Ledda Industrial Construction Shop

Game version needed: 4.00 / 4.10+ - using it in any different build may cause errors!

Now also compatible with existing savegames and games!

Mod adds Ledda Industrial Construction Shop in The Third Duke zone (Ascendancy), which enables the player to obtain Reinforced Metal Plating without the need to spend hours hunting PMC ships in story mode.

It is best used while playing in the campaign mode, where gates are still shut. It helps players who would like to branch off from the main story line at that moment and strat empire-building path

This extentension is aimed to offer player a choice to either pirate Reinforced Metal Plating from the PMC or acquire them via trading, risking sending freighters to Albion.

New Construction Shop in The Third Duke / Ascendancy zone

In the current game build, if the player is hostile to PMC it can take hours to gather needed Reinforced Metal Plating required for most stations construction.

It is often happens that only small ships carry this resource and it is close to impossible to find them no matter if player hangs near Jump Beacons, stations that produce it or the Shady Vault hub.

This problem has been also described in the thread here as happening to some of the players that spent too long in the game before trying to acquire the plates.

If you are using it on existing savegame, please save it after launching the extension and reload to make the mass traffic show up around the station

Mod Changes:

• Creates a fully functional Construction Shop in The Third Duke zone in Ascendancy that sells Reinforced Metal Plating
• Factory belongs to the Ledda Industrial faction, that remains neutral to the player through the story mode.
• Enables the option to either hunt the materials from PMC or just trade to obtain them.
• Works on existing games, so you don't need to start a new one.
• Station is fully functional, having all management and service ships (miners etc)
• Mod enables the player to wander off the storyline while the gate to Omicron Lyrae is still closed and rebuild DeVries, while still being required to pay for obtaining the resources.
  

Some backstory

Specialising in heavy construction and bulk manufacturing, Ledda Industrial's biggest client is the Plutarch Mining Corporation. Their Shipyards and Drone Production Facilities regularly churn out new assets for PMC which some representatives of Heart of Albion declare to be considered 'troubling'.

In anticipation of the incoming outbreak of a conflict between the Heart of Albion and hostilities versus newly discovered Republic of Cantara, Ledda Indistrial saw an excellent opportunity for new trade possibilities and hefty profits. As PMC's main source of needed materials Ledda felt confident that despite PMC's strong opposition to the new project, they won't be able to jeopardize it in any way, without risking Ledda cutting their supply lines.

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