Just updated to version 1.5 but didn't want to play it with %&*£$ing horrible game destroying super weapons.  So thank you very much for this.

Thanks, just wanted to disable the pesky computer making super-weapons under five minutes from the start of the game.

About this, is there a mod that simply limits the weapons to one? I love the superweapons, but when the AI starts spamming them like crazy, it gets irritating. (especially the TEC's and Vasari's)

Because it can save a lot of time weakening the enemy from afar, and I don't get OCD when nukes of doom are racing towards my planets that are totally protected my starbases. 

Seriously, the AI cannot really use superweapons effectively, they are a huge boost to the player more since players are smart enough to use them for sniping planets, overthrowing the enemy with culture and for Kostura cannon sneak attacks. When the AI uses them effectively its mostly just luck.

There is already a limit of 1 superweapons per 4 planets. On rather tight maps it would be highly unlikely anyone would get more than 1 built anyways (perhaps TEC Loyalists only).

There is no longer any easy way of modding such a limit in the game, so I would be surprised if one existed.

That's right. They ruined every game I tried to play until some kind person made a mod for me and I got rid of them.

It's the resources and distance. On big maps the AI have enough resources to field superweapons fast and you have a lot of ground to cover to get to that superweapon. It's a scale problem and thus hard to address. There is no easy balance fix.

Zombie,  can you update this mod for 1.51?

Or if you tell me how to update it from patch to patch, I can do it  (if its just a matter of altering a txt file)

I sure wish they'd create a toggle to disable superweapons (playing vs. cruel AI = superweapons in the first few minutes).

Thanks!

It is covered by the trivial options mod pak:

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/429281

Unfortunately it would not work.  If it is set to 1000, then you would not be able to build any until you own 1000 planets.

Goafan's E4X No Superweapons mod is meant to work with the E4X base mod, so it does not only disable superweapons, but also includes changes of other game play parameters.  For example, the planet allegiance drop off rate per distance from capital is decreased.

If you want to just disable the superweapons using the same approach as Goafan's mod, simply copy GameInfo\Gameplay.constants from the main game directory.  Then you can open the copied file in notepad, change cannonsPerGravityWellRatio from 1 to 0, and create a new mod with the modified file.

Ill post this again, since your asking.  I made a mod that turns the Super weapons into Ion Cannons, its a much better use for those who do not like them as planet killers.

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/428397/page/2/#3290607

For now the mod mention does work with the latest version of the patch (1.82) but if they are going to any further updating to this game, a option to turn them off OR limit to a selectable number  (not how many planets you control) would be a great thing to add, even if it was to be the last patch in a long while.  For both singleplayer and multiplayer.  I replied to this older topic because I did not want to make a new one since this thread already existed.

I bought sins rebellion and its DLC for a friend and bought the original sins of a solar empre game and its dlcs (of course bought sins rebellion and its DLC for myself too).  As a support of this game and company, I think these options would be a very much needed addition to the game for everyone to use.

I did try the Turn Super weapons into Ion cannons by Darksxx but it does not work with 1.82 (causes a crash to desktop when I hit apply changes), though Trivial Options mod pack does work.