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Codex

I have set this mod as unlisted as it has a lot of issues.

It was created when I was still very inexperienced at coding and project-/scope management, and as a result, offers a very unpolished experience, makes the game run a lot slower, and seems to crash rather frequently on at least some, but probably all systems.

I've attempted to fix it in the past, but wasn't able to track down what's causing the crashes. I assume it's simply caused by the bloat of the mod, and some of the many questionable workarounds that I used to make things work. The mod would probably need a complete rework to return into a reasonable state, which would not only be a lot of work, but also need to change the core of what Codex even is, since the aforementioned workarounds were necessary to make things work in the first place.

So, in summary. This mod is a mess and beyond fixing. I would not recommend using it.

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Codex is a massive overhaul mod that reworks almost every aspect of the game.

Only Works with Rising Tide.

The main Goals of this Mod:

• Create more interesting bonuses, add more depth and a stronger sense of progression
  
• Make games longer (~250-400 turns on Standard Speed depending on the level of optimization)
  
• Make every match play somewhat differently
  
• Create more interesting gameplay and choices
  
• Add more depth to city and empire management
  
• Add more personality to the Affinities

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After launching the game client, you need to do the following steps:
- Go to the Mod menu and activate a mod. It does not have to be this mod, just choose _a_ mod that loads quickly.
- Click 'Next', wait until the "Configuring game data... please wait."-dialog is gone.
- Click the X-Button of the dialog box (or hit escape), you will return to the mod menu.
- Now disable all Mods except the ones you want to use, then click the 'Next'-Button again.
- Done.

You can now start the game and the Unit Action Icons will appear properly. You have to do this whenever you start the game client, but it will then work for the rest of the session, until you close the game. I apologize for the inconvenience, it's a bug in the game itself, unfortunately there is nothing I can do to prevent it.

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With that all out of the way, some of the main features of this mod.

The Empire Manager is a new tool that allows players to specialize their empire as a whole, decide what yields to focus on, and trade resources.

During the game you gain Access to the Moonbase to excavate progenitor ruins found on the moon and gather some strong bonuses. A heavy investment is required though. "Solving" the Moonbase is also required for the new Contact Victory.

Random events trigger during the game, making every game play out differently. Most events are positive in nature and provide opportunities for players to alter their playstyle and change their plans for maximum benefit.

Every planet is slightly different from other planets (well, unless you roll the same biome twice. :p), and some Resources will be stronger or more numerous than on other planets.

Affinities have been reworked heavily and all now have their own style. Affinity is no longer mostly gained by technologies; instead, players generate it from many different sources - buildings, wonders, satellites, improvements, and more. Similar to Religions in Civ 5, Affinities now fight for the minds of the people living on the planet: Spread your Affinity to your neighbors and prevent your own population from being converted to get even larger bonuses!

The tech web has undergone a lot of changes, and is now more representative of a tree than a web. It is a bit more linear for a greater sense of progression but tries to keep a lot of the freedom of the tech web, thus has kept the concept of Branch- and Leaf-Technologies, and has differentiated their roles further.

Using a system that I have totally not at all copy-pasted from Civ VI workers now finish (almost all) improvements instantaniously, but only have a limited amount of "charges" before they need to be replaced with new workers. This makes placing improvements more of a "burst"ish ability, which, in my opinion, is a LOT more fun*.
(*Also check out the new Worker Keybinds, they should be a LOT more convenient)

...and lots of new buildings, abilities, perks, and overall tons of changes everywhere!
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Art:
- This Mod uses artwork taken from two other games for some of its interface elements: Master of Orion (the new one) and the Mass Effect Series.
- The Moonbase Artwork is taken from an old wallpaper found on many wallpaper sites, couldn't find an artist to credit.

Modder Resources used:
- Vice Virtuoso's Modular Script Loading
- Machiavelli's Policies grant Perks and Buildings
- This mod also uses scripts and snippets based on code that other uses made public on Civfanatics, a great community.
Note: This mod uses EDITED versions of those Resources, the fact that they're listed here does NOT mean this mod is compatible with other Mods using the same resources, it means the exact opposite.

Creative Input:
- Gaga Extrem
- Big thanks also to the beta testers who provided feedback and suggestions, especially TheIllustriousYou.

Also many thanks to Lordoflinks, who lent his superior English skills to greatly improve many of the texts in this mod.