearch every subject in the Military Tree while researching no subjects in the Civilian Tree.
Toaster RoasterWin the game by yourself against at least two hard AI players.
Union BusterDestroy 50 construction ships.
Vasari Empire ResearcherResearch every subject in the Empire Tree while researching no subjects in the Warfare Tree.
Vasari Fleet DiversificationHave atleast one of every Vasari Capital Ship built at the same time.
Vasari Warfare ResearcherResearch every subject in the Warfare Tree while researching no subjects in the Empire Tree.
World BuilderCreate your own custom galaxy and preview the results.
Wrecking CrewDestroy 200 enemy planet structures.

Game modding

Note: Improper tinkering of game files may cause problems with the installation; proceed at your own risk.

Look for your game's installation path. (Normally its in C:\Program Files\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire) Look for the galaxy folder.

Within the "Galaxy" folder, you'll see all sorts of systems from the game, tutorials, and more. Right-click on any file in the "Galaxy" folder and open it with Notepad. You should see the following string at the top of the text file:

* homeplanetupgradelevel: population
* homeplanetupgradelevel: civilianmodules
* homeplanetupgradelevel: tacticalmodules
* homeplanetupgradelevel: home
* homeplanetupgradelevel: artifactlevel
* homeplanetupgradelevel: infrastructure

These strings mean different things, and represent upgrade choices that can increase tactical capacity, population, and more. Here's what they mean specifically:

* population = civilian infrastructure
* civilian modules = logistics capacity
* tactical modules = tactical capacity
* home = capital planet (default when you start a game, cannot change)
* artifact level = exploration (already at max when you start a game)
* infrastructure = emergency facilities

If you head back to the same text file and scroll to the very bottom, you'll find a section that starts with "playercount [#]". You should find it right after the section describing the phase line connections. The section starting with "player 0" represents you. The three strings "startingcredits", "startingmetal", and "startingcrystal" are values of your starting material that can each be changed to a maximum of 9999. Change those values freely.

Stealing Resources (Single player mode)

1. Start a new game and play as usual, giving the other empires time to build up their resources.

2. When you're ready to steal resources (as you're running low on resources yourself), save your game, quit, and then reload another empire to play as.

3. Once you have loaded your alternate empire, go to the Diplomacy menu. Send the resources from this empire to your "normal", default empire.

4. Save the game, quit, and reload your original empire. The resources sent from the alternate empire should now be there -- you can repeat this as much as you want.