Alternative "Tree of Life" – Origin

Game-Version: 4.0.*
Mod-Version: 2.1.2
For change-log see changes-tab!

This Mod adds:

• It’s basically the same as the original, just for non-hive minds.
• The original origin remains unchanged.

• This version of the Origin is similar to the alternative version, but it offers more gameplay with the Tree of Life.
• It’s now possible to add better protection for the Lifetree and its offspring. But trust me, you really don’t want to lose your Hometree with this version!
• New Building, new Technologies, new Decision, new Modifiers for Planets!
• New Events (currently 4: three smaller and a bigger one; there might be more in the future!), bringing new life to the Tree of Life – Concept!

(Please write a comment if there are serious problems!)

See screenshots for some examples!

I was always annoyed by the fact that the ‘Tree of Life’ – Origin was only available to hive minds. After failing to find a mod for it in the Workshop, I decided to give it a shot and created my own version, which is independent of the original. This means that the original Origin can still be used. You no longer need to rewrite the base game files after every update like I did!

This mod adds an "Alternative ‘Tree of Life’-Origin" to the game, enabling you to play with non-hive mind empires. I have sometimes changed the names a bit, but nothing is completely different to how it used to be. All texts containing "hive" or "hive mind" have been rewritten so that they don’t seem strange when used with a non-hive mind empire.

The new "Immersive Tree of Life" with deeper gameplay is now playable. Try it out and let me know what you think so I can improve it!

Please note that all core functions are working as they should, but there is a visual issues that I haven’t been able to resolve yet. This means that you won’t see all the holding’s effects directly; you will only see them after hovering with the mouse over the holding. I will perhaps look into it in the future, but for now it’s definitely playable without any problems!

(Originally I created this mod for my friends and myself, but then I decided to make it available to anyone who might be interested as well. This is my first mod, so please don’t expect something ultra professional without any issues.)

I’m currently working on an alternative version of the origin story that will offer deeper gameplay with the Tree of Life. Many ideas I’m considering have already been implemented in the new "Immersive" – Origin, but I will probably add more content in the future. The early game phase has been more or less completed, but there is still content missing for the later part of the game. Also, there could be more Origins coming in the future!

Here are some ideas that I have collected that I might do in the future (maybe, really!):

• "Tree of Life" and "Wilderness" – Combination (If I do this, it will take a very long time!)
• Start empire with an offspring of a Great Tree from another world (maybe)
• Dying Tree of Life – Origin (maybe)

(I’m still open for more ideas, but don’t expect that I will definitely realize them!)

I have almost completely recreated the original with its own files, without touching the vanilla ones, which should make it compatible with most mods. I tested this mod with one of my own modpacks (currently containing more than 50 mods, the "UI Overhaul Dynamic" and "Gigastructural Engineering & More" – Mod included) and it worked without any problems, except that edits to the original "Tree of Life" by other mods are of course not working. For example, the "Planetary Diversity" – Mod: The planetary decision ‘Transplant Tree of Life sapling’ won’t take longer to finish on special planets.

If you find an incompatible mod, please let me know so that I can either fix it or document the issue here.

The tree picture was made with AI [obvious, I guess ;)].

If you would like to use this mod for your own creations or fix the issues, please inform me of your plans, that would be nice! Thank you 🙂