Overview

Are you a mod developer who is wishing for a quieter error.log while you debug with the Ascendant Shipset active? Then this mod is for you (and me)! This mod does NOT redistribute any of the graphics from the Ascendant Shipset, but does redefine and replace entity asset files in order to eliminate many error messages.

Changes

Many entity definitions were tweaked to remove animations. "Removed" code was commented out rather than deleted. Garyx Starlight, please feel free to harvest any of these adjustments for use in your mod directly.

• common\component_templates\00_RIG_ASC_utilities_race_roles.txt blank file to remove RIG:US computers in order to stop error messages
• common\component_templates\00_RIG_ASC_weapons.txt blank file to remove RIG:US weapons in order to stop error messages
• common\technology\RIG_ASC_species_tech.txt:
  • add missing tech icon (reuses the same one as the built-in corvette technology)
  • add missing description for prerequisite
  • enable global flag check for RIG: Unique Shipset Mod so the technology does not appear when it is not installed
• common\section_templates\asc_battleship_RIG.txt remove section RIG_ASC_BATTLESHIP_BOW_1X2M to reduce many error messages
• gfx\models\portraits\ascendant\_ascendant_portrait_animations.asset blank file to remove unnecessary animation redefinitions
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\battleship\ascendant_01_battleship.asset:
  • add missing locators to ascendant_01_battleship_entity: part2, part3
  • add missing locator to ascendant_01_battleship_bow_M1S2SHB_entity: strike_craft_locator_01
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\cruiser\ascendant_01_cruiser.asset:
  • add missing locators to ascendant_01_cruiser_entity: part2, part3
  • add missing locator to ascendant_01_cruiser_mid_S2HB_entity: strike_craft_locator_01
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\destroyer\ascendant_01_destroyer.asset:
  • add missing locator to ascendant_01_destroyer_entity: part2
  • add missing locators to ascendant_01_destroyer_stern_RIG_entity: pd_01, pd_02, pd_03, pd_04
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\juggernaut\ascendant_01_juggernaut.asset:
  • remove unnecessary animation redefinitions
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_juggernaut_entity (mesh is not animated)
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\juggernaut\ascendant_01_juggernaut.gfx:
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_juggernaut_mesh (not compatible with mesh)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_juggernaut_mesh_2 (not compatible with mesh)
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\megastructures\gateway\ascendant_01_gateway.asset:
  • remove unnecessary animation redefinitions
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_gateway_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_deactivated_gateway_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_reactivated_gateway_entity (mesh is not animated)
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\megastructures\gateway\ascendant_01_gateway.gfx
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_gateway_mesh (not compatible with mesh)
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\megastructures\science_nexus\ascendant_01_nexus_assets.asset:
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_thinktank_phase_01_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_thinktank_phase_02_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_thinktank_phase_03_entity (mesh is not animated)
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\megastructures\shipyard\ascendant_01_shipyard_assets.asset:
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_mega_shipyard_01_stage_1_section_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_mega_shipyard_01_stage_2_section_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_mega_shipyard_01_stage_3_section_entity (mesh is not animated)
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\megastructures\spy_orb\ascendant_01_sensor_array_assets_supplemental.asset
  • add file with missing construction entities (otherwise the sentry array uses the original outlines while under construction)
  • add entity ascendant_01_spyorb_phase_01_construction_entity
  • add entity ascendant_02_spyorb_phase_01_construction_entity
  • add entity ascendant_03_spyorb_phase_01_construction_entity
  • add entity ascendant_04_spyorb_phase_01_construction_entity
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\megastructures\spy_orb\ascendant_01_sensor_array_assets.asset:
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_spyorb_phase_01_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_spyorb_phase_02_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_spyorb_phase_03_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_spyorb_phase_04_entity (mesh is not animated)
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\military_stations\ascendant_01_military_stations.asset:
  • add missing locators to ascendant_01_military_station_section_light_entity: small_gun_01, small_gun_02, small_gun_03, small_gun_04
  • add missing locators to ascendant_01_military_station_section_medium_entity: medium_gun_01, medium_gun_02
  • add missing locators to ascendant_01_military_station_section_heavy_entity: large_gun_01
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\starbases\ascendant_starbase_entities.asset:
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_orbital_station_core_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • add missing locators to ascendant_01_starbase_citadel_section_entity: medium_gun_010, medium_gun_011, medium_gun_012, medium_gun_013
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\starbases\ascendant_starbase_meshes.gfx:
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_starport_mesh (not compatible with mesh)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_citadel_mesh (not compatible with mesh)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_starfort_mesh (not compatible with mesh)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_starhold_mesh (not compatible with mesh)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_outpost_mesh (not compatible with mesh)
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\titan\ascendant_01_titan.asset
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_titan_bow_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_titan_mid_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_RIG_titan_mid_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_titan_stern_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • remove animations from ascendant_01_RIG_titan_stern_entity (mesh is not animated)
  • add missing locators to ascendant_01_RIG_titan_stern_entity: hangar_01, hangar_02, hangar_03, hangar_04, hangar_05, hangar_06
• gfx\models\ships\ascendant_01\ascendant_01_RIG_ascendant_destroyer.asset blank file to remove duplicate entity RIG_ascendant_corvette_mid_M1S2_entity
• localisation - add the second £ to the alloy icons for correct syntax

Compatibility

Removes some compatibility with Unique Shipset Mod because I don't use it and I don't want to see all the false-positive error messages. The battleship bow XL1M2 section (RIG_ASC_BATTLESHIP_BOW_1X2M) complained that each built-in game battleship bow XL1 entity did not have the locators added by that section. The RIG:US role computers and weapons were removed in order to avoid error messages regarding missing component sets, ship sizes, component tags, projectile graphics, and technologies.

Built for Stellaris version 3.2.* "Herbert." Not compatible with achievements.

Required Dependency Mods

Ascendant Shipset for the original graphics and other ship-related code.

Recommended Companion Mods

Aesthetic Terraform Stations will give you back the very old-school terraform stations as visual markers for terraforming planets.

Ascendant Shipset Add-on: Aesthetic Terraform Station Compatibility this compatibility patch ensures the correct Ascendant Shipset graphics are used for the above terraform stations.

Changelog

• 1.0.0 Initial version
• 1.1.0 Mark as compatible with Stellaris version 3.2 "Herbert" - no script changes

Source Code

Hosted on GitHub

Development Notes

It is best to clone this repository into <Stellaris User's Directory>/Paradox Interactive/Stellaris/mod, and then make a connection to the mod folder via a *.mod file's path property. That will ensure the game can see the files, and also that CWTools will parse them. Also note that the README.md file exists in the mod directory but is symbolically linked in the root directory.