Modding impossible, driving me crazy.

[Sowarm]

Last week i had the shit idea to have better looking backgrounds for that great game, but any mod i try to install using SMM don't work except for the two coming with the program (scrap advantage).

This doesn't work:

1.Go to SMM/backups, delete data.dat.bak and resource.dat.bak
2.
a.Steam users:
Steam -> Library -> right-click on FTL -> Properties -> Local Files -> Verify Integrity of Game Cache
b.DRM-free version users:
Reinstall FTL (remember to back up your profile!)
3.Launch SMM to create new backups

This is what i get trying to validate the mods after a clean install on FTL (steam) and SMM. All files deleted from drive, re-download and re-install both of programs.



What the hell is happening, it's supposed to be easy. Heavy modding of games like GTA4 and Skyrim was a piece of cake, this is driving me nuts.

Halp please.

[RAD-82]

Have you actually tried hitting the patch button? As far as I can tell from your image, there isn't anything wrong. The validate button is sort of like an error checker that can be used by modders. It isn't required for mod users.

[Matthew]

FTL was not designed with the intention of being mod-able. The tool(s) people use are unofficial and I wouldn't be able to explain what is causing them to not work. You'd probably get much better support for this sort of issue posting directly in the modding forum.

Sorry about the difficulties though, wish there was more I could offer. We'll have to keep modding in mind for any future projects.