SWI - Boron Module Addon

# Boron modules addon for SWInterworlds 0. 9 (X4 = 0. 8)

# Patch Notes

- Renamed mod folder in the zip to match expected file paths.

# Installation and requirements

Requirements:

X4: Foundations + Star Wars: Interworlds

Mod was built on X4 0. 8 and SWI 0. 9 but I don't see why it shouldn't work with older/newer version of both. As long as SWI still has the Mon Calamari faction you should be golden!

Installation:

- Extract the mod into {X4:Foundations installation path}/extensions

- Enable in game.

# Mod description

The Boron Addon Mod for Star Wars: Interworlds adds all boron station modules into SWI, with their blueprints sold at the Mon Calamari Shipyards faction. Currently the NPC factions won't use these modules for building stations.

Additionally the mod adds a small self-sufficient durasteel production chain (i.e. durasteel plates can be produced with only MCS/BOR modules).

The production chain is comprised of:

- Fusion Reactor: Ice -> (Energy Cells, Water). Via a two step production chain, best X4 can do.

- Silicon Wafers: Silcion -> Silicon Wafers.

- Superfluid Coolant: Helium -> Superfluid Coolant.

- Durasteel plates: (Energy Cells, Water, Superfluid Coolant, Silicon Wafers) -> Durasteel Plates.

All modules have a slightly higher return per cycle/hr, with respect to the standard production method, but have a higher upfront investment costs and higher consumption per hour to balance this out.

The defence modules are armed with the TD108-series and TD301-series station defence batteries, also for sale at the MCS representative.

Both of which are worse on a like-for-like comparison with standard station defences, but compensate with the volume that can be deployed on Mon Calamari(/boron) defence installations.

The mod's balance should be reasonably balanced with the base Star Wars: Interworlds modules. However I've made a patch to bring the build times more in line with the 'Station Build Time Rebalance (SWI)' (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/1573) mod as I feel that the base game's module build times are way to long.

Firstly thanks as always to the SWI modding team, it's a fantastic mod and they deserve all the credit and support you can give!

Secondly thank you to Darenkel's 'Drackmarians - An SWI Expansion' (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/1638) mod which I used as a base to learn how to build this mod.