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Stellaris uses it's own unit scale to dynamically set the distance between celestial bodies since the core game is a scripting engine. This distance is frequently represented as the orbit_distance variable under solar system definitions contained in the /common/solar_system_initializers/ directory. However, these values are set arbitrarily. To translate the Stellaris scale to be similar to reality, we need a constant value to measure against.

The best limit to set as a standard in Stellaris and reality is the outer limit of our solar system. In reality, where our solar system ends can have a few options[solarsystem.nasa.gov]. For the purposes of this mod, we'll say our end is the main region of the Kuiper Belt, which ends around 50 AU from the Sun according to NASA[solarsystem.nasa.gov]. Reference the figure below to measure the astronomical unit[en.wikipedia.org] scale.



Regarding an equivalent Stellaris bound, as described by other developers in the Stellaris Modding Den, star systems in the game have a functional orbit distance limit of 500 units, or 500 Stellaris units (SU). If we apply this scale to the realistic limits, we have unit conversions shown in the table below:

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In addition to editing the solar system as to resemble the diagram above, each solar system within 10 light-years of ours has been added.

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Complete edits from the following mods have been reverse-engineered and integrated:

• Realistic Star Colors
  
• Starlight
  
• Better Rings
  
• Complex's Bright Stars
  
• Immersive Camera
  
• Zoom Out - Lvl. 3
  
• Proper Names for Primitive Planets

Designated content from the following mods have been applied with the same usage context as above:

• Used the listed "Features" from Realistic Stars that did not include star resizing or modifying deposits.
  
• Used various skyboxes and textures from the Skybox Collection, Colour Out of Deep, Space Engine Skyboxes, Vivid Skies, and Beautiful Universe.
  
• Stellar Energy and Resource Redux resource deposits, with the energy deposit difference on stars being compensated with trade value.
  
• Added the nuked landscapes from Alternative Tilesets.
  
• Added barren, cold barren, continental, and tropical planet alternates from More Planet Types.
  
• Added realistic gas giant alternates from the mods More Realistic Star Systems (MRSS) and More Planet Types, and from art collections by Chromattix[www.deviantart.com].

In astronomy, there are many times where the terms "type" and "class" are used interchangeably, and that can make dissecting xenoes information difficult. Regarding spectral types, there are general classifications, like O and M, and more specific types like M0, M5, and M8. To keep things simple, a "category" is used to group many classifications to avoid confusing classes and types, and "subclasses" are used to represent classifications under a category.

• Class T stars are also known as methane dwarves, and to represent their physical characteristic better in the game they can now provide 1-3 Exotic Gasses.
  
• Class M stars are made more dim than other classes due to the fact that giants and supergiants are closer to the end of their lifespan, and that red dwarves are small and cool and thus have low radiance.
  
• Pulsar icons are now oriented with their stellar counterpart.
  
• Added some real black hole names[en.wikipedia.org] from Wikipedia!

Originally posted by Douglas Adams · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

“And all dared to brave unknown terrors, to do mighty deeds, to boldly split infinitives that no man had split before—and thus was the Empire forged.”

This section is dedicated to altering various system mechanics that may be fundamentally unbalanced or can use some innovation. They all are vanilla-aligned and shouldn't make too many noticeable changes.


The following mods have been reverse-engineered and integrated:

• Scientific Technology Icons (None of the more "abstract" or ship component icons have been included.)
  
• All Caravaneers
  
• Caravaneers and Nomads coexist (But vanilla files aren't harmed, the events only trigger if the MegaCorp DLC is owned, and the spawn checks stop after one nomad[stellaris.paradoxwikis.com] empire spawns since caravans are present.)
  
• Fallen Empire Disband Fix
  
• Abandoned Habitats
  
• More Space Entities
  
• Slightly More Realistic Tiyana Vek
  
• Ship Spacing / Fleet Formation Mod v2
  
• Gray Warship w/ Jump Drive
  
• Gray Extended
  
• Extragalactic Clusters

The following features have also been added:

• Privateers have been re-enabled for Apocalypse DLC owners!
  
• More systems have been added to the L-Cluster (w/ more features for Gigastructures users)!

In addition to providing all visual habitat variations, they've been tuned more so that:

• Flooded habitats rarely spawn if the habitat is visually aquatic.
  
• Regular habitats frequently spawn and advanced habitats uncommonly spawn.
  
• District blockers are variable enough to leave one to two districts initially open.
  
• When cleared, station blockers give 200 consumer goods if the Recycling Campaign edict is active.

The nomads have had the following changes to fix several vanilla bugs and make them more realistic:

• The "Namarian" species have the following attributes:
  • Authority: Democratic
    
  • Ethics: Xenophile, Spiritualist, Militarist
    
  • Civics: Distinguished Admiralty, Scavengers
• The fleet admiral has the following traits:
  • Engineer (So the ships can actually repair some damage while the fleet idles.)
    
  • Scout (So the fleet doesn't wander into dangerous systems.)
    
  • Trickster (To avoid engaging in fights even when the AI is dumb.)
• Nomad fleets are now a mix of destroyers and cruisers.
  
• Nomads now try to construct ships from designs they know.
  
• Nomads no longer get stuck in wormholes.
  
• Nomad home ships now have names that aren't boring.
  
• Nomads now only give away 15 or 30 destroyers, not cruisers.

• Orbital Rings (Some changes inspired by Orbital Infrastructure)
  • These changes are primarily so that if a habitat spawns on a habitable planet then o-rings can still be built.
    
  • Can be built around a planet w/ a different megastructure near it.
    
  • Can be built in systems with a ring world.
    
  • AI now want to protect their planets with o-rings.

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