I'm unable to replicate your issue at the moment (using cheats to get the technology and ships quickly):

- just ESC
- ESC + ESC overwrites
- ESC + ESC overwrites + NSC3

In all three cases, the maturation of bioships works without game-breaking issues, though there does seem to be some weirdness going on with some components randomly reverting to lower tier than was placed in the ship designer. Not sure what causes that.


Do you have a save file running on just either of those mod sets (maybe with mods that can be safely removed mid-game) that has this issue happening?

Also, have you verified that steam has download the game and all of your mods correctly?

Having the same issue. Not sure if other mods are interfering like Giga.

I just cleared my mod cache, deleted gfx folder, verified my files, and resubbed to all my mods that have been updated since 4.0 came out, and this is my first play session in a few months.

Here is my error log, and mod list. I have a save game where it crashes every time in 2 days from the save, if you need save let me know.

https://pastebin.com/MDnr0Pxt (Error log was really long, and this pastebin is not the whole log.)

[4.0] Empires Expanded
Plentiful Traditions 4.x
! Reworked Advanced Ascension
Ascension Perks Broadened 4.0
More Leader Traits
Extra Ship Components NEXT
ESC NEXT: Overwrites: Component Progression
ESC NEXT: Overwrites: Global Ship Designs
ESC NEXT: Overwrites: Special Weapon Types Patch
Gigastructural Engineering & More (4.0)
Planetary Diversity
Planetary Diversity - Ascension Worlds
Planetary Diversity - City Sets
Planetary Diversity - Unique Worlds
Planetary Diversity - Gaia Worlds
Planetary Diversity - Vanilla Replacements
UI Overhaul Dynamic
UI Overhaul Dynamic - Ascension Slots
UI Overhaul Dynamic - Extended Topbar for DLCs
UI Overhaul Dynamic - Extended Topbar
UI Overhaul Dynamic - More Tradition Categories (48)
UI Overhaul Dynamic - Tiny Options
UI Overhaul Dynamic - Tiny Outliner
UI Overhaul Dynamic + Gigastructural Engineering
UI Overhaul Dynamic + Planetary Diversity
Better Repeatable Technologies & Administration Rework
!!!Universal Resource Patch [2.4+]

Can you run a pure ESC (+ overwrites) setup to see if it is indeed caused by ESC. If not, guess you will need to see which mods conflict like that.

I'm still not able to reproduce it on my three "model" modsets, so I'm leaning towards some mod that hasn't been properly updated doing something weird with vanilla bioship code

Pretty sure it is Giga that is interfering with your mods.

Thanks for all you do and your mods!