Phi mp balancing/Phi updates and changelog

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PHI 1.6a has been released on Sunday 30th January 2022.

Changelog

v1.6 (marIA)

version 1.6b: 17th February 2022

version 1.6a: 30th January 2022

version 1.6: 16th January 2022

• marIA (tm) - artificial intelligence
• subterfuge econ policy now requires people to actually spy on targets to award bonuses
• plunder now gives also some unity (as much as alloys)
• pimped up society tech bonuses (+25% society output / +5% empire society research)
• reworked grasp the void and interstellar dominion ap
• habitable worlds survey now requires just 4 planets to explore
• slight improvements to senate laws (ecology & trade)
• traits venerable and conformist improved
• expropriation planetary decision
• branch office buildings now give corresponding jobs (instead of clerks)
• machine empires outposts' cost is now 100 as everyone else
• agrarian idyll: farmers give +1 unity / +1 building slots per farming district
• minor changes to xenophile fed perks
• minor changes to pacifist faction
• marIA: scorched earth tactics!
• better phi_ai.6 (check for bbeg vs weak empires)
• solved bug: when in a defensive war, a country should always have humiliation cb available!
• gaia, machine and hiveworld terraforming projects now take the same amount of time
• survive cannot be used as wg if the attacker is using humiliation
• duelists now give +6 unity and +10 naval cap (up from 3u, 2nc)
• robots' simulation centers give +25% unity output on planet (cumulative!)
• subjects don't have bbeg modifiers vs overlord
• capital productivity tech now only gives bonuses (no more increased maintenance)
• ancient artifact reverse engineering tech now add +0.10 minor artifacts per month
• doomsday start comes with a size 6 gaia world in the capital system

v1.5 (noblesse oblige)

• noble estates now offer 4 housing and +3 soldier jobs
• gaia and oceanic origins come with some extra maluses
• reworked diplomatic stance bonuses
• tomb world origin starts with 4 additional bomb crater blockers, only removable with terraforming tech
• increased materialists' bonus to robot upkeep
• mechanist origin pimped up
• free haven civic completely reworked
• new political planetary decisions: sacrifice stability and influence for powerful bonuses!
• buffed up the crew quarters (starbase building)
• nerfed anchorage (starbase module)
• new "Punish the Offender" edict to set conquest war goal against attackers
• gestalt empires now can burn artifacts to get influence
• machine worlds now give +2 replicator jobs instead of +1
• no retreat fleet policy now reduces the amount of attrition suffered by ships
• implemented some checks for joining defensive wars and punishing the offenders
• biffed up Galactic Doorstep origin with megastructures cost -50%
• probably solved a bug linked to sublimation (unexpected random crashes)
• tradition expansion finisher now gives -50% to void dwellers' habitat building cost
• emergency election costs reduced to 100 influence (oligarchies and megacorps affected)
• megacorp government form now gives +10% trade value (instead of admin cap and over maluses)
• added edict "War in Heaven Ongoing": +1000 admin cap as long as the war in heaven is active
• ringworld restoration now costs 10000 minerals (instead of alloys) and gives also an arcane generator
• colossus now takes "only" 5 yrs to build
• colossus AP removed - everybody can build colossi via tech juggernaut
• vassals/subsidiaries/tributaries now pay also a rare resources tribute (5% or 10% depending on type)
• galactic ambition (under "expansion" tradition) now gives also -20% planet structures upkeep
• reworked max health for menacing ships
• ap become the crisis now enables no retreat stance
• homicidal empires with subterfuge economic policy don't need the envoy to get the bonus
• most unity bonuses are now +50% (instead of +100%/+10%/etc...)
• pimped devouring swarm bonus to +3 hull / +6 armor daily regen
• machine terminators now get also +100% pop assembly speed
• wenkwort's modifiers have been made consistent
• removed arcane generator from void dwellers' home habitat
• planetary prospecting now also adds a phi's planetary modifier
• capital planets starts just with pollution modifier

v1.4 (third law of robotics)

