Any mods extend the basic SMAC/X technology tree?

[BFG]

Thread #1000. Whew!

Anyway...Is anyone aware of mods that expand the SMAC/X tech tree? Specifically, I'm looking for mods that add to the existing tree, NOT that overhaul it. I'm aware of the Advanced Hydromechanics Pack...any others?

 

[Maniac]

SMAC does not allow you to add additional buildings, wonders, special abilities... So by extending the tech tree you'd just spread the same amount of content over a larger amount of techs. What's the fun about that?

I'm not aware of any such mods.

 

[BFG]

SMAC does not allow you to add additional buildings, wonders, special abilities... So by extending the tech tree you'd just spread the same amount of content over a larger amount of techs. What's the fun about that?

I'm not aware of any such mods.

Heh, good to know. Is that true for SMAX as well? I know that SMAX has entries for "Deleted" and "User Defined" special projects etc. in alphax.txt, but hadn't spent much time researching whether/how those can be used. And I wouldn't be that interested in adding new weapons, terraforming, etc. that cannot show up on the map. Thanks.

 

[chuft]

In my mod, I use the three unused tech spaces in the list to add three new techs, each of which adds a new unit, with custom graphics, which cannot be built in the workshop and have more special abilities than player-designed units can have. So I think there is some use for using the three available tech slots to add new special units. You can also have some faction(s) start with such techs so they have a unique advantage at game start.

If scient resumes work on the unofficial patch, this capability will be greatly enhanced, as we will have a way to add new units to #units which can have any level of reactor and which can be flagged as AI-only and/or not reverse engineerable. (Currently to make a custom unit not reverse engineerable, you have to give the unit a psi attack.) So let's hope he picks it up again - it will greatly enhance modding capabilities.

 

[Kilkakon]

There is also the ability to create new facilities. By using one of the dud facilities that does nothing, one can give it a negative maintenance cost, which is essentially the same as it giving a boost in EC each turn.