[Mod][Total Conversion] Star Trek: New Civilisations

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2007n:

- Localisation: Large number of 'WIP' entries updated for techs.
- Setup: Removed the '... Principles' techs for Sensors, Shields, Warp, Impulse and Hull components, simplifying the tech progression.
- Setup: Added various repeatable technologies for worker output (+energy, +minerals etc).
- Setup: Added new techs to increase component and alloy production per pop.
- Setup: Added Borg Temporal Incursion as new Alternate Timeline starting option for players.
- Setup: Even more adjustments have been made to limit the number of 'low priority' techs that will appear in the same option list.
- Events: "Hero ship" events have been removed in advance of a complete overhaul.

Patchnotes for SNW-2007o:

- Localisation: Large number of 'WIP' entries updated for techs.
- Setup: The Mirror Universe is now selected by a toggle at game start, and is available on every map.
- Setup: Empires will now start with visibility of systems between their capital and the capitals of any other empires known at game-start.
- Setup: Empires with multiple planets will now have better connections between their colonies and their capitals.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2007o:

- Localisation: Large number of 'WIP' entries updated for techs.
- Setup: The Mirror Universe is now selected by a toggle at game start, and is available on every map.
- Setup: Empires will now start with visibility of systems between their capital and the capitals of any other empires known at game-start.
- Setup: Empires with multiple planets will now have better connections between their colonies and their capitals.

Patchnotes for SNW-2008:

- Localisation: Some more 'WIP' entries updated for techs.
- Graphics: Minor visual updates to numerous empire flags.
- Graphics: Icon added to better highlight Mirror Universe choice on game start.
- Setup: Small fixes to Terran Empire start message display.
- Setup: Added 'Terraforming Efficiencies' tech, reduces component cost of terraforming facilities by 25%, mineral cost by 10%.
- Setup: Borg conquest tradition now properly grants adoption bonus.
- Setup: Mirror Romulans no longer have unusual traits.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008a:

- Events: New 'Cosmic String' and 'Unstable Wormhole' galaxy events added.
- Events: Altamid event chain upgraded - significant changes to event flow, no longer always the USS Franklin, no longer restricted to United Earth.
- Graphics: Altamid Drone, 'Krall' and 'Kalara' portraits and clothing added.
- Events: Sentient Cave anomaly added.
- Setup/Graphics: Tractor Beam and Grappler components added.
- Localisation: Fixed Orion ship names.
- Events: Fixed Solar Sail events so that success outcomes can occur.
- Setup: Fixed Niagara class sections.
- Setup: Fixed Tetryon Turret unlock techs.
- Audio: Added Lower Decks theme music.
- Graphics: Fixed Borg Cube texture.
- Setup: Fixed issue with Fleet Yards dialogue causing Fleet Yards to break.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008b:

- Setup/Graphics: Dominion Lucanid class Cruiser/Carrier added.
- Setup: Major changes to Energy Weapon techs. Beams now also unlock Lances, Bolts now also unlock Turrets. 'Principles' techs disabled.
- Setup: Improved stats for Bolt weapons and Turrets.
- Setup: Fixed issues with genetic modification policies.
- Setup: Tweaked tech weight variables, more important techs should show more frequently.
- Setup: Terraforming facilities now cost less.
- Setup: AI should be more likely to build crew-boosting buildings.
- Setup: Tractor Beam components should have larger aura range.
- Setup: Orion Vagabond weapons should be fixed for real.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008c:

- Setup: AI should now start with shipyards as expected, more likely to build them.
- Setup: Increased pop assembly from geneticists.
- Setup: Fixed earlier-tier lances from appearing under the turret component set.
- Setup: Added new weightings for tech tiers, 50% reduction in chance of appearing if the tech is 25 years before expected time, 75% if 50 years before.
- Setup: Added +2 amenities per entertainer to Holography techs without bonus.
- Localisation: Various localisation fixes.

