Trying to find a fix for the current modding bugs (eg races with changed names being unplayable and changing the name of metallic asteroids crashing the game) would be a deliverance.

For changing vanilla components what you want to do is leave the game open, download the official DW2 editor. Find the name of the component in the research screen, go to the editor, edit components, open componentdefinitions, search for exact name of component. This will give you the ID#- make sur...

Fantastic, this is opening huge prospects. As someone who is unfamiliar with C# though, I think it would be fair to explain how the code works compared to modifying the XML files directly. For instance, the ship speed mod. If we do this via the XML, we have to locate all engine entries and change th...

Like I said, whether the desired effects will happen and how is a matter of testing. I personally don't like to have things laid out too precisely, because it takes away the enjoyment of the unforeseen. I don't think it's pointless, no. There are elections in Stellaris. Not here. And like I said, de...

Hey Stepan - I have looked into your governments mod and I have two questions: 1. Do you have a sumary or a little concept of what your new governments types imply (gameplay-wise) or what they will accomplish in the game ? (not especially the real numbers / bonuses (I already have them as screen-sh...

Because I actually can't imagine a world being very hospitable while the natural equivalent of nukes in orbit. Huh huh. in my oppinion planetary belts should be reserved for planets with halos, as a physical representation of the halo. I suppose you mean debris rings like we have around our gas gia...

Removing asteroids around planets is something you can mod yourself rather easily in Orbtypes.xml. SPACE AGE will have those removed and only have asteroid belts (or isolated abstractions of the whole belt anyway).

Changing category names could also simply crash your game if the autodesign script is looking for one that doesn't exist anymore. I haven't tried myself, but I'd be interested to know the result if you run a trial and error investigation.

Data are loaded when starting a new game. There's no way currently to change data (such as for components) after a game is started.

I started a Presentation section detailing some of the main changes the mod will contain. I also decided to do a two-part pre-release.

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Report that and add a link to this thread. For now, make due. Your ship is not lost: just wait for it to self-repair.

Expanding diplomacy is planned as part of a future expansion, see stickied FAQ thread.

How do I get Fleets/Fleet to actually do what I ordered it to? I have a fleet (very early game set to manual) that I keep trying to have it "defend" the planet/system. Every time I check it, it's not doing anything (No Mission). I thought defending was a mission, why does it not do that? ...

Thing is, there is a difference between a ship having the DISABLED status and the ship being effectively stranded. Ships with disabled status (engines destroyed) can be manually repaired and will be repaired by automated constructors. Ships will also repair themselves at different speeds depending o...

I agree, but then all you really need for your logical decision are ship statuses, rather than a percentage. With a percentage rule, you might end up with a perfectly functional fleet gathered at 74.9% that will also wait indefinitely instead of jumping. The percentage would then come in to decide w...

Thanks for bringing that up in such thoughtful manner, because for me it's really a pivotal part of the game, both for gameplay and immersion reasons. I like the idea, but I wouldn't completely follow you on that one. I think having such a percentage setting with all these variables would makes thin...

Thanks, that's useful and noted. I do intend to also address some balancing in this mod as I'm working on component definitions, and to compare reports I see with my own testing, so, yes, please, feel free to share your suggestions. Regarding engines, one of the major changes planned for this mod is...

Well, Erik, I think this thread should be stickied.

Thanks for pointing that out. During all the Beta I ran the game on several portable drives and never heard of that separate system folder. I'll give it a shot.