Starsector 0.98a is out! (03/27/25)
Gotta Say I am absolutely loving the new capital ship. It looks gorgeous and the weapons are awesome to look at. I have however noticed some things that might need to be tweaked a bit as not everything is currently equally viable.
Of all the XL weapons, the results have been quite mixed, with only 3 of them (in my opinion) being useful.
Lastly is another broader issue with the deployment of these weapons. I REALLY want to run several of these unique weapons at once as they are so damn cool. But being only available on a 50DP battleship really limits how many of these will ever be on a battlefield which is unfortunate as they're so cool to look at. Maybe the VIC should get some new specialized cruiser? Which features these weapons and some small to medium hardpoints so we can see more of these on the battlefield. Could be the VIC's attempt to field them on a smaller chassis which is being evaluated for front line use? Just a thought.
I love Laidlaws, especially this superheavy version. They're for using after you've punched a little hole in the enemy's armour and then taking out half their hull health in one shot. Frag weapons are generally weak and inaccurate, the Laidlaw weapons are the exception.
I've also noticed a bug with recovered Räums, I'm unable to change the built-in weapon even at VIC planets, it gives me the warning about myself or the planet's governing faction needing the blueprint.
I had a bug with the Rokh Minefield Launcher on the Raum. In simulation mode with the ship on autopilot, the Rokh minefield never shoots. In the same situation with the Rokh Swarm Launcher the autopilot shoots. I have also noticed that both weapons do not shoot in capital duels.Hm, will take a second look at AI tags for it, thanks!
Overall: Gorgeous ship, amazing animations. XL missiles feel pretty weak. Could maybe use an innate modification that works like Ballistic Rangefinder. Might need a Large mount or two, but I'm not great at ship balance.Glad you're liking it so far! Noted your concerns, will be collecting more feedback on its weapons. There won't be any changes to the weapon layout, but the stats of the ship itself and of XL weapons might change of course.
Hello,
Thank you for the time put into this mod first off! I love playing with this faction.
I updated to the new version from 1.5.8 and unfortunately got this error..was there a change to the focalor?
I'm having trouble locating the mission (and presumably, the Stolas that's tied to it) in the latest version of the mod. Does it have any prerequisites to show up, or does it need to be specifically turned on in the configs, or is there a bug preventing it from showing up? I've tried popping open all the Comms directories in Empyrean, and got no dice there, and that seems the most logical place to find it.If you're talking about the ordinary Stolas, then you need to either salvage it from VIC fleets, or complete a mission in the main menu and then do a custom start which gives you the ship from the get go. If it's about the unique HVB version, then you need to check Luddic Church markets while having good relations with them.
is there any way to prevent the crash from hovering over a mod of this faction?You can search for bootleg version in Discord Starsector servers, from what I know they have the issue fixed, iirc.
I know the update is in the works, and it looks great but meanwhile, I am just asking if there's anything I can do to at least stop this issue -- the only one I am having.
thanks!!
I apologize for any rudeness, but is there any idea when the next version of this will be out? I am intentionally waiting for this and the UAF mod to be updated again before experiencing the game after the latest core update. I love the Apollyon, the gameplay shaping mods, and the video of the latest capital so I am trying to hold myself off until it is available.No precise estimates, sorry. August seems to be the most realistic timeframe at the moment.
No rush though. Let this baby cook for as long as it needs. Stellaris, Division 2 and a bunch of Steam Games are doing a fine job holding me over.
No, that one is actually fine. It's the Fortress Protocol and Shturm Protocol that are overperforming at the moment and will see some nerfs.
Will the fire rate mod go? ;_; good bye sweet prince? Q.Q <_< I hope a significant downside will keep the fire rate mod in VIC.
