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[Spud_Dastardly]

This mod is no longer actively supported and may not function on the latest version of the game.  It has been replaced with my new mega mod: 5X - The Ultimate Balance Mod, which you can get here:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=797954504

http://www.nexusmods.com/masteroforionconquerthestars/mods/6/?

 

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I have a new mod for you!  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32174515/Galaxy%20Setup%20Mod%20v1.0.zip

 

Instructions: Move the yaml files to your GalaxyGenerationTables folder inside the GameplayData folder.  Move the .csv file to the Frontend folder located at streamingassets/localization/Frontend.  Make sure to back up your existing Frontend.csv file!

 

This mod adds new options for setting up a new game.  I recommend that you play this with my tech tree mod installed too, but it is not strictly necessary.  Changes:

• You can now play with 8 players total on any size/type of galaxy.  Note: this may create unbalanced conditions if you play a game in a cluster galaxy with more players than there are clusters (2 people will share a cluster).  Try it out with a small circle!
• You now start with colony base on your home world.  This is meant for compatibility with my tech tree mod where the capitol gives no food bonus and the colony base is buildable and scrappable.
• You now start with gravity generators on your home world.  This long overdue change means you need not worry about having to pick the high gravity trait any time you want a huge ultra rich home world!  In my tech tree mod, the gravity generator has 0 maintenance cost to accommodate thi.
• On post warp, you start with a civil transport in your fleet, and on advanced, you start with two civil transports.  The post warp change will only take effect if you have my tech tree mod installed.
• Fixed a bug where certain AI players didn't start with any combat ships on post warp or advanced.  Everyone now gets the same starting fleet as I hope was always intended.
• Created a new starting age called Hyper Advanced.  If you choose this option, you will start the game with the entire tech tree researched.  Your fleet will consist of 5 advanced colony ships, 5 civil transports, 2 space factories, 3 scouts, 3 frigates, 2 destroyers, 1 cruiser, and 1 battleship.  In addition to the post-warp starting buildings, your home world comes with a star fortress, marine barracks, automated factory, neutron collider, robo miners, deep core mine, core waste dump, hydroponic farm, colonial revenue services, galactic currency exchange, space academy, core waste dump, global dna scanner, spy center, espionage training facility, space port, and gravity generators.  You start with 10 population and 15000 BC.  You may want to specify your opponents so you don't end up against the Psilons who have no race advantages on this setting or turn off race traits entirely.  You will definitely want to turn off technological and economic victory and pirates for this one.
• Created a new starting age called Rush.  If you choose this option, you will start the game with deep space exploration (colony base & civil transport), electronics (deep scanner), biology, and advanced fusion (fusion drive).  Your fleet will consist of 9 colony ships, 3 civil transports, 3 scouts, and 2 space factories: all noncombat ships.  In addition to the post-warp starting buildings, your home world starts with an automated factory, research lab, hydroponic farm, and battlestation (for the command points).  Rush to get your 10 colonies established!

 

Since the devs are taking so long with the next patch, I wanted to give you all something to have fun with in the mean time.  Eventually this will be incorporated into my composite mod after the next patch (still taking suggestions for the name btw!).  I may want to also add other galaxy ages and more starting ages to choose from.  Let me know if you have any ideas for this mod, and let me know what you think of my changes.

 

Be sure to check out my other mods to:

Balanced Races mod

Strong Empire Defense mod

Diplomacy/Spying mod

Tech Tree Mod

 

Edited by Spud_Dastardly, 12 November 2016 - 11:11 AM.

[Summon3r]

thx as usual SPud.

 

im impatiently awaiting the next patch in hopes it sparks my interest again!

[jasonwclark]

This sounds rad! Can't wait to check it out. Small galaxy with 8 haha! Genius

 

Thanks man, these look like a lot of fun!

 

Ps. Ok I have a clean install with the latest patch. All the mods are downloaded except the Strong Empire Defense mod. The link for that one in Dropbox seems broken at the moment.

 

I put all the modified files in the appropriate locations per your instructions. About to launch and see how they all work together!

 

My only suggestion at this point, from an ease of use standpoint, would be for someone to create a simple installer/Uninstaller so all the backups and files and folders can be handled with 1 click for each mod. Or revert to the vanilla game with 1 click. 

 

I get a little nervous with steam auto-updates. Until now I had been installing the individual mods to take a look, then deleting/reverting back to vanilla, just to make sure I was ready for the official patch when it came. But at this point I'm willing to Uninstall and reinstall the game after the next patch if that proves necessary, since I really want to check this stuff out all together.

 

Let me know if you get the strong empire defense back up, as I didn't grab a save of that one last time, and now Dropbox is giving me a 404 on that link.

