I had all my colony components magically transform into massive shield depleters recently. I assumed it was because I had just upgraded from Devnullmod 1.30 -> 1.31
I just abandoned th gam and started a new one (it was only vs AI )
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"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
"Uh, I think so, Brain, but balancing a family and a career ... oooh, it's all too much for me. "
Yah, that's usually a 'got new data file while in the middle of a game' problem. Same thing happens with the CompEnhancements file (and who knows what else!). I've found changing anything other than pics or AI has always been disruptive to current games.