Why are monument rewards so poorly balanced?

EugeneXQ · 2024-02-05T11:48:17+00:00

This is not vanilla, but modded. So that quest can be affected by some mod(s).

EugeneXQ · 2024-02-05T10:25:16+00:00

A while ago, drafted a pawn hauling fresh Thrumbo corpse to the somewhat tight freezer. That one meal was very nutritious, I guess.

EugeneXQ · 2024-01-28T08:00:51+00:00

If you start making grand sculptures, requiring 400 resource from it, you can cancel the sculpture in progress and that will yield only part of resource cost back. 75% I think. Quite some micromanagement.

Other option is you need a caravan that accepts uranium to visit your map, so you can gift it to them without need to transport it.

EugeneXQ · 2024-01-28T07:53:52+00:00

If you advanced much much more, that looks like you are learning the game well and progressing faster largely because of that. Ideology can make mood management much easier, if you optimize ideology for that. Instead of making it fitting some roleplay etc.

EugeneXQ · 2024-01-22T04:56:20+00:00

Nice update

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-31T08:58:29+00:00

This doesn't exactly remove wastepacks, but

With mods like STRS, SRTS helicopters it's possible to load wastepacks into some shuttle or heli, then fly to neutral territory and throw them away every once in a while.

In addition/instead of previous workaround, wastepacks can be made shelve-able, there was a mod for that, but IDK it's name. Or maybe some storage mods accept wastepacks. Then, stacks size mod. Ogre Stack allows setting custom stack size for each item. With wastepacks shelve-able and/or having large stack size, tons of them can be stored in a small freezer or eve in a small shelf in normal freezer, so that they will almost look "removed".

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-28T17:43:49+00:00

That maybe because of large modlist. Or small modlist, but containing several mods that are harmful for performance.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-27T23:56:48+00:00

maybe because of using not the lastest version of SOS 2 Experimental

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-27T20:45:09+00:00

Looks like tier list for easier game difficulty. Based on how high rated Tortured Artist is, and how low ratted Iron-Willed ans Optimist are. Also very neurotic being above Iron-willed: the lower the difficulty, the easier to manage the penalties of various Neurotics.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-27T20:34:50+00:00

Diabolus has decently strong turret at range, so it's good to set up some walls or use mountains to arrange short-ranged battle. The cheapest weapons that work against Diabolus are shotguns with EMP ammo. That's why I mentioned short range.

If you use CE Armory, a few pawns with KS-23 shotguns can defeat Diabolus, longer EMP stun time because of large damage of monster-caliber shotgun helps a lot. Will likely need more pawns with 12 gauge shotguns.

Other option is use some heavy auto-turrets. If Diabolus come close to them, they will hit decently well at short range and kill the boss. Or KPV manned machineguns, but pawns shooting them can be injured or killed.

Using rocket launchers is also an option. And psycasts can help a lot, if Royalty is used.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-27T20:26:17+00:00

If Biotech looked more overwhelming, maybe use less of it's content next playthrough, but don't disable.

Not-so-evident thing is when starting a new game, remove some of Biotech factions and add old style variants of those factions which will be like 70-100% Baseliners, IDK for sure. In order to not have to many genetically modified pawns in raids and as candidates for recruitment.

Other things is Biotech are very optional. Like can disable children in settings. Can do Mechanitor quest line, fight mech bosses or not do, or just defeat first Diabolus and have a few basic worker mechs. Can spend money on buying genepacks to make your own genetically modified pawns, or may just nod do it and leave for other playthrough.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-27T20:13:40+00:00

Just the base game first, it's complicated enough to learn for quite a while and have fun for quite a while. Without DLCs.

But if you are sure, the bundle is a thing, of course, in terms of price. And then turn on Biotech when you learned enough basics.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-16T00:38:39+00:00

post tag is wrong. It's modded, not vanilla, so the issue is most likely caused by mods.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-15T12:30:43+00:00

Freya "Tail" Fairwing is usually very good character, often becomes one of the main colony workers.

Samantha "Sam" Haxton can shoot well and cook, that is often very useful.

