changes this one line from -25 to -100
# They declared war on us
opinion_declared_war = {
opinion = {
base = -100
}

decay = {
base = 4
}
}

What changes does the mod actually make?

Fortespai, can you play with mod as is and see if it looks like it is working? If I remember correctly it is calculated right at the conclusion of a war so if you have a save file you can load that was saved just before the war included you can activate this mod and see if it calculates it differently. I don't have time to test it right now but if it seems to be working right and doesn't crash your game then I will update the patch number so it doesn't give you that Red indicator anymore

I hope for an update coz AI are just sucks as always

I am really looking foward to 1.5. Please be aware it will probably be a few weeks before i update my mods. Hopefully its will just be a matter of updating the version number, but since 1.5 introduces many changes there may be more work involved. Plus, i will be spending time actually playing the game. All that being said, i will update as soon as able. :-)

yes and no. the changes the mod makes do not overlap any values that were adjusted in 1.3. However, since 1.3 , for example, decrease threat that your non-aggression-pact frinds will recieve, then this mod will reduce that even further. I have not had oppertunity to play the game that much because i chose to update mods so im not sure how profound it will be.

Thanks for the update mate though I got a question
o.O does this mod disable the new changes from 1.3 then?

***** Please Read*****
I have now updated this mod. However, there were changes in the Heinlein 1.3 update that may make "threat" more to your likeing without this mod.

These are the changes listed in the 1.3 change log that affect Threat. I think they are great changes

* Threat generation is now reduced when conquering empires that have aggressive personalities, and removed altogether for conquering Fanatic Purifiers and Awakened Fallen Empires.
* Reduced threat generated for empires that you have a non-aggression or defensive pact with.

Will it be updated for 1.3?

Cant tell if it still works ; (

to the best of my knowlege threat is only applied when you declared war. i could be wrong.

Defensive war victories should have 0 penalty to AI "threat modifier" and should only increase threat modifier to the original enemies of that war

Yes I pledge my voice for a further increase of the theat decay too. Its no fun till I am able to make diplomacy again I can stomp Fallen Empires -> threat level rises again.

Its a never ending cycle even ma former bros 148+ went down to 14+ why? because I won two wars? One of them was a DEFENSIVE one. I am almost sure u even get threat for just sucessfully defend yourself (and sack some enemy planets at the end of the war)

hightechwhiz , your right, threat is assessed at the end of each war. I would, however, speed up the decay a little, and would help you in your next war. :-)

Updated. I left off the *

Compatible with latest v of game?

Great mod! Once I became a feline (playing as space cats) steamroller in my current game everyone either liked me (all my protectorates (no vassals)) or hated me. The only reason I haven't downloaded this is that it doesn't apply retroactively. I mean, it makes no sense. When I go after some xenophobic empire that insults me every month, should that really make everyone hate me?

Thanks! I will do my best

I was looking for a mod about that threat bullshit and I was surprised to find so little (actually this is the only one) the threat level is just absurdly stupid and it decreases at so slow speed that you can forget any form of diplomacy for the rest of the game if you won a handful of (offensive?)wars. I am so grateful for this mod I hope you will keep it up to date because this mod is in my opinion A MUST HAVE.

Thanks!

awesome will try this out, the vanilla makes no sense, and it waste time on wating for the empires to like me again.. dont wanna spend 8 hours just wating to see the treat goes above zero