.com.unity Forums - Masters Mod v1.7 ( May the Masters be with You )

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The AI is based on AI from the TDM Modpack. Requires the latest version of the Imagemod.

(Updated. Fixed error in racialtraits.txt)

The mod adds the following racial traits:
Drone Masters
Megascale Masters
Stealth Masters
War Masters
Travel Masters
Troop Masters
Assimilation Masters
Fighter Masters
Defense Masters
Resource Masters

Drone Masters
Your race has mastered the art of using and constructing drone units. You start will small tactical drones that you can build in large numbers. Standard drone hulls can be made incredibly powerful due to the small size of your drone components.

Drone Engines
Drone Mini Warhead
Drone Submunition
Drone Magazine
Drone Control Unit
Tactical Drones
Strategic Drones

Megascale Masters
Your race has mastered the art of managing huge megascale construction projects. Your economy will get an early boost from the construction of space elevators, and larger ship hulls will help you as the game progresses. Persistent research into resource generation technologies will yield Arcologies and Orbital facilities, huge cities that generate a tremendous ammount of resources. You will also find the construction of ringworlds is actually within your reach during a long game... if you last that long. (had to nix space habitats and artificial planets due to technical probs)

Space Elevator
Arcology
Orbital Tower
Orbital Ring
Battlemoon
Megastation
Artificial Moon
Heavy Colony Ship
Transport Barge
Scrith
Diamond Nanocables
Small & Medium Ringworld Generators

Stealth Masters
Your race has mastered the art of stealth technology. The stealth scout hull will give you an early exploration advantage and allow you to form invisible wolfpacks to attack your opponent's logistical assets, while powerful cloaking devices will help your battlefleets later on.

Stealth Module
Target Scrambler
Holo-Scrambler
Blanket Cloak
Smoke Screen Generator
Planetary Cloaking Device
Stealth Scout
Stealth Fighter

War Masters
Your race has mastered the art of war. You have access to high tech tracking and defense systems that will let your fleets strike at will throughout the galaxy, and render them more effective than fleets twice their size. Seeker and torpedo hardpoints will let your ships strike first and ask questions afterwards.

Command and Control
Logistics Command
Data Hub
Orbital Academy
Shield Buster Missile
Seeker & Torpedo Hardpoints
Seeker Decoy
Chaff Dispenser
Flak Gun
Armor Piercing DUC

Travel Masters
Your race has mastered the art of interstellar travel. Rocket Boosters and external fuel tanks will let you build one-shot colony ships, giving you an early colonization advantage. Your ships are the fastest in the galaxy, and later tech levels open up new methods of transportation that are simply beyond the understanding of your galactic counterparts. (removed Light Sail due to AI conflicts)

Warp Engine
Inertial Dampener
Rocket Booster
Hyperdrive
Fuel Cell
Nuclear Reactor
Antimatter Reactor
Hyperspace Jump Gate
Disposable Fuel Tank

Troop Masters
Your race has mastered the art of ground warfare and space-based invasions. You can start building troop units at the very start of the game, and armored drop pod components will help your invasion forces pass through the initial barrage of defensive fire. Dedicated troop transports and mobile ground command centers will help lead your troops to victory.

Armored Transport Module
Command, Support, and Comm Relay
Prefabricated Fortifications
Theater Shield
Infantry
Armored Vehicle Unit
Artillery
Electronic Warfare Unit
Military Garrison
Small - Huge Army

Assimilation Masters
Your race has mastered the art of ship capture and assimilation. Built-in repair abilities will help you make those captured ships serviceable again. Specially designed weapons will allow you to capture enemy vessels from a distance, and assimilation facilities will help you break down and analyze captured technology.

Bridge Control Cluster
Life Support Cluster
Crew Quarters Node
Assimilation Torpedo
Assimilation Nanites
Assimilation Squad
Mobile Vinculum
Small Nanite Injector
Deconstruction Facility
Planetary Nexus
Planetary Assimilation Unit
Remote Ship Assimilation
Remote Planet Assimilation

Fighter Masters
Your race has mastered the art of fighter and carrier-based combat. Your tactical fighters are cheap and numerous enough to overwhelm any attackers, and the supercarrier hull can act as a mobile command center.

Fighter Supply Tanks
Launch Rail
Tactical Fighters
Strategic Fighters
Strategic Bombers
Escort Carrier
Supercarrier
Fighter Control System
Fighter Atmosphere Controls
Fighter Engines
Fighter Missile
Fighter Autocannon

Defense Masters
Your race has mastered the art of defensive thinking. Your ships are tough and use dense hull reinforcements, and the different types of shields and armor available to you will force your enemy to rethink their offensive strategy. You are also able to protect your core worlds with planetary shields.

Leaky Armor
Navigational Shield Generator
Structural Integrity Field
Stasis Field
Shield Receptor
Basic Armor
Planetary Shield (& Phased) Generator
Planetary Shield Projector

Resource Masters
Your race has mastered the art of gathering and refining resources. Special facilities will enhance your planet-based economy, while resource-generating space stations and Resource Ships let you generate resources without relying on colonization.

Orbital Foundry, Refinery, and Hydroponics
Minerals Enrichment Facility
Ecological Sanctuary
Irradiation Facility
Ecology Center
Resource Ship