Second-in-Command 2.0.0

2.0.0 of Second-in-Command is now out!
It features a total rework of the tactical aptitude, a new tutorial, a slower but more flexible level curve and lots of rebalances.

With this update, the mod is also getting a new Wiki!
The new wiki is much more up to date and resembles the ingame version of the mod more.
https://second-in-command.lukas04.dev/

Note that this update is NOT save compatible with saves that already had Second-in-Command installed.

Version 2.0.0
NOT SAVE COMPATIBLE

• Reworked the "Tactical" Aptitude.
  --> It now works around "Tactics" skills, skills that have strong effects for categories of ships, but have diminishing returns.

• Added a short tutorial that appears for people that have never played the mod before, will open for everyone once with this patch.

• Elite skills now cost story points again, but you can remove a story point at any time to retrieve it and disable the elite effect.

• Required experience for the first 3 levels of an executive officer has been increased.

• Additional XO XP gain from Player Levelup effects has been reduced by 20%

• Inactive XOs XP gain has been increased from 33% to 50%

Skill Adjustments:

• All Dmod effect reductions: 25% -> 20% (Resilience, Redistribution, Shock Absorption, MagneticShielding).
• All EMP damage reductions: 25% -> 20% (Reinforced Grid, Preservation, Derelict Fortification).
• Crew Training & Scrappy maintenance: 15% CR -> 10% CR.
• Low Profile: Effect now at maximum at 120DP of frigates/destroyers.
• Mobile Defenses: Reduced damage dealt from 50% to 30%, added -20% damage taken.
• Huntsman: Added +10% damage against destroyers.
• Flux Regulation: Returned to vanillas deminishing returns at 240DP.
• In Good Hands: Maximum DP reduction from 15% to 10%, now adds increases max officer count by 2.
• Electronic Warfare: Reduced capture range bonus from 300 to 100.
• Iron Sight: Reduced range bonus to 5%, added increased turret turn speed by 25%.
• Tenacity: Reduced effective armor boost from 75 to 50, added 10% hull boost.
• Shock Absorbition: 10% flux dissipation changed to 10% flux capacity.
• Unlocked Engines: Changed from 20/20/15/10 -> 20/15/10/5 max speed

Logistical Aptitude Skills

• All Crew lost in non-combat stats: 75% -> 50% (Salvaging, Salvaging Equipment)
• Fuel Optimisations: Fuel reduction 20% -> 15%
• Reliable Engineering: Supply reduction from 25% to 20%
• Prepare for the Worst: Flat CR recovery per day 4% -> 3%
• Add Astra: Reduced burn speed in hyperspace from 2 -> 1.
• Bulk Transport: Reduced from 40% to 30%, re-added vanillas increase for of 2 burn speed for non militarised civilian ships.
• Recovery Efforts: Reduced Repair rate from 40% to 30%. reduced instant repair after combat from 25% to 20%
• Makeshift Equipment: Supply reduction decreased from 25% to 20%
• Expedition: Reduced fuel usage reduction from 20% to 15%
• Generous Donation: Reduced post-battle salvage 60% to 50%, added 10% non-battle salvage
• Privateering: Increased pay from 600 -> 800.
• Another Mans Treasure: Reduced Scrap from Debri fields from 10% -> 5%

Other:

• Increased the odds for XOs to appear on markets comm directories a slight bit
• When hiring a logistical officer, it now mentions its logistical category in the dialog.
• Continious Repairs no longer restores dmods on mothballed ships.
• Fixed Immediate action behaving weirdly in the fleet menu, now only applies to the in-combat scene.
• Fixed an accidental use of "java/sql/Array" which crashes on some setups.

Second-in-Command 1.8.2

Save Compatible

• Added the "Derelict Automata" skill to the Scavenging Aptitude.
• "Another Man's Treasure" now gets the "ships are almost always recoverable" effect.
• Slightly nerfed the chance for blueprints from the re-evaluate skill.

