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Distinctive Planet Classes

This mod aims to make vanilla planet classes slightly distinct with minor up- and downsides per planet class, in order to:
- give you an incentive to terraform bfritzesides habitability (for lithoids and robots, there often is no reason to terraform at all if you have no room for the gaia world ascension perk)
- give a meaning to the homeworld planet class pick
- reward optimal specialisation of planets

Right now, the distinction is very small, this mod is not supposed to "lock" you out of specialising a planet for a certain ressource, even if the planet type isn't perfect for it. Best case scenario is +5% minerals/food/energy, worst case -5%minerals/food/energy.

There is also a light version of this mod that only includes the aformentioned changes, which can be found here:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2921948204

The version you are currently viewing includes more features and will be further expanded down the line.

Currently Implemented:
- distinctive planet classes - see above
- orbital rings can be built (but not upgraded) around uninhabited planets to reinforce systems
- habitats can be build around asteroids, moons, stars and inhabitated planets with an orbital ring
- habitats start with 6 unlocked building slots

Planned:
- additional blockers and planetary features, including blockers for artificial worlds (e.g. irradiated zones or construction errors on habitats and ringworlds that need to be cleared)
- unique effects (including major downsides) and districts on habitats built around different star types
- space lift building for planets with an habitat in orbit
- an origin focusses around terraforming (some terraforming-candidates and digsite in the homesystem, reduced habitability, interaction with some vanilla ascension perks such as hydrocentic, world shaper and mastery of nature)
- reworked (nerfed, including lithoids and synthetics) habitability on non-starting-class planets to increase the need for terraforming
- planet-class exclusive buildings
- technologies that unlock some of these features (e.g. building habitats around stars, black holes, asteroids etc.)

Feel free to suggest features that are roughly related to planet classes, galaxy generation etc. and i'll think about it.