UPDATE: After an unfortunate PSU related issue with my main computer, I had to switch to my older computer. Interestingly enough, the issue I have ( still kept below ) is gone. This leads me to believe that there is an issue with how the OS handled folders on the main computer. I do not know.

Therefore, I'm changing the recommendation from No to Yes . I will update this once again once I've actually played through the game, but to me, being able to create things have been a major thing and that it doesn't work on my main is still an issue that's concerning and I think everyone needs to know about.

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Old Review
I've tried everything to get the crafting working in this game and even sought help in the forums to no avail. The game will not recognized any custom creations nor downloaded ones as if they were never downloaded in the first place despite the fact that they're all in the right folder.

This is presumably because no matter what I do, the folder refuses to change from "Read Only" like if it was hellbent on staying that way. At least with Sins of a Solar Empire, you could use the Command prompt to move the folder and the game would recognize it. Not so here, if you try to move it using the same technique, the game stops working alltogether.

We're talking of having tried everything here as well to no success.

Therefore my Negative review here is my way of making my displeasure heard. If you, like me got this game because you were intrigued by the possibility of creating your own ships and scenarios using the galaxy editor, forget it. There's a chance you'll end up with the same issues I have.

This review will persist until they fix this issue.

[b][u]UPDATE[/u][/b]: After an unfortunate PSU related issue with my main computer, I had to switch to my older computer. Interestingly enough, the issue I have ( [i]still kept below[/i] ) is gone. This leads me to believe that there is an issue with how the OS handled folders on the main computer. I do not know. Therefore, I'm changing the recommendation from [i]No[/i] to [b]Yes[/b] . I will update this once again once I've actually played through the game, but to me, being able to create things have been a major thing and that it doesn't work on my main is still an issue that's concerning and I think everyone needs to know about. ————————————————— [b]Old Review[/b] I've tried everything to get the crafting working in this game and even sought help in the forums to no avail. The game will not recognized any custom creations nor downloaded ones as if they were never downloaded in the first place despite the fact that they're all in the right folder. This is presumably because no matter what I do, the folder refuses to change from "Read Only" like if it was hellbent on staying that way. At least with Sins of a Solar Empire, you could use the Command prompt to move the folder and the game would recognize it. Not so here, if you try to move it using the same technique, the game stops working alltogether. We're talking of having tried everything here as well to no success. Therefore my Negative review here is my way of making my displeasure heard. If you, like me got this game because you were intrigued by the possibility of creating your own ships and scenarios using the galaxy editor, forget it. There's a chance you'll end up with the same issues I have. This review will persist until they fix this issue.