Second-in-Command 1.8.1

Save Compatible

• The Detector Relay can no longer be activated in RAT's abyssal depths.
• Fixed dropped cargo pods being able to give scrap in some circumstances.

Second-in-Command 1.8.0

• Added the "Scavenging" Logistical Aptitude
  --> A new aptitude focused on resource management with a scrappy theme.

• Respeccing Executive Officers now costs 2 storypoints instead of 4.

• Added the "Experimental" settings section to the Second-in-Command LunaSettings
  --> Replaced "Enable 4th slot" with a slider that goes between 3 to 10.
  --> Split-off the 4th NPC fleet officer in to a seperate config
  --> Added "Compact Mode", making the XO screen more compact if 4 or more XO slots are active.
  --> Moved the additional skillpoint config to this section.
  --> Added a config to disable category restrictions (for the player only).

Second-in-Command 1.8.0 Pre-Release-5

• Added the "Hyperspatial Drifter" skill.
• Scrap is now stored per officer, rather than shared between them.
• Fixed "Immediate Action"'s CR boost being stackable.

Second-in-Command 1.8.0 Pre-Release-4

• Slightly nerfed Another Man's Treasures salvage boost from 50% to 40%
• Fixed an UI-Overlap with the "Logistic Notifications" mod.

Second-in-Command 1.8.0 Pre-Release-3

• Slightly nerfed "Re-evaluate"'s drop rates a bit.
• Fixed an issue that made cargo drops count for scrap.
• Fixed a grammatical issue in Makeshift Measures description.

Second-in-Command 1.8.0 Pre-Release-2

+ Save Compatible
- If you already accquired the "Field Recycling" skill, 
- you should respecc before this update so that your skillpoint is not lost.

Version 1.8.0 Pre-Release-2

• Replaced "Field Recycling" with the "Re-Evaluate" Skill.
• For the playtest, you now automaticly gain a Scavenging XO when loading a save.
• Buffed the scrap gain from small fleet fights to an average of 20%.
• Buffed "Another Man's Treasure" station/wreck salvage from 30% to 50%
• Buffed "Another Man's Treasure" post-battle salvage from 20% to 30%
• Fixed a crash after combat.

Second-in-Command 1.8.0 Pre-Release-1

Version 1.8.0 Pre-Release-1

• Added the "Scavenging" Logistical Aptitude
  --> A new aptitude focused on resource management with a scrappy theme.

• Respeccing Executive Officers now costs 2 storypoints instead of 4.

• Added the "Experimental" settings section to the Second-in-Command LunaSettings
  --> Replaced "Enable 4th slot" with a slider that goes between 3 to 10.
  --> Split-off the 4th NPC fleet officer in to a seperate config
  --> Added "Compact Mode", making the XO screen more compact if 4 or more XO slots are active.
  --> Moved the additional skillpoint config to this section.
  --> Added a config to disable category restrictions (for the player only).

Second-in-Command 1.7.0

Save Compatible

• Added Support for displaying modded skills that make use of the vanilla skill screen.
  --> Tab button for it appears only if some mod has an aptitude to display.
  --> Can not be used to acquire skills, just display them and track if an external event activated them.
  --> Main purpose is to fully support the "Quality Perks" mod now, but should work with anything similar.

• "Makeshift Drones" now provides 90 autopoints instead of 60.

• "Tenacity" now only provides 75 effective armor for all hull sizes, intead of 75/100/125/150.

• "Flux Regulation" now provides 10/1 capacity/dissipation per capacitor/vent instead of 20/2

• "Defensive Protocols" now increases normal armor instead of effective armor and provides 10% more hitpoints.

• "Optimised Shields" now reduces active shield flux generation by 25% instead of 50%.

• "Compact Storage" now increases cargo capacity by 30% instead of 20%.

• "Overclock" now also works for ballistic weapons, but has been reduced to a 10% damage increase.
  --> Overclock will likely be changed more in a future update.