Starsector 0.96a is out! (05/05/23); Blog post: Colony Crises (11/24/23)
Found a oversight.1.21 September 29th, 2019
When you save a loadout with the Commission hull mod, then use the loadout on another ship, the Commission hull mod doesn't show up, so you have to manually add it.
2) Differing Faction Commission rewards and effectsYou mean this?
Different factions should give you different bonuses for their commission (if they have one)
This is really cool, I'm going to have to think about how I might want to integrate it.That sounds good just make sure the users download this mod!
(It would be really fun to balance a faction around below-average stats without a commission that raise to above-average with one. 'Proprietary Maintenance Standards').
This is a really neat idea. As others have noted, balance is off a bit - some of these are definitely more valuable than others - but it's still a really neat idea. Kudos.MesoTroniK makes a good point, but no your player faction fleets don't get the bonus since most of the time they are fighting with fleet points in auto-resolve battles. There's no point in giving player faction hull mods since it is rare you want to join a fight with them. I'll take a look at Sindrian Endurance and Tri-Tech Assistant for next update.
My assessments:
Hegemonic Plating: Simple and to the point. Not a really significant bonus, but nothing to sneer at either.
League Leadership: This one's pretty powerful; at least personally, I rarely have the OP available to put expanded deck crews on my carriers, so I'd be getting the full bonus more often than not. On the flip side, the Persean League is pretty boring as a faction, so giving them an exciting and potent crew bonus is, imo, actually, a good idea.
Sindrian Endurance: An interesting idea, but... not actually that useful, at least for my playstyle. I'd probably combine this with something like a 10% reduction to ship maintenance supply cost.
Blessing of Ludd: This one is, um... weird? The effect seems fairly reasonable, but the flavor-text could use a re-write. Something like "Eschewing automated tracking systems, each missile is individually remote-guided by Luddic gunnery crews."
Tri-Tech Assistant: 100% useless bonus. There are several sources for auto-aim accuracy bonuses (High CR, gunnery implants skill), and they already add up to more than actually has any effect. That said, I'm not sure what would be a good replacement here. Maybe a 5% reduction to shield / phase cloak maintenance flux costs?
The Path: One of the more powerful options. On the other hand... you've got a commission from the Luddic Path. That probably balances out.
Pirate Handiworks: Powerful but situational. Though, again, if you're allied this closely with the pirates... well, not only does that mean you're more likely to be in a situation where this matters, it also means you do need all the help you can get.
Hm. Yeah, okay, so that's just Sindrian Endurance and Tri-Tech Assistant that I think need work.
Question: Do these bonuses apply to ships from the given faction, or just player ships when commissioned?
Edit: It's been pointed out to me that the above question is unclear. What I meant to ask is if this gets applied to fleets controlled by the given faction, or just the player's fleets.
It's a good idea, making late-game com interesting.Thank you!
What I mean by replacement script is changing the code that adds the faction hullmod to remove the generic hullmod at the same time.It already does that tho? I'll have to recheck.
Is this an accurate checklist of what a faction mod author needs to do?Yup, that should be it. I think.
1. In `data/hullmods/hull_mods.csv`,
- [ ] Under `id`, change `chm_200iq` to whatever hull mod id you want.
- [ ] Under `script`, change `data.scripts.hullmods.chm_200iq` to use your hull mod id instead.
- [ ] If desired, change any other values, like the `desc`.
1. In `data/scripts/hullmods`,
- [ ] Rename `chm_200iq.java` to `<your hull mod id>.java`.
- [ ] Inside that file, replace `class chm_200iq` with `class <your hull mod id>`.
- [ ] Inside that file, replace `almighty_dollar` with your faction id.
1. In `data/config/TechpriestCommission.csv`,
- [ ] Change `almighty_dollar` to your faction id.
- [ ] Change `chm_200iq` to your hull mod id.
My god.It is an idea, I've been tinkering with.
The pirate commission is SO worth it. Sensor skill + Pirate commission would be insane.
Is it possible to make it so that the more reputation you have in a commission, the higher the bonus? Like, it'd start at 5% when you first commissioned, then goes up to 30% or something or whatever you choose when you become Cooperative.
This is a brilliant way to do faction crews, great job!There is a replacement script to show one hullmod from this mod already? Or I'm not understanding correctly?
Very unbalanced atm, but there are others who can better help you with that.
I think you can remove hullmods from the list of ones the player knows. If so, I suggest reorganizing things so faction crew hullmods are available directly while commissioned and the generic Commissioned Specialists hullmod is shown (but blocked) while not commissioned. This would allow multiple options at once and be cleaner in some ways. It would also let you have pirate and pather crews available simply at high rep with their factions.
If you don't want to do that, I would suggest at least doing a replacement script so you only show one hullmod on the ship. Click the general hullmod in the list, get the specific hullmod on the ship.
Just a heads up, you can have the hullmod cost 0 points. It still works fine, and doesn't require any to install.New update it is then within the hour. Not sure if it's save-game compatible tho.
A solution to the mid-game problem of not needing commissions and enhancing your lore immersion by granting special characteristics depending on what faction you're commissioned by. Perhaps it is also an encouragement for you to try out new faction starts...
1. In `data/hullmods/hull_mods.csv`,4. Optionally you may want to add a tip, hullmod font colors, but that's only if users have this mod so they may get confused if they take a commission and they don't get anything.
- [ ] Under `id`, change `CHM_hegemony` to whatever hull mod id you want.
- [ ] Under `script`, change `data.scripts.hullmods.CHM_hegemony` to use your hull mod id instead.
- [ ] If desired, change any other values, like the `desc`.
2. In `data/scripts/hullmods`,
- [ ] Rename `CHM_hegemony.java` to `<your hull mod id>.java`.
- [ ] Inside that file, replace `class CHM_hegemony` with `class <your hull mod id>`.
- [ ] Inside that file, replace `hegemony` with your faction id.
3. In `data/config/CommissionBonus/TechpriestCommission.csv`,
- [ ] Change `hegemony` to your faction id.
- [ ] Change `CHM_hegemony` to your hull mod id.
if (!"almighty_dollar".equals(Misc.getCommissionFactionId())) {
ship.getVariant().removeMod("chm_200iq");
}