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[Taiwendo]

Wide Horizons - Expanding the Universe



Mod Name: Wide Horizons 
Version: 1.0 
Author: Taiwendo 
Starsector Version: 0.98a-RC8 
Dependencies: None (but tested with many popular mods) 
Download: Download Wide Horizons


Description

Wide Horizons dramatically enlarges the Starsector universe by over +300%, preserving and expanding its original spirit with procedurally generated content that aligns with Starsector lore.
It recreates major factions and redistributes their territories across a much vaster sector, enabling a new sense of exploration and grand strategy.

Key Features:

Sector enlarged by over 300%
Expanded and faction-themed procedural generation
Lore-consistent placements for major factions
Optimized and tested for compatibility with many major mods

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Known Incompatibilities

Not compatible with: RAT’s Procgen Configurator
Due to the custom sector generation handled by Wide Horizons, RAT's procedural generation configuration is not executed, and its settings will not take effect.


Compatibility & Tested Mods
Wide Horizons was tested with the following mods and is compatible with all of them. If you're running a large modded setup, chances are this will work out-of-the-box.

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Mod ID	Likely Name / Purpose
aitweaks	AI Tweaks
console_additions	Additional Console Commands
A_S-F	Amazigh's Ship Foundry
Cryo_but_better	AoTD - Dreams of Past
aotd_qol	AotD - Quality of Life
aotd_sop	AotD - Sons of Persean
aod_vos	AotD - Voice of Shadows
aotd_vok	AotD - Voice of Kings
ashlib	Ashlib
battle_music	Custom Battle Music
BSC	BigBeans Ship Compilation
bmo	Building Menu Overhaul
nes_buns	Buns - flag pack
CFT	Carter's Freetraders
Csp	Caymon's Ship pack
lw_console	Console Commands
istl_dassaultmikoyan	Dassault-Mikoyan Engineering
diableavionics	Diable Avionics
daportraitpack	Diverse Portrait Pack
dpl_phase_lab	Domain Phase Lab
edshipyard	ED Shipyard
EmergentThreats_Vice	Emergent Threats
EmergentThreats_IX_Revival	Emergent Threats: IX Revival
Everybody loves KoC	Everybody Loves the Ko Combine
GalacticConstellate	Galactic Constellate
FantasyM	Gensoukyou Manufacture
GrandColonies	Grand Colonies
HMI	Hegemony Military Industries
IndEvo	Industrial Evolution
Imperium	Interstellar Imperium
JYD	Junkyard Dogs
kaleidoscope	Kaleidoscope
kazeron	Kazeron Expansion
knights_of_ludd	Knights of Ludd
kyeltziv	Kyeltziv Technocracy
lw_lazylib	LazyLib
ArkLeg	Legacy of Arkgneisis
lunalib	LunaLib
exshippack	Machina Void Shipyards
MagicLib	MagicLib
Marvelous-Personas	Marvelous Personas
Mayasuran Navy	Mayasuran Navy
MoreMilitaryMissions	More Military Missions
m_sladd	Sephira Labs Advanced Development Division
ness_saw	Nes's SAW
Neutrino SLEEPYFISH AKA NOSTALGIA	Neutrino Corp. by SLEEPYFISH
nexerelin	Nexerelin
Nightcross	Nightcross Armory Corporation
pn	P9 Colony Group
pt_qolpack	Quality of Life Pack
QualityCaptains	Quality Captains
assortment_of_things	Random Assortment of Things
RealisticCombat	Realistic Combat
niko_SOTFMoreCombatObjectives	SOTF - More Combat Objectives
salshiexp	Salvage Ship Expansion
scalartech	ScalarTech Solutions
SCY	Scy Nation
secretsofthefrontier	Secrets of the Frontier
bb_plus	Sephira Conclave
m_sladd	Ship & Loadout Addon
swp	Ship & Weapon Pack
surveycorpssp	Survey Corps SP
tahlan	Tahlan Shipworks
Terraforming & Station Construction	Terraforming & Station Construction
TraverserDesignBureau	Traverser Design Bureau
TTSC	Tri-Tac Special Circumstances
uaf	United Aurora Federation
US	Unknown Skies
valkyrian	Valkyrian Shipworks
TouchOfVanilla_vri	Volantian Reclamation Initiative
audio_plus	Audio Plus
BoxUtil	Box Utility
shaderLib	ShaderLib

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Technical Details

Procedural Systems:
Faction-based: Hegemony, Independent, Luddic, Persean League, Tri-Tachyon
RAT, Dassault-Mikoyan, Derelict, Remnant & Ruins themes


Planned Features

Here’s a glimpse of what’s coming to future versions of Wide Horizons:

LunaLib Integration 
Seamless support for user configuration, UI enhancements, and better debugging.

