is there a way to make extracting intel faster? i'd think that it would use the hacking stat which would make pawns master hacker power really useful, but it doesn't seem to work that way.

On final mission it said i have to take control of 3 different zeus cannon complex simultaneously but it only gave me 1, ending was nice tho

Can I use this mod if I don't side with the deserters? Can I do some of these quests (except the deserter joining starting quest obviously) if I don't want to make an enemy of the empire? It will be cool to add this to my list of VE mods and use the new structures

The later mansion raid missions (e.g. Sickening Stellarch) spawn way too many structures for the size of the maps. Throneroom buildings often spawn halfway or more outside the map edge, which seems to exacerbate the issue of targets not spawning.

completed the final mission finally. zero enemies when i arrived, was a completely deserted base. the end credits were nice though.

mansion raids always bugged. for years. i dont know what to do.

I got to ask i tried looking but can't find one so is there a setting to remove the intel going out of date? the options for me getting some tend to take so long I tend to lose it before the next option to get more leaving me with no way to buy anything from them. I jut started completely ignoring the quest to join them and when i do go the path I keep an external note of how much I have so when I want to buy something I deduct it from my amount and spawn in the amount of intel needed.

Does Imperial recruitment bring intel? I have a freeholder-ranked pawn under control, but it doesn't lose rank or drop intel

Anyone know of anyway to disable or reduce the secret deserters that show up in other peoples trade caravans? Almost every single visitor has 1-3 deserters that randomly go hostile when a trade caravan shows up, every single caravan is giving massive relations down because my people immediately gun them down

First of all, I adore this mod. But I was wondering if there is anywhere I could find the music for this, because it is incredible but sometimes my crap computer can't quite handle how big this mod is when it is in a large modlist. Thanks!

@Commander Link
You aren't permanently locked out of making peace with the Empire. Progressing the deserter questline will result in (2, from memory) offers from the Empire to make peace so you'll stop killing nobles.
However even if you couldn't...what did you expect? Why should the Empire care about making peace with what is generally some backwater mudhole that has maybe 15 people living there?

@Link - Choices have consequences. You even said that you understand that this is a "you" problem because you neglected to read the mod description. Why are you venting your spleen here when you have no one to blame but yourself?

No, Triel, it is not a "Skill issue", this mod makes it so if you accept a deserter, you can NEVER make peace with the empire again, but in vanilla, you can make peace with them even after accepting a deserter by attending peace talks or sending them gifts

Hey link, the deserter quest is a vanilla thing and it makes you enemies with empire there too. Skill issue.

this is you problem link XD

Hey, I am having a bug issue where I click to accept one of the assassination quests, but it doesn't actually accept it. The intel disappears but I don't get a quest.

im really fucking pissed, i had this mod installed for the extra content not intending to join the "deserters" and when i accepted a deserter quest to get a good pawn early on i became permanent enemy of the empire. I have since played for 12+ hours on this save and im really getting sick of the fucking deserter quests being the only thing the storyteller gives me. im NOT INTERESTED. And i cant even make peace with the empire. I know this is probably a me problem because i didnt read the mod description but i downloaded this mod when it came out like 2 years ago and have never played the deserter faction, i only wanted it for the extra items and stuff

Any plans to update the remote IEDs to include a death-pall one if we have anomaly? Would be crazy useful

(Throws error when trying to delete Autocannon Ammo Box (with CE on/off))

So I placed down an autocannon ammo box next to my Palintone (as it needs 20x102mm NATO), but then realized that with ammo-requirement off in Combat Extended, this wasn't necessary.
I then tried to remove the box, but then it throws a System.NullReferenceException...
So I turned on ammo for Combat Extended, and the same issue persisted.

Could you make the missile event optional in settings?

Awesome mod, although the fact that the deserter pawns in pawn selection can spawn with joywires (and circadian half-cyclers) is pretty damn annoying.

Also, the imperial response for Public Enemy (rocket barrage) is much less punishing than the imperial response for News (stellic guard), one just lobs water balloon mortar shells at you while the other sends a 10 person gank squad in full prestige cataphract armor to absolutely wipe you off the face of the earth.