• slightly rebalanced the species traits
• new "Supranational Authority" bill to create an authoritarian fed from vassals
• major update on buildings: research labs are now substituted by engineering/physics labs
• maintenance drones now produce +2 society research
• added Subterfuge Focus policy
• added Adaptability and Versatility Focus policies
• "contact" bonus to society research: +5/month per relations
• max starbases no more influenced by nb of systems but by nb of pops (+1 starbase/50 pops)
• centralizing federations now give juicy bonuses to every member
• reworked feds centralization laws - they now come with bonuses to all members!
• edict: "blood tribute" available to xenophobe fed leader
• rebalanced aristocratic and merchant guilds
• pimped up adaptability and synchronicity traditions
• machine worlds ap now is now balanced vs gaia/hive perks

v1.3 (sneaky)

• each missile tech now gives +5% explosive weapons fire rate
• missiles repeatable techs now give +10% fire rate/damage
• reworked subterfuge tradition: now it is not too bad!
• automatic research/automatic exploration are available at game start
• added new edict to run for federation presidency
• nerfed a little tradition:discovery bonus to station output (now +50%)
• federation allies' space is now considered as connected to your own space for rules' contiguity compliance
• now it is possible to build outposts in the L-cluster (connection rules still apply)
• mastery of nature perk revamped!
• removed the autospawn of rebels when pops are unhappy
• nerfed a little the modding bonus, but added +100% megastructures contruction speed
• missiles weapons now add to ship speed based on their level
• removed limits to private research centers / public relations firms a megacorp can build on branch offices
• naval attrition: -10% entering enemy systems / capped @50%
• enigmatic engineering perk now also adds +20% engineering research speed
• world shaper perk now also adds 3 max district to non-artificial planets
• galactic doorstep now has +100% megastructures build speed
• an overlord/fed leader can now build proxy meta-signal emitter/transmitters
• remnant origins now starts with anti-grav engineering tech option unlocked
• shattered ring origin now starts with mega-engineering tech option unlocked
• reworked lost colony: motherland can be played (just enter the multi after 2 days have passed from start and select the empire)
• in order to escape the galaxy with the project, one must not be either a vassal nor at war
• war in heaven now requires everybody to choose sides - no more waiting on the lines!

v1.2 (hello there, general kenobi)

• clone army origin requires to be somewhat militarist
• clone army has 50% increased empire sprawl malus for "normal" reproducing people; the malus is removed (and more) if clone fertility project is completed
• max number of clone vats = 2, but the special project removes this limit
• reworked/balanced the traditions
• soc tech that gave naval cap +30 are now replaced with naval cap +5%
• pimped up catalytic processing (+15% alloys production)
• pimped up agrarian idyll (farmers output +1, every 3 agricolture distric give +1 building - slot)
• removed the point defense sections for corvettes
• clones cannot be megacorps
• space critters weapons are now better (no alloys costs)
• reworked versatility tradition
• reworked voidborn origin and traits

v1.1 (alea iacta est)

• solved issues with "random list" not being really random
• removed the "trade victory" condition as it seemed redundant with the galactic custodianship
• minor fixes and QoL

v1.0 (alone in the dark)

• standalone mod
• compatibility with 3.0
• major rebalancing of internal politics
• gestalt robots and synthetics cost extra 0.25 alloy/month in maintenance
• planet modifiers and terraformation
• balanced civics
• reworked economic policies
• reworked traits
• focus on leader exp gains: now it is worth it!

v0.9 (the phantom minaccia)

• sublimate reality! learn how to mod! become a real minaccia(tm)!
• QoL: no more unemployed ppl / no more uplink nodes for robots at start
• Necroids + fanatic purifiers are no longer allowed simultaneously

v0.8 (the emperor new clothes)

