Releases for DevnullMod

An update to DevnullMod for Space Empires V version 1.66. There are a ton of changes in this version:

Note: 1.66.1 will hopefully have a modified set of AI scripts to deal with all the changes. For now, I'm including the AI from Balance Mod 1.11 until I get a chance to delve into the arcane mysteries of the AI scripts and modify them for DevnullMod. The included AI is good, though it won't take advantage of any of the changed tech or components and may have some problems for this mod. If you give the AI a high difficulty and a high bonus, though, it may still provide some challenge in a single-player game. 1.66.0 of DevnullMod is definitely an interim release, however, that is mainly intended for PBM multi-player testing.

1. Changed: Version numbering system to better evaluate which version of SEV the mod is compatible with.
2. Changed: Space Yard Components repair all facilities in system instead of sector
3. Changed: monolith facilities based off all three resource techs, not stellar manip
4. Fixed: Base ships should not be available until dreadnought level 4
5. Fixed: Fix psionic and temporal weapons to decrease size with tech (not sure why these got missed originally)

• Temporal Shifter
• Shield Accelerator
• Temporal Tachyon Cannon
• Weapon Phase Accelerator
• Alloy Burner Missile
• Telekinetic Projector
• Small Telekinetic Projector
• Mental Flailer
• Allegiance Subverter
• Psychic Whiplash
• Mental Singularity Generator
• Stupifier
  

• some supply generation/distribution (Enhanced by Resupply tech)
• ship/unit maint cost modifiers within a limited radius of planet
• some mineral/organic/radioactive resource storage (Enhanced by Storage tech)
• basic scanning (enhanced by Sensors tech)
• Enhance migration within the system (limited radius around space port planet)
• Make population on the planet unhappy
• only 1 per system
• Add Trade Modifier based on how many Space Ports the empire has
  

• Ionic Manipulation 5 (storms): req Astrophysics 2
• Warp Point Manipulation 6 (warp points, warp weapons): astrophysics 3, physics 3
• World Manipulation 6 (worlds): astrophysics 4, planetary engineering 1?
• --Artificial Worlds 3 (ring/sphere worlds): req World Manip 6, astrophysics 5
• Stellar Manipulation 6 (stars, nebulae, black holes): astrophysics 5
  

• Engines increased to 5 levels instead of 3
• Drastically cut the amount of supplies stored by engines. Originally, the amount of supplies was intended to be a bonus for increasing the engine level, but this is done more effectively by the size decrease. The reduction in engine supply storage is intended to make ships rely more extensively on supply storage, supply ships, resupply depots, solar collectors, etc and to help with game balance.
  

• Regular hulls not available to races with organic or crystallurgy racial traits.
• Organic and Crystalline Hulls available immediately to races with those traits.
• Temporal Spaceyard available with racial trait and improves with Space Yard tech
• Organic and Crystal race facilties/components no longer use racial tech. Instead they are integrated into normal techs.
• Organic races no longer have normal armor available - they only have organic armor.
• Organic Races have only half the shield damage points of normal races.
• added Organic Master Computer with integrated boarding defense and self-destruct. Replaces Master Computer for Organic Races
• Plasma Charge and Hyper - Plasma Bolt are now universally available (research Plasma Weapons to get them)
• Acid Globule, Small Acid Globule, and Enveloping Acid Globule are now universally available (research Chem 2 + Acid Weapons to get them).
• Acid Weapons penetrate armor at a 50% rate and also do 150% damage to the armor itself
• Crystal Races have 1.5 x the shield damage points of normal races.
• Crystal races no longer have normal armor available - they only have crystalline armor.
• Psychic and Temporal Technology eliminated - facilities/components now use normal tech
• Psychic Weapon Technology now hangs off of Biology 2
• Temporal Weapon Technology now hangs off of Physics 2
• Religious Technology now hangs off of Psychology 1
  

• Organic = 3000
• Crystalline = 3000
• Temporal = 3000
• Psychic = 2500
• Deeply Religious = 2000
  

• Hull Construction
• Engines
• Space Yard
  

• Temporal Sensors completely replace Tachyon sensors for Temporal races (which are no longer available to Temporal races)
• increased sight range to match basic sensors at same sensors tech level
• added a small to-hit and defense modifier to Temporal Sensors in a new group so they stack with other types. This emulates the sensors' ability to "see ahead" in time and predict enemy actions better than normal sensors
  

• Psychic Receptors now available at sensors 1. This component has all the functionality of and totally replaces Basic Sensors, Combat Sensors, ECM, Tachyon Sensors, and Long-Range Scanners for psychic races.
• Added small psychic receptors for fighters/troops. Combines and replaces small comhat sensors and small ECM in one (1kT) component for psychic races
• Psychic races cannot research Defense Systems (no need)
  

• quantum reactors no longer available to races with Organic Manipulation (Supply Vats replace them and are available earlier to those races)
• tweaked supply/ordnance amounts generated to be more balanced.
• lowered size of supply vats so that solar collectors don't totally outclass them.
  

• domed planet have 1/2 usable size of breathable
• domed planets hold 1/5 population (was 1/4)
  

Enjoy!

Initial Release