Fractal Softworks Forum

Starsector => Mods => Modding => Topic started by: Commonwheat on August 22, 2020, 08:07:53 PM

Title: [0.96a-RC8] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.6]
Post by: Commonwheat on August 22, 2020, 08:07:53 PM
(https://files.catbox.moe/w9t5qv.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/5695od.png)

hey there, this is my first mod! it's small and only adds a few things
i tried to stay close to the game's artstyle and to come up with both ships that could realistically be in vanilla and ships that might never be due to lore, just how dumb the idea of them is or limitations in the game, but still similar in artstyle
not technical limitations that is, but purposeful, like phase ships being unable to use converted hangar which makes assuming phase carriers will never be a thing logical
i tried to keep a semblance of balance, but it's mostly heartfelt, as in what i felt seemed balanced

there's all the features in the mod below the following spoilers

Fighters
Spoiler
(https://files.catbox.moe/4ofncw.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/q235qd.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/b3k3gs.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/pejz3c.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/ffy0a8.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/pvsddz.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/h0p7up.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/z02pv6.png)
[close]

Frigates
Spoiler
(https://files.catbox.moe/lodpll.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/nz252h.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/5wew92.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/zm1wdp.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/669xx4.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/wee8u6.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/izl1fh.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/6aa4m2.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/roej1s.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/tdotz2.png)
[close]

Destroyers
Spoiler
(https://files.catbox.moe/6tvvsx.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/0xsomt.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/dp93q0.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/ccqy7m.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/kxsyaq.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/qcaqvl.png)
[close]

Cruisers
Spoiler
(https://files.catbox.moe/l0qibw.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/n4svgg.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/l9l4nm.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/r66p8x.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/s7ze9y.png)
[close]

Capitals
Spoiler
(https://files.catbox.moe/jq73wx.png)
[close]

And weapons
Spoiler
(https://files.catbox.moe/77skr3.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/42hhbf.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/1w2ejk.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/6z2jut.png)
(https://files.catbox.moe/a5nkh9.png)
[close]


here's the download in big letters so that it's easy to spot CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD (https://files.catbox.moe/gw2xjo.zip)

NOTE: the newest version is incompatible with old saves because 2 ships were discontinued
if you see any error or if i made any mistake please point it out so i can fix it
and hope you like it

version archive:
Spoiler
Commonwheat Additions ver. 0.3a (https://files.catbox.moe/kcvyzy.rar)
Commonwheat Additions ver. 0.2a (https://files.catbox.moe/82q105.rar)
Commonwheat Additions ver. 0.4a (https://files.catbox.moe/cbimwr.rar)
Charmingly Wearisome Additions ver. 0.5 (https://files.catbox.moe/ann0jc.7z)
Charmingly Wearisome Additions ver. 0.5.1 (https://files.catbox.moe/gqv4mn.7z)

do note that this mod used to be called "Commonwheat Additions" but i changed that name because it sounded kinda lame
[close]
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions
Post by: Terethall on August 23, 2020, 02:55:48 PM
Phase tanker, phase freighter, phase carrier... Finally, a fleet that makes going full phase 0-sensor profile a real possibility. I'm wondering if it's even possible to lose a ship in a pursuit battle...

Anyway, lots of cool ideas here. Looking forward to trying it out. Thank you for posting this.
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.2]
Post by: Commonwheat on August 26, 2020, 02:35:01 PM
new 0.2 update released

changelog:
Spoiler
Added 4 new capital frigate ships:
-The Onset, based on the Onslaught
-The Vanquish, based on the Conquest
-The Ideal, based on the Paragon
-The Excursion, based on the Odyssey

Added 1 new weapon:
-Sandstorm Atropos Launcher, a medium missile weapon that shoots Atropos torpedoes

0.2.1 fix:
-Fixed Blueprint for Capital Frigates' image not showing up
[close]
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.2]
Post by: e on August 26, 2020, 02:41:09 PM
The baby capitals are so adorable <3
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.2]
Post by: Kwbr on August 26, 2020, 03:55:54 PM
love the capital frigates. thought i'd mention that the galaxy tigers mod also has a mini onslaught (not that it actually matters), and that arsenal expansion also already has a ship named vanquish
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.2]
Post by: Commonwheat on August 26, 2020, 05:46:13 PM
yeah you are right on both things
the tareb thing is funny, it's even called smol in the files like i called onset and its tpc equivalent is less lame
i'll probably change vanquish's name but maybe i'll keep the id the same for the 1 person that downloaded and played this since i think it'd break some save
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.2]
Post by: e on August 27, 2020, 08:29:03 PM
Suggestion and request:

