Ultimate Stellar Expansion Mod (WIP)

Mod description

The ultimate expansion mod for Stellaris, adding:

• New technologies
• New ship components
• New buildings
• New traits
• New events
• And a lot more

New technologies

The mod adds many new technologies to be researched or discovered via insight.

Armour

• Tier VI -- Ultra-light Nanocomposite Materials
• Tier VII -- Ultra-light Ceramo-Metal Materials
• Tier VIII -- Ultra-light Plasteel Materials
• Tier IX -- Ultra-light Durasteel Materials
• Tier X -- Ultra-light Neutronium Materials (rare)

Shields

• Tier VI -- Photonic Deflectors
• Tier VII -- Improved Photonic Deflectors
• Tier VIII -- Photonic Shields
• Tier IX -- Advanced Photonic Shields
• Tier X -- Ultimate Photonic Shields (rare)

Reactors

• Tier VI -- Class 1 Singularity
• Tier VII -- Class 2 Singularity
• Tier VIII -- Class 3 Singularity
• Tier IX -- Class 4 Singularity
• Tier X -- Dark Energy Power (rare)

Lasers

• Tier VI -- Specialised Lasers (rare)

Plasma

• Tier IV -- Specialised Plasma Cannons (rare)

Mass Drivers

• Tier VI -- Specialised Gauss Cannons (rare)

Auto-Cannons

• Tier IV -- Specialised Auto-Cannons (rare)

New ship components

New ship components unlocked via the new technologies.

Armour

• Tier VI
  • Small -- Small Ultra-light Nanocomposite Materials
  • Medium -- Medium Ultra-light Nanocomposite Materials
  • Large -- Large Ultra-light Nanocomposite Materials
• Tier VII
  • Small -- Small Ultra-light Ceramo-Metal Materials
  • Medium -- Medium Ultra-light Ceramo-Metal Materials
  • Large -- Large Ultra-light Ceramo-Metal Materials
• Tier VIII
  • Small -- Small Ultra-light Plasteel Materials
  • Medium -- Medium Ultra-light Plasteel Materials
  • Large -- Large Ultra-light Plasteel Materials
• Tier IX
  • Small -- Small Ultra-light Durasteel Materials
  • Medium -- Medium Ultra-light Durasteel Materials
  • Large -- Large Ultra-light Durasteel Materials
• Tier X
  • Small -- Small Ultra-light Neutronium Materials
  • Medium -- Medium Ultra-light Neutronium Materials
  • Large -- Large Ultra-light Neutronium Materials

Shields

• Tier VI
  • Small -- Small Photonic Deflectors
  • Medium -- Medium Photonic Deflectors
  • Large -- Large Photonic Deflectors
• Tier VII
  • Small -- Small Improved Photonic Deflectors
  • Medium -- Medium Improved Photonic Deflectors
  • Large -- Large Improved Photonic Deflectors
• Tier VIII
  • Small -- Small Photonic Shields
  • Medium -- Medium Photonic Shields
  • Large -- Large Photonic Shields
• Tier IX
  • Small -- Small Advanced Photonic Shields
  • Medium -- Medium Advanced Photonic Shields
  • Large -- Large Advanced Photonic Shields
• Tier X
  • Small -- Small Ultimate Photonic Shields
  • Medium -- Medium Ultimate Photonic Shields
  • Large -- Large Ultimate Photonic Shields

Reactors

• Tier VI
  • Corvette -- Class 1 Singularity Reactor
  • Destroyer -- Class 1 Singularity Reactor
  • Cruiser -- Class 1 Singularity Reactor
  • Battleship -- Class 1 Singularity Reactor
  • Titan -- Class 1 Singularity Reactor
  • Starbase -- Class 1 Singularity Reactor
  • Platform -- Class 1 Singularity Reactor
• Tier VII
  • Corvette -- Class 2 Singularity Reactor
  • Destroyer -- Class 2 Singularity Reactor
  • Cruiser -- Class 2 Singularity Reactor
  • Battleship -- Class 2 Singularity Reactor
  • Titan -- Class 2 Singularity Reactor
  • Starbase -- Class 2 Singularity Reactor
  • Platform -- Class 2 Singularity Reactor
• Tier VIII
  • Corvette -- Class 3 Singularity Reactor
  • Destroyer -- Class 3 Singularity Reactor
  • Cruiser -- Class 3 Singularity Reactor
  • Battleship -- Class 3 Singularity Reactor
  • Titan -- Class 3 Singularity Reactor
  • Starbase -- Class 3 Singularity Reactor
  • Platform -- Class 3 Singularity Reactor
• Tier IX
  • Corvette -- Class 4 Singularity Reactor
  • Destroyer -- Class 4 Singularity Reactor
  • Cruiser -- Class 4 Singularity Reactor
  • Battleship -- Class 4 Singularity Reactor
  • Titan -- Class 4 Singularity Reactor
  • Starbase -- Class 4 Singularity Reactor
  • Platform -- Class 4 Singularity Reactor
• Tier X
  • Corvette -- Dark Energy Reactor
  • Destroyer -- Dark Energy Reactor
  • Cruiser -- Dark Energy Reactor
  • Battleship -- Dark Energy Reactor
  • Titan -- Dark Energy Reactor
  • Starbase -- Dark Energy Reactor
  • Platform -- Dark Energy Reactor

