[MOD] Lux Invicta

[DarkReborn]

I love how Lux keeps sucking in new souls to work on it. It's a master-class S!

One day, ALL shall see our glory! It is divine providence that we recruit new souls for our holy mission! Then, that day, when His glory bathes all under the heavens, our Creator shall return!!!



(The hell, Gary was right, we get culty at times. At least we haven't begun to ask people for their money. Yet.)

 

[riknap]

I love how Lux keeps sucking in new souls to work on it. It's a master-class S!

I see you've been totally absorbed with your newfound enlightenment. definitely M!

(The hell, Gary was right, we get culty at times. At least we haven't begun to ask people for their money. Yet.)[/SIZE]

Well, my bank account in Nigeria is...



(and don't listen to your fellow Dark. You have been reborn, free from the worldview he has enlightened himself with the power of gamma. Definitely an M, he is. )

 

[riknap]

apparently, I forgot vassal_opinion doesn't work properly for modifiers. I might have to return the Vestigial Empire thingy back to its previous state then to prevent it from hampering players/AI too much

(@Numahr)
on a side note, I've finally restored building histories to what they were pre-TOG. IIRC there were around 13 or so provinces with predefined histories. In case I missed any, feel free to correct me (I'll post a lit soon).

Also, I've managed shrines now add piety to their owner. I was thinking of making each full shrine chain (ie. all 7 buildings) add +0.15 monthly piety (the aforementioned provinces with predefined buildings have access to the 7 by default, and relevant SELIN-soul religions have access to varying tiers as previously discussed [I really need to improve the documentation of the Game Guide links). Similarly, the local cult building chain (available only to those with certain traits, though they won't disappear after building )also adds +0.15 piety per month aside from land morale (+0.15? around that value or less).
Thoughts?

On a side note, my earlier question regarding adding a diluted/weakened version of the cult buildings to cities still remains. While this is mostly asked at Numahr, I'm curious what the opinion of others on this is as well.

On an off-topic tangent, LI has had 1,500 downloads of the alpha-003 since its release, so essentially a hundred a day in average. Good to know there's quite the support :laugh:


@futuregary
on a different topic - I keep forgetting to ask, but do you have plans regarding the celtic faces? And/or making alternate versions for them, in the near/far future? Or should I buy them to avoid looking at black boxes?

 

[SirKulinski]

All right so here are V3 and V3.5 (v3.5 has building sort grouping) I personally like the look and flow of V3 better and this one on it's self is pretty building sort grouped.

V3:
Picture:

Spoiler

Download link for the program file :http://www.mediafire.com/download/1...astle_Flowchart_Grouped_HierachicalV3.graphml
Download link for the picture: http://www.mediafire.com/download/r...ta_Castle_Flowchart_Grouped_HierachicalV3.bmp

V3.5:
Picture:

Spoiler

Download link for the program file: http://www.mediafire.com/download/p..._Hierachical_And_by_building_sortV3.5.graphml
Download link for the picture: http://www.mediafire.com/download/g...uped_Hierachical_And_by_building_sortV3.5.bmp

A note: In the program file they are grouped, I removed these for the pictures because it looked ugly.

Edit: I also like how V3 somewhat indicates that the Government branch is the core from which most buildings flow.

 

[Conservatron]

i've been waiting for the first non-alpha download to be released.

But I've been reading the thread every day.

 

[Darkgamma]

Lux is in perpetual alpha really :laugh:

 

[riknap]

i've been waiting for the first non-alpha download to be released.

But I've been reading the thread every day.

then how about this weekend then?
(or at least this month's end xD )
we'll probably have most issues sorted by then

All right so here are V3 and V3.5 (v3.5 has building sort grouping) I personally like the look and flow of V3 better and this one on it's self is pretty building sort grouped.

