Prethoryn Playable – Swarm Overhaul
(I’m putting this on pause while I work on another equally large overhaul project on another topic, once I’m happy with the results I will resume active development. )
Working on cleaning up old code as well as adding anomalies/natural events for non-swarm players to enjoy. The goal is to bring more balance to the galaxy.
feedback much appreciated 🙂
- Each ( Vanilla ) Planet Type offers different rewards for Prethoryn "Gestalt Pattern" drones ( Replaces unemployed drones on Infested planets only. )
- Prethoryns are a selectable species portrait
- "Dormant Prethoryn" Anomalies
- (Optional) True-Swarm Empire Authority Like a hive mind but better
- Prethoryn Ships are selectable
- Infested worlds are now colonizable/have special buildings/economy
- "Swarm Brood" ascension perks
- "Swarm Link" – Tame (Non-Player) hostile Prethoryns
- Machines and Prethoryns do not get along well
- "Shattered Fallen Empires" (spawn near Prethoryn spawn) Very Hostile
- Expanded crisis diplomacy events/overhauled Prethoryn Crisis
- (Slightly Broken) Swarm brood empires can direct friendly AI (naturally-occurring crisis) swarms to attack rivals
As for balancing in this mod, I’ve balanced this mod around a personal favorite of mine:
(While not required, I would strongly recommend playing with Gigastructural Engineering & More )
Currently the mod is only available in English/Simple Chinese, if you would be able to translate, leave a comment and I’ll hit you up, add your translation, then add you as a contributor. Thanks in advance.
- Updated events to work in 3.0.*
- Updated Swarm Brood Trait tooltip
- Heavily scripted event planet "The Vestige" I wonder what’s inside
- Added "Gestalt Pattern" jobs for Prethoryns
- Tweaked spawns for disabled Prethoryns
- Now available in Simple Chinese | 现已支持中文
- Planets can now be "uninfested" or transformed into Gaia worlds
- Dead Prethoryn (That spawn anomalies/events) are available for (with varying results) for all empires to interact with
- Fixed Initial game generation for Swarm players, making them generate more naturally
- "Shattered Fallen Empires" Added
- "Consumer Metabolism Hive" Building Added
- Fixed alloy foundries not producing resources for True Swarm Empires
- Minor re-balancing of buildings to fit Federations
- True Swarm pops do not contribute to empire sprawl
- Hive heart, we need to talk…
- Add naturally-occuring Feral/Frenzied Prethoryn ships/"Feral Territory"
- Remove True Swarm empires from Galactic Community participation
- Fix the "SWARM KIN! WE HAVE A TARGET!" Option for Crisis Swarm Diplomacy
- Add more swarm countermeasures
- Add Localisation support for more languages than just English
- Fix/remove Research labs on Infested worlds
- Tweak Galaxy generation to promote a more hostile environment for Swarm empires
- Figure out how to get natural AI empires to spawn in as True Swarm Empires and further develop True Swarm Empire AI
- Add Fanatic-Purifier events/anomalies
- Fix Title Images with better (More accurate Images)
- Probably much more
Prethoryns now have access to a backup job that has different yields based off of what the planet used to be before it was infested, this is a massive buff to Prethoryn economy and may need some tweaking in the future. Explore and enjoy, as always feedback appreciated <3