Patchnotes for SNW-2008d:

- Events: 'Meridian' anomaly chain added.
- Graphics: Meridian species added.
- Graphics: Karemma species, clothes updated, added to master clothing file.
- Graphics/Setup: Sirelian species added, Sirelian Confederation added to Gamma Quadrant.
- Events: Rage Virus anomaly chain added.
- Map: Small tweaks to Karemma solar system.
- Setup: Fixed Upgraded Fleet Yards to be available to Borg.
- Graphics/Setup: Minor upgrade to Dominion Hoplia, added 2 new refits.
- Setup: Borg Octohedron can now use all of its weapons.
- Localisation: Various localisation fixes.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008e:

- Graphics: Dominion starbase added (Outpost to Citadel)
- Graphics/Setup: Dominion Valgus destroyer updated, two refits added
- Setup: The standard weapon types are now more closely balanced with each other
- Events/Documentation: The Science Directorate now states the relative strengths of each selectable weapon type relative to Phasers which are considered the baseline
- Events/Setup: Diplomatic Outreach edict added - allows players to try and repair relations between third parties they have position relations with
- Setup: Changelings now have 50% habitability for class M, 90% for great link - can no longer colonise unless no other pops available
- Setup: Vorta skilled administrator trait now grants +20% admin cap from bureaucrats
- Localisation: Various localisation fixes.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008f:

- Setup: Tweaked Federation formation triggers to prevent AI Andorians forming before a human player.
- Graphics/Setup: Updated Dominion Scarab destroyer, added 2 refit variants.
- Graphics/Setup: Updated Dominion Acoma frigate, added 2 refit variants
- Graphics/Setup: Updated Dominion Rutela battlecruiser, added 2 refit variants
- Graphics/Setup: Updated Dominion Dialytes battlecruiser, added 2 refit variants

Patchnotes for SNW-2008g:

- Setup: Jem'Hadar should no longer appear as Envoys.
- Setup: Fixed Pagh Haw' weapons.
- Graphics/Setup: Updated Dominion tomarus battleship, added refit variant.
- Graphics: Added new Dominion research station.

Patchnotes for SNW-2008h:

- Graphics/Setup: Updated Dominion Goliathus dreadnought, added refit variant.
- Graphics: Updated Dominion Construction ship.
- Graphics: Added Dominion Mining Station.
- Graphics: Added Dominion Defence Stations.
- Graphics: Vorta portraits / hair updated.
- Graphics: New Human female portrait added.
- Graphics: Missing Talaxian female clothing file added.
- Setup: Terraforming facilities will now be viewable on candidate planets, but greyed out until appropriate techs researched.
- Map: Duplicate Tarlac and Paradan systems fixed.
- Setup: Dominion member world interactions no longer refer to invalid traditions.

Patchnotes for SNW-2008i:

- Setup: Added Particle Fountain megastructure, produces minerals or dilithium depending on planet resource, has tier 8 tech requirement.
- Graphics: Added Starfleet / Generic, Undine and Borg Particle Fountain models.
- Events: Added Transdimensional Energy Being minor event.
- Setup: Altamid Swarm should now be better at attacking starbases.
- Setup: Subspace Relay megastructure now generates admin cap as well.
- Setup: Halved Fleet Yard megastructure component costs.
- Setup: Halved Subspace Relay megastructure alloy costs, quartered component costs.
- Map/Setup: Dominion now starts with Vorta and Jem'Hadar homeworlds on random maps.
- Graphics: Adjusted scaling of Dominion Acoma, Hoplia and Lucanid ships.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008j:

- Graphics: Added Vendorian portraits.
- Setup: Added Vendorian Commonwealth.
- Events/Setup: Science Directorate now shows relative strengths of torpedoes in focus choice.
- Setup: Added Proton energy weapon type, available as Bolts and Turrets from tier 5+.
- Setup: Added Antigraviton energy weapon type, available as Beams and Lances from tier 5+.
- Setup: Added Spiral Wave energy weapon type, available as Beams and Lances from tier 5+.
- Setup: Added Thermionic torpedo type, available from tier 5+.
- Setup: Added Positronic torpedo type, available from tier 5+.
- Setup/Events: Researching specific tier 4 weapons will provide a random chance to unlock the new weapon types above.
- Events: Buffer Time minor event chain added.
- Setup: Fixed issue that prevented enough farming districts being created for some empires.
- Setup: Dominion ethics and authority adjusted - 'great link' variants are retired as no longer needed.
- Setup: Founders now get trait 'Morphogenic Matrix' as well as 'Shapeshifter'. Shapeshifter will unlock the changeling infiltration mechanic (available to Vendorians in next patch). Players may notice Founders in existing games are modified to use the new trait. New games will not be affected.
- Setup: Fixed issue with Lances not marking their next upgrade for obsoletion purposes.
- Setup: Revilled and Revered leader traits now grant crew upkeep maluses / bonuses.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008k:

