1.14 Modding Note: GalaxyScenarioDef
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This could probably be merged with one of the other threads concerning changes to mods for 1.14, but I figured I'd post this separately since the dust still hasn't settled.
Some of you may have noticed that after firing up a mod in Sins and starting a new skirmish that you don't start with your requisite two constructor frigs and frigate factory upon start. This has to do with the new Quickstart feature included in 1.14, which essentially splits the three races' starting player assets in the GalaxyScenarioDef file into two groups: normal and Quickstart.
More to the point, the groups from previous versions of Sins under the DefaultHomePlanetSetup template (about halfway down the GalaxyScenarioDef file) need to be changed from this:
planetItemsTemplate
templateName "Template:DefaultHomePlanetSetup"
subTemplates 0
groups 3
group
condition
type "PlanetOwnerIsRace"
param "Tech"
owner "PlanetOwner"
colonizeChance 1
items 3
item "Tech:Module:FrigateFactory"
item "Tech:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Tech:Frigate:Constructor"
group
condition
type "PlanetOwnerIsRace"
param "Psi"
owner "PlanetOwner"
colonizeChance 1
items 3
item "Psi:Module:FrigateFactory"
item "Psi:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Psi:Frigate:Constructor"
group
condition
type "PlanetOwnerIsRace"
param "Phase"
owner "PlanetOwner"
colonizeChance 1
items 3
item "Phase:Module:FrigateFactory"
item "Phase:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Phase:Frigate:Constructor"
to this:
planetItemsTemplate
templateName "Template:DefaultHomePlanetSetup"
subTemplates 0
groups 6
group
condition
type "PlanetOwnerIsRaceNormalStart"
param "Tech"
owner "PlanetOwner"
colonizeChance 1
items 3
item "Tech:Module:FrigateFactory"
item "Tech:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Tech:Frigate:Constructor"
group
condition
type "PlanetOwnerIsRaceNormalStart"
param "Psi"
owner "PlanetOwner"
colonizeChance 1
items 3
item "Psi:Module:FrigateFactory"
item "Psi:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Psi:Frigate:Constructor"
group
condition
type "PlanetOwnerIsRaceNormalStart"
param "Phase"
owner "PlanetOwner"
colonizeChance 1
items 3
item "Phase:Module:FrigateFactory"
item "Phase:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Phase:Frigate:Constructor"
group
condition
type "PlanetOwnerIsRaceQuickStart"
param "Tech"
owner "PlanetOwner"
colonizeChance 1
items 9
item "Tech:Module:FrigateFactory"
item "Tech:Module:CapitalShipFactory"
item "Tech:Module:MetalExtractor"
item "Tech:Module:MetalExtractor"
item "Tech:Module:CrystalExtractor"
item "Tech:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Tech:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Tech:Frigate:Scout"
item "Tech:Frigate:Scout"
group
condition
type "PlanetOwnerIsRaceQuickStart"
param "Psi"
owner "PlanetOwner"
colonizeChance 1
items 9
item "Psi:Module:FrigateFactory"
item "Psi:Module:CapitalShipFactory"
item "Psi:Module:MetalExtractor"
item "Psi:Module:MetalExtractor"
item "Psi:Module:CrystalExtractor"
item "Psi:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Psi:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Psi:Frigate:Scout"
item "Psi:Frigate:Scout"
group
condition
type "PlanetOwnerIsRaceQuickStart"
param "Phase"
owner "PlanetOwner"
colonizeChance 1
items 9
item "Phase:Module:FrigateFactory"
item "Phase:Module:CapitalShipFactory"
item "Phase:Module:MetalExtractor"
item "Phase:Module:MetalExtractor"
item "Phase:Module:CrystalExtractor"
item "Phase:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Phase:Frigate:Constructor"
item "Phase:Frigate:Scout"
item "Phase:Frigate:Scout"
Of course, if you've added new races in your mod (like 7DS or Star Wars), you'll have to create normal and Quickstart groups under here as well for each of your new races.
Hope this helps the transition along (and I hope this hasn't been discussed and made common knowledge already... 
), and good luck to all modders!
