Imperium Aeterna Mod vs vanilla game?

[clop1000]

Which one do you prefer?
Which one do you consider more balanced and enjoyable?

[SenecaAthena]

Personally I vary playing Vanilla and IA-mod. Vanilla because after many hours I know what to expect. IA-mod to cope with the hugely different circumstances and the fact that it is more likely that an AI opponent (or myself) has struck upon major development boosts provided by highly beneficial planets/systems. In that respect I'd say that Vanilla is more balanced - an opponent in IA-mod that has a steep development trend could easily become overpowered. But again, it is a welcome diversion to play the mod now and then (especially if you are the one able to colonize superplanets).

[clop1000]

Btw, what about the weapon balance in this mod?

It seems to have changed the ranges of weapons - long, medium, short to types of weapons?
Has anyone understand how it works?

[Sloan]

Originally posted by clop1000:

Btw, what about the weapon balance in this mod?
It seems to have changed the ranges of weapons - long, medium, short to types of weapons? Has anyone understand how it works?

Did you read the description of the weapon in the modification?

[clop1000]

Yep. But I didn't get how they work. How they really different from vanilla ranges.

[Sloan]

Originally posted by clop1000:

Yep. But I didn't get how they work. How they really different from vanilla ranges.

Long-range kinetics in the modification has an accuracy of 95% and the probability of a critical hit.