Finally.


One of my people

ChoGGi, I think the correct response is that both of you deserve thanks. And I hope you have been doing well Urdnot.

No no thank you

Thanks ChoGGi - good work!

If someone wants an updated version: https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2437837635

lol CSA in space
*Civil war flash backs*

@simmons_176 - It won't be updated. This mod is dead. Anyone who wishes to redo it has my blessing to do so.

Will this mod get updated soon?

Hows the update coming along? If You're still working on it, that's ok, i'm only curious

please update. dont work in gagarin update.

update please

Um, yeah... any chance of getting this updated?

Hi there - any chance of an update to this mod? I think your workaround that jpinard was asking about was somehow reversed in its effect after one of the updates in May. The restriction to 10 colonists and research outsourcing is no longer respected, but otherwise the sponsor functions as intended. I haven't noticed adverse effects on other sponsors though, so that's good.

Cheers!

More detail: You need to edit the items.lua file in the folder of your mod located in the ... C:\Users\(loginID)\AppData\Roaming\Surviving Mars\Mods\(folder of your mod). In the items.lua file of my mod, you'll see the PlaceObj() objects at the bottom of the file. Those define the child items.

You have to do it via hard coding. Load my mod into the mod editor and you'll see where the coding is. Just copy it, then you can load your mod, and then select the child option from the gui. They shipped the mod editor with the function built into it, but not accessible from the GUI. I'm sure at some point they will update it.

In your mod how to did you make those ModEditorView items as daughters to the MissionSponsor?

I've been banging my head against the wall trying to make a SPonsor not have gameplay effects be global - only when that sponsor is selected and I think you nailed it. But I can't find anywhere in the mod editor to make "Item Properties" or the "Mod Editor View" you have.

Thanks for the help. :)

@AliasEthan: Glad you like the mod. I made it for myself but decided to then share it after playing it for a week. I agree with the names lists. That would be very handy. I tend to use Aurora for my rocket name. I usually only have one.

Really enjoying my playthrough with this mod - the balance seems just right. I had been bouncing around the sponsors at the Normal level (the built-in Hard choices didn't appeal to me when I was learning) but it was too easy to get properly invested in the outcome. This mod fixed that for me so thanks for the great work.

I hope the game devs consider including additional mission sponsors in the base game and feel this would suit it as is. I only wish there was a names file for the domes and rockets. I went with 'Alouette' for my first two rockets.

@Artaios: No problem, happy to help. Hopefullly they will fix the buggy mod app soon!

@Uncle Urdnot: Thanks, man. I configured it anew and for some reason it is working now. Nothing in the settings has changed though so it seems to be some bug in the system. Thanks again! :)

@Artaios - that is a strange issue for sure. I suspect a bug in the mod tool is the cause. Try creatiing a new with the same parameters, just use a different name (you can always edit it in steam later) and see if the same problem occurs. I had an issue with uploading this mod when I first did it. After re-creating it, it uploaded fine.

Hey, I created a new sponsor and your mod was a great help in setting things up and comparing but for some reason the sponsor just will not show up in the menu. The new logo does so the mod is active but I cannot find anything that might prevent it from showing. Would you mind checking it, plase? Link: http://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1351268743

That isn't extremely hard, that's insane. lol - I'll look into it.

So this mod makes a hard mission? If so this is exactly what I'm been looking for!

Though I'd love if you made a second version of this mod and name it "extremely hard". Remove deep scanning at start, remove the larger cargo capacity, cut the funding bonus's for tech by 75% and do the same for the bonus mining materials.

Thanks for making such a wonderful addition to the game, and hope to see the super hard version Subscribed and rated up!

@Artaios: I know thanks. Problem is the mod tool is incapable right now of using multiple words for tags which is why those categories remain empty.

Hey, just wanted to mention that the new category is "Mission Sponsors" now. Might want to change it since it cannot be found in the categorty otherwise :)

New Update: All bleed over effects to other sponsors have been fixed. The problem was due to the moding tool's inability to put add-on items as a subset of the mission sponsor item, therefore all mission sponsor characteristics that require item add-ons have to be hard coded. Thanks to M4STER_R00T for his coding example.

@Kuku: I think you found a bug in the modding tool as other sponsor mods are also bleeding characteristics over to other sponsors if they are active mods. For instance, Outsourcing is disabled when I play the USA with my mod inactive and the KSP sponson active (it disables Outsourcing too). This could be very intersting.

It also gives deepscan to all sponsors when active

There is a bug with this. When the mod is on, I am unable to outsource research when choosing other sponsors. I just turned it off and now I can outsource.

I like your balance. While I wouldn't use it, the perks seem to weigh in fine with the cons. gj

@Kris: Glad you like it!

Thanks for this mod. Im enjoying the game a lot more with this sponsor. Cheers

@Sum Sine Regno
Sounds good!

@Sum Sine Regno: Agreed!

@KukuL Currently there is a problem with creating new applicant pools. The modding community is working on it though.

Will look into that

Possible to get some Canadian applicants as well?