+Star Forge
A new megastructure. The Star Forge allows the conversion of large ammounts of energy into minerals, by tapping into the gas reserves of its host star. Sadly it can’t automatically produce ships, but it looks damn cool.
Construction info:
Stage 0 (construction site):
1800 days
20000 minerals
Stage 1: (Main hub)
1800 days
20000 minerals
Stage 2: (1/4th complete)
1800 days
20000 minerals
Maintenace: 300 energy.
Production: 160 minerals
Stage 3: (2/4th complete)
1800 days
20000 minerals
Maintenace: 600 energy.
Production: 360 minerals
Stage 4: (3/4th complete)
1800 days
20000 minerals
Maintenace: 900 energy.
Production: 500 minerals
Stage 5: (complete)
1800 days30
20000 minerals
Maintenace: 1200 energy.
Production: 900 minerals.
Build costs are pending fine tuning. Total cost is 120,000 minerals, at 500 minerals per month its payoff is 20 years.
I based my balance on Improved Megastructures which makes megastructures more meaningful given the time and resource investment. Its one-fourth of a full dyson sphere (1200 energy). It’s simple enough to edit the file yourself to change the output to an appropriate balance.
Also be sure to check my other mod Stellar Catalyst which pairs alongside this.
Balance
This mod is balanced in conjunction with a future mod I plan on releasing.
Rebalancing the files are as easy as editing a .txt file inside a zip file, so users are more than welcome to adjust it to their liking. Individual mod collections benefit from different balance levels so feel free to experiment!
Compatibility
No base files were modified and no dependencies are required. This mod should be compatible with everything.
