Fleet Formation Mod v2

Compatible with 4.5* version of Stellaris

***This Mod is compatible with earlier versions of Stellaris

***This Mod is compatible with Spacefleet Tactica

NOTICE:

As an Alternative to Fleet Formation Mod v2 there is the mod Fleet Formation Mod v3.0

Fleet Formation Mod v3.0 keeps the cinematic feel of the ship positions seen in the original Fleet Formation Mods but has been modified to bring the ships closer together.

Fleet Formation Mod v3.0 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3349953196

IMPORTANT

This formation mod: ***See Discussion Tab for more information on using any of the Fleet Formation Mods. https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/2525278602/596272553263149783/

***Works in Vanilla. No other mods are required to use the Fleet Formation Mod. ***Works in Multiplayer games. ***IS NOT compatible with any other mods that change fleet formations.

Achievements

Achievements CANNOT be earned when using this mod, (Checksum is modified)

Mod Load Order

1. This mod should always be located towards the bottom of your mod load order.
2. If you use NSC3 Season 1, the Fleet Formation mod must be placed below NSC3 Season 1.
3. This Mod Must always be located BELOW ANY shipsets.
4. This Mod Must always be located BELOW ANY mod that changes fleet formations. A few examples are: "NSC3", "Spacefleet Tactica", "Gigastructural Engineering & More", etc...

No Trails Behind Ships:

Mods that remove ship trails can be used with the Fleet Formation Mod v2.

As an Alternative to using a separate mod to remove trails, see:

Fleet Formation Mod - No Trails: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3270451562

-OR-

Fleet Formation Mod - No Trails v2.0 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3346430020

Fleet Formation Mod - No Trails v2.0 keeps the cinematic feel of the ship positions seen in the original Fleet Formation Mods but has been modified to bring the ships closer together. This mod also includes removing the trails from all ships except the fighters.

Compatibility

In general I have rarely found issues with compatibility. *See Discussion Tab for more info. https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/2525278602/3187988461093369852/

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This mod IS NOT compatible with any other Fleet Formation Mods. This version of the mod Will NOT work with any mods that changes a solar system's scale or changes the scale of the ship models.

Testing

I created this mod based on the results of testing with the following:

1. "Vanilla" ship sets in formation
2. Many different custom ship sets found on Steam
3. "NSC3 Season 1" ship sizes in formation
4. "Gigastructural Engineering & More" mod

There are No issues with battle performance.

General Information

***The following links are the different versions of this mod:

Fleet Formation Mod - No Trails https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3270451562

Fleet Formation Mod v3.0 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3349953196

Fleet Formation Mod - No Trails v2.0 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3346430020

Fleet Formation Mod - Downscaled https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2533278069

Fleet Formation Mod - No Trails Downscaled https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3490572441

Fleet Formation Mod (Downscaled Ships & Solar System Scale) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2789951717

Fleet Formation Mod (For Solar System Scale Changes) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?edit=true&id=2575019090

Fleet Formation Mod for Real Space - Ships in Scaling https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2903716345

Fleet Formation Mod For Real Space - Ships in Scaling-No Trails https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3587805071