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Additional Vanilla Components Revived

Originally posted by Sam_:

This mod adds 57 new components to extend the vanilla component tree, with the aim of doubling the number of components and technologies in a way that is vanilla friendly. Simply the same components in the base game, times two. It adds additional tiers beyond what the base game has, now with 10 tiers of shields, reactors and armor.

About

Most component sets have been doubled, except Jump Drives which have 5 tiers. The tech cost for each technology in this mod increases exponentially, instead of linearly as the base game does, making the final 10th tier a significant task to research even during end game.

If you play Stellaris like me, you always go for a technological ascendancy, producing as much research as possible. That means by the start of mid-game you have reached the final tier of reactors or shields and you will spend the rest of the game watching the more primitive empires catch up to you. In reality a highly advanced society focused on technology would continue to advance without limits.

With this mod you can continue to advance until end game, way beyond the capabilities of even the Fallen Empires.

• Adds 57 new components
  
• Adds 57 new technologies

• This mod has received a general balance pass, following vanilla ratios and unused values. Be aware, if you have used the original version of this mod, you will notice a difference.
  
• FTL drives are now three different paths: Hyperdrives for focused lane travel, Jumpdrives for the utility jump, and Psi for a bit of both with some extra disengagement.
  
• New Dark Matter and Dragonscale items have been moved to be their capstone technologies. They require the previous max tier (Armor/Shield/Reactor T10, Drive T8) and their special technologies (same as vanilla versions) to unlock these upgraded versions.
  
• Reactors are balanced to ensure a modicum of choice when designing ships.

• Mods that add additional ship sizes/types require a patch. Conflicts are: new Reactor and Thruster sizes needed and Computer "size_restriction" variable corrections.
  
• Mods that add technology tiers have to either: add Tier 6 society techs, or will likely need a patch. May break Precog and Psi 3 research options. Conflict is "previously_unlocked = 3" for Tier 7 technology. ...\common\technology\tier\(whatever the modder named the tier file).txt

• NSC3 Patch by Rio_Mizuhoshi
  
• Additional Vanilla Fallen Empires

• Ship Auto Upgrading does not work correctly with all components in this mod. You may need to manually replace the final tier of vanilla components with the first tier of components from this mod before standard upgrade behavior resumes. This can only be resolved by editing vanilla files, and not something I am willing to do for this particular mod. Beyond the preexisting icons, of course.
  
• Mods adding additional ship types cannot use these items. It REQUIRES adding their tags to every component and likely the creation of additional ones. A Patch is absolutely required.
  
• Hyperdrive progression feels flat. May add FTL speed to expand gap between Jump and Hyper archetypes.
  
• AI can go crazy with the items from this mod. It's an AI weights thing. They DO use the new components, but may limit other items to fit the brand new thing. Can be a little silly at times (Did that battle ship really have 2 guns to fit all 6 Tier 6 shields with that Tier 2 reactor? Yes, yes it did. Sigh.....). Will need adjustment, as I'm able to.

• Русский перевод - Russian Localization by Holo (Included)

• 日本語訳 - Japanese Localization by Rio_Mizuhoshi
  
• Ручной перевод на русский - Russian Translation by Микрочлен