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MeVII - UbBalancedStart

******* MeVII - UbBalancedStart *******
v01.05.02.21.22.35
This mod changes system generation when using the "Balanced Start" option.
Races with a default native uber-planet
have significant chances to have pre-uber-planets nearby.
They also have small chances to have the uber-planets themselves nearby.

Races that have no native uber-planet have Gaia planets as substitutions.
They also have small chances for Gaia planets to be nearby.
Size and mineral chances have been set into a steep bell-curve,
and made more a thematic representation of the races.

((( It should be noted that ultimately this mod gives an advantage to Uber-Planet Races. )))

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and, add extra return lines.
Read this information on the mods Steam Workshop page to avoid those issues.
You can read non-parsed versions of the mod info in
the Change Notes link in the Steam Workshop
or the Info.txt file located in the mod folder.


By default this mod is located at
[DRIVE LETTER]:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\workshop\content\298050\2475310797


01 - The Klackon
02 - The size control variable for the "Guaranteed planet located in system with home planet"
has a known bug where it works only rarely.
If it is patched by a future UCP it will auto activate in this mod.
Otherwise that part of this mod is dormant and does not cause failures.

This Mod requires UCP, 5X, and UCP5X Compatibility mods.
(It will function without Custom 5X and DSMP Assets,
however, some game images will be blank)
It should always be loaded after (below) UCP, 5X, and UCP5X Compatibility mods.


This mod changes the following data points for every major race:
01-01 : tutorialPlanetBiomeChances
01-02 : tutorialPlanetSizeChances
01-03 : tutorialPlanetRichnessChances

02-01 : secondaryPlanetBiomeChances
02-02 : secondaryPlanetSizeChances
02-03 : secondaryPlanetRichnessChances

03-01 : earlyGamePlanetBiomeChances
03-02 : earlyGamePlanetSizeChances
03-03 : earlyGamePlanetRichnessChances

-> It will conflict with / overwrite this information
of any mod loaded before (above) this mod loads.
-> Any mod loaded after (below) this mod
will conflict with / overwrite the information this mod loads.

Races with a default native uber-planet
have significant chances to have pre-uber-planets nearby.
They also have small chances to have the uber-planets themselves nearby.
Size and mineral chances are set into a steep bell-curve.

Alkari ........ = Arid : Mountainous
Darlok ........ = Swamp : Dark Marsh
Bulrathi ...... = Desert : Forest
Klackon ....... = Desert : Cavernous
Meklar ........ = Tundra : Cybernetic
Mrrshan ....... = Arid : Grassland
Sakkra ........ = Swamp : Tropical
Silicoids* .... = Volcanic : Inferno
Trilarians .... = Ocean : Coral World

Chances for both
Guaranteed planet located in system with home planet
&
Guaranteed planet located in system connected to home system

PreUber ....... = 70%
Terran ........ = 20%
Uber .......... = 10%

Tiny .......... = 5%
Small ......... = 20%
Medium ........ = 50%
Large ......... = 20%
Huge .......... = 5%

UltraPoor ..... = 5%
Poor .......... = 20%
Abundant ...... = 50%
Rich .......... = 20%
UltraRich ..... = 5%

* Silicoids are lithovores. They are dependent on minerals to eat rather than food.
Their mineral chances are as follows…

UltraPoor ..... = 0%
Poor .......... = 10%
Abundant ...... = 50%
Rich .......... = 25%
UltraRich ..... = 15%

Races that have no native uber-planet have Gaia planets as substitutions.
They also have small chances for Gaia planets to be nearby.
Lastly, size and mineral chances have been made more a thematic representation of the races.

Elerians, Gnolam , Human, Psilon, and Terran.

Fate set the Elerians to continue to develop into a warrior race
by fighting for valuable resources needed to survive surrounded by smaller arid planets.

Arid ....... = 70%
Terran ........ = 20%
Gaia .......... = 10%

Tiny .......... = 10%
Small ......... = 25%
Medium ........ = 50%
Large ......... = 15%
Huge .......... = 0%

UltraPoor ..... = 0%
Poor .......... = 15%
Abundant ...... = 50%
Rich .......... = 25%
UltraRich ..... = 10%

Fate set the Gnolam to continue to develop into a hoarder race
by prospecting for rare resources found on the larger arid planets they were surrounded by.

Arid ....... = 70%
Terran ........ = 20%
Gaia .......... = 10%

Tiny .......... = 0%
Small ......... = 15%
Medium ........ = 50%
Large ......... = 25%
Huge .......... = 10%

UltraPoor ..... = 10%
Poor .......... = 25%
Abundant ...... = 50%
Rich .......... = 15%
UltraRich ..... = 0%

Fate set the Humans to continue to develop into a diplomatic race
by negotiating for rarer resources found on patches of land on average ocean planets around them.

Ocean ....... = 70%
Terran ........ = 20%
Gaia .......... = 10%

Tiny .......... = 0%
Small ......... = 15%
Medium ........ = 70%
Large ......... = 15%
Huge .......... = 0%

UltraPoor ..... = 5%
Poor .......... = 60%
Abundant ...... = 30%
Rich .......... = 5%
UltraRich ..... = 0%

Fate set the Psilon to continue to develop into a curious and investigative race
by stumbling on small resource packed planets with advanced technology surrounding them.

Cybernetic .... = 85%
Gaia .......... = 10%
Uber-Gaia ..... = 5%

Tiny .......... = 15%
Small ......... = 70%
Medium ........ = 15%
Large ......... = 0%
Huge .......... = 0%

UltraPoor ..... = 0%
Poor .......... = 0%
Abundant ...... = 15%
Rich .......... = 70%
UltraRich ..... = 15%

Fate set the Terrans to continue to develop into a survivor race
by squeezing every last resource out of the very large mineral scarce barren planets around them.

Barren ........ = 80%
Terran ........ = 10%
Gaia .......... = 10%

Tiny .......... = 0%
Small ......... = 0%
Medium ........ = 5%
Large ......... = 40%
Huge .......... = 55%

UltraPoor ..... = 55%
Poor .......... = 40%
Abundant ...... = 5%
Rich .......... = 0%
UltraRich ..... = 0%

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Out of space.
See change notes or
UbBalancedStarts_Info_MeVII.txt in the mod folder for closing notes.

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~ MeVII †

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You are not a lost cause.
You are not a hopeless case.
John 3:16
Romans 5:8

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