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Freebooters Origin [3.14.☠] (reborn)

This mod is an approved rebirth of the abandoned #MODJAM2020 version from the NSC2 crew, especially XVCV (retired).

Note: It’s still in new development, so there can be bugs, please report any you find on Discord[discord.com] or here on the discussion.

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Hoist the Jolly Roger and carve your own path in the galaxy! The Freebooters Origin lets you lead a ragtag band of mercenaries and privateers, living a life of plunder and daring exploits. Your people emerged from the shadows of a collapsing empire, seizing ships and supplies amidst the chaos. Now, you sail the cosmic sea as Freebooters, a fierce and independent faction driven by adventure, plunder, and the thrill of the unknown.

Gameplay Features (not everything is fully in now):

• Unique Fleet Mechanics: Customize your ragtag fleet with stolen ships and experimental technology. Adapt and improvise in battle, turning the tide with unorthodox tactics.
  
• Unique Traits: Embrace the Lawless Life, start with a unique set of traits that favor mobility, adaptability, and a touch of ruthlessness.
  
• Dynamic Economy: Engage in high-stakes trade, smuggling, and black-market dealings. Your wealth and power hinge on your cunning and negotiation skills. To-Do
  
• Morale and Loyalty System: Maintain the loyalty of your people through daring exploits and generous shares of the loot. Mutinies and betrayals await those who fail to inspire. To-Do
  
• Pirate Havens: Establish hidden bases on remote worlds, creating safe havens for your operations and sanctuaries for fellow outlaws.
  
• Unique Mechanics and Events: Unlock special projects, edicts, and decisions that reflect the freebooter lifestyle.
  • Randomized Events: Encounter rival pirate bands, mysterious derelicts, and opportunities for legendary heists. Every playthrough offers a new saga of risk and reward.
• Galactic Infamy: Your deeds echo across the stars, earning you infamy and the attention of both would-be allies and powerful enemies. Balance your reputation to navigate the treacherous political landscape.
  • Become the Scourge of the Stars: Raid and Pillage neighboring empires, building your empire’s wealth through conquest and opportunism.

Embark on Your Journey:
Lead your Freebooters into a universe teeming with peril and potential. Forge alliances, raid convoys, and outwit the galactic powers that seek to tame you. In the end, only the boldest will rise above the fray to become legends among the stars.

Unleash the spirit of freedom and chaos in the Stellaris galaxy. The stars are yours for the taking, Captain. Adventure awaits—chart your course and seize your destiny!

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Included Vanilla Fixes:
• Sublight Exploration Probes can softlock Treasure Hunters Questline[forum.paradoxplaza.com]
• Can't colonize Black Needle base planet after completing Project[forum.paradoxplaza.com]

⠀• No vanilla files are overwritten, only a part of the economic categories planet_jobs, the rest is handled by The Merger of Rules.

Localisations
⠀• 🇨🇳 Simp Chinese by Chinese Psycho

Recommended Mods

⠀• The Great Khan Expanded
⠀• Realistic Pirates
⠀• NSC3 - New Ship Classes & More
⠀• Criminal Worlds
⠀• Guilli’s Planet Modifiers and Features
⠀• Dynamic Political Events

Planned

⠀• Event chain for the "Khan’s Throne" relic (half done).
⠀• More direct interaction with other mods like "The Great Khan Expanded" and the "Realistic Pirates".

Credit

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• NSC2 crew initiating it on the #MODJAM2020, especially XVCV (retired) and for giving permission (CaptainX3, XVCV and Darrien).
  
• Pic background "Space pirates boarding interstellar freighters" by WARIT_S (Generated with AI)

• Join the Official Freebooters (NSC) Discord [discord.com]

If you wanna support my work
[paypal.me]

• Check out my mod list on Steam!