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Disable Forward Bases

Synopsis:

Disables the ability to establish Forward Bases. You can still release sectors as Forward Bases.

Description:

This mod disables the ability to establish forward bases. In vanilla Planetfall you can use forward bases to play strategic snake and cordon off a large section of the map early on. This costs almost nothing and forces other empires to go to war with you without Casus Belli if they want to expand their empire. War without Casus Belli results in major reputation penalties and unhappiness penalties and is usually not an option early on so this strategy essentially stunts the growth of other empires with very little cost. The AI isn't programmed to reciprocate with this trolling so even on the hardest difficulty this style of play lets you win the game very easily. Since forward bases serve an incredibly niche role and arguably using armies to hold territory serves a similar function, I decided to disable them entirely.

Compatibility:
This mod alters the Establish Forward Base operation and will be incompatible with other mods that do the same.