Enhanced 4X Mod for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion

Sins of a Solar Empire is often described as a 4XRTS game, or a game that tried to merge the action and tactics packed gameplay of a Real time strategy game with the deep, complex, empire wide strategy of a 4X turn based game. It's up to debate whether Sins succeeded in this goal, but I think all can agree that of the 4Xs of "explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate", Sins is much more focused on the exterminate than on the others. This mod seeks to give more depth to the other 3Xs of the game by adding additional game elements or refining the existing ones to reward players who give more strategic thought to the non-combat side of the game. Combat will still be the center point of the game, but players will find that the non-combat options available will be much more rewarding. Spying, exploring, sabotage, diplomacy, culture, and economic development have all been added or changed in innovative new ways. Regardless of what you think Sins is, this is the 4XRTS it should have been.

Features

• Faction Diversity - Exploit all new racial and subfaction bonuses and techs to crush your enemies.
• Hero Units - Lead your race's champions into battle with their powerful new abilities to base your strategies off of.
• Random Encounters - Keep your eyes peeled when scouting, new challenges and opportunities await you in the distant parts of space.
• Embassies and Espionage - Adds more depth when dealing with other Empires, and removes some of the annoyances of the old system at the same time.
• Ship Upgrades - Customize your capitalships and titans with unique upgrades.
• New Planets - Your Empire will never look the same again with 10 new colonizeable planets. Meticulously balanced for competitive play.
• New Skyboxes - 12 unique skyboxes provide a fantastic backdrop to your conquest of space.
• New Artifacts and Bonuses - Your Empire contains great secrets to be found, if you take the time to look...
• Civics Matter - Almost all civic structures have an impact on your Empire. You must develop your planets wisely to get the most out of them.
• Culture Matters - The hearts and minds of the galaxy can now assist you greatly in your quest for victory.
• Customization - Play the game the way you want it with a growing library of optional minimods and enhanced mapmaker support!

For those new to the mod or wanting more details on the features, check out the Beginners Guide.

Details about installing the mod or technical problems can be found here.