Ah, ok. That's why there's always problem asteroids at the start of a game, but never the same place. Makes sense, thanks

@El Capitan Kirk The Asteroids are placed mostly as 'clouds' in the map editor. So, that's more of a map-mod, and could cause a lot of compatibility issues, I think?

Since this is the only mod I've seen that's related, do you think moving asteroids is doable? I'd honestly just like them moved up or down; I'm tired of having to fix autopilot or ai pilots when they can't fly around asteroids efficiently or sometimes at all(ai pilots getting you stuck in an asteroid until you teleport out of sector)

Actually, if you download them (not just subscribe) from Steam Workshop you can Organize them with mod manager all the same as you do with Nexus Mods.
Difference between Nexus and Steam Workshop is just the flavor of users and ease of use. (Subscribing as opposed to downloading/maintaining with a mod manager)
Steam Workshop is much easier (and cheaper to use) as long as the mod has been uploaded and exists on Steam Workshop. (Which is more difficult to do than Nexus Mods)
So the only reason to upload to both is to appeal to the user base not for functionality.

Easy organisation, just to keep everything in one place.

Some mods aren't available on the workshop so I keep track of everything in a mod manager which isn't possible when they're only on the workshop.

Thanks for the kind words, guys. :D

@Peanutcat Maybe? Can you tell me why that's needed? Not arguing, I just honestly don't know why you'd need it on Nexus if it's already on workshop?

Any chance for a Nexus release?

This is spectacular for immersion and tactics. I now have to coordinate fleets vertically to deal with threats from all angles. Now I'm thinking in layers, vertical formations make sense now. This really is a simple mod that changes SO much about the game.

The views you can see with mod are great. First its a little jarring, but the hexs look lived in now. Love it.

@PKster

In the base implementation there's a 50/50 chance a new station gets placed 'next to' an existing one.

With this mod, it lowers it to 25%, but you'll still see 'clusters' of stations from time-to-time when that 25% rolls success a few times in a row.

Basically: working as intended. It's just more 'visually noticeable' when it happens at a high or low point in the system.

I am noticing that some sectors will cluster 5-8 stations together in a grid at full 'north pole' or sometimes 'south pole'. However, this is rare. Most stations are distributed in an interesting way. Placing sats is more challenging, but I think this mod's station placement is more organic than the 2d plane.

Look forward to testing this, thanks for the work and effort.

In general this should be pretty compatible with most mods, unless those mods place 'static' stations. This doesn't modify 'statically' placed stations at game-start.

AI already sstruggle with 2D plan and you want to make it 3D?

Is this compatible with Galaxy Remake STARS mod from Nexus?

This sounds pretty amazing. As far as I understand it, it's compatible with most mods out there due to its runtime patching (which would respect modded assets, as long as they're in place already on game load)?

quite the opportunity for paranid humor you got there

I'm right in my first playthrough, but this sounds interesting.

Yep!

ooh so it makes stuff spawn more up and down rather than just on one level?

It's save game 'compatible', but if you don't have it at start it'll only affect newly placed stations.
Same if you remove it, it'll only stop affecting newly placed stations.

Sound great, gonna test it out after 8.0 come out and I start a new game :D

It makes space rounder.

Reading the description made my head explode, but I like the sound of it, I think.