Master of Orion

Master of Orion

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5X - The Ultimate Balance Mod
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5X - The Ultimate Balance Mod

Description
Spud Dastardly presents the biggest Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars mod in the galaxy! This mod is massive overhaul of the gameplay experience. It's effectively a full expansion pack for the game. It includes a total rebalance of every aspect of gameplay, new technologies, improved AI, and much more. For a broad overview of what this mod does, see the Readme on ModDB.

Languages: English, German (Deutsch), Russian (русский), Spanish (Spain) (Español (España)), French (Français), Polish (Polskie)

If you're new to MoO mods, you may want to start with this guide.

The Unofficial Code Patch by WhatIsSol is highly recommended for use with or without this mod! You can get it on Steam or at ModDB. Be sure to follow the UCP install instructions on the UCP mod page. If you are going to use UCP with 5X, it is necessary to use the 5X UCP Compatibility mod (5XCPC)

5X was featured in a series of videos by YouTubers Mal and Sabouts a while back! They played two games on impossible difficulty (using version 2.3.1). You can see it on Youtube. I also did an interview with eXplorminate[explorminate.co] along with WhatIsSol about 5X and UCP.

I've put many hours of work into this mod! If you would like to show your appreciation with a donation, you can do so here.[www.nexusmods.com]

Also check out these related mods:
  • 5X UCP Compatibility Mod (5XCPC) is for players using 5X with WhatIsSol's Unofficial Code Patch. It re-enables several features which were disabled due to bugs, and it takes advantage of some modding features added by UCP. I highly recommend using both UCP and this addon!
  • Split Tech Tree is an addon for 5X that re-arranges the entire tech tree into 8 separate branches to make it more like a MoO2 style tech tree. This completely changes the tech tree strategy, so if you want to shake things up with a totally rearranged tech tree, give it a shot!
  • 5X Lite is a lighter version of the 5X mod that includes most of the balance adjustments of 5X but none of the added technologies, tech tree changes, added uber biomes, etc. It's for players who want a more balanced game but one that's closer to the original in terms of its scope. Don't use this one at the same time as 5X.
  • ALL AI + 5X galaxies allows you to play with every race at the same time on 5X galaxies (this may cause some issues, which is why it's not in the base 5X). This mod can be used standalone or with 5X. There is also a no wormhole variant.
  • Diverse Specials and Massive Planets is a popular mod created by Morpheus to add dozens of new planetary resources to the galaxy. This version is fully compatible with 5X, but you should load it before the 5X UCP Compatibility mod, and you can't use it at the same time as Split Tech Tree.
  • Custom 5X and DSMP Assets contains new ship icons for the alternate hull types introduced in v4.0 as well as new planet icons for the added uber biomes. It also includes some resource icons for DSMP.
  • Tactical mod by Vaaish re-balances various weapon techs in 5X to give an alternate approach to how different weapons are utilized as well as providing more distinctive AI blueprints.
For reference, the correct load order for the above mods if you should choose to use any of them is:
  • 5X
  • UCP
  • DSMP
  • 5XCPC
  • Tactical Mod
  • Split Tech Tree
  • ALL AI + 5X Galaxies
  • Custom 5X and DSMP Assets

Popular Discussions View All (79)
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21 Aug @ 4:45pm
PINNED: Version 5.x Feedback and Bug Reports
Spud Dastardly
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23 May @ 5:34pm
Struggling with Difficulty, Looking for Advice
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Other mods?
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djconklin66 29 Jul @ 3:10pm 
On research, sometimes you get either item A _or_ item B. What do I edit to get both?

How hard would it be to have one construction team for a planet and another for building ships?

How can I get mini-map of the galaxy I am in?
natanmager 26 May @ 12:43pm 
@spud dastardly
1. Loving the Mod! Got back to the game after a long break and this mod makes it feel all new and fresh!
2. I've just finished researching planar transcendence and was excited to try the hyper advanced colony ship, but it doesn't appear in my construction options.
I have 5X, UCP, DSMP, 5XCPC and Custom 5X and DSMP Assets installed in that order.
Will be happy for advice.
Falcon 17 May @ 11:10am 
@spud dastardly It is, the mod "cheaper perks" causes it and many other options to disappear (My theory is because the changed point prices conflict with each other). It happened to make but removing the perk allowed me to see all the options available.
Spud Dastardly  [author] 17 May @ 7:00am 
Well at least someone told me why they gave a thumbs down for once, even though they are mistaken and creative is in the mod.
Falcon 14 May @ 12:30pm 
@ecjones1975 The perk is there, you just need to remove the "cheaper perks" mod
ecjones1975 14 May @ 11:41am 
removed creaive perk? thumbs down and unsubscribed
Gibrun Thane 3 Apr @ 12:03am 
Nice... thx
Spud Dastardly  [author] 2 Apr @ 7:45pm 
v5.4.1 has been uploaded
Spud Dastardly  [author] 27 Mar @ 4:52pm 
@Kibermozgai That would be a proper design change. We considered it a bug and an oversight on the part of the developers that the size increased when rebuilt. Changing mechanics is something UCP only does a little bit of, and only when it was clearly not as intended by the devs using our best judgment, so we took a more conservative approach to just say at the very least it shouldn't be bigger than it started. Maybe it would be more interesting if it shrunk, but that's not really within the scope of UCP which is primarily for the fixing of bugs and exploits. It was already a bit controversial to change this one to same size since some players like @Andzzy got used to and liked the size increase.
Kibermozgai 27 Mar @ 3:02pm 
Why the same size tho?
Isn't making it even lesser that it was wouln't be more logical and more impactful for the receiving side?
I mean, making it bigger as in original game is surely bad both for balance and for logical reason, but same size kinda looks strange as well.
I would have goes even further and add constant degradation to the point that destroying 1size planet would have vaporase it for good, lol