The Stellic Guard could use a nerf, OR, if you are feeling diabolical, the rocket barrage could use a buff so you are tempted to gtfo before it arrives instead of just luring it to the turrets and mission objectives so the Empire artillery can do your job for you.

can i configure this mod? (intel drops, etc) if so how?

bro has never met the sun then LMAO

Unbelievably OP as fuck faction for absolutely no reason

Zeus complex is an absolutely insane and bombastic experience, I loved every second of it <3

Hello, how do you get critical intel, Is there any way to reliable get it or it is very rare?
Ty for your time and mods :)

upd: it was the initial quest

i accepted the chased deserter quest - not the initial one. thinking it would only temporary set the imperium to -100 opinion since thats how i read the mods description regarding this quest compared to the initial one.

the deserter is still one of my pawns but i did not do any deserter quests or offended the empire further, but when i should gain goodwill with them the opinion stays at -100.

is there any way to get royal pawns with permits in this save?
dev mode to change whatever the mod did or spawn a new empire faction is fine, but i dont want to just edit those permits in.

Hello I have an issue I have approximately 2 to 3 trade ship a day anyone know how to fix it ?

has anyone a clew with mod is causing my issues? my assassination targets are not spawning in their mansions.

@Eggbed
Thx, this actually worked.

@whoever has the "mission grayed out" issue.
Can you try this?
https://imgur.com/a/h2AgVj3

The issue is out of our hands, the fix was pushed. If it doesn't work on your local version, perhaps the mod did not download the update yet.

The same issue still remains for me even if I loaded my save again. None of them worked for me

I didn't get to reinstall the beacon but I noticed that once I logged today, the bug was fixed. Thank you master Oskar and forgive me for my unruly behavior.

For anyone who also has the grayed out quests, reinstalling the orbital trade beacon fixed it for me! @Goose

Please note we don’t check comment sections for bug reports. We have a Google form for submitting bug reports with correct logs: its linked in the mod description.

Its still gray so if someone finds the fix, post it here.

@Arson with Lemurs - it functions as a standalone mod, but it barely functions in modpacks. Any biome/map generation mod could lead to the broken missions. Mod adds a lot of world pawns (Empire known problem + a lot of raids from you and onto you) therefore it could lead to 1 TPS due to world GC (and I am not 100% sure this being modlist conflict only).

i found out that with research tree continued that VFE Deserters bugs it out, so ive gotta make bug report fore research tree continued and deserters because i cant live without them.

I am also getting the greyed out missions

Most ppl have mod incompatibility and try blame authors for issue

So many bug complaints down here, does this mod actually function or is better to avoid it? Because I don't want a disfunctional mod breaking my game without any reason or way to respond.

I am getting the same thing as Angel the comment below. I can't accept the side quests even tho I have the intel near a orbital trade thingy. It used to work before for me but now the option is grey. I can still accept the plots and buy items tho.

How do i start the side quests you can purchase at the console? i have the intel for them, but i the purchase button is greyyed out. Is there something i must do first?

ok i love vanilla expanded series but this is kinda ass

It only takes 1 power armored deserter, with a charge rifle, to kill my early game, half a year sanghuophage colony. Remind me to craft sticky bombs.

Every pawn in a pirate raid (pirate, not deserter. I was a deserter myself) had level 6-7 psylink AND full deserter armor. I'm still at low wealth, not even a year in. Wtf?

Assassination attempts starting with the despot do not work, just half of the map without enemies appears, completed through the cheat menu. And the ending is generally upsetting, why not offer the player the title of emperor or high stellararch before the decisive shot? Also, the process of the path to the ending is sad because during assassination attempts the Imperials stand in the buildings no matter what, they just stand. Perhaps I’ll roll back my save and just become an enemy of the empire, it’s more interesting that way

im having a problem where i accepted a mansion raid quest but when my caravan arrives at the tile either the base isnt fully formed and the pawn im there to kill isnt there or the pawn is there but runs to the edge of the map and escpaes, failing the quest. ive reloaded the save to try again 5 times and it keeps repeating like this lol