Lasers

• Tier VI Specialised
  • Medium
    • Standard Specialised Laser
    • Anti-armour Specialised Laser
    • Anti-hull Specialised Laser
  • Large
    • Standard Specialised Laser
    • Anti-armour Specialised Laser
    • Anti-hull Specialised Laser
    • Precision Specialised Laser

Plasma

• Tier IV Specialised
  • Small
    • Standard Specialised Plasma Cannons
    • CQB Specialised Plasma Cannons
    • Anti-hull Specialised Plasma Cannons
    • Rapid Fire Specialised Plasma Cannons

Mass Drivers

• Tier VI Specialised
  • Medium
    • Standard Specialised Gauss Cannons
    • Anti-shield Specialised Gauss Cannons
  • Large
    • Standard Specialised Gauss Cannons
    • Anti-shield Specialised Gauss Cannons
    • Precision Specialised Gauss Cannons

Auto-Cannons

• Tier IV Specialised
  • Small
    • Standard Specialised Auto-Cannons
    • CQB Specialised Auto-Cannons
    • Anti-hull Specialised Auto-Cannons
    • Rapid Fire Specialised Auto-Cannons

New icons

• Shields (components and tech)
  • Tier VI -> Tier X
• Armour (components and tech)
  • Tier VI -> Tier X
• Reactors (components and tech)
  • Tier VI -> Tier X
• Lasers (components and tech)
  • Tier VI
    • Standard Specialised Laser
    • Anti-armour Specialised Laser
    • Anti-hull Specialised Laser
    • Precision Speciliased Laser
• Plasma (components and tech)
  • Tier IV
    • Standard Specialised Plasma Cannons
    • CQB Specialised Plasma Cannons
    • Anti-hull Specialised Plasma Cannons
    • Rapid Fire Specialised Plasma Cannons
• Mass Drivers (components and tech)
  • Tier VI
    • Standard Specialised Gauss Cannons
    • Anti-shield Specialised Gauss Cannons
    • Precision Specialised Gauss Cannons
• Auto-Cannons (components and tech)
  • Tier IV
    • Standard Specialised Auto-Cannons
    • CQB Specialised Auto-Cannons
    • Anti-hull Specialised Auto-Cannons
    • Rapid Fire Specialised Auto-Cannons

Overwrites

The mod overwrites some vanilla files to ensure compatibility and a smooth transition from vanilla game elements over to elements the mod adds.

Ship components

• Tier V Shield (vanilla) -- now upgrades to Tier VI Shield (usem) for all sizes
• Tier V Armour (vanilla) -- now upgrades to Tier VI Armour (usem) for all sizes
• Dragon Armour (vanilla) -- now classed as Tier XI Armour (usem) with stats updated to match
• Dark Matter Deflectors (vanilla) -- now classed as Tier XI Shield (usem) with stats updated to match
• Psionic Shields (vanilla) -- now classed as Tier XI Shield (usem) with stats updated to match
• Psionic Barrier (vanilla) -- now unavailable/hidden component (usem) due to obsoletion
• Tier V Reactor (vanilla) -- now upgrades to Tier VI Reactor (usem) for all ship types
• Dark Matter Reactor (vanilla) -- now classed as Tier XI Reactor (usem) with stats updated to match

Technologies

• Psionic Barrier (vanilla) -- now unavailable/hidden technology (usem)

Icons

• Dragon Armour Component (vanilla) -- now using same icon without tier numbers (usem)
• Dragon Armour Technology (vanilla) -- now using same icon without tier numbers (usem)
• Tier I -> V Reactor Technology (vanilla) now using same icon with tier numbers (usem)
• Tier I -> V Shield Technology (vanilla) now using same icon with tier numbers (usem)
• Tier I -> V Armour Technology (vanilla) now using same icon with slight size increase (usem)

Localisation

The mod currently has localisation support for the following languages

• English

Mod authors

Darth-Arminius