- Setup/Events: Vendorians now have access to Shapeshifter Infiltration.
- Setup/Events: Infiltration now separated from Great Link institution for Dominion.
- Setup/Events: Espionage / Counter-espionage policies now affect Shapeshifter Infiltration success.
- Setup/Events: Espionage institution cooldown should now only start once an option has been selected and committed to.
- Events: Added Bridge Officer's Test minor event.
- Events: Fixed small issues with Buffer Time event.
- Setup: Federation Accession now shows the estimated time left to complete.
- Setup/Events: Added several minor events to trigger during the accession process of certain empires.
- Setup: Borg Collective Coordination VI technology now grants +1 Coordinator Drone jobs in capital buildings.
- Setup: Borg Unicomplex names should be correctly set now.
- Setup: Borg Conquest Tradition now unlocks war policies as shown.
- Setup: Ketracel Refinery II added.
- Setup: Various repeatable Ketracel efficiency techs added.
- Setup: Reduction in Ketracel jobs from 3 to 2 for Ketracel Refinery I.
- Localisation: Vendorian start message added (thanks Rainbow!).
- Localisation: Various fixes.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008l:

- Setup: Good news! Players may now select the number of AI empires present on each map. Major empires will be prioritised to spawn, with others being selected randomly.
- Graphics: Updated Saurian, Gorn, Husnock, Krenim and Wadi flags.
- Graphics: Minor improvements to Avian, Natural Engineer/Physicist/Sociologist, Reptilian, Slow Breeders and Thrifty trait icons.
- Setup: Gorn traits updated. Intimidating trait grants an opinion boost to weak and cowardly species, but increases negative opinion from threat.
- Events: Career Opportunities minor event added.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008m:

- Graphics: Wormhole graphics have been updated to look more like those on DS9.
- Graphics: Bajoran construction/transport/colony ship added.
- Events: Delinquent Ambassador diplomatic event added.
- Setup: Warp Cores now generate ~+15% more power.
- Setup: AI will no longer slot required components by default unless the same tier warp core is available.
- Setup: Engineering components such as SIF generator and redundant forcefields now have a power cost.
- Setup: Borg 'martial law' decision now grants the correct jobs.
- Setup: Matter replicators now provide one artisan job.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2008n:

- Graphics/Setup: Bajoran Piety Attack Wing added.
- Graphics: 'Moist Vessel' sleeper ship added.
- Events: 'Moist Vessel' distress call, dig site added.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2009:

- Graphics/Setup: Starfleet Olympic class cruiser added (tier 10).
- Graphics: Husnock Outpost, Starport, Starhold, Starfortress, Citadel models added.
- Graphics: Husnock Research, Mining and Defence station models added.
- Graphics: Husnock Civilian ship models added.
- Graphics/Setup: Husnock Halkan attack wing added.
- Graphics/Setup: Husnock Veren scout added.
- Graphics/Setup: Husnock Korakon destroyer added.
- Graphics/Setup: Husnock Suvjick cruiser added.
- Graphics/Setup: Husnock Okein battleship added.
- Graphics/Setup: Husnock Noksel dreadnought added.
- Events: 'Alien Lust Parasite' minor event added.
- Events/Setup: Various scripting tech debt paid.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2009a:

- Graphics/Setup: Starfleet Parliament class cruiser added (tier 11).
- Graphics: Tweaks to Yridian and Skrreean flags.
- Setup: Minor updates to building weights, resource weights.

Patchnotes for SNW-2009b:

- Graphics: Tamarian uniforms updated.
- Setup: AI should now be a lot more intelligent about what it builds!
- Setup: Trading Stations are now buildable megastructures with a tier 2 technology unlock. Trade Value bonus not being active is known issue - will be resolved in next update.
- Setup: Edo God now has weapons again.

