Intro: I have made this mod initially for personal use, but the more I edited the files the more I realize I can share this beauty (cosmetic mod) with you guys. So here we go again!
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Addons
(just drop them on top of the main mod)
Custom Cursors
What does this do?
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Well, I am glad you asked. First of all it adds new music, sound effects and graphic illustrations that refine the look and feel of the game. Not to say that the original material is not good, but as it stands right now it's pretty much in broad strokes. I handpicked the things that are adequate for my tastes, and so I have dug the ends of the Internet in search of epic material to enhance the Quality of Life (hehe).
The music and sounds effects have the purpose to give more personality to the various in-game vanilla factions. The Persean League got a color revamp because that yellow was driving me crazy and I was always mixing it with Hegemony. The fog (in the tactical battle screen) has suffered a color change as well since everything was way too blue everywhere, and now everything is easier to follow on the map. Some small adjustments to the zoom camera have been implemented so you can zoom in and see those beautiful ship pixels. I'm too tired to remember the rest, just play and have fun <3
I have added all the credits (in the game files - all creative commons licensed) to all of the materials that I have used, and I highly encourage you guys to browse those links and support those creators, otherwise super hot looking angels from Hell, wielding ancient flaming axes, will descend and challenge you to a boss fight!
Also, in the Quality Of Life\data\config\ in settings.json and sounds.json there are a few extra things (game mechanics and 2 additional music tracks) you can toggle on. I have set those off by default to prevent any other mod incompatibility, and as for the 2 mentioned tracks.. well those are just awesome but they don't really fit in with the game style, but do check them out of you are curious. Do all the changes to your heart's desire, as this is an "all you can edit" buffet, plus I left plenty of descriptions in these files for an easy guide-through! If you have any question, then feel free to desperately scream in the comment section and I will make sure to find you!
As a last mention, I did not replace everything as I wanted to work around some of the core elements of the game to make it feel more natural, hence why I left some of the original illustrations and main campaign tracks in place. This is not meant to be a total conversion, but as my insanity settles in better, I shall try to bring better updates in the future where I see fit.
Known Issues: The sound effect for leveling up also applies to your officers (when you level them up). I did not find a way to separate those 2 in the game files, but let's be real, you will always recruit better officers with max level rather than bothering yourself to upgrade some scurvy rookies!
Here is a shy preview:
BEFORE YOU CLICK: This video is meant to showcase the music, camera zoom, tactical battle mode - fog color, Persan League faction color, and various GUI Illustrations that have been added to the MOD, the flags are from my other mod (
Super Cool Factions) and the ships and stations are from 2 other mods that I could not remove because they would crash my save:
Tahlan Shipworks by
Nia TahlTerraforming and Station Construction by boggled
Cool mods, check them out!!!https://vimeo.com/711761277Updates:
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Update 1: I added faction bar illustrations for each individual faction now! As always, I have attached the credits to the authors in the mod files!
Update 2: Added the Player Faction to the Intel interface in Faction Relationships! Also, added custom mouse cursors addon for download.
Update 3: Included a toggle setting (in the settings.json) to stop the White Eye Melting Flashes when a big ship dies.
Update 4: Small change to the Distress signal sound FX and added the "baseNumOfficers" in the settings file.