please update

I had high hopes for the mod. But it turned out that it was simply not balanced, and even in the most brutal wars, the value of man power did not fall below “800”. You shouldn't hope for changes, the author of the mod has clearly abandoned it.

You should add the manpower lost in the war tab of an empire you are currently fighting. Similar to HOI4 shows you the amount of casualties both sides suffer. I just think it would be cool.

What about bots? They know how to work with "manpower"?

Cool. I'll definitely try it out ✌️👍

I didn't check. It should be pretty compatible though, the only vanilla file changed is interface layout (to add additional resource icon) so if it is broken you should spot right away.

That sounds really interesting.
Is the mod up to date with the current Stellaris version?

Could this mod work in 3.6.1???

does this work with the special buildings unlocked with ZOFE and ACOT?

very nice very good

If it was added as a strategic resource, the Universal Resource Patch author should be notified about it so it can be added

I've uploaded the picture. If you have mods affecting UI, it may indeed not be visible because I wasn't able to add icons to the interface without overwriting certain vanilla file. However, even if numbers are not visible, mechanics should still work properly.

I can't see the manpower resource in the Strategic Resources tab. Can you please post a pic in the description of what it looks like?

Very interesting, now we need policies and edicts to adjust recruitable manpower rates and army/fleet manning rates, locked behind traditions and techs.

One feedback I can give for now, is that it's tricky to find where the manpower is located.

A detailed stat how much manpower a planet has or an indicator how much manpower I lost.. would help. I know this is probably a little tricky to mod in.

For now, It's like the mechanic is there, you have a number, but nothing else. So i'm continiously doubting whether this is working or has an impact on gameplay.

Designer225, not really, too much work and way too many different mods. I am mostly modding for my personal gameplay and I don't use any mods adding different ship classes.

LittleArvin, yes, AI will suffer as well. As for balance, I am waiting for any feedback.

Anything to slow this game down. Sounds interesting. I'll give it a shot!

Is the AI affected as well?

Kinda scared this breaks the balance, somehow.

Interesting concept. Although some mods add additional ship classes (*ahem* NSC *ahem*), and for some of them 8 per manpower will seem rather out of place. Are there plans to support modded ship classes with appropriate manpower costs?

Manpower system works absolutely the same for all default (playable) empires. Fallen empires, marauders (before settling down), crisis - don't use it. I figured out that gestalts and machines still use pop system gameplay wise so loosing too many drones in battles still forces reallocation of civilian resources to warfare needs, resulting in dropping numbers of pops.

Well this certainly looks interesting and I look forwards to using it. I have a question or two, however, does the manpower system work the same for Hive Minds/Machine Empires or are they different?

Ah, legend. Found it. Thanks, mate. Looking forward to seeing how this affects my military games. :)

theredduke,
Manpower number and icon should be in strategic resources drop-down tab. Apart from this, you won't see anything (barring soldiers' job output), since events are hidden.

Intriguing idea, interested in putting it into action.

I subscribed to the mod, but I can't see any mention of manpower anywhere in the game. I disabled all my mods apart from this one, and still couldn't find any record, icon, mention, or indicator of my manpower. Is this normal, pending an in game event?

Ohhhh that makes more sense. false alarm then everything is working as intended

BeezMania,
Are you sure your manpower numbers do not increase randomly approximately every 2 years?
This event is hidden, you do not get any pop up, only manpower numbers. Just in case: it is not a LIMIT increase, it's just a flat number of resource, if you already at the max capacity, you won't receive additional reinforcments.

Also, it fires for default empires only (playable ones in vanilla game). If you play as some modded empire type like Fallen Empire or Marauders, it won't fire for you.

Im not sure if this is a bug or a conflict with another mod im using, but im at 2265 in my current playthrough and the event to increase the manpower limit has not come up

How does the AI fare with this mod? Don't they hurt themselves too much? Or do they get more cautious fleets and armies wise?

Yeah, forgot about them. Made them function the same way as clone armies - instead of 10, they cost only 4 manpower and have only 40% chance to kill a pop. IMO production of both clones and undead require sustainance in some form of biomatter so realistically even they sooner or later will run out juice.

Could you make it so that Undead Armies don't detract Manpower when killed? Considering they're not limited by the number of pops, it makes sense for them not to consume Manpower as well.

Updated it to accout for certain technologies and ship classes (resurrected fauna or domesticated drakes and Bubbles).

LegendaryLycanthrope,
Good catch, I will look into it.

Do the mechanics of this take into account automated ships? I think there are a few in the game. And technology level for that matter - some of those later-game techs heavily imply turning over of ship systems to computers and the like, which would logically reduce the amount of crew aboard one and should therefore reduce the amount of manpower lost when one is destroyed.

Seems very severe :b, but cool idea