Junkyard Wars (SEV)

From SEWiki

Junkyard Wars is based on the concept of an old television show of the same name: all players can only use what they find in a "junkyard" to build their gadgets. In SE, this translates into removing all technology research and making ancient ruins ubiquitous.

Overview

The mod uses the Balance Mod as a base. The biggest change was to mod out Research and Intelligence Centers. To acquire new tech levels, one must now colonize planets with ruins. All planets give at least one random tech level, with some giving as many as four tech levels.

Other small changes to the Balance Mod include a 5kt thin armor and smaller 10kt engines. The engines allow a bit more flexibility in ship speed. The armor is useful for filling up that last 5kt of space that is sometimes left over during ship design.