Suggestion: If you wanna rename the Vanquish, name it "Beat" as in "beating" from conquering a challenge.
Request: Add the rest of the capital family as baby ships, namely: the legion (normal and XIV), the Onslaught XIV and the Astral.
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.2]
Post by: N1MH on August 27, 2020, 11:58:39 PM
damn, a phase carrier AND a 3 missile mount capital?
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.2]
Post by: Commonwheat on August 29, 2020, 04:11:36 PM
new 0.3 update released

changelog:
Spoiler
Added 2 new capital frigate ships:
-The Velites, based on the Legion
-The Sidereal, based on the Astral

Added 3 new fighters:
-The Poise, a support fighter equipped with a Tactical Laser
-The Fester, a strike fighter equipped with a Antimatter Blaster
-The Compass, a long-range support fighter equipped with a Pilum LRM

Added 3 new weapons
-The Dual Thumper, a large ballistic general weapon
-The Intense Beam, a medium energy anti-armor beam
-The Solemn Beam, a large energy suppression beam

Added XIV variants for the Onset and the Velites

Renamed Vanquish to Beat

Sandstorm's sprite changed

And some balance changes, most notably:
-The Sandstorm now shoots 2 atropos instead of 1 and has 16 ammo
[close]
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.3]
Post by: Sterdude on August 29, 2020, 04:16:48 PM
Don't know if you already have but I would reclassify the Monarch as a battlecarrier, it has a lot of firepower for just being a carrier.

I could be mistaken though, If you've already thought about it don't mind my comment.
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.2]
Post by: e on August 29, 2020, 04:23:11 PM
Quote from: Commonwheat on August 29, 2020, 04:11:36 PM
new 0.3 update released

changelog:
Spoiler
Added 2 new capital frigate ships:
-The Velites, based on the Legion
-The Sidereal, based on the Astral

Added 3 new fighters:
-The Poise, a support fighter equipped with a Tactical Laser
-The Fester, a strike fighter equipped with a Antimatter Blaster
-The Compass, a long-range support fighter equipped with a Pilum LRM

Added 3 new weapons
-The Dual Thumper, a large ballistic general weapon
-The Intense Beam, a medium energy anti-armor beam
-The Solemn Beam, a large energy suppression beam

Added XIV variants for the Onset and the Velites

Renamed Vanquish to Beat

Sandstorm's sprite changed

And some balance changes, most notably:
-The Sandstorm now shoots 2 atropos instead of 1 and has 16 ammo
[close]

You're my favorite -3-
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.4]
Post by: Commonwheat on September 02, 2020, 02:30:05 PM
new 0.4 update released

changelog:
Spoiler
Added 3 new cruisers:
-The Visible, a High-Tech cruiser with many energy mounts specialized in lasers
-The Barnstormer, a sturdy and powerful Midline combat freighter
-The Martinet, a Low-Tech ballistic PD ship with overwhelming firepower

Added 1 new destroyer
-The Meridian, a High-Tech exploration ship

Added 2 new fighters:
-The Decker, a Low-Tech heavy interceptor with small thumper mounts
-The Pequod, a harpoon bomber

Added a mission to test out the ships of the mod

Some changes and fixes to old descriptions (thanks DarkOmegaMK2 for help)
[close]
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.4]
Post by: Chairman Suryasari on September 09, 2020, 04:24:25 AM
so cute!
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.4]
Post by: mora on September 09, 2020, 01:18:02 PM
A few problems I found:
The XIV skins do not have variant files which means no entry in defaultshiproles.json so they will not spawn.
Faction files have empty array entries which causes a series of problems. Comment them out or delete them.

A suggestion on ships/fighters:
While I like the cute and small capital frigates, they're too small to the point that even vanilla weapons overlap each other on some mounts. Maybe making them slightly bigger than a lasher might help.
The minelayer drone is too good for its OP cost. Also making it into a support fighter instead of a bomber might be better AI-wise.
Also the Solemn Beam is broken. It deals 1000 DPS to shields which is enough soft flux to overload most cruisers and below and even enough to make capital ships start venting. This is just with a single beam so you can imagine what happens with 2 or more. I suggest you halve the DPS and lower OP costs to match.
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.4]
Post by: BigBeans on September 30, 2020, 08:13:42 AM
I echo the problems pointed out by Mora. The Solemn beam being OP in particular. As well as the Faction files and XIV skins.

