Shadow's Defines for 1.5.1 is now out: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=904152420

I will update this, now that they've unbroken defines overrides. Probably today, but almost definitely not anytime in the next eight or so hours, and probably not within twelve.

Okay, updating this for 1.5 is going to be really, REALLY hard, since apparently someone at PDX has a real hateboner for lua scripting. 00_defines.lua is now 00_defines.txt and no longer supports lua key replacement the way it used to.

I can refactor this motherlover, but it will not be FAST, and it will be a full file replacer. I'm going to fork the mod and leave this one here permanently as the 1.4 version, and wait a bit and see if PDX is going to unshrek what they shrekt.

Yes, I will be updating this for 1.5. This is a non-trivial task, and Stellar Energy comes ahead of it in the queue.

Please read the VERY LAST THING above the "user comments" heading. If you're editing it for personal use, that's one thing, but do not upload it to the workshop. If you ARE editing for personal use, then you shouldn't need to change the mod author.

I copy pasted your mod so I could do some changes of my own. I've run into a snag though, how do I change the mod author?

Well, we'll see how it plays with the rest of my mods. You should look into checking the rest of your works, if you have the time and ability. The planet size thing looked very promising.

Please let me know if anything actually breaks the game with ShaDefs, in a way that makes gameplay absurd or impossible. Not "I disagree with this rebalance choice," but "this is making the game hilariously stupid," like if it becomes impossible to kill ships or something.

Cheers, Shadow. :)

I already updated this one.

Fair enough. I won't blame you if you wait for Banks.

I might look into it since Stellaris patching seems somewhat frozen whilst awaiting the big bigbig update, but it's not a mega-priority ATM.

Seems you never did manage to update it. Shame.

This one is very non-trivial to update, because it involves checking an unholy truck-fun of lua keys, and overriding the vanilla tech files.

Will you update to 1.3? I'm already missing the 5 ethic points

AI dosen't colonize with your MOD enabled. Unless there are conflicts??

Thank you!! ^^

The only thing I'm stressed about now is what in the bloody bollocking hell I'm going to do to preserve the intent behind Belle and Bellicosity. I think I'll just wait to see what More Technologies does with their tech that granted +1 Embassy, +1 Rivalry.

Awesome news! I hope our love of your mods is not overworking or stressing you! Thank you so Much!

AttackBeagle - you are good to go. The Shadow has landed; repeat, the Shadow has landed.

Oooooh crap , I thought it wasn't coming for a while. I'll get to work.

Thanks so much for your mods and also begging for update to 1.2....in the time of your chosing sir!

1.2 is up already, thats why i'm asking lol. My old game cannot be loaded untill all mods are up to date.

Probably, when 1.2 drops, but I'm not going to download the beta to screw with it early.

loved the changes, will it be updated to 1.2 or is this the end ??

cttw: Try actually using it for things? Edicts, both planetary and imperial, fronteir outposts, planetary buildings like power and mineral hubs and planetary capital upgrades and the like?

After some playtime, I am having trouble understanding your influence changes. My influence is pegged at maximum forever, it feels like the mechanic is gone.

Heh sorry I didn't realise that Stellar Energy was also yours. That one was already on my list for my next game, and Im removing the no mining station maintenance one. It makes more sense your way.

cttw: Well, if you check my other mods for Stellaris, you'll find what I think of energy in the form of my Stellar Energy mod, which all-but-guarantees energy, and vast quantities thereof, from stars and gas giants.

ShadowDragon8685 I am already running a ton of mods and I think some could be replaced by yours. I wouldn't ask at this stage for any compatibility patch. For example I already run the standalone vassal opinion fix, and Fox Leaders Mods. They could be replaced by yours, mostly, as the leaders mods has a few more features than just an increased maximum. I find your approach to influence interesting, and I wonder what you think of energy, of which I think there is a strong deficit. I run the no station maintenance mod, but I would prefer an integrated balanced approach.

cttw: I'm not sure if this helps the AI expansion get unstuck or not. I have seen some AI languishing around with single-planet empires, but I think that some of them are just derping.

This WILL conflict with any other mod which overwrites 00_opinion_modifiers.txt (to fix "Subject power relative to overlord" torpedoing any chance of early-game tech-uplift-and-integration,) and with any file which overwrites 00_end_tech, 00_eng_weapon_tech, 00_phys_tech, 00_phys_weapon_tech, 00_soc_tech, 00_soc_weapon_tech, or 00_strategic_resources_tech. Since the changes I made to those are all pretty darn simple, it would likely be better to incorporate the changes from my mod to the other mod and slap it all together into a compatibability mod. Or you can ask me to make a compatibility patch, I might.

Does this help the AI expansion get unstuck? Any idea what mods this might be incompatible with? Thanks

:) okay

Although the Defines are the primary purpose of this mod, there are other files changed; research files, for example.

well, you don't need to integrate mods into one.
i mean if a mod is well-designed, it'll be compatible with other Defines-changing mods