How to change Terraforming?

[Drazik]

I am looking to make terraforming a very early game tech or a way I can start with it researched. I wanted to keep the cost and length of terraforming. Basically I want to make it that habitable planets are very rare coupled with that enhanced terraforming mod so that building my empire is a very tough and time consuming part of the early game.

I didn't know how easy this would be. There is a mod out there with 50% less habitable planets that I am going to try it out with the enhanced terraforming mod.

Any help is appreciated!

TLDR - I want habitable planets extremely rare and terraforming tech in the early game.

 

[Kordishal]

Getting terraforming tech early will require you to decrease its tier and increase its weight. You can find the file in the \common\technology\ folder. But you will have to make sure that it stays compatible with the enhanced terraforming mod.

 

[Drazik]

I will send him a message on steam! Thank you for pointing that out.

 

[Drazik]

What about just starting with it already researched? Would that be easier?

 

[Kordishal]

Why?

The changes are about the same.

The two techs you need are:

tech_terrestrial_sculpting and tech_atmospheric_manipulation.

They can be found in the file: 00_soc_tech.txt

To make them starting techs just add "start_tech = yes" to both.

Otherwise change the "tier = 2" to "tier = 1" and change the "weight = @tier2weight3" to "weight = @tier1weight4".

Both pretty easy.

 

[Drazik]

Awesome man! You don't know how much I appreciate you taking the time to go over this with me. Thank you!!

 

[Kordishal]

No problem. Learning stuff myself