Actually I did encounter the C with the defense fleet and thought - this is a pretty good solution to the "too easy" problem even if it is a quick fix solution it works. The idea that Romulans are in the habit of wanting to own Federation Flagships makes enough sense. In future if the mod builds out with Borg etc it could be that we are "reclaiming" captured vessels from enemies either by attacking or befriending them.
I think this TNG mod is the pride of the collection and hope you keep working on it. I personally would integrate the cardassian etc mods into the TNG as one big one because without them the fed are singularly OP AF and with a single danube you can conquer the galaxy. Which is cool. I´ve been rewatching the TNG series while exploring the Sector in the Enterprise D. Then later discovered the E and continued with that. Very cool, one of the best starsector mods for sure.
So a few other suggestions/observations
There´s a supership option that gives you DS9 as a starter ship. I guess that´s a flaw in the game/nexerelin (It might be nex, I literally never play without it.. Ever.)
You might add industrial replicators as an industry mod: They would require a lot of energy (maybe a heavy credits upkeep or volatiles usage) but could manufacture a small amount of a wide range of stuff like ship components. Maybe a Station would be needed before building one so it´s not so easy or cheap.
Could we have some named Hero officers such as Riker, Worf, Data etc?
I think "tinman" would make a great easter-egg for an automated ship with disgustingly OP speed and weapons.
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Gomtuu - Could be that the ship only works with an automated core, has prebuilt equipment and weapons and zero upgrade ability.
@mrpras
So, um, first thing, yes the DS9 starter ship was slapped in on purpose. I'm a bit of a psychopath. I thought it would be hilarious to be honest. Whilst basically a flying fortress, there is a huge penalty. You're maximum speed is 1... 1 in Starsector? That's terrible. And your entire fleet would be hampered by the slowest vessel. At max, your fleet might get up to burn level 3. In the end, its not even worth it unless you're the type to set a course, walk away, do something else, and come back to find a Starbase made it to the next star system. Not worth it.
As far as Industries go, I don't know anything about creating custom industries. I can plugin to vanilla industries and slap my own title on it but I don't know how to alter the code to affect certain areas of Starsector that I would like when it comes to the economy. But I guess it would be a start just to do that. It could give me a basis for learning. If I start that, it be a project for later. My current primary focus on faction building at the moment. High level functions (if I can ever conquer that hurdle) would be a distant project.
Um, when it comes to the separate releases, it actually helps me to keep all the factions as a separate mod entirely. It's very easy for me to lost track when mix matching. I'd done it before with a much earlier mod. It was so bad, I had to scrap it since I botched it so badly. I couldn't locate the issue and had to start from scratch. I am not going through that again if I can help it.
Plus, the idea behind separate species and eras is so players can build their Star Trek world their way. Personally, I wouldn't even include the Cardassians in my own installation, even if I did build the mod for them. But I completely understand where you're coming from. That's why I try to release an enemy set alongside FED releases. They can't just fly around unchallenged.
Now, with the more vanilla release, it FED's should have some challenge fighting against Vanilla Starsector ships. (Um, honestly I don't know if that's really true. It's not as easy with lower tier vessels, like the Saber, Excelsior, and Nova. But a Galaxy can just cream anything in its way)
Well, anywho, would you like to BetaTest the Vanilla eras @mrpras? I've got some more work before the beta is ready but I'm pretty close to the end too. Just need your opinion. Let me know.