Patchnotes for SNW-2009c:

- Graphics: Ferengi starbase added (outpost to citadel progression).
- Graphics: Ferengi mining, research and defence stations added.
- Setup/Graphics: Ferengi Ni'Fera Scout model updated, refit added.
- Setup: Ferengi Bo'Nan frigate sections updated, refit added.
- Setup: Ferengi Ar'Ken destroyer sections updated, two refits added.
- Setup: Ferengi D'Kora cruiser sections updated, two refits added.
- Setup: Ferengi Dendara battlecruiser sections updated, refit added.
- Setup: Ferengi Slugan battleship sections updated, refit added.
- Setup: Xindi event ships now use tier 3 weapons instead of tier 4.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2009d:

- Setup/Graphics: Ares 'Calliope' tier 6 refit added (thanks Kaide!).
- Events: 'Border Incident' diplomatic event added (thanks Rainbow!).
- Events: 'Rogue Isolinear Core' event added.
- Setup: Fixed various incorrect weapon values.
- Setup: Xindi event ships now use tier 2 weapons.
- Setup/Events: Federation Accession time remaining should now be correct.
- Events: Players should now have contact with the Chodak if they take control of the Unity Device.
- Music: For Cardassia track added.
- Music: Holy Rings of Betazed track added.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2009e:

- Setup: Fixed issue were several repeat techs had themselves as prerequisites (Minerals, Alloys, Components).
- Graphics: Fixed issue causing options to overlap on game start screen for some players.

Patchnotes for SNW-2009f:

- Setup/Graphics: Bajoran Borhya Battleship added.
- Setup/Map: Bajoran solar system updated.
- Music: Kyana Prime track added.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2009g:

- Graphics: Rigellian portrait variant added from Lower Decks.
- Graphics/Setup: Rigellians added to unified clothing asset file.
- Events: 'Badgey' Holographic Training Avatar minor event chain added.
- Events: Experimental Transporter Upgrades minor event chain added.
- Events: Minor updates and improvements to Jem'Hadar elder event.
- Events: Minor updates and improvements to Killed Vorta Admiral event.
- Setup: "Naval Recruitment" policy added, allows for increases and decreases to Crew generation in exchange for ship bonuses.
- Setup: Default pop Crew generation doubled.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2009h:

- Graphics/Setup: Bajoran Ranjen Cruiser added.
- Graphics/Setup: Caitian Acris Frigate added.
- Graphics/Setup: Caitian Lumiera Scout added.
- Graphics/Setup: Caitian Occisor Heavy Escort added.
- Graphics/Setup: Caitian Deicidae Battlecruiser added.
- Graphics/Setup: Caitian Solus Battleship added.
- Graphics/Setup: Caitian Atrox Dreadnought added.
- Map: Fixes to ensure AI controlled First Federation / Voth have correct bonuses.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2009i:

- Graphics: Various beam effects improved - thanks Garry Windu!
- Graphics: Several minor updates to country flags.
- Graphics: Ferengi map colour slightly altered.
- Graphics: Starfleet naval museum background updated.
- Graphics: Tamarian ship background added.
- Setup: The 'Naval Museum' system has been updated to work with all ships and empires. A shortcut has been added in the Ship Designer UI, clickable when at least one starship has been retired.
- Setup: The Science Directorate now has a shortcut on the Technology page.
- Localisation: A handful of new empire-specific names for Institutions have been added.

 

[Walshicus]

Patchnotes for SNW-2009j:

- Graphics: Various turret effects improved - thanks Garry Windu!
- Graphics: Shields effects updated.
- Graphics/Setup: Starfleet Ambassador class refit now uses updated model, added extra torpedo slot.
- Events/Crisis: Borg Invasion crisis added for players on Alpha, Beta and Gamma quadrant maps. Can trigger from "End Game" date.
- Setup: Tweaked AI economy plans - should focus more on components and less on minerals.

Patchnotes for SNW-2010:

- Graphics: Updated Manufactury buildings to show the new component icons.
- Music: Added 'Caretaker' and 'Kazon-Nistrim' tracks.
- Setup: Fixed CTD error caused in rare instances of Borg Harvesting a world constructing a stronghold.
- Events: Fixed a couple of scope errors on updated Terra Prime events.
- Events/Setup: Primitives should be a LOT less likely to nuke themselves in the first 100 years.
- Setup: Tweaked AI demand for crew in early game.