I will be releasing different parts of my mod as I make it. Here is the Consortium Space portion of the mod.
Here's what I've done:
All Zann Consortium space units are much more expensive and can be upgraded with stealth ability via the black market. I updated the black market order and prices to reflect the scope of these changes.
-Starviper: Can be upgraded to use disruptors (apparently smaller disruptor cannons are harder for Zann to acquire).
-Skipray: Mass driver turret has replaced ion cannon turret. Carbonite cannon has replaced laser cannon. (Coming soon - Space Bombs!)
-Crusader: Laser cannons have been replaced by disruptor and carbonite cannons. The firing rate and range of the point defense system has been greatly increased.
-Interceptor4: Replaced laser cannons with plasma cannons. Plasma cannons now bypass shields and have a small area of effect.
-Vengeance: Turbolasers replaced with proton torpedo launchers. Proton torpedoes are now white, like in the movies - looks cool; no longer looks like a slow laser. Increased range of self destruct.
-Krayt (Aggressor) Destroyer: Replaced the turbolasers with large carbonite missiles. Greatly increased the range of the mega plasma cannons and self destruct. Added a small hanger (you could see it was always meant to have one).
-Keldabe Battleship: Replaced the ion cannons with mass drivers. Replaced the turbolasers with advanced concussion missile launchers. Reintegrated the Dekard Concussion Blast.
-The Peacebringer (Tyber Zann's Ship): -Play the game to see this one.
-Consortium Space Station: Redid all the weapons to only include disruptor cannons, carbonite cannons, plasma cannons, advanced concussion missile launchers, proton torpedo launchers, and carbonite missile launchers. Also changed the main cannon to shoot the "Blast" plasma burst like the Peacebringer and auto-target like a regular hardpoint.
-Boron Missile Space Turret: Now has ability to swap weapons to carbonite missiles.
Enjoy!
This is easily one of the best ideas for a FoC mod I've ever seen. Disruptors in space and just everything else you did is awesome, keep it up!
I appreciate the encouragement, thanks.
I hope this mod gets updates , this is WHAT i ever wanted to do , i made a minimod for my self , and made alot of custom things for consortium.
Anyways i think that special base weapon , that shoots green power balls is a bit OP , since you can't control it but it's the fact it shoots so often , i would like the control back.
You can control it. Select the starbase and then select the ship you want it to target. :)
One thing though, I just went and checked out GC...why are Zann level 1 stations so expensive? :S
I made the Zann stations more powerful, starting with level 1. Because they are more powerful, I wanted to make it more difficult for Zann to gain a foothold in a system. The price of upgrading to the next level station is proportional to the increase in strength of the station. You'll find playing as Zann it is more difficult to expand quickly through conquest. Playing against him you must keep him in check before he can reinforce his position. Also it logically makes sense that the initial build of a station will be more expensive and time consuming than upgrading, especially if you do not have an established industry like Zann. Glad you like the mod Mogenar, thanks for the post.
I like some of these ideas, but the consortium was already WAY overpowered, so are you going to balance them with the other factions? Really, a random pirate group should not be more powerful than the Empire. I do like the ideas though :)
The premise is that Zann doesn't have the resources to gather large fleets and that he is not going to settle for anything less than the best. So his ships, for their size, are all very powerful. They are also extremely expensive. Playing against Zann you won't see large fleets of capital ships. I didn't want to raise the expense much higher, otherwise you may never see any Consortium capital ships. I also wanted to make sure you got a chance to build them yourself if you play as Zann. Let me know if you think they should be even more expensive. Thanks Kumzi.
well about the prices... tyber zann uses black market technology
in the black market you can find 3 things:
1 - fake stuff (lower cost but lower quality)
2 - stolen stuff (lower cost because it was stolen, high quality)
3 - illegal stuff (higher prices due illegality)
it makes sense if tyber uses illegal high technology but it should be expensive as you are supposed to have never seen tech like distruptors
they are not mass produced due illegality and it increases the prices
the point is that you can balance the game in a logical way, as higher is the technology and more powerful the price should be higher
you could increase the price and the armor of zann consortium capital ships like the krayt agressor destroyer. for example the double price compared to a star destroyer but it should be able to stand the attack of 2 imperial star destroyers