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[DEPRECIATED] Refreshed Flags
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[DEPRECIATED] Refreshed Flags

Description
As of August-ish 2025, the game borks the flag-selection UI even more than before...so this mod doesn't display most of its options during galaxy creation. Sorry folks! This is a DW2 game situation...nothing this mod can fix. However, if you have a current game running with this mod, nothing will break...it's only that users of this mod will only be able to see the first few flags for each race during new-game creation, rather than the whole selection we can see in the galleries below.

NO LONGER RECEIVING UPDATES. SHOULD WORK FOREVER

The Refreshed Flag mod adds flags for player empires, bringing the total tailored flags for each race to 58 choices.

(This mod adds so many flags that it breaks the UI for many users on lower resolutions. While I am leaving this mod in place, I have made new per-race mods that focus just on replacing vanilla flags (for now) to keep the UI bloat down to manageable levels. You can find that here: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3487898932 )

This mod will still work for existing and new saves. I don't plan on getting rid of this mod.

<<< AI TRIGGER WARNING >>> Mod author is a dirty human sellout that uses generative AI to make aspects of mod content.

/========== IMPORTANT NOTE ==========\
So it turns out DW2 doesn't use modded flags for AI Empires. I've taken out the xmls files that tried to get the game to use my modded flags. While it is too bad that DW2 (at present) doesn't accommodate attempts to give diversity to the AI empire flags, the plus side is DLC is not required and this mod should no longer cause compatibility issues.

/========== CHANGE LOG ==========\
  • v1.2.2 -- 22 November 2024 -- Replaced dark background in some flags (better galactic overview visibility)
  • v1.2.1 -- 20 November 2024 -- Re-added old flags
  • v1.2.0 -- 19 November 2024 -- Re-did all flags. Removed .xmls to focus on player empires only.
  • v1.1.4 -- 24 October 2024 -- Fixed crashes
  • v1.1.2 -- 24 October 2024 -- Updated for Shakturi DLC (caused crashes)
  • v1.1.1 -- 09 April 2024 -- Flattened colors on some flags for better visibility. Updated for game version 1.2.2.0
  • v1.0.1 -- 23 February 2024 -- Uncompressed flag images to correct "gray empire color" in DW2 engine
  • v1.0.0 -- 13 February 2024 -- Initial Release


/========== COMPATIBILITY ==========\
This mod now only adds flags into an asset bundle. No .xml edits, which means this mod will no longer conflict with other mods.

XL users: No conflicts. Just load XL last.

/========== CONTENTS ==========\
The game ships with six flags per race. I tried to keep true to each race's theme (shapes, colors, feel), and added additional designs for each race. With the game original flags, each species now has 54 designs to choose from.

You can pick whatever you would like for your empire, of course.

Eventually if DW2 gets patched to more reliably choose modded flags for its AI empires, I will gladly re-add custom xml files to this mod to get these flags into the hands of the AI players. For now, though, these are player only.

Here are the various flags added by this mod:























/========== HOW TO USE THIS MOD ==========\
  1. Subscribe to this mod here in steam workshop.
  2. Launch DW2.
  3. Within the game, In the Modifications menu, enable the mod.
  4. <<< IMPORTANT >>> You must EXIT and RESTART Distant Worlds 2 before the mod will work.
  5. After re-loading DW2, start a new game and enjoy!

/========== OTHER STUFF ==========\
Hey! I'm salemonz, the mod author.

The Distant Worlds 2 Refreshed mod series is my attempt to increase my skills with generative AI applications, 3D modeling and photo-editing programs.

I'm just a dad gamer who enjoys tinkering with his games. I hope these mods add to your enjoyment of DW2!
72 Comments
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salemonz  [author] 6 Sep @ 5:27pm 
@fisherb1986 -- Yeah I see what you mean. Seems like the DW2 team did some changes with how the flags are displayed during galaxy creation. This mod used to still break the UI, but it would at least just render them across the whole screen and just trim the bottom choices, sometimes. Now I'm also only seeing half of the flags. Unfortunately I can't do much about that. I've had "Fix the flag-selection UI...either add scroll wheel or make the window bigger" in as a suggestion for 19 months :(

Sorry, friend :(
fisherb1986 15 Aug @ 9:08am 
yea it is def not working for me at all, its only showing one half of the flags that are base game, even after deactivating all other mods along with restating. so yea its not working at lest for me its not and dont know why
LEGIO_XXX_ULPIA 13 Aug @ 1:12am 
It works for me...
fisherb1986 12 Aug @ 10:52am 
since the last update, its not working/ being weird
LEGIO_XXX_ULPIA 27 May @ 11:44pm 
@salemonz: thanks a lot! :)
salemonz  [author] 27 May @ 7:08pm 
@LEGIO_XXX_ULPIA -- not to worry, I don't plan on taking this down. I just wanted folks to know I won't be updating this mod anymore :D

Luckily it shouldn't go out of date. All this mod does is add flags. No game files to sync with or anything.
LEGIO_XXX_ULPIA 25 May @ 11:48pm 
@salemonz: please don't take it down this version. I have a beautiful campaign going on!
salemonz  [author] 27 Apr @ 10:27am 
@Teranoc -- sure. The easiest way to get questions answered is probably the Discord. There's a whole channel there were people talk about DW2 modding.

DW2 modding is a challenge. Adding ships takes TONS of work in multiple 3D and texturing programs. There's not much we can do to change the galaxy (can't force layouts, can't force names to be used for star systems, can't dictate what planets are in what systems, etc). Can't change the UI. Can't even have multiple images for character types (all leaders will look alike, all generals look the same, etc).

So...not to be a downer, but FYI, three years after release and DW2 is still a beast to mod :D
Teranoc 22 Apr @ 2:13pm 
@ salemonz Hi! =) I send you a invitation. Maybe you could help me with a few questions about modding! I have so many ideas (The Expanse, W40k, Star Lancer and some of my stuff). Thanks in advance!
Amartovoros 22 Apr @ 11:46am 
Thanks for your answer , yeah breaking the flags into race - parts its a very good idea imho.