V3:
Picture:

Spoiler

Download link for the program file :http://www.mediafire.com/download/1...astle_Flowchart_Grouped_HierachicalV3.graphml
Download link for the picture: http://www.mediafire.com/download/r...ta_Castle_Flowchart_Grouped_HierachicalV3.bmp

V3.5:
Picture:

Spoiler

Download link for the program file: http://www.mediafire.com/download/p..._Hierachical_And_by_building_sortV3.5.graphml
Download link for the picture: http://www.mediafire.com/download/g...uped_Hierachical_And_by_building_sortV3.5.bmp

A note: In the program file they are grouped, I removed these for the pictures because it looked ugly.

Edit: I also like how V3 somewhat indicates that the Government branch is the core from which most buildings flow.

on a quick glance, I like what I'm seeing :laugh:
except I can't comment and look at it in depth, since it's 1:30 and I need to wake up early again tomorrow (this is becoming a habit, I noticed T_T )

edit: after some cursory looking, I'll admit I kinda prefer v3 better than v3.5 since the... bus wiring-ish clump of lines just makes me get lost :rofl:
besides, the design of v3 does highlight the government tree's role (granted, while I like the clustering of v3 more, the lines however....

edit2: since the dl was taking longer than I thought, I ended up noticing some details
namely, did you make the granary an education-type building?
we agreed it was eCONOMY (though I can totally see myself making this mistake xD )
in any case, no need to fix it for this for now.

edit3: a minor suggestion before I finally go shuteye
for v3:
you could probably try adjusting the education buildings to the upper left to be slightly diagonal. that way, you could probably push the local autonomy chain slightly higher.
as well as slightly taking advantage of the upper right space

then again, in the end I can see the largest issue we'll have are the lines :laugh:
I'll study your flowchart tomorrow in depth.
But for now, i have to say, it'll definitely be helpful in modding right now (maybe not just yet as a general gameplay guide xD )

 

[SirKulinski]

edit: after some cursory looking, I'll admit I kinda prefer v3 better than v3.5 since the... bus wiring-ish clump of lines just makes me get lost :rofl:

Agreed, that was one of the biggest turn offs, I might try other layout modes to see if I can get something to work with the same building type grouping.

namely, did you make the granary an education-type building?
we agreed it was ECONOMY

Yes, I did. They wanted to be scientists instead of farmers. (I'll turn them back to mere peasants)

dit3: a minor suggestion before I finally go shuteye
for v3:
you could probably try adjusting the education buildings to the upper left to be slightly diagonal. that way, you could probably push the local autonomy chain slightly higher.
as well as slightly taking advantage of the upper right space

Probably, currently I'm having the program automatically do the lay-outs for me. In the future I might do some manual labor.
Just can't trust those fancy algorithms

Yes, this is far from what I want it to be to release as a tool for the players.

And good night, see you in a few.

 

[iLoveApples]

then how about this weekend then?
(or at least this month's end xD )
we'll probably have most all issues sorted by then

This weeked! I am most certainly looking forward to it!

P.S. I have experience collecting money, you may ask the locals in Flanders for references.

 

[Comm Cody]

Do you still need all the Potraits DLC for this mod to work?

And if so, is there a work around for it if you don't have the portraits?

Other than that, stay culty.

 

[SirKulinski]

Do you still need all the Potraits DLC for this mod to work?

And if so, is there a work around for it if you don't have the portraits?

Other than that, stay culty.

Currently yes.

I do recall Futuregary mentioning he is working on that, making them non-required.

Edit: Same going for many other DLC's like unit packs.

Edit2: Get out my ceiling. I don't want it collapsing on me.

 

[Conservatron]

weekend? sounds great.

month? take your time till first week of August. I'm going to europe for 2 weeks leaving the 25th so really, take your time it won't affect me any.

 

[Comm Cody]

Currently yes.

I do recall Futuregary mentioning he is working on that, making them non-required.

Edit: Same going for many other DLC's like unit packs.