 

 

[jasonwclark]

Pps. Alright, I already love this!!!

Just taking a crack at a Rush game, with a custom race, small galaxy, 7 opponents. It's beautiful.

 

This is the first time I've seen the Balanced Races, Diplomacy and Tech mod together at the same time (since before I was just looking at them in isolation). And with the new Galaxy set up mod too, it really does feel like I'm playing a nicely updated game right from the initial launch screens.

 

Thanks again dude!

 

Oh also, I was able to get the strong empire downloaded and installed. Problem was that the final term "(version" was included as part of the hyperlink. I deleted that and the download began as normal, so I think if you just edit that in the post, everyone should be able to get at it.

[Summon3r]

spud is your espionage mod part of one those above? far as im concerned it is a must.

[Spud_Dastardly]

jasonwclark, on 30 October 2016 - 06:13 AM, said:

My only suggestion at this point, from an ease of use standpoint, would be for someone to create a simple installer/Uninstaller so all the backups and files and folders can be handled with 1 click for each mod. Or revert to the vanilla game with 1 click. 

 

Pps. Alright, I already love this!!!

Just taking a crack at a Rush game, with a custom race, small galaxy, 7 opponents. It's beautiful.

 

This is the first time I've seen the Balanced Races, Diplomacy and Tech mod together at the same time (since before I was just looking at them in isolation). And with the new Galaxy set up mod too, it really does feel like I'm playing a nicely updated game right from the initial launch screens.

 

Thanks again dude!

 

Oh also, I was able to get the strong empire downloaded and installed. Problem was that the final term "(version" was included as part of the hyperlink. I deleted that and the download began as normal, so I think if you just edit that in the post, everyone should be able to get at it.

 

I'm glad you're enjoying it!  I fixed the link; thanks for pointing that out.  To be honest, I don't know how to create an installer file.  I'm hoping that when they give us modding tools in the next patch that they implement an easier way to install and uninstall mods.  Otherwise I'll have to learn to do it myself.

Summon3r, on 30 October 2016 - 09:32 AM, said:

spud is your espionage mod part of one those above? far as im concerned it is a must.

Yes, it's part of the diplomacy/spying mod.  He said diplomacy, so I assume he got that one.

Edited by Spud_Dastardly, 30 October 2016 - 03:19 AM.

[jasonwclark]

Yeah I grabbed all the stuff linked in your signature, plus the difficulty mod you posted in that AI thread. I actually think this Galaxy Set Up mod would be a natural place to include a custom difficulty setting. If its possible, it'd be nice to have a custom named difficulty setting, rather than overwriting the existing settings (very hard, extreme etc.) and then make this the core setting for modded play. That way we can use the custom setting for balancing, and also as a quick way to verify that the difficulty mod is working.

 

Ps. I've been enjoying the "very hard" setting that you modded +100 to everything but food. The AI definitely seems to crank out more ships than it did under the vanilla extreme setting. I haven't tried the modded extreme setting yet. I'm not sure what the sweet spot would be, but +100 percent feels pretty solid for a challenge.

[jasonwclark]

"On post warp, you start with a civil transport in your fleet, and on advanced, you start with two civil transpots [sic].  The post warp change will only take effect if you have my tech tree mod installed."

 

Just a heads up Spud...

In my latest install with the mod bundle (using the older direct method) under v51.2, the civil transports aren't actually delivering any population when deployed. 

Also an edit there for the description.

 

Any thoughts on how to get the civil transports back up and working as intended? I liked the idea of jump starting the colonization process that way.

 

 

Edited by jasonwclark, 11 November 2016 - 09:40 AM.

[Spud_Dastardly]

Thanks Jason, I had noticed that as well and have already removed them from my latest build.  I don't think there's any way to get them working as intended unfortunately.  I had also intended to put civil transports in as anomaly rewards but ran into the same issue sadly.  

[jasonwclark]

Right on. It's too bad about the civil transport anomolies, cause that idea had some definite potential to mix it up with different races. I know the colony ship isn't race specific, so doesn't really work as an alternative. Maybe at some point they'll tweak it in a way we can use.

 

I'm definitely excited to check out all that new stuff mentioned in the tech thread. The next bundle sounds pretty killer, even without civil transports in the mix, there's a ton of other stuff to look forward to. Can't wait to see those new Races too. Guess that will be a fun time to revisit the race balance mod, when it finally gets implemented. Really hoping the surprise us with a leader system and some combat overhauls in the weeks to come.

 

4Xmas!

[Spud_Dastardly]

The new mega mod is finally ready!  I call it 5X - The Ultimate Balance Mod.  Get it here:

https://steamcommuni...s/?id=797954504

http://www.nexusmods...estars/mods/6/?