Max Density Unlock

Raises the Dark Fog Max Density limit on the new-game combat settings screen. Vanilla stops at 3x; this mod goes to 8x by default, in 0.5x steps.

What higher density does

• More Dark Fog hives per star system (up to the engine limit of 8 per star).
• More relay stations sent to planets.
• Higher difficulty rating, which also raises Metadata gain.

Above about 8x every star is already at 8 hives, so extra density only adds relays and difficulty.

Configuration

BepInEx/config/MaxDensityUnlock.cfg

• MaxDensityLimit (default 8, range 1–100): highest value on the slider.
• DensityStep (default 0.5, range 0.05–10): density added per slider notch.

Notes

• Only affects new games. The chosen density is stored in the save, and a save made with the mod still loads without it.
• The mod also caps each star at 8 hives. Without that cap, densities above ~4x crash galaxy generation.
• Multiplayer (Nebula): every player needs the mod, or galaxy generation won't match.