Edit2: Get out my ceiling. I don't want it collapsing on me.

Well then, I will stay in your ceiling until you get rid of the dependency on the Portraits and Unit DLC.



Or I could just buy them, IF I WANTED TO.

 

[SirKulinski]

Well then, I will stay in your ceiling until you get rid of the dependency on the Portraits and Unit DLC.



Or I could just buy them, IF I WANTED TO.

Unfortunately I do not know how to do this, at one point I might... You'd have to stay there for quite awhile. And I will have you pay for food, water and lodging costs.

(You totally want to, you know you do)

 

[Comm Cody]

Unfortunately I do not know how to do this, at one point I might... You'd have to stay there for quite awhile. And I will have you pay for food, water and lodging costs.

(You totally want to, you know you do)

YOU SHALL NOT CONVERT ME!

But I don't have the money....

 

[SirKulinski]

YOU SHALL NOT CONVERT ME!

But I don't have the money....

There is no need for me to convert you, you will convert your self young one. You shall find the light out of the darkness.

Steam deals? I know it's been hurting my wallet. Good thing it's a masochist.

 

[iLoveApples]

Aren't they real cheap right now on steam. Like real cheap: €10 for ALL (Not TOG) DLC .
Scumbag Steam putting games I recently bought on sale.

And, SirKulinski, I am glad another person is working on this. Make us proud .

 

[SirKulinski]

Aren't they real cheap right now on steam. Like real cheap: €10 for ALL (Not TOG) DLC .
Scumbag Steam putting games I recently bought on sale.

20 euro's for the DLC pack. It's 75% off.

Working on it is a big word.. More like.. Uhm.. I thought of the idea but then I lost it... My bad. Brain, you are not helping.

The offer will expire at 11:00 AM GMT+1 (convert to your relevant timezone) which from posted is around 36~ minutes from now. It may or may not be a daily deal at one point. :>

Nooh, this glorious deal has ceased to exist!

Still not bad, it is 50% off still!

 

[iLoveApples]

20 euro's for the DLC pack. It's 75% off.

Working on it is a big word.. More like.. Uhm.. I thought of the idea but then I lost it... My bad. Brain, you are not helping.

The offer will expire at 11:00 AM GMT+1 (convert to your relevant timezone) which from posted is around 36~ minutes from now. It may or may not be a daily deal at one point. :>

Nooh, this glorious deal has ceased to exist!

Still not bad, it is 50% off still!

Well, at the time of my post the collection was €20 and the game was €10 but it just got upped indeed .
And also, even if you think you don't do much. You do more than me, haha .

 

[riknap]

Aren't they real cheap right now on steam. Like real cheap: €10 for ALL (Not TOG) DLC .
Scumbag Steam putting games I recently bought on sale.

And, SirKulinski, I am glad another person is working on this. Make us proud .

you're back
also, way to get me excited and hoping their new dlc's would be on sale (likey... yeah right that's happening )


@SirKulinski
I've been using your flowchart for some time (the v3 ), and I have to say the only real comment I could add aside from my earlier observations (like combining v3.5's clustering with v3's clarity) is that the only thing missing as a modding reference tool are tech level indicators.
If you could make a rough interim version 3.75 wherein you add in tech level requirements (just add use parenthesis and write the tech number there. if it's multiple techs, then just write the largest number), it'll definitely help (since I still find myself stumbling in terms of associating just how far "advanced" one building is relative to another [for example it won't make sense one building only requires tech level 2.... while its prerequisite requires level 4 ] ).

well, I do have a minor suggestion mostly on aesthetics - is it possible to make the connections of upgrade paths/continuities as thick/bold, while non-direct prerequisites remain thin? Right now, the dominant red prerequisite lines are totally dominating my field of vision ( granted, I kinda agree with red as prerequisite connectors, but only if they're visually in the "background", ie. thin lines, as compared to more relevant "upgrade and continuity paths" )