Refuge in the Void (Habitat Start | F**k Planets)
Over a century ago, something horrible happened to your homeworld. With neither FTL nor terraforming, your people turned to space construction in a desperate attempt to survive. You managed to create cramped but just-barely-self-sufficient space habitats. Billions died, but your species lived on.
Adapted now to a life in space, your people want nothing more to do with planetary living. With your population now rebounding, your scientists have developed the hyperdrive. A galaxy of open space awaits!
* Adds a new "Origin" civic (will be turned into a real Origin when the feature arrives).
* Start on 2 small habitats with an abandoned one in-system.
* Build additional small habitats, or full-size ones once you have the resources.
* Expand small habitats to full size, and beyond!
* Some changes have been made to Traditions and Ascension Perks to represent your society’s focus on life off-planet.
* Requires Utopia expansion.
* Not achievement compatible.
This mod is still in beta! There are some known minor flavor bugs but no known issues with implemented functionality. However, not all functionality is implemented yet, and balance may be quite poor. Recommend a large home system (such as the Binary 1 random system) to ensure room for all deposits and habitats. Despite being incomplete, it is quite playable at least through the early game.
While I’ve tried to add this Origin civic without changing anything existing wherever practical, this mod did require overwriting some default functionality and will therefore not be compatible with some mods. Overwrites:
* Some traditions (those that focus on planets)
* Some ascension perks (those that focus on planets + Voidborne)
* Habitats (the megastructure, not the planet class)
* Habitat capital buildings
* Habitat habitation districts
Version: Beta 0.5.5
Source code: https://github.com/cbhacking/stellaris_mod_voidrefuge
Paradox forum thread: https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/habitat-start-f-k-planets.1249880/
Feedback, bug reports, suggestions, artwork, and translations all very much appreciated!
Changelog:
v0.5.5 – Fixed text strings, tradition swap ambiguity, planetary modifiers, and Domination adoption effect.
v0.5.2 – Initial beta release.
