Luke Hazlett

Space Emperor. Creator of the Balance Mod for Space Empires V. Procrastimodder.

[Luke Hazlett @CaptainKwok]

An update for the Balance Mod has been posted. Version 1.26 makes some fixes/adjustments to the data files plus assorted AI tweaks. Including a new villain scheme for aggressive AIs providing periodic boosts to improve their competitiveness. Get it here: https://t.co/spIFB7hHHv

[Luke Hazlett @CaptainKwok]

The stats:

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This was a fun battle where a Norak fleet engaged a heavily defended Toltayan colony and a large enemy fleet simultaneously. Despite a few losses, it was a great victory for the Norak and a major disaster for the Toltayans.

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The stats:

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The first step to take this planet from the Toltayans was to eliminate its defenses which took a lot of fighters and a few ships but now troops can be landed safely.

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[Luke Hazlett @CaptainKwok]

If you are on Discord, you can join the Balance Mod server. Most of the game action is posted as it happens.

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This was a fun battle where 1 ship essentially saved the battle...

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[Luke Hazlett @CaptainKwok]

I'm working through a backlog of clips from my Space Empires V playing the Norak Continuum. It's been a great game (now at turn 715!) and it's been fun working through each of the fronts. Over the next days I'll be posting more of the videos here:
https://t.co/TYw74V4eUn

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A fun graphic showing the expansion of the Norak Continuum over 30 years in my solo game with BM v125. Things got serious after 2450.0!

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I've recently added a bunch of space combat videos on my Youtube channel from my Norak game. In that game I hit "mega evil" status about 50 turns ago and so almost every turn is full of battles now.

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[Luke Hazlett @CaptainKwok]

Those kinds of exploits on your shakedown cruise are deserving of legendary status.

[Luke Hazlett @CaptainKwok]

In this battle clip, the NC Gojipul on its first journey encounters a small fleet of Ukra-Tal ships. In the full battle it takes out 24 fighters and 12 of 13 Ukra-Tal ships.

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Another large battle with the Toltayans after they destroy the Norak colony on Hipparcos I. #SpaceEmpires #BalanceMod

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An open space battle between two fleets, roughly matched in numbers and tonnage. However, it did not go well for the Toltayans. The larger Norak ships are using some of their religious trait components that really help improve accuracy and damage. #SpaceEmpires #BalanceMod

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The Battle of Kwistrul Por 2457.3 https://t.co/QKJ5NYouPe via @YouTube

A major defensive battle that sees the Norak eeking out a small victory. The colony survives but is devastated.

[Luke Hazlett @CaptainKwok]

This Norak dreadnought had the bad luck to be pursuing a ship which it followed into a small EEE fleet. It puts up a great fight destroying 3 ships and damaging another heavily but is overwhelmed by the onslaught of plasma missiles.

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In this battle, the EEE emerge from the warp point and take easy shots at the Norak support ships. Lots of fighters launched, which was good as the EEE are using Repulser Beams (blue) to fling the fighters away. Most Norak ships avoided this fate and mopped up the EEE.

[Luke Hazlett @CaptainKwok]

The official Balance Mod v125 update has been posted. It's a major update that adds a lot of new items that you can read about here: https://t.co/WdUvw2Rx0U

The download is here:
https://t.co/v0QuRjCHBB

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A bit of a closer look.

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A change in the next update is to asteroid fields. You'll now see 3 types: Carbonaceous (C), Metallic (M) and Smilacaceous (S) with some visual differences and variation in abilities. Some might be more damaging while others better at obscuration.