[MOD][GameStart] DragonStarts v2 - PHQ, SETA, etc.

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[MOD][GameStart] DragonStarts v2 - PHQ, SETA, etc.

Post by h2odragon3 » Thu, 11. Apr 19, 06:56

NEW version 2 2019-06-15

This is a set of game starts of advancing levels of cheat, which give you the PHQ (in Argon Prime) as well as some crystals and blueprints.

https://github.com/h2odragon/dragonstarts

## v2 changes

* Fixed PHQ mission being offered when PHQ had been given
already. (thanks to mewosmith for help fixing that and apologies to
those bitten by that bug)

* add Ion Blaster weapon blueprint to cheat level starts

* add Teladianium refinery blueprint

* significant code reorganization

* (slightly) MOAR crystals at all levels

* Added starts; including user hackable Test start with Teleport, open map, AdvSats on all gates, and trade subscriptions to all friendly stations. Mix and match how much cheating you care to do.


# The Starts

## 1: Basic

You start in an Eclipse Vanguard loaded out with MK3 engines, and
shields, 4 gatling guns, and the Docking computer MK2. You have 20,000
credits and the SETA. You are located in Argon Prime between the
shipyard and highway. The PHQ is near the inactive jump gate, about
100km away from you.

## 2: Poor

Basic plus between 10 and 80 of the $250k/ea crystals in your
inventory. Enough to start traders working for you.

## 3: Poor Producer

Poor plus a good production set of blueprints.

Blueprints are expanded from the basic set to include the "E" large
dock, Teladi and Argon Large size storage modules, Argon claim and
defence disc, all the biological plants, including illegals, all the
basic material refineries, and Teladi shield and Argon turret
blueprints to load out the defence discs.

## 4: Comfy Producer

Poor Producer, but with between 80 and 200 crystals in inventory. An
Albatross builder, well set up. Added blueprints for the ship building
modules in S/M, L, and XL sizes.

## 5: Seedling Magnate

Comfy Producer set up, plus blueprints for all the intermediate and
final production modules. Just the thing to build an independant
empire and wipe out the rest of the map.

The production modules are all Argon, "Refined Metals" users instead
of Teladi, if that matters.

Between 2,000 and 4,000 crystals in inventory.


## 6: Rank Cheating

Seedling Magnate, L size habitat modules for all 3 races, plus
blueprints for a selection of ships and full gear to kit them out.

Ship blueprints:
* XL: Albatross Vg, Colossus Snt
* L: Odyseuss Vg, Shuyaku Snt, Selene Vg, paranid gas and mineral miners
* M transport: Vulture Snt, Hermes Vg, Demeter Vg, Minotaur Raider
* M miner: paranid gas and mineral miners
* M fighter: Gorgon Vg, Cerberus Vg, Nemesis Vg, Minitaur Snt
* S transport: Tethys Vg
* S fighter: Pegasus Vg, Nodan Vg, ANT Pulsar


## 7: Cheating, but without the PHQ

As it says on the tin, as "Rank Cheating" above, but no PHQ. The PHQ
mission should still be available.


## X: test

Test platform start, marked in the source for easy user
hacking. (Edit `md/DragonStartSetup.xml`)

All the 'Rank Cheating' stuff, as well as:

* teleport available
* open map (know every station in the galaxy at start)
* AdvSats on all gates (but not accelerators)
* Trade subscriptions to all freindly faction stations

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Re: [MOD][GameStart] DragonStarts v2 - PHQ, SETA, etc.

Post by h2odragon3 » Wed, 19. Jun 19, 17:35

Update 2.1 available, small fixes and add more ships to the test start.

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Re: [MOD][GameStart] DragonStarts v2 - PHQ, SETA, etc.

Post by Malakie » Mon, 30. Nov 20, 01:33

Hi, Hey I use your starts myself which I really like.. Any plans to update them.. Plus any chance you could add a nice start like this one to your mod: "CAS - Community Alternate Start - alistair3149" Apparently he is no longer supporting his mod but the starts he has are also really good.. the one I really like to use of his is the Argon Citizen version and the add on PHQ in Argon Prime, plus miners, traders and a mammoth are given to you at game start.... Plus the known basic sectors have been found but not yet mapped out completely EXCEPT for Xenon, Kaack and the newer Split sectors.

I am not a modder so I can't fix anything ... in his game start, Everything seems to work except one thing.. when you try to go into the research screen, the game hangs for about 15 seconds then just comes back you first person... It is supposed to game start with you able to start research immediately.

Any chance you might consider looking at his game start and/or maybe adding something very similar to your game starts?

Which also reminds me.. was going to update your game start files except your link is dead.
Take it light.....

Malakie

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Re: [MOD][GameStart] DragonStarts v2 - PHQ, SETA, etc.

Post by falsetruth1988 » Wed, 20. Jul 22, 23:16

LINK IS DOWN
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