Free Reign Mod?

[Remnar]

Has anyone figured out how to open up the whole star map early in the game, so I can bypass finishing the campaign (where every mission is like 4 skulls and its all assaults all the time)?

I see there's a restriction tags in the simconstants json but I'm not sure about it, figured I'd ask if anyone else has delved into this.

 

[Galaga Galaxian]

Yeah, there is a way. I used it as the basis of my sandbox mode test mod.

It'll need a new game however. Open milestone 114 (this is when you're first dumped in the sim game, post 3 years later betrayal mission), and find

 "AddedTags" : {
                "items" : [
                    "SYSTEM_UseTime",
                    "map_travel_1",
                    "oc01_post_se2"
                ],

Add aditional lines saying "map_travel_2", "map_travel_2a", and "map_travel_3".

However further milestones might restrict this again, you'd have to edit those too. I don't which ones or how many though since they weren't a problem for me, because I disabled the story completely

Another method would be to edit each system's file to change its travel number to 1, but that is a lot of systems...

 

[Remnar]

because I disabled the story completely

That's what I really want. How do I do that?

EDIT: Found your reddit thread on the subject.

 

[Danthewolf007]

Ooooo i want to disable the story too!!!!!

 

[MisterVertigo]

That's what I really want. How do I do that?

EDIT: Found your reddit thread on the subject.

Link to Reddit thread please?

 

[Remnar]

Don't have it on my phone. I think if you search for battletech galaga galaxian sandbox you can find it.

 

[MisterVertigo]

That'll work. Thank you!