How do I get Modbuddy?

[Pryton]

Hi,

I would like to start modding, but I can't even get Modbuddy - this isn't covered in the Modders Guide.

I am told to go onto Steam -> Steam Client -> Library -> Tools -> Sid Meier's Civilization V SDK. I can find the library, but there is no tools option.

I have also been told to download Windows Powershell in order to run Modbuddy, which I have done.

I eventually typed "Sid Meier's Civilization V SDK download" into Google and found a download, and it says it has fully downloaded, but it won't go any further than that - I can't actually open it! I restarted the PC, and still can't open it.

What am I doing wrong.

Please can someone write a step by step guide on how to get Modbuddy, how to open it - thats what we need before we can even start with the Modders Guide!

Thanks.

 

[Horem]

Open steam, goto Library...now just under where it says LIBRARY you will see Installed, Click this and it will give u a drop down menu, scroll down too Tools, click it and u will get a list in alphabetical order. The SDK will be listed there.

 

[Pryton]

Thanks Horem!

I've downloaded it - now I opened it and clicked on Nexus - it wants me to put in the Base Path.... what should this be?

 

[Horem]

Urm no idea tbh dude, never used Nexus Art isnt my thing.

 

[Alewx]

It wants the Installation folder of Civ5 and the Userdata paph.

Installation path is "Steam/Steamapps/common/Sid Meier's Civilization V"

Userdata path is "My Documents/My Games/Sid Meier's Civilization V"

 

[Horem]

This will help you too.

 

[Pryton]

Right I open Sid Meier's SDK and try to click on Modbuddy - it says "Invalid license data. Reinstall is required." - is this because I tried to download from a site when I searched in Google? I have deleted those downloads now because they didn't open anyway. How can the installation from Steam be an invalid license? Isn't it free?

Also Having trouble with Nexus - I typed in the wrong asset path the first time, then corrected it, but now I think it is stuck on the first path!

Should I try to uninstall the SDK and then re-install it or is this gonna be complicated?

 

[whoward69]

I get the license warning if I try to start ModBuddy from the "4 tools sdk menu". Try running ModBuddy directly, it's "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\sid meier's civilization v sdk\ModBuddy\ModBuddy.exe"

 

[Pryton]

I went all the way through and have Modbuddy.exe.config - If I click on that it says it can't run it - now I've been directed here - Moderator Action: *snip* - I guess I'm gonna download it.... all this data is costing me a fortune here at the South of Africa!

 

[whoward69]

Not modbuddy.exe.config but modbuddy.exe

(and that link is a crappy advertising tool that does nothing useful)

 

[Pryton]

I don't have a ModBuddy.exe , only Modbuddy.exe.config ....

 

[whoward69]

If you have "Hide extensions for known filetypes" checked in Explorer's options it will just show as ModBuddy (the icon is a capital V with three gears in it)

 

[Pryton]

Yes I have "Hide Extensions.." So I clicked on ModBuddy with the icon and it still comes up with a picture of (Stone Henge?) but on top of that says "Invalid license data. Reinstall is required." Same as if I click on the ModBuddy shortcut then on ModBuddy in the window that opens.

 

[whoward69]

ModBuddy with the icon is the correct link (it's a henge, but not Stone Henge ;-) ) and if that's giving the License dialog then I don't know off-hand what to suggest. But I wouldn't download anything that hasn't come from the Microsoft website(s)

ModBuddy is built on top of the VC++ Redistributable Shell, so you may need to grab an official copy of that (there is a free version) - the bad news is it's 165Mb so you may want to wait for someone else to confirm that's the correct version!

Edit: According to my installed software, its the VS 2010 Isolated Shell that ModBuddy uses - http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=1366

 

[The_J]

(and that link is a crappy advertising tool that does nothing useful)

Please report such stuff the next time, so that we can remove these links (which I just did). Because in the worse cases it does not only do nothing useful, but might even be malware.

 

[Pryton]

Thanks for the link whoward, but after 3 hours of downloading... it failed to install Shell (Isolated) - all the other components installed, but it said -

"Error 1402. Could not open key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Licenses\9E...... Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel."

Then -

"The following component failed to install: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated) - ENU"

I tried to Open ModBuddy again, and it gave the same problem as before. Evidently I have to get a license for something??

Am I supposed to go to the computer store and buy Shell (Isolated)?? Thought it was supposed to be free??

 

[Pryton]

Okay - I tried Googling - and found a site saying that I have to download Visual Studio service pack 1 before I can get Shell (Isolated) - I tried to download that, but it told me I need a licensed version of Visual Studio 2010. So In other words I have to go to the store and purchase Visual Studio before I can do anything else....

I could always ask someone else to make the mods for me.... but I would like to do it myself and experiment. Also I would like to do the art work myself....

 

[whoward69]

Evidently I have to get a license for something??

No, you need to solve the problem it told you about, namely

"Error 1402. Could not open key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Licenses\9E... ... Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel."

You are either not logged in as an admin or running the install with admin privileges

 

[Pryton]

Sorry I'm stupid - Admin for what? My computer? I clicked on the link that you posted - http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/downl...s.aspx?id=1366 and downloaded, then during installation it got through the first 2.5 items and told me to restart the computer, which I did, Sell (Isolated) was the 4th? (out of 7?) item(s) on the list to be installed - after restarting, it installed all the other items, but not Shell (Isolated).

How do I "Verify that you have sufficient access to that key"?

 

[Pryton]

Okay - So I have set the license in question to my PC's Admin using regedit. Then two other licenses appeared in regedit, but I ignored them. Tried to run Modbuddy - it said "Invalid license data. Reinstall is required." So I uninstalled and reinstalled Civ 5 SDK. "Invalid license data. Reinstall is required." So I tried to download Microsoft Power Shell (Isolated) from a different link, but it took 3 hours, and cut out at 157 megs (out of 168?). So I gave up for a while. Then I got access to faster internet and downloaded a newer version - 2012 version of Microsoft Power Shell (Isolated). Tried Modbuddy - "Invalid license data. Reinstall is required." So I went back into regedit and now there were a total of 4 licenses - of which only one was set to my PC's Admin. So I set the other 3 licenses to my PC's Admin... "Invalid license data. Reinstall is required."