I don't think such a mod exists, but I could create one pretty easily.

Well at the moment I'm spending most of my time on the Human Factions mod, but after that's released I could do something like that.

Ok well then to be a little more precise, here's what i'm looking to do.

A pre-warp mod.

The Essentials

All major civs start with no techs at all for free. (can only build the very basic building to start with) [minor civs dont need to be affected as they come later in the game once everyone has started travelling so its no worry]

No civ starts with any ships at the beginnning. ie. no free survey ship to magically know all anomallies and galaxy, or a free colony to give the quick boost.


Optional stuff if possible.

Anomalies randomly respawning. I find it odd that just as you found all the current wormholes that no more get discovered, specially as I thought the were random unstable pieces of space stuff etc.




I can't think of much else at this time, but combine that with a huge galaxy and a uber slow tech rate and I feel it gives a much better feel of realism to the whole thing. Even at huge size I find that you can race through a game in a week or so. When I look bcak at MOO3 I dont think I ever actually finished a game on the huge galaxies.

Just out of interest, have any of you downloaded the Human Factions mod?

I havent even heard of the human faction mod? If someone could throw a link or something? As to the ships, is there a console type cheat system? It could be a case of then just cheating to destroy everyones ships. Though also if the AI can design it would be great to strip the predesigns.

personnally i just want to pull a complete overhaul of the tech-tree.... add some techs to make the Doomray a little more efficient (doom rays have less damage-to-weight ratio than other weapons... missiles are actually the best weapon available... blackhole eruptors cause more damage with less weight than blackhole guns and doom rays...) by adding some new generations to that tree...... stuff like that.... also add some new ship sizes and make some truely giant machines... after huge might be immense, titanic, collosal, incomphrehendable, infinite....infinite being an ultra tech that has something like 800 size.... with some more miniaturization abilities you could create monstrosities with that... add soem new soldiering too.... creating invasion fleets is very hard...

If you strip all of the starting techs from the AIs, will they know to research them?

The AI is able to research starting techs: some races start without Xeno Comms, Galactic Warfare etc.

In the tech xml, you can give a value to techs which determines how much the AI values it.
If you're looking for a tech tree overhaul, try Wilson's alternate reality mod in the library. I've downloaded it but haven't played it yet.