Stellaris

Stellaris

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May 10, 2016 @ 1:10pm
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Expanded Colours

Description
4.0.* Compatible

Expanded Colours Version 2.0
This mod augments the vanilla palette to a total of 195 colours in various ranges.
Additionally, all the new colours are usable by the AI.

Compatibility
This mod is savegame, achievement, ironman, and multiplayer compatible

It can be used in multiplayer even if other players do not have it, but players without the mod will see the added colours as black. Vanilla colours are included, so any flags using them will show up normally.

This mod should be compatible with other mods and Stellaris updates as long as the flag creation interface or the colour files aren't modified / updated.
If you have problems with this mod, try disabling all your other mods first, just in case there is a conflict.

Methodology
In contrast to the previous version, these colours have been picked strategically.
Firstly, all colours were chosen in OKLab colour space, to ensure that the resulting colours cover the perceptual space efficiently. Secondly, I've filled the grid in groups, to further control the coverage. These groups include the vanilla colours, instead of separating them as their own group.
Starting from the top:
  • Pastel colours (3 rows)
  • Bright colours (4 rows)
  • Vibrant colours (1 row)
  • Dark colours (3 rows)
  • Pale colours (2 rows)
  • Misc colours (1 row)
  • Grayscale (1 row)

Randomizable combos were created such that the colour pairs have a minimum perceptual distance to avoid monochromatic flags, but otherwise they are fully random.

Legacy versions
Legacy colours
Pre-launcher rework (2.3)



You are free to use this mod for reference for your own mods, but if you use the existing files with no edits, please give credit.

Suggestions and feedback is welcome as well.
Popular Discussions View All (1)
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Sep 26, 2020 @ 8:55am
All black?
Orio
451 Comments
Foxtrot Jun 7 @ 10:11pm 
Hey, the mod is not longer visible in the launcher, I tried reinstalling it but it's not showing. This was working last week tho
Krasto Nero May 31 @ 5:13am 
Many thanks!!
Veegi  [author] May 31 @ 4:26am 
Apparently it was hidden by default.. fixed now.
Krasto Nero May 30 @ 12:02pm 
Yes, I got the same error message as Aleph. Thank you!
Aleph May 30 @ 11:15am 
Many thanks! However, trying that link returns the error:

Sorry!
An error was encountered while processing your request:

There was a problem accessing the item. Please try again.
Veegi  [author] May 30 @ 10:57am 
Krasto Nero May 29 @ 7:07pm 
Thank you very much!!!
Veegi  [author] May 29 @ 5:42pm 
Bah, I can't read, it's an option to roll back the mod itself, so author only.
I'll upload the previous version as a separate mod tomorrow.
Krasto Nero May 29 @ 4:48pm 
Hello! First, thank you for the mod, and all of the work to keep it updated for us! You mentioned that it was possible to use the previous hotfix version. I just got he most recent update and it changed all of the flags to random ones. How do I get the previous version? I checked the change notes but do not see how to download the last version. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks again!! Cheers!!
Veegi  [author] May 29 @ 2:49pm 
I've finished my colour tinkering and release the overhauled version of this mod, with 100% more colour science.

In case anyone would like to use the previous hotfixed version, you can browse the changelog and revert to it (Thanks Steam).