How does one make or edit a mod for MoO?

5X v5.4 has been released. Get the mod here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=800155077 See the latest changes in the Change Log Feel free to use this thread to give feedback on the mod....

OK, I have basically started up UCP 6.4 changes. Please use this thread to post suggestions or bugs you would like me to consider for inclusion into next round of changes. Current changes: Bug.0.0.6.4: The Leader Bonus "Shield Regeneration" tool-tip on the tactical combat screen always shows "0%" Fix.0.0.6.4: This is just a display bug as the game was not filling in the value and just defaulting to 0. Add.0.0.6.4: MOD SUPPORT: The Fighter Garrison shield collusion bounds was set too low. This results in...

Built a Doom Star. Filled it with all the beam boosters I could stuff into it. I have everything up to and including the first level of each ultra tech past Planar Transcendence. I am Creative. Filling the ship with any regular beam weapon I cannot seem to break 6k attack per ship. I fill it with Death Rays I'm somewhere about 12k per ship. All weapons were given Heavy Mount and Auto Fire. Nothing other that the type of weapon changes. The raw numbers for the weapons do not seem to explain this disparity...

And not the only one. Might and Magic Heroes VII stopped handshaking with the Ubisoft server after the June Steam Update, so I went to this favored go-to game of mine only to find it getting locked into "processing turn" at some random point in the game. I've been playing this game for more than seven years. I don't think it's coincidence to have 2 older games blow up after the Steam update. Anyone else having this problem?...