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[Obsolete] WEC - Planetary Expansion

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Notice:
WEC - Encounters Reborn, the official successor to WEC - PvE Encounters and WEC - Planetary Expansion, is out! Some elements present in Planetary Expansion will be progressively added into Encounters Reborn during its development process - this means Planetary Expansion is now obsolete.

Find it here.
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A custom PvE/Encounters mod, focused on adding an immersive "friendly" faction!
The faction and the ships/stations involved in this mod are based on a shared lore between Me and Crdguy.
The mod is currently very early in development and therefor pretty barebones right now. This will change with upcoming updates...

Developer note:
Apparently I got a shoutout from the Space Engineers Twitter! If any KeenSWH members are reading this, thank you, it does mean a lot to me as a small mod maker ;)
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This mod will add 1 new NPC Faction to your game: The Frontier Exploration Union (FEXU). They are friendly, and mainly consist of small colonies and exploration fleets scattered around the system.
If you attack/raid them, you will lose reputation* with them, and they might send attack forces after you. Beware, their drones are not easy to kill, even with turrets.

I recommend using this mod alongside other PvE mods like "Corruption - PvE Combat" and "Reavers", found in the Modular Encounters Collection.
My other NPC Mod, WEC PvE Encounters, is an optional dependency that goes hand-in-hand with Planetary Expansion.

* An important note regarding the reputation system:
The concept is still very work-in-progress, and there is currently NO way of increasing reputation with the FEXU until I can figure out Keen's system or a method gets added to the MES Framework.
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If you're adding this mod to your save, be sure to have the 2 required dependencies loaded. The load order doesn't matter.

You also need to have these advanced world settings enabled for this mod to function as intended:
- Enable Ingame-Scripts -> ON
- Enable Drones -> ON
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The mod is currently work-in-progress. Bugs & Problems are to be expected.
You can find a changelog & list of potential bugs in the workshop page's "Changes" section.

Please post suggestions or bugs on my GitHub Issue Tracker[github.com].
For discussions and mod feedback (constructive criticism), please use my GitHub or the comments section.

Please note that I am not liable if something were to break.
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A HUGE "Thank You!" goes out to all of these amazing people:

> Meridius_IX, for the amazing MES Framework and the fix for Keen's problem with neutral factions (effectively making this mod possible in the first place).
> Crdguy, for some ship/station designs and a lot of motivation.
> Smokki, for permission to use his amazing Argonaut Industries colony/station designs.
> STHCK, for some drone & ship designs, and a lot of help with making design choices.
> SuperHappyAlien, for motivation and the initial incentive to create this mod.
> Sunoko, for some AI scripts used in the Patrol Boats and related drones.
...and of course...
> You, for (hopefully) using this mod!
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I hope you enjoy this mod as much as I enjoy working on it.
Now go out there and explore, fellow engineer.