Introducing the RIG Mod

Urendi_Maleldil · Space Emperor Joined: Apr 10, 2005 Location: New York, NY

The RIG (Rock-Ice-Gas) Mod gives unique components to Rock, Ice, and Gas races, making each race play differently. No extra actions required by the user. Just play the game as normal and your race will have access to the appropriate technology. This is done using the Colony Tech Mod 2's method of automatically selecting colonization techs, so the additional techs are added automatically to each race, without the need to select a racial trait.

Rock races play similarly to stock races and start with a bonus armor component.

Ice races need more minerals and have smaller ships, but start with a bonus ECM component and don't require as many organics and radioactives, and ships have extra combat bonuses.

Gas races use fewer minerals and have larger ships, but Bridge, Life Support, and Crew Quarters components are larger. Gas races start with a bonus shield component.

Download here:
http://files.spaceempires.net/user/191/RIG_Mod.7z

Black_Knyght · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject:

VERY interesting. I'll certainly give it a try.

Urendi_Maleldil · Space Emperor Joined: Apr 10, 2005 Location: New York, NY

Note: To research other colonization techs you'll need to research two Theoretical Science techs.

To research Rock colonization if you don't have it, research Construction 1 and Industry 1.

To research Ice colonization if you don't have it, research Physics 3 and Psychology 1.

To research Gas colonization if you don't have it, research Chemistry 2 and Biology 1.

Unique hulls
Rock:
Corvette (R)
Frigate (R)
Destroyer (R)
Battleship (R)
Dreadnought (R)
Colony Ship (R)

Ice:
Cutter (I)
Patrol Ship (I)
Monitor (I)
Strike Cruiser (I)
Arsenal Ship (I) (built-in launch ability for all units)
Colony Ship (I)

Gas:
Sloop-of-War (G)
Carrack (G)
Galleon (G)
Man-of-War (G)
Mauler (G)
Colony Ship (G)

Unique components
Rock:
Battleplate (R)

Ice:
Sensor Mask (I)

Gas:
Navigational Shield (G)

Alikiwi · Space Emperor Joined: May 09, 2007 Location: Tasmania

I'll certainly look at it, as soon as I get time...
But, the file is only 78kb? Thats gotta be wrong surely?

Urendi_Maleldil · Space Emperor Joined: Apr 10, 2005 Location: New York, NY

Well, there are no extra graphics or anything. Just text files.

Urendi_Maleldil · Space Emperor Joined: Apr 10, 2005 Location: New York, NY

Anyone tried it out? Comments? Suggestions?

Black_Knyght · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:05 pm Post subject:

I have a test run going, but I've just been so busy I haven't had a chance to get back to it