Props to you JasonFJ this is a fantastic mod. I did have the same question as to why the enforcer is so cheap? What are your future plans with this mod. Any chance you can incorporate sins plus and will you be adding the rebels as well?

Thanks again for the mod the models are excellent and it was has been very fun to play. 

Do I need to download the hotfixes if I have never DL'd this mod before?  Is the original file updated?

Hi Stellarhole... you need to install the hotfix 2 as well.

Hi Goa,

Some replies to your feedback

1) It's only a balancing of the Empire with the existing races. In some cases it will reduce fleet sizes by giving one ship the effective stats (and cost) of 2 or 3. For example, a Corellion Corvette is 3 times the effectiveness/cost as a conventional light frigate. Imperial and Imperator-class star destroyers are 2 times the effectiveness/cost as a standard capital ship.

2) It's 3 times the effectiveness/cost/supply. Think of it this way: instead of having 12 light frigates, you'd have 4 Corelellion Corvettes. It does have counter antimatter ability (or at least it shoud - let me check that!)

3) The Enforcer cost/build has been fixed in the hotfix, but it is essentially a DPS ship with weaker shields/armour. Without careful fleet management you can easily lose these in a firefight and be out of pocket.

4) Escort carriers are 3 times the squadrons/cost of a normal carrier. So not unlike buying 3 normal carriers... which is also almost a capital ship

5) The Imperator-class is roughly double the stats of a support standard capital ship... so you've pitched 2 standard support capitals against a battleship and support combo. You've also relied on Enforcers which don't fare so well without some descent tanking (e.g. Dreadnaughts). However, this is the challenge of the game: figuring out the right fleet compositions and learning the right combos of firepower/shields/armour/defenses against differing AI fleets.

I've given away some crucial hints on how to play the Empire effectively... hopefully not many people will read this(!!!) but if you still see some need for balancing let me know I'll gladly take the feedback!

Ah yes the Nebulon B2. Well, the Neb B2 is primary antifighter by design.. but I gave it antilight capabilities as well to try and keep the frigate capability somewhat consistant with the SW universe. Having said that, the antifighter capabilities are roughly 3x a conventional antifighter frigate... the antilight (second weapon) capabilities are very small... not a huge advantage over other races (as far as I can see).

As for the TEC tree... that's a good question. I am planning to help EvilJedi with research tree compatibiility with Entrenchment... so I'm thinking of porting SOGE Empire research tree into Requiem to help SOGE compatibility there.. in which case there might be a major overhaul.

If that doesn't happen, then I do plan to modify the TEC tree a little more - haven't decided exactly how yet.

I haven't tried the 1.2 version yet (and I didn't see this in the change log on the forum), but I realized that ALL researchable frigate abilities do not work (Or at least Sabatoge Reactor and cluster missiles). You can research them but the frigates never actually unlock the ability. Also for some reason the Novalith was the same way, researched the tech, yet said I still need 1 point of Novalith Prototype.

Actually Vunda, Quick start does give you the upgraded homeworld. Its just you don't get the extractors and the factories, so I'm guessing their is no group for the Empire in the GalaxySenarioDef file yet.

Also, first 1.2 glitch; I liked that you no longer need superior repair bots for Enforcers, but for some reason the Imperial repair bay structure now does nothing (I'm assuming this is related). No repair ability at all. Also, doubled checked that the researchable frigate abilities don't work. Haven't tried Novalith yet.

Thanks guys, you're very detailed!

Quick responses/ideas on your messages....

- yes the map HUD icons are existing tech icons, I'm not a graphic artist so I wanted to get major content in before the details. Is this a high priority annoyance do you think?

- TEC voices are used... the only other choice is Vasari voices... would the be more "Empire like"?

- Thanks for the heads up on enemy fleet arrival announcement... dont know what that should work but I'll test it and try to figure it out.

- I removed all the hyperspace noises except for entering and exit (exit does exist if you listen for it). I didn't think the charging and travel sounds were consistant with the Star Wars universe though i could stand corrected!

- The centre engine for the corvette doesn't work because there is a game limit on exhaust flares

- Goa thanks for the tip on Galaxyscen def, I kept forgetting to research how to do that

- I'll check out the researchable abilities not working... I think I know where I've gone wrong but thanks for pointing them out to me.

I'll update once I've done so checking. Thanks again.

1. No, I think the TEC voices are fine for now. I'd say see if you can rip voices from a game like Empire at war, X-wing/tie fighter etc, or something similiar, but I'm getting the impression you want to violate as few copyrights as possible.

2. No problem, I haven't tried to mod it for entrenchment yet, but if you need any help with it, pleanty of other modders or I can assist.

3. Take your time, its still playable as is.

i think this is just a visual thing, but the icons for the imperial star destroyers (I and II) don't appear untill i'm on the edge of the planet grav well(seeing all the buildings)  and just the planet(with the fleet/building bars on the side). Another visual thing(sorry if i'm beeing picky) is the engines on the gallofree dont ignite (only the center one on the bottom ignites), also the engines on the imperial cap ships are to aqua-ish in colour, they're more blue in the movies. I also believe that the carriers(escort carrier) have too many hull points to be "moderately" armoured, same goes for shields. The cap ships (especially Imperial Star Destroyers , mainly II) should carry more strike craft squads. Sorry for the rant.

For the Galofree, only the centre exhaust works because it's such a tiny mesh that if the others had exhausts the whole back end would look like a blur of light! But I might see if I can find a smaller exhaust particle effect for them.

The ISD aqua texture is something I will have to follow up with EvilJedi, being the maestro for graphic designs, but good to know.

For the carrier armour, the idea is that one escort carrier = 3 x tech light carriers - so effectively the cost/hull/stats triple. However, I'm getting feedback that tripling the shields is overpower them, so v1.4 release I'm going to decrease shield strength of all such 3-in-1 cruisers/frigates by 33%.

As for the ISD strike squadrons, I suppose I could reduce the laser firepower and up the strike ability.. but it's tricky... the purpose of this mod is to be balanced against the Vasari/Tech/Advent races and if I arbitrarily increase strike squadrons without nerfing turbolaser firepower it will unbalance the game!

For the repair platform, the v1.3 patch will fix that.. but not for saved games If you make a new game it should be fine.

Thanks for the feedback.. more food for thought!

One thing that I noticed is that the Lancer Frigate doesn't have any shields.  Was that intentional or just by accident?

or whatever the latest is