• now "independence war" frees the subject immediately, but the overlord gets claims and conquest wg
• trade empire victory path expanded - now one can embrace vassalage or fight till the bitter end
• resort world now gives +75 admin points, but has pop growth -100%
• experimental subspace navigation now gives: windup -10%, emergency ftl away time -25%, disengage chance +10%
• megacorp cannot reform into/out of other government types

v0.7 (fish and ships)

• minor fixes
• removed any references to NSC2, now disabled
• devouring swarm now have +1 hull regen and +2 armor regen daily (instead of 0.5% daily)
• "engineer" admiral now have +1 hull regen and +2 armor regen daily (instead of 0.5% daily)
• all ships have 3x hull points with respect to vanilla game
• AI empires now select output improving techs more often; AI is also granted +1000 admin capacity via edict/cheat
• science ships now come equipped with a point defence system
• starbases now only have hangar modules instead of the useless missile/laser/gun turrets
• modules available: titan cannon (when you have the titan tech), pd defence grid - all other modules are now unavailable
• fleet academy: now costs 1000 alloys and 100 influence, gives +1000 starting xp to ships built there
• black hole obs: now costs 1000 alloys and 100 influence, gives +100 physics research
• curator think tank: now costs 1000 alloys and 100 influence, gives +50 of each research type
• art college: now costs 1000 alloys and 100 influence, gives +100 unity
• cruisers and battleships can no longer carry hangar bays
• introduced the carrier-class ship, which have limited cannons but lots of hangars
• introduced the carrier tech - requires battleships and it is needed for the juggernaut
• you can now build 1 titan and 1 carrier per 100 naval capacity, 1 battleship per 50 naval capacity, 1 cruiser per 25 naval capacity
• changed eng techs for hull improvements: now give +33% of hull instead of fixed amount hp bonus
• now gestalt empires have drone policies based on traditions unlocked, too
• occupied planets get 5 devastation / month during war
• occupied planets add monthly war exhaustion during war
• hyperdrives II gives +5% speed, hyper III gives +10%
• jump drives are now limited to battleships, carriers, titans, juggernauts and colossi

v0.6 (war and peace)

• "humiliated" modifier now gives -33% influence, alloys, unity, diplo weight and naval cap for 15 years
• "humiliation" cb now doesn't cede claimed systems. you fight only for honor! (and to safeguard your production...)
• losing a "liberation war" now gives the loser a "humiliated" modifier. begone are those easy cheesy changes of ethics!
• trade victory is now possible: have 1000+ income from trade and build the Galactic Capital to rule a Galactic Trade Empire
• naval attrition introduced: when a fleet enter enemy-owned territory, it gets 12.5% hull damage (if before damege hull > 51%)
• total wars are now available only for neighboring empires
• you can only make claims connected to other claimed or owned systems
• "breaking" news: you can break truce (via edict)
• truce breakers get -20 stability, +20 crime, +100% war exhaustion and -50% diplo weight for 10 years
• if you break another truce while under international scrutiny, you'll reach infamous levels of bastardy: another -20 stability, +20 crime, +100% war exhaustion and -50% diplo weight for 20 years
• void dwellers origin nerfed to +50 admin cap from +100
• diplo policies now affects alloys production, too: full pacifist gives -20% alloys while full militarized gives +20%
• tora!tora!tora! makes one unable to change diplo stance when a war is declared (last 1 year)
• solved most of the big mess NSC2 introduced on exploration cruisers...
• leviathans don't destroy starbases anymore
• reworked economic policies: now unlocked based on the tradition trees available
• pimped "foreign markets arbitrage" to +20 consumer goods
• passing through a wormhole now damages all ships by 12.5% (if before damege hull > 15%)
• game-rule implemented: your systems have to be connected continuously and "safely" to one of your inhabited planets or their outpost will be disbanded
• above rule takes into account gateways connection as "safe". doesn't consider "safe" L-gates or wormholes (with exception for the "sealed system")

v0.5 (federations)

