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X2AS

Updated for Stellaris 3.11 (Beta)

The main purpose of this mode is to tweak a little balance with minor time investment in the most effective way. In a time of waiting for an official balance overhaul.

Main goals:
Slow down the fight between big fleets in the late game.

Analysis:
Damage output growing faster than possibilities to consume (HP) damage or avoid it (Manoeuvring).

Actual changes:

Armour plates and Shields
1. Shields and armor plates became stronger. Every next tier becomes more powerful in comparison with vanilla, to compensate for growing dps output.


HP upgrades:
1. Tier 1 hull upgrade adds 75% of the amount of the core HP.
2. Tier 2 hull upgrade provides another 75% to the upgraded hull (231% to the base hull).

Veterancy
1. Damage bonus exchanged with evasion and accuracy bonuses.
1.1. A little damage bonus is still available for the top (elite) level.
2. Hull buff exchanged with small Hull (only hull) regeneration. Veterans can fix their own ship's hull.
3. Veterans receive +1 retreat attempt.

Starbases
1. Every military module Hull and Armor bonus increased from 10% to 20%.

Orbital rings
1. Every military module Hull and Armor bonus increased from 20% to 40%.

End game crisis and fallen empires
1. All crisis and fallen empires ships received proportional hull buff

Result
1. Middle and late-game battles go longer (not like in ASB but close to earlier game corvettes fights and you can blink more than two times and not lose your fleet)
2. Hull/Armour/Shield upgrades have a bigger impact on the battlefield. They become more important and more noticeable.
3. Veterans will have a bigger chance to survive and achieve the highest tier.
4. Longer life spans on the battlefield make rockets and interceptors more useful.
5. Weapon specialization (anti-armor or anti-shield) becomes more valuable. You can block proton torpedoes with more powerful shields now.
6. Close range has a chance.

Warnings (side effects):
1. Not ironman compatible, but you can use it with an ongoing game.
2. Leviaphans became MUCH more powerful.


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