Entity modifer to affect allegiance...

Research modifier that allows you to change the max number of upgrades on SBs....

Research modifier that allows you to change superweapon cap....

Entity modifier to affect duration of instant action buffs (that might lead to some unintended consequences)....

This is a goooooood thread...

instantAction: max increased from 5 to 16

periodicAction: max increased from 2 to 4 (sorry Goa)

buffInstantActionType:

• ApplyBuffToFirstSpawnerNoFilterNoRange: does as suggests
• ConvertPlanet: converts a planet to a specified planet type
• RemoveBuffOfType: change to work more than once.  Right now it only works once and shouldn't.
• RemoveBuffOfTypeOnce: what RemoveBuffOfType does now
• RemoveAllBuffsOfType: removes all instances of a buff from self
• RemoveBuffsOfTypeWithCount: removes a set number of buffs of a given type from the stack.  Ignores remaining of type.
• ApplyBuffToTargetsInJumpRange: applies a buff to all targets fitting a following filter within a specified number of phase jumps
• ApplyBuffToTargetsInExoticJumpRange: same as above; includes wormholes and interstellar transit
• ApplyBuffToSquadMembers: I know you said this.  I'm repeating it because I want this very badly.
• ApplyBuffToQuedSpawnersOfBuffTypeNoFilterNoRange: same as ApplyBuffToLastSpawnerNoFilterNoRange except that this sends the buff to all who have spawned the mentioned buff on the owner.
• ApplyBuffToSelfOnChance: effectively a dice-roll to determine if the owner gets a buff or not
• DoDamageWithoutArmor: performs damage to the target, ignoring the armor thereof.  Ignoring shields or not can be specified
• ApplyBuffToHost: applies a buff to the carrier from whence the owning SC came; does nothing in the event of a dead host
• ChangeAllegianceByPercent: increases or dereases allegiance of the owner by the given percentage

targetFilter:

• NonCorvetteFrigate: applies to all non-corvette frigates
• HypotheticallyColonizable: applies to all potentially habitable planets, even if they are currently uncolonizable due to research or a buff
• EnemyWithOwner: all non-militia enemy forces fall under this category
• AlwaysUncolonizable: all Orbitbodies that are not in the above category

ApplyOnCondition Conditions:

• [Owner|LastSpanwer|FirstSpawner]HasBuffOfCount[LessOrEqual|GreaterOrEqual|Greater|Less|Equal]: a condition in which the following buff is applied if the condition buff is applied in such a way as to meet a stacking minimum.
• AbilityIsOfLevel: a condition under which an instant action is performed only if the specified level is the same as the current level of the ability

And some more instantActionTypes...

• ApplyBuffToPlayerOfOwner: applies a buff to the player that controls the object
• ApplyBuffToAllPlayers: does as suggests
• ApplyBuffTo[Structures|Ships|Starbases|Planets]OfPlayer: as suggests with a target cap which can be set to -1

And some new modifiers..

• playerTaxRate: modifies player's tax income by a given amount
• playerTradeRate: does as suggests
• playerTradeLengthSet: forces the trade length to be a set amount.  New buffs affecting this modifier override old ones
• playerTradeLenghtBonus: fakes an addition x links in the trade chain length
• playerMetalRate: does as suggests
• playerCrystalRate: does as suggests
• playerUpkeepSet: sets upkeep at a certain point (0%-100%); other buffs with this modifier shall override earlier ones
• playerUpkeepBonus: adds or subtracts a given amount of upkeep down to 0% upkeep

Do they work? I've only seen NotIsHomeworld and NotIsOccupationPlanet.

For GalaxyScenarioDef:  "PlanetOwnerIsPirateWithChance" for variety at pirate base

Clear cut research modifier that disables another research item and vice versa -not even sure if that'd be a bool or float, but why not wish big.

Yes, I know the declare faction items are their... but easier so we can make research paths like going hull points or regen, shield points or regen, weapon damage or cooldown, etc...

It would be cool to be able to gain bonuses by killing certain levels of enemy fleet supply.

harpo

Yes, it is. Though my hope is we'll make some suggestions they might actually implement.

A stable game.... with more Memory!

For this to be the last patch. Does anyone remember the relentless original sins patching that broke mods each and every patch?

Oh come on Major, if they expand the modding possibilities with new patches isn't it a good thing in the end. Not that all the vanilla patches did that...

Isn't that determined by the user.settings file? Or is there a hardcode limit even that will hit?

I'm really interested if this is possible.

While you can disable research through faction use, it's limited in that you're stuck with an either or situation on a broad scale.

You can branch your research in a tree fashion and keep cycling through faction names, but you can't have two unrelated research decisions.  It's great for alignment or something, not so great for deciding whether you want extra phasers or a repair ability on a particular ship.