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Technology Overhaul v1.2.3

The goal of this mod is to address some balance and tech progression issues with this game. Currently most of the changes are in the space tree, but different adjustments have been made in several areas. In particular, it gives a much expanded role to the space elevator, which is available much earlier, and it postpones most easy temperature increasing options to make the microsuns option truly a shortcut. Full change log below.

Compatibility:
- This mod replaces the tech tree, so it should be loaded at the top of your mod order in game.
- This mod includes the Supply Drops mod and should not be used at the same time as that mod.
- This mod only has an English localization

Version 1.0 Change log:

• Rearranged technology tree:
  
  • Space elevator comes at 750 RP and leads to Space mirror (2500), Deimos (10000), then Magnetic shield (50000).
    
  • Black polar dust increased to 750 RP
    
  • All other temperature increasing projects are at 2500, ice projects at 10000, and methane at 25000.
    
  • GHG factory and the technologies requiring it moved 1 tier higher.
• Space mirror array, Deimos collision, advanced landing site, and black polar dust now require space elevator.
  
• Crash comet adds 10m water.
  
• Changed outputs:
  
  • Ice import: 10m
    
  • Aerobrake ice: 50m
    
  • Aerobrake nitrogen: 75 mbar
• Changed resource costs:
  
  • Aerobrake methane (15 ea)
    
  • Aerobrake ice (25 ea)
    
  • Aerobrake Nitrogen (35 ea)
    
  • Comet collision (20 ea)
    
  • Space elevator requires half as much carbon
• Terraforming stage 4 now requires 600m water
  
• Added supply drop mission from my other mod. Orbitally drops a storage center containing an initial supply of resources.
  
• Next level tech unlocks now require the next level RP instead of the previous level.
  
• Reworked building, spaceport, population, and assault drone limits to compensate for the above. They all end up at their original totals in the end, except assault drones which ends at half 1/4 its original total because no one needs 12000 drones and that many slows down the game anyway.
  
• Version 1.0.1: Fixed an issue that causes the game to throw an error when starting a new game on Story/Playground difficulty on PA v1.5.2+
  
• Version 1.0.1: Lowered assault drone limit to 1/4 its original total.
  
• Version 1.1: Updated for Blue Mars compatibility.
  
• Version 1.1.1: Updated for v1.7.2 compatibility.
  
• Version 1.2: Updated for Home compatibility; now also usable on Sandbox.
  
• Version 1.2.1: Fixed floating water treatment plants not being available with Blue Mars
  
• Version 1.2.2: Added Elevator Colonist Migration to Magnetic Dipole Shield tech.
  
• Version 1.2.3: Fixed floating water treatment plants again
  
  Let me know if you run into any issues, and someone please bug me to update this when the next Per Aspera version comes out.