@Dark Nemesis, :handshake:

@jtbush00 I was running both this mod and "Lawless Space" in all my games before the 4.0 update and I had no issues. Both worked just fine in all my games as far as I could tell :)

@Gogabor Thanks for updating this mod to the 4.0 so quickly! It's a fantastic mod that you have made here that actually makes marauders feel alive in the game!

@jtbush00, as I understand that mod re-thinks pirates, so while it doesn't interfere in marauders mechanics it is compatible.

Will this work with Lawless Space
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3411849912

Awesome, thanks for taking the time to reply @Gogabor ! :)

@jordicat, it is uptodate. Well, at least for current 3.14 version. I've checked it a bit for open beta, just to make sure it is not crashing and no errors in log and it works too, at least for now

This looks really neat! Anyone know if this still works with the current version? Thanks in advance!

@Bluetall, check there https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2409044128

What is that UI you're using in the screenshots? I love it!

Wow, great work.

That could be interesting.

Is this a pirate mod?

@perl, AI handles them as any other hostiles nearby. They don't hesitate to attack if they can free some space

Will the AI attack the marauders, or do they just expand uncontested?

@Styr, I did that in different manner - amount of systems affects marauder 'power' valriable, which, in turn, is being used in calculations of chances to expand/attack/build. This mechanism is not yet tuned well, I am gathering game data and there can be changes to restrict them more.
Also note, that on difficult game level marauders are expected to be more aggressive and expand more quickly and further

Sorry, I sent that a little too early. It needs an event that fires off that will split a Marauder empire that gets too big. Or, perhaps place a cap on how many systems a single Marauder can take over?

Idea: this mod needs an event or something to fire off when a Marauder empire gets too big, like above 10 systems.

@Gogabor Thanks for the answer, I ended up just adding it in midsave and noticed it working almost immediately.

@Baka Racker, yes, can be added after game start
@Railgunner2160, right, marauders uses wormholes in vanilla, so they consider linked systems as neighboring too

Question: Are systems connected via wormhole considered a neighboring system for pirate expansion??

Also, can this be added after game start and still function properly?

@Gogabor So it might mesh well with GKE, then?

on further thinking I'd say it looks like Khan behavior - they expand, may attack, etc. On other side they are still passive - prefer empty systems first, don't attack while possible, don't retaliate.
In game now it looks like they are slowly developing and may become Khan eventually contrary to vanilla behavior when they are sitting all the time in the same system and just explode as Khan at some moment

@Baka Racker, not the same, this mod affects pre-Khan, dormant marauders. Great Khan mechanic is untouched and remains the same, so mods changing Khan behavior are unaffected.
And main idea of this mod is to make 'sleeping marauders' less sleepy

I know you say it is compat with everything, but I'm wondering about The Great Khan Expanded, since it seems like both mods would affect the same things?

@Vietnam, heh, interesting idea, yes. It could be done I think and I wonder about outcome - if they will send fleets endlessly to fight for some sweet system, will they consume each other power after all or one will prevail earlier. ))

idea: different marauder empires once they start bordering eachother should start fighting from time to time

This is a great mod idea. More marauders content!

I love it,at least they're not just beggars asking for my green apples.

@DingoAte, only sleeping marauders countries

Do you know if this applies to pirates?

Reminds me of how Pirates and hostile factions in games like Sins of a Solar Empire 2 expand... Nice concept