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Better Repeatable Technologies & Administration Rework

Last Updated: 4.0

A personal mod shared for public use.
Troubled by the empire sprawl penalties post-3.2? Annoyed by the lack of viable countermeasures? This mod might be the solution.
As the game environment has undergone too many changes, reverting the empire sprawl mechanics to a state similar to pre-3.2 is nearly impossible.
Thus, this mod no longer directly alters empire sprawl penalties. Instead, it focuses on introducing decrees and policy sets unlocked through progressively advanced technologies, allowing players to partially reduce or offset overall sprawl penalties by paying a corresponding cost based on their needs.
Additionally, it refines and overhauls repeatable technologies, effectively consolidating them with triple efficiency, while further expanding late-game administrative capabilities.

■ Mod Overview

= Administrative Technologies =

Introduces a series of mid-to-early game technologies to enhance basic administrative capacity, unlocking corresponding decrees and policy sets to further mitigate empire sprawl penalties at a progressively significant cost.

AI empires receive additional free bonuses upon unlocking specific technologies to compensate for their lack of flexibility, making them slightly stronger but not overwhelmingly so.

= Repeatable Technologies =

All repeatable technologies are consolidated, with their effects and costs tripled.

Some repeatable technologies are merged, such as building construction, missiles, strike craft, and defense platforms.

Rewrote the descriptions of repeatable technologies to make them more precise and coherent.

Adjusted certain repeatable technologies, for example:

Fleet Capacity and Fleet Command Limit technologies now have no research level cap.

Administrative Efficiency technology now provides +50 Administrative Capacity.

Hull Durability technology has been reintroduced.

Leader Cap repeatable technology has been reintroduced.

Strike Craft technology has been moved back to the Engineering field, etc.

Added new repeatable technologies covering areas such as Power Projection, Housing, Trade, Industrial Production, Resource Storage, Technology Research, and Leader Cap.
Rest assured, adhering to the principle of "balanced rather than overpowered," they are all well-tuned. Some technologies (e.g., Research Alternatives, Power Projection, Housing, Buildings) have research level caps.

AI now prioritizes researching more critical repeatable technologies, such as Hull Durability, Fleet Capacity, and Shield Hardening, while assigning lower priority to less crucial ones, such as Army Damage, Food Production, Platform Hardening, and Building Cost.

= Other Features = This section can be removed if desired.

Added several new ship module configurations, which unlock after researching the corresponding ship hull upgrade technologies, providing more possibilities for ship customization.
Examples include:

Titan: Giant Bow [2X], Carrier Core [4H2P]

Battleship: Battle Carrier Core [2L1H], Carrier Bow [2H]

Cruiser: Hangar Bow [1H]

Destroyer: Torpedo Bow [1G2P]

Corvette: Missile Core [3S]

Added a new weapon and its associated technology: Arc Caster.
Derived from the "Universal Arc Emitter" mod, this is an energy weapon that can be equipped in Large slots, filling the gap for large-scale arc-type weapons.
Unlike the dominant Arc Emitter, the Arc Caster retains the dual penetration advantage but features shorter range [100], highly variable damage output, and low base damage [15.0 Dmg/t].

■ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How compatible is this mod?
A: The previous aggressive changes to empire sprawl have been removed, making it compatible with most other mods.

Q: What is the cost formula for repeatable technologies?
A: (3 * [Base Repeatable Tech Cost: 50000] - 10000) + [Current Repeatable Tech Level] * (1+2+3+3) * [Base Repeatable Tech Incremental Cost: 5000]

Q: Overall, does this mod make the AI stronger or weaker?
A: Fallen Empires receive a significant boost. Regular empires are only slightly strengthened.

Q: I only want the repeatable technologies part of this mod. How can I achieve that?
A: Keep only the files marked with "repeatable_techs" in the /common/technology folder and the /common/scripted_variables directory. Delete all other files and folders under /common.

All values have been tested and adjusted multiple times to ensure reasonable balance, though further refinements may still be needed. Suggestions are welcome!
No specific load order is required.

That's all.

Good luck!