I'll remove StarSystemDefs.xml in next release to keep compatibility.

General link contains it all yeah, urm the races are tied into it now, was having issue keeping them seperate, I can however rip them out for you if you want, a basic version of them, no Tree's/Improvements/Weapons/Modules (this is why I was struggling to keep them seperate from the core changes, I could once I finish the tech trees seperate them, but atm to many crossovers with the default stuff), just faction + shipsets, you would have to use base tech trees for them.

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If your comfortable with xml feel free to rip them out yourself, if not just say wouldnt take me long to do it tbh.

Just started playing with the mod, so far it is a blast. No technical issues so far at turn 100 on an immense map, genius level with just the mod races included.

Couple observations so far:

Terraforming seems to be overpowered, after getting the first tech i can terraform entire planets, this is similar to an older mod that was going around last year. it is fun to build these huge planets but it is very OP if the AI cannot make good use of it. It also makes some of the ideological choices that give extra tiles redundant. if the idea is to keep it this way and make the AI also use it then the ideological choices should be updated to something more useful.

Second, on a randomly generated map there seems to be an over abundance of precursor worlds. So far as the Klingons I have discovered and populated 4 massive class 25 ish precursor worlds and 2 huge class 43 and 44 worlds. Is this expected behavior or did i just get incredibly lucky?

Please keep this up, this is putting a great breath of fresh air in the game. I especially love the changes in the tech tree, nice to see new names in there and with tech trading turned off I get to be surprised all over again by what my enemies bring to the battlefield. 

Thanks for the tip on the BORG, I am near them but I was betting on my 6 precursor worlds to help me out of trouble by building big fleets fast so i am trying to zip through the logistics techs. Klingons being slightly behind in tech ability and having tech trading off is a bit of a handicap but just makes it more fun and challenging, i bet if i can last to the mid and late game these guys will definitely be a force to recon with.

Right now the Breen have decided ! am cannon fodder so I have to fight them back. was quick too, met them and 3 turns later they DOW me.

I am a big fan of torpedoes and missiles in this game, they tend to be OP in the base game, but I guess I will have to switch tactics to something else now, unpredictability again, very cool

They are no push overs either, Polaron weapons! (Same as Dominion)

Um you missed what I ment, Borg Weapons are stronger ALL round. All weapons that I have added have different stats some been > than others(Phaser & Tetryon are the same, Disrupter, Polaron, Borg to give ya an idea of how they grade). Tip, Klingon Cannons are near the top

I will be sorting out Ship trading at some point, so with the weapons system I have atm, it could be worth while to buy ships off other factions

Borg are especially aggressive, but, Klingon, Dominion, Breen and Romulans can and do DOW if they think your weak, they are however easier to appease than the Borg(who I want to be at war with all, just cant work it out atm).

What difficulty level do you play on?

Ah yeah, I have that fixed my end(Phaser should not be in there), it is annoying, I will issue a new version. Won't be save game compatible.

Care to explain that? They have the Drengin Tree as a base. I have only tested like 50 turns with most the Factions, other than Borg and Federation due to testing their Tech Trees out.

Updated:-

Alpha 0.3d

Embassy Chain redesigned, classed as a player wonder, pick your planet wisely!:
    Embassy - +2 Diplomacy and additional 0.3 per level from influence buildings. (Potential 5.6 Diplomacy)
    Diplomatic District - +5 Diplomacy and Additional 0.5 per level from influence buildings. (Potential 11 Diplomacy)
    Diplomatic Ministry - +8 Diplomacy and additional 0.7 per level from influence buildings. (Potential 16.4 Diplomacy)

Diplomacy Tweaks.
Blueprint Tweaks.
Governor Teaks.
Fixed -50% Maintenace for Stationed Ships.
Rescaled Weapons.
Fixed Broken Polaron FX.
Tech Governor Tweaks.

I will try the Klingons again with trading back on but brokering off to see how it influences my game. I really like their ships, always did.

With the changes you just made to diplomacy you eliminated the temptation to put an embassy on every planet, very good move, interested to see how that plays out.

One idea here would be to fully hide the weapon techs, in the diplomatic screen, an opponent wants to keep secret or just not trade. Even with allies there are always things we do not share, highlighting them to show they cannot be traded but still showing them on the screen gives a huge tactical advantage to the human player. Just by seeing what weapon and invasion techs my enemies have researched tells me what defences to concentrate on in that moment. This is what espionage is for, humint or sigint, a glaring lack in this game. Not sure how to do that though. That diplo update from Stardock might give us more flexibility here.

Giving the shipyards a boost in offense and defense at the cost of manufacturing would be OK with me. Right now they are just sitting ducks even in the early game. Even just a good boost in hit points would help. I can understand having to defend them with fleets in a full out war but having them fall to one well equipped ship is a bit much at this point.

Maquis are no push overs! Yeah you have basic crappy weapons/defenses right from the start to counter. Plus the AI do not seem to attack defended anomalies, ever (even in vanilla), so I kinda wanted to make it harder on the player to do so. Be warned, Precursor Anomalies are defended by 8 Maquis ships.

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AI is not gimped by upgrading anymore(they upgrade in 1 turn the same as players, no more 10 turns for the AI!), so 90% of the time their ships are up to date, I have adjusted the Upgrading so it is around 40% cheaper than vanilla. Rush Buying is also 60% cheaper.

In a nutshell. No. The code for Pirates is not in the xml's

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I am not even sure making them a Major Faction and just switching them out for the default pirate will work either. I'll have a play.

I've tried to play this mod but it can't load. It is looking in the wrong directory: 

Debug Message: ******* Starting Game Shell *******
Debug Message: InitializeResources.
Debug Message: No files found matching mask C:\Users\ASUS-Z97-AR\Documents\My Games\GalCiv3\Mods\*.gc3wsdata

I am running Windows 7 and the correct directory name should be My Documents, not Documents.

Is there a way for me to fix this?

Can you let me know what I need to do to make the mod work?

This is my proposed changes for Shipyards:-

Increased Shipyard Stats:-
    Hitpoints increased to 350.
    Beam Attack increased to 24.
    Missile Attack increased to 32.
    Kinetic Attack increased to 20.
    All Defense types increased to 30.
Military Starbase now increase Shipyard Attack by 10 and Defense by 15.
Defense Network module increases Shipyard Attack by 10 and Defense by 15.
Sector Defense Grid module increases Shipyard Attack by 20 and Defense by 30. (Replaces Defense Network module)
Military Starbase attack and defense area of effects now effect Shipyards. (15%, 25%, 50%)

I might also buff them a bit more from my new military starbase modules. I will see after some testing.

I already have the cap increased to 1150 with all modules

• 500 base
• Engineering Systems +100
• Adv Engineering Systems +150
• Military Defense +250
• Adv Military Defense +150

I have also increased the Attack & Defense a bit more for Military Starbases in my current test build. They were still getting owned by 4-5 medium ships.