• federations reworked: now based on ethics!
• being in a federation now gives -10% diplo weight per level to non-presiding members
• each centralization level now adds 20% of other members' diplo weight to president ("transfer of powers")
• now a failed federation vote gives zero cohesion loss to prevent abuses
• changed the Hegemon and Common Ground origins! Now super exciting!
• increased cohesion punishment for having too diverse federations
• Discovery tradition "Database Uplinks" now gives +100% research stations output
• ap "Universal Translators" now gives -75% influence cost for trading posts
• megacorp tradition "Trading Posts" now gives +100% research stations output
• reworked factions (xenophobe): being President of a federation now doesn't give malus
• nerfed gpm's archaeologist jobs to make them equivalent to researchers
• government change cooldown set to 5 years
• policy change cooldowns set to 1 year
• diplomatic policy total rework: now it represents your empire war-mobilization status
• fixed black/blue skies policies from nsc2
• now you get "Trade League" trade policy when you finish both Prosperity and Diplomacy tradition trees

v0.4 (tech from outer space)

• bureaucrats now produce 5 admin cap for 5 consumer goods. "Bureaucratic Center" colony designation add +2 amenities each
• coordinator drones now produce 5 admin cap for 5 energy and 5 minerals
• synapse drones now produce 5 admin cap for 5 food/minerals and 1 energy
• added 1 replicator job to machine replicator building for machine gestalt empires
• hive minds' civic "Subsumed Will" now gives -30% colonies sprawl instead of -30% pops sprawl
• reworked the "space technology": now it gives +100% to research stations output
• removed relative power checks from "Demand Vassalization/Subsidiary/Tributary" diplomatic action
• nerfed guilli's "Archeotech Machine Assembly": now available to all empires and gives +15% pop assembly speed
• added "Foreign Markets Arbitrage" civic for xenophile empires: +10 consumer goods per research agreement they sign
• mercantiles don't pay anymore diplo upkeep for closing borders to homicidal empires
• policy "isolationist" now gives -75% trade instead of +100% diplo costs

v0.3 (cold war)

• added "The Great Wall" ap: makes inward perfectionist hard-rock solid at the expense of naval capacity
• added "Operations: Blue/Red Star" ap: militarists can now go full amerikans/soviets with their fleets
• fixed Fallen Empires to have -90% sprawl from colonies
• added Gnam Gnam Gnam flavour for gestalt empires
• void dwellers have a bonus 100 admin cap (reduced from previous 150)
• changed Galactic Community waiting times to make things happen faster
• "Rebirth" origin now does not allow lithoids
• reworked "Diplomacy" tradition: finisher gives +1 envoys; starter giver -100% diplo maintenance; switched "more trade protection" with 1 clerk / 20 pops
• reworked Vassals: no integration / they pay taxes (10% of alloys, consumer goods and research) / they can expand / they cost 1 influence per month in maintenance
• reworked Tributaries: no integration / they pay taxes (10% of energy and minerals) / they can expand / they aren't protected by overlord
• reworked Subsidiaries: no integration / they pay taxes (5% of everything) / they can expand / they cost 1 influence per month in maintenance / they don't join overlord in wars
• reworked Protectorates: no integration / they generates +1 influence and +200 society research for overlord / they can expand
• added "Total Noob" edict: now empire sprawl is no more a problem, but you do zero science and zero alloys while it is active

v0.2 (democracy is king)

• nerfed guilli's singularity matrix to add just 1 science for each type vs 4 energy credit cost/month
• added "Gears of War" edict: gives +200 admin cap and -75% resettlement costs for 2 yrs
• democratic government form now gives +1 leader pool size and +1 faction influence gain
• edict "fortify the borders" now makes starbases upgrade 100% faster and add +10% to their hulls

v0.1 (a new hope)

• planet sprawl = 100
• voidborn start with 150 more admin capacity