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opentest update 16th May 2026

changes to opentest branch only. rewrote how data is loaded so it's now possible to completely remove base game content with mods.

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addedrewrote how data is loaded so it's now possible to completely remove base game content with mods. if a file has the same name as an existing file of the same type it will totally replace the existing one. this works both to overwrite base game content as well as other mods higher up in the same modlist. e.g. streamingassets/data/promises/promises.json matches testmod/data/promises/promises.json so it replaces the streamingassets path with the testmod path, and then only loads from the testmod path. updated example mod to work with new data loading, if you were using the example mod make sure to use the updated version or it will cause problems. added a new focus option "custom" with its own unique picker that shows up on the left hand side, allowing you to pick specifically which items or subgroups should be given extra weighting during generation.

Planetary Governor changes

addedrewrote how data is loaded so it's now possible to completely remove base game content with mods. if a file has the same name as an existing file of the same type it will totally replace the existing one. this works both to overwrite base game content as well as other mods higher up in the same modlist. e.g. streamingassets/data/promises/promises.json matches testmod/data/promises/promises.json so it replaces the streamingassets path with the testmod path, and then only loads from the testmod path. updated example mod to work with new data loading, if you were using the example mod make sure to use the updated version or it will cause problems. added a new focus option "custom" with its own unique picker that shows up on the left hand side, allowing you to pick specifically which items or subgroups should be given extra weighting during generation.

changes to opentest branch only.

rewrote how data is loaded so it's now possible to completely remove base game content with mods. if a file has the same name as an existing file of the same type it will totally replace the existing one. this works both to overwrite base game content as well as other mods higher up in the same modlist. e.g. streamingassets/data/promises/promises.json matches testmod/data/promises/promises.json so it replaces the streamingassets path with the testmod path, and then only loads from the testmod path. updated example mod to work with new data loading, if you were using the example mod make sure to use the updated version or it will cause problems. added a new focus option "custom" with its own unique picker that shows up on the left hand side, allowing you to pick specifically which items or subgroups should be given extra weighting during generation.

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Steam News / 16 May 2026

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