MagicLib Enhancements 
Leverage powerful scripting and visual effects through MagicLib for richer content and performance boosts.

More Star Systems 
Continued expansion of the universe with additional hand-crafted and procedurally generated star systems.

New Threats & Encounters 
Dangerous anomalies, fleets, and hazards with custom visual and audio effects to shake up your exploration.

Improved System Distribution Logic 
Smarter sector generation that considers balance, faction proximity, travel distance, and strategic placement.


Installation
Download and extract into your Starsector/mods/ directory.
Enable "Wide Horizons" in the launcher.
Start a new game (preferably with Nexerelin).
Enjoy your vastly expanded universe!


Feedback & Support

This is my first mod for Starsector please don't be so hard on me if there are any problems.
Post your feedback or questions below! 
Happy exploring, 
- Taiwendo -

[Lukas04]

I would appreciate if you just make this "incompatible" with RATs Procgen Configurator and clearly state so on the forum page, or rather clarify that if both are active, this mods functionality is used. The way you implemented it is really janky, prone to issues in case i make changes to RAT and overall feels just very weird and could be confusing to users. I dont quite see why you had to copy files from RAT in to your own mod, instead of just using the Theme generators you copied from vanilla? Just a bit of an odd way to do it.

Just make your own implementation for things like the Hyperspace cloud configuration and it should work fine. Due to how the load order works it will use your generator instead of mine when both are active anyways.

[Taiwendo]

I would appreciate if you just make this "incompatible" with RATs Procgen Configurator and clearly state so on the forum page, or rather clarify that if both are active, this mods functionality is used. The way you implemented it is really janky, prone to issues in case i make changes to RAT and overall feels just very weird and could be confusing to users. I dont quite see why you had to copy files from RAT in to your own mod, instead of just using the Theme generators you copied from vanilla? Just a bit of an odd way to do it.

Just make your own implementation for things like the Hyperspace cloud configuration and it should work fine. Due to how the load order works it will use your generator instead of mine when both are active anyways.

You're absolutely right that the way Wide Horizons currently interacts with RAT’s Procgen Configurator isn’t ideal. My intention was never to cause confusion or break compatibility in unexpected ways.
The reason I copied over certain parts (including from RAT) was mainly for fine-grained control over theme behavior and generation consistency across the expanded sector.
However, I now see that this approach introduces unnecessary complications, especially when users make their own changes to RAT.

You're also right that simply relying on load order behavior and implementing my own themes (like for hyperspace cloud configuration, etc.) would’ve been a cleaner and more sustainable solution.

I'll be updating the forum post to clearly state that RAT’s Procgen Configurator is currently not compatible, and I will also look into restructuring how theme generation is handled in a future update to avoid this kind of overlap entirely.

Thanks again constructive feedback

[Lukas04]

I would appreciate if you just make this "incompatible" with RATs Procgen Configurator and clearly state so on the forum page, or rather clarify that if both are active, this mods functionality is used. The way you implemented it is really janky, prone to issues in case i make changes to RAT and overall feels just very weird and could be confusing to users. I dont quite see why you had to copy files from RAT in to your own mod, instead of just using the Theme generators you copied from vanilla? Just a bit of an odd way to do it.

Just make your own implementation for things like the Hyperspace cloud configuration and it should work fine. Due to how the load order works it will use your generator instead of mine when both are active anyways.

You're absolutely right that the way Wide Horizons currently interacts with RAT’s Procgen Configurator isn’t ideal. My intention was never to cause confusion or break compatibility in unexpected ways.
The reason I copied over certain parts (including from RAT) was mainly for fine-grained control over theme behavior and generation consistency across the expanded sector.
However, I now see that this approach introduces unnecessary complications, especially when users make their own changes to RAT.

You're also right that simply relying on load order behavior and implementing my own themes (like for hyperspace cloud configuration, etc.) would’ve been a cleaner and more sustainable solution.

I'll be updating the forum post to clearly state that RAT’s Procgen Configurator is currently not compatible, and I will also look into restructuring how theme generation is handled in a future update to avoid this kind of overlap entirely.

Thanks again constructive feedback

Thank you! Good luck with your future plans for this mod.