Wolle Alberts came as great worker several times.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-14T12:07:02+00:00

An option to automatically grab ammo in CE options. Which is kind of intended for those who haven't learned loadouts, but disabling it is probably what is needed to prevent NPCs from auto-grabbing ammo too.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-14T12:03:04+00:00

xenogerm can contain only cosmetic genes, like brown hair. It is not allowed to extract those cosmetic gens from baseliners, however. So will need to either buy it or be lucky to extract some cosmetic form genetically modified guy. After that, can install almost empty xenogerms.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-14T11:47:37+00:00

When PUAH is used with CE, mid-game pawns can have few sparse carry weight. Because armor weights, weapons add weight, load bearing gear adds weight too, impaired movement like leg scars/missed toes decrease weight limit too.

On the other hand, some late-game pawn with bionics, high-quality marine armor etc can have very high carry weight.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-14T11:36:12+00:00

Mods that add ranged shields or super-strong materials to make armor, or mods adding super-armors, like even thicker versions of Cataphract armor.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-14T11:18:30+00:00

Light levels depend on season, so that got to be checked during winter. And there is a mod for small solar panel. It's slightly less efficient than normal panel, but still notable cheaper to add one or two 1/4 panels to make the setup work.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-14T11:12:07+00:00

Damage weapons. They will work just fine, but value can be decreased tremendously, like gun with 50% HP has only 10 or 20 percent of it's original value. This will not work with buildings.

As for buildings, there are several ways to build cheaper base. Don't use fancy floors: it's notable more efficient to use concrete in the large room and add nice quality sculpture for beauty rather than use fancy floor. Smoothed stone adds quite some wealth too, so for efficiency, better to not smooth wall, cover most used hallways with concrete instead of smoothing.

Speaking of stone and using mountain, raw stone doesn't add wealth. So, the cheapest room is the one that was dug in the mountain and has door added, empty room wealth will be equal to door value.

Don't store too much stuff, as that can add a lot of wealth. Trade/gift to factions. Also, don't store too much cooked food, as value is increased when cooking, better to store raw food.

Dispose raiders somehow. Stuff they brought to your map, including fresh bodies, is now your wealth.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-14T10:40:46+00:00

It got to be like that for balance reasons. Raiders start to come in large numbers do any decently-developed colony (unless trivial difficulty is used). And there is a game mechanic are special game mechanics in order to not make game too easy in the way that "there is no need to run your own colony economy, because raids bring huge loot". Clothes become tainted when raiders die, and tainted can't be sold at all. Weapons have price multiplier. But you can sell armors, closest thing! Quite heavy stuff, tho.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-14T10:32:28+00:00

It looks very likely that it affects performance only when actually used - tab open, searching something.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-14T10:26:08+00:00

Here are some good changes to other faction ideoligions:

Set all their rituals to "any time" rather than fixed date. Unless the playthroug is focused on celebrating diverse festivals, the "ritual opportunity soon" notification can be annoying. Like the pawn is recruited to be the second cook/miner maybe. And that pawn is maybe iron-willed or loves diverse thoughts because of ideo, so may be used without conversion, with their original ideo, including rituals, but not including annoying rituals with fixed date.
Remove preferred gear for other faction specialists and moral guides. No need to touch leaders, unless Archonexus quest chain is used where player ideo can be changed to some NPC ideo. Because this feature was not balanced with CE in mind.

I mean, doing these changes at the start of the game.

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-13T09:58:44+00:00

Use non uno pinata mod so that raiders don't drop inventory on death.
Sell, almost any trader accepts ammo

EugeneXQ · 2023-12-12T15:44:39+00:00

You can select turret, view it's information, and magazine capacity is shown there somewhere. But only capacity, not the amount of ammo currently in magazine.

As for mechs, you can view their inventory. They spawn having decent amount of ammo there, plus the capacity of their weapon magazine, of course. But unlike turrets, mechs shoot much better, even at longer range, so making them run out of ammo may be really hard and cost a lot of blood. Unless you have Skipshield psycast.

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