However I have been enjoying these additions in my current playthrough so look forward to seeing what you put out next update.
Title: Re: [0.95a-RC12] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.5]
Post by: Commonwheat on April 15, 2021, 01:35:24 PM
new 0.5 update released

changelog:
Spoiler
updated to Starsector 0.95a-RC12

added 1 new cruiser:
-the Catalyzer, a battletanker with terrible maneuvering and a boosting system

minor balance changes, notably Solemn Beam's DPS halved and changes to the Riposte's system to be more similar to the new Astral
[close]
Title: Re: [0.95a-RC15] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.5.1]
Post by: Commonwheat on April 24, 2021, 09:42:11 AM
new 0.5.1 update released

changelog:
Spoiler
updated to Starsector 0.95a-RC15

reworked the Catalyzer's ship system, now the AI has an easier time handling it
minor balance changes, notably Solemn Beam's flux per second lowered to 400, tweaks to the Shadowflame, Fay and Skorpion fighters and some OP increases for ships that needed them
some changes to ship spawning
[close]
Title: Re: [0.95a-RC15] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.5.1]
Post by: IonDragonX on April 24, 2021, 10:31:29 AM
Quote from: Commonwheat on April 24, 2021, 09:42:11 AM
new 0.5.1 update released
Ooo! noice.
Title: Re: [0.95a-RC15] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.5.1]
Post by: Nameless on April 24, 2021, 10:44:44 AM
Oh god the mini capital ships are too cute to not use. Nice work.
Title: Re: [0.9.1a] Commonwheat Additions [ver 0.2]
Post by: IonDragonX on April 25, 2021, 12:51:24 PM
alright, alright, nvrmd
Title: Re: [0.95a-RC15] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.5.1]
Post by: 123nick on September 18, 2021, 11:53:00 AM
can there be hullmods inbuilt on the smaller capital frigates that have bays? like, maybe a max OP limit on stuff like the excursion class for their hangar bay, and/or a replacement rate recovery penalty or smth. so that an excursion and sidreal dont have identical fighter capacity?
Title: Re: [0.95a-RC15] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.5.1]
Post by: Hiroyan495 on September 19, 2021, 07:05:31 AM
They all looks really nice! If there's one thing that bothers me a bit, it's the phase coil on the Ork-class being lower res than the rest of the ship.
Title: Re: [0.95a-RC15] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.5.1]
Post by: darkwarrior1000 on May 15, 2022, 09:04:00 PM
great stuff. I'm especially a fan of the intense laser and sandstorm atropos. that aside, seems funny how alex is adding a 'Pegasus' class ship of his own in the upcoming update. do you think you'll need to change the name of your own ship to avoid conflicts or anything of the sort for the next major update?
Title: Re: [0.95a-RC15] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.5.1]
Post by: wraithguard89 on January 04, 2023, 12:57:53 AM
It appears that the download link is expired :(.
Title: Re: [0.96a-RC8] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.6]
Post by: Commonwheat on May 11, 2023, 06:42:07 PM
brief revival for the new game update
new 0.6 update released

(https://files.catbox.moe/n0sttx.png)

changelog:
Spoiler
updated to Starsector 0.96a-RC8

the chamaleon and the pegasus have been completely discontinued and removed from the mod, as both ships have an equal on vanilla that makes them pointless
my pegasus being just... the pegasus, but lamer and uglier
and the chamaleon performing the same cargo phase niche as the revenant

added 1 new cruiser:
-the Gustav, a "Rail Sniper" with incredible range but extremely frail and slow

minor balance change
-freischütz deploy cost reduced to 8
[close]
Title: Re: [0.96a-RC8] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.6]
Post by: 123nick on May 16, 2023, 09:02:23 PM
i agree with the chameleon and pegasus removal, they were kinda without a niche in 0.96

have you considered maybe giving the velites and/or the excursion some hullmods that nerf the hangar slot? like, wing sizes are halved for the velites hangar slot, can only equip fighters with a count of 2 in a wing, and OP cost of all fighters are cut in half aswell, so its more like a half-fighter slot then a full one cause of how small the ship is? and maybe for the excursion same thing but wing size is reduced to a third of its original, so 3 broadswords in a wing -> 1 broadsword per wing, but its only 1/3rd the original OP cost?

Edit: nvm i found out this was impossible after trying to make a hullmod that does it.
Title: Re: [0.96a-RC8] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.6]
Post by: Jakened on August 18, 2023, 09:50:40 PM
is the download link down? the site cant be reached
Title: Re: [0.96a-RC8] Charmingly Wearisome Additions [ver 0.6]
Post by: Dadada on September 11, 2023, 08:04:42 AM
Quote from: Jakened on August 18, 2023, 09:50:40 PM
Probably, site seems to load forever.

E: Splendid, seems to work again. :D