You always get all techs if you cheat them to you via either ctrl-alt-R or M, even those which should normally be locked out via a ethical decision. They also don't display correctly in the tree and overlay meaning you can't select some of them manually. There's nothing we can do about that.

Which characters and from what techs are you refering to, I'd like to see those if possible.

Yes, I manually corrected the issue. I searched for other instances of this special char but Techtree.xml held none. However, there are potentially dozens of such chars which won't be properly displayed in Notepad++ so I have no clue how to intelligently filter them out... can you remember more places?

Here's the new 6.2.2 version (use it like a MOD)

http://www.xup.in/dl,22683935/Community_Update_6-2-2.7z/

and the (complete) changelog:

StarbaseModules
============
Deleted "SectorScanners4"

GC2Types
========
"canon" respelled as "cannon" throughout.
Minor flavor change (model # updates) for Photonic Torps II,III.
Misspelled flavor text in the HD Spike Drivers.
Flavor: model numbers in Pulse Cannon and Neutron drivers.
Some actual descriptions for Chaffs, Pt Def, Combo, etc.
Righteous Might description.
All weapons do now have a specific frame-count added to prevent the animation being displayed twice for one shot.
Atlas-mod "Righteous Justice" works now only in own ZOC, just like its descriptions states.
Made the "Defense Meditation"-module work just like its description states.
StarbaseHull sensorrange incr. to 4.
FrameCount on NanoRipper to 25.
ImpactFrame on NanoRipper to 0.
ImpactFrame on SpaceCannon to 10.
Created Thumbnail-references on the following weapons: SpaceCannon, PsionicBeam, Anti-MatterMissiles, GravitonDisruptors, Photonic- & PhotonTorpedos, QuantumTorpedos, PositronicTorpedos & NightmareTorpedo.
Reduced <ScaleWidthPercent> on some Disruptors, KineticStreams

PlanetImprovements
==================
Dread Factories cannot host Agents.
Aul Incinerator reduces Pop Growth by 10.
All 3 PowerPlants & the the 2 Arcean NavCenters are now indestructible to prevent the 1pp-bug.
"Hyperion Logistics System" ability increased to 9 and cost to 500.
"Hyperion Shipyard" is back at its CU bonuses.
"Hyperion Re-Supply Center" bonus up to 50; 25 is only 4 parsecs.
"Orbital Terraformer" increases PQ by 5%.
"Manufacturing Capital" bonus is up to 50% but 10% econ deleted.
"Distributed Energy Matrix" bonus up to 75%.
All farms are back at AI=50.

TechTree
========
Dread Lords not "ultimate evil".
Iconian Replicators are stealable.
Re-added "Space Weapons" & "Starship Defenses" back into the Thalan tree.
Re-grouped all technological branches which have been grouped together originally IF their content is fully displayed in the techtree.
Reduced the techcosts of "Sensors Mk.I" to "Sensors Mk.IV" back to their vanilla values.
"Terror Stars" are available sooner now but back at the vanilla researchcosts, additionally can't be traded or use creativity.
"Planetary Defense" requires Starship Defenses again.

RaceConfig
========
Replaced <SmallLogo> ref to non-existent Gfx\Race\Small\ folder with standard logo.
Added "Xeno Biology" & "Xeno Medicine" back to the Thalan.

GC2_Conversations
==============
Changed 4 entries of string-names "Human" into CAPITAL letters, otherwise the game will not recognize it and display the string-name instead.

StarbaseModules
============
Attached "MiningBarracks" to tech 'FusionReactors'.

Cleared the following files of most redundant code: TechTree.xml; Events.xml; InvTactics.xml; PlanetImprovements.xml; RaceConfig.xml; StarbaseModules.xml; UPIssues.xml.

The only thing that's left remaining to do is to restore the Campaign- & Scenario compatibility. I'll have to work myself into this, so it will require some time which I currently don't have much 

Have fun playing 

This is not a "mod" per se.  It is supposed to be basis of the next release of GCII, as 2.20 was the packaging of a previous version of the Community Update mod.  It is now up to Stardock to allocate the resources needed to validate and integrate this drop.  I supposed they'll get to it eventually.  So until they do, with the exception of bug fixes it is complete.

Meanwhile we kinda got sidetracked.  I discovered World of Warships and I think Maiden666 got into GC III, as well as developing his own mods. 

Install the 2.20 update first.  This mod supplies many replacement files, but not all. 

No, mods do not "layer".  One mod or the other. 

I've downloaded the latest version (Community Update 6-2-2). There seems to be a bug regarding civ capital and initial colony. I can build the other version on a colony, so colonized worlds can build a civ capital, and the homeworld can build an initial colony.

Checking the file, they seem to be missing the following:
<S_TechRequirement>0</S_TechRequirement>

Adding that code prevents the planet improvement from being a build able structure.

Edit: The forums doesn't want to display the code right.
Edit2: Fixed.

Do you opt-in for the Community update for 2.20? Or no? Or is the official Release already 2.20 version with CU installed?

New version 6.2.3 (small bugfix included):

https://www.xup.in/dl,81178357/Community_Update_6-2-3.zip/

I've deleted the link to the previous version

Hope this helps

Alright. I've done plenty of testing. I played a few times as each civ. I think this mod is good. It has about the same feel of v2.04 but with updates and bug fixes.

Some comments:
-I noticed that the various files had their data reorganized. Much neater than before.
-Is there any reason why the output for the initial factory and research buildings for the Thalans were reduced slightly?
-Is there a reason why stock markets no longer have influence bonuses?
-The Yor economy still sucks.

Hi everybody.

It's been quite some time since the release of the CU and I guess most of the people involved back then are not active any more. It's a similar situation with most of the links in this thread.

So I was wondering if anybody has by any chance the patch that Gaunathor and Maiden666 were making as a update after the official release of the Community Update (v2.20)? As far as I understand it was meant to fix some things that couldn't make it into the official release, and then Maiden666 to build upon it and make his own mod so to speak. That mode has a working link, but not the old patch.

Another think that I couldn't get my hands on is a file called AltarnizedUI . It was made by MabusAltarn and was meant to serve as a quality of life UI update that was present in some form in his APT 1/2 mods. The changes it makes are quite useful in my opinion. Again the links are all dead so if anyone still has it it would be appreciated if he or she shares it   

Heyho, well is someone really still playing this fatastic game? Yes I can see the problem, there is a small taging-error in Drath_TechTree.xml - which is now corrected. The AI race files code labelled a weapons-tech wrongly a defensive one, and it seems like then the game bugs out...

Here's the corrected version

https://www.xup.in/dl,15488792/Community_Update_6-2-4.zip/

Unfortunately, your current game cannot be fixed.

also check out my MOD "Future Worlds" as it's more based on the original Twilight but allows more specialization of each race and has much more diversified techtrees and alot of bugfixes and new gfx + UI tweaks.

currently playing it scenario type, "Accelerated Start" as Terrans

Hello Maiden666,

it's good to see someone is still around this game, actually playing it. I also started having a couple CU 6.2.3 games recently; some more spare time, side effect of the weird times we are living in, with most of the world in lockdown. It's really a long time since I was playing version 0.4 of your FW mod. What is the state now, is it complete?