Asgard Build Limiter

Asgard Build Limiter

The art of ATF shipbuilding is fading. Replacement Asgards take time - or never come.

This mod puts a configurable construction delay on Terran AI Asgard building. When the Protectorate takes up an Asgard order, the work takes time - and you will hear about it: a logbook rumour reports that Terran engineers are trying to revive an ancient ATF battleship design. Set the delay high enough, and the lost art stays lost.

Player-owned shipyards are unaffected, and player-built Asgards are never delayed. Self-imposed handicaps are left to the player; this mod only limits NPC Terran faction AI.

Why

In vanilla, losing an Asgard costs the Terran Protectorate about one minute of paperwork: the job system orders a replacement the moment the wreck cools, for less metallic microlattice than a Syn. For a ship lore says nobody remembers how to build - and that no other faction can answer - that is neither balanced nor believable.

Game version compatibility

• []9. 00 release - supported[/]

  []9. 00 betas and release candidates - supported[/]

  []8. 00 release - supported[/]

  Dependencies

  • []Cradle of Humanity DLC - the mod limits Terran Asgard production; without the DLC there is nothing to limit.[/]

    []SirNukes Mod Support APIs (link) - provides the Extension Options menu used for configuration.[/]

    Both are hard dependencies. The mod will not load without them.

    What it does

    • []Intercepts the Terran job system's Asgard build orders and holds them until the configured cooldown since the last Asgard build has elapsed.[/]

      []Touches nothing else: escorts, Syns, destroyers and the rest of the Terran war machine build normally. Fleets simply wait for their flagship.[/]

      []Your own shipyards are unaffected - this limits the AI faction only.[/]

      The held build occupies no shipyard slot, no resources and no build queue; the job just retries later, exactly as it would if a shipyard were unavailable.

      Configuration

      Extension Options -> Asgard Build Limiter:

      • []Enabled - default: on. Turn the limiter off to restore vanilla behaviour.[/]

        []Cooldown - default: 120 min. In-game minutes between AI Asgard builds.[/]

        Guide: 60-120 minutes makes Asgards a rare, punishing loss instead of a disposable asset. Crank the slider to maximum and the Terrans will effectively never field a new one - the art is lost for good.

        Compatibility

        [*]Patches two spots in vanill