Designed by icycalm
Programmed by Robomoo
We used to call this mod "Insomnia Legion", and we used to have other threads to talk about it, but it's been a long time since then, the game has undergone considerable changes, and we want to build the mod from scratch, one change at a time, and with many new ideas, so we'll be using a new thread. And we'll be calling the mod "Cosmic War" from now on, or "Ubermod" for short.
So first things first. You don't need the mod if you'll be participating in our events. Only the person hosting the lobby needs to have it, and everyone else automatically downloads it when they join his lobby. And since I'll be hosting almost all our events, you don't have to worry about it. You only need the mod if you'll be playing in King of the Planet and have to host when I am not around, or if you just want to play random games with people with the mod of course. For those cases, get the mod from here: http://cosmicwar.net/mods/com.pa.ubermod-megaserver.zip
[This version superseded by later version. Scroll down. -icy]
Once you've downloaded it, extract the zipped folder to a folder with an identical name. Then place the unzipped folder in the following location, replacing "icycalm" with your username on your computer:
C:\Users\icycalm\AppData\Local\Uber Entertainment\Planetary Annihilation\server_mods\
Note that if the folder \server_mods\ doesn't exist, you must create it.
Note also that the AppData folder is hidden by default in Windows, so in Windows Explorer you have to go to "View" at the top and tick on the "Hidden items" option to see the folder.
Once the mod is in the correct folder, launch PA, go to the "COMMUNITY MODS" menu, and then the "INSTALLED" tab. If you've done everything correctly, you should see the "Ubermod" listed there. Activate it, by clicking on it and then "ENABLE" at the bottom of the screen. And that's it. You can now host lobbies with the Cosmic War mod.
In the next post, I will list the changes we've made, and in the post after it I'll explain why we made them, and what precisely we're trying to achieve with them.
Every week or every couple of weeks we'll be making more and more changes to the game via this mod, so if you'll be taking part in our events you'll need to keep an eye on this thread so you don't get blindsided in the game, as many of the changes will be quite radical. Also, if you'll be hosting King of the Planet lobbies, bear in mind that you'll have to keep updating your version of the mod whenever we make changes. So, again, you'll need to keep checking this thread religiously.