Hi,

I have few general questions regarding the game:

1. I bought Awakening on sale yesturday, but I am afraid to switch it on:). But I saw some mods which nerf Academy - do you think this are good?

2. What are your thoughts regarding ESG Competitive Balance Mod - looks like community mod which this game really needs.

3. If I research tech, then new techs get more expensive. What if I steal tech or get random one?

4. Overcolonization penalty.

a) Rant - what a stupid mechanics!! How I am supposed to conquer any race (medium galaxy mind you) with that cr***? Why. WHY?! How is United Empire supposed to go "wide" with 12 systems?

b) How do you deal with unwanted system you conquered? Razing them on anythiong except dictatorship is suicide :/

c) Looks like there is easy way around the problem: Adaptative Admin building. Requirements are high but I modded ConstructibleElement_Industry[StarSystemImprovement] file to switch System level required from 4 to 3. Do you think that's too much?

d) I would like to add Overcolinization bonus to some other techs, or at least increase existing bonus. Do you know how to do that? I looks and look for it in SimulationDescriptors[TechnologyEmpireDevelopment].xml, but I am unable to locate correct line of code. Help.

One last thing:

I played Amplitude games since the 2012. I played Endless Space since version 1.1, I loved the music, art style and design. I also played Endless Legends A LOT, and also loved the game.

But frankly ES 1, version 1.1 was more polished back then than ES2 is now.

Darth Paul and lackluster DLCs are not the way to go. I have this nasty feeling that you guys took the page from Paradox BOOK OF EVIL, and run with it to create your own Necronomicon :/

Please stop

Hi,

Thank you for the reply. I will try these mods :)

regarding D

This is the code for AA:

    <StarSystemImprovementDefinition Name="StarSystemImprovementOverExpansion1" SubCategory="SubCategoryApproval" ScoreProvider="StarSystemImprovementBuilt">

        <SupervisorGain Name="Approval" />

        <Cost ResourceName="SystemProduction">2240</Cost>

        <Cost ResourceName="EmpireEmpirePoint" Instant="true">1000</Cost>

        <PathPrerequisite                           Flags="Prerequisite,Discard,UnlockAvailability,Faction" Inverted="true">../ClassEmpire,AffinityGameplayUmbralChoir</PathPrerequisite>

        <PathPrerequisite                           Flags="Prerequisite,Discard">ColonizedStarSystemStateColony,StarSystemImprovementLevel4</PathPrerequisite>

        <PathPrerequisite       Inverted="true"     Flags="Prerequisite,Discard">ClassColonizedStarSystem/StarSystemImprovementOverExpansion1,!FastForwardedImprovement</PathPrerequisite>

        <PathPrerequisite       Inverted="true"     Flags="Prerequisite,Discard,UnlockAvailability,Faction,AffinityGameplayTechnologyMajorHisshos">../ClassEmpire,AffinityGameplayMajorHisshos</PathPrerequisite>

        <TechnologyPrerequisite Flags="Prerequisite,Discard,Technology">TechnologyApproval3</TechnologyPrerequisite>

        <SimulationDescriptorReference Name="StarSystemImprovementOnlyOnLevelMax" />

        <SimulationDescriptorReference Name="StarSystemImprovementOverExpansion1" />

        <SimulationDescriptorReference Name="StarSystemImprovementUpkeepStage4Normal" />

        <PopulationEvent Name="PopulationPoliticalEventBuildingConstructionApproval1"/>

    </StarSystemImprovementDefinition>

The problem is that I do not know which line defines building effects (requirements were easy).

the simulation descriptor reference usually with the same name as the improvement

Hi,

As you can see name if the improvement is not in the code I pasted. It's from ConstructibleElement_Industry[StarSystemImprovement].xml

As a matter of fact no improvement name is mentioned (aliases were used).

I am looking in the worng file?

simulationdescriptors[starsystemimprovents].xml

Tank you :)