CustomShieldsv083.oxp(NEW RELEASE)(Sept. 24, 2012)

[another_commander]

CustomShields is an excellent visual enhancement. It does make the game much more difficult than intended in its default configuration though. I haven't seen Smivs' OXP, but judging from its description it appears to be something completely different.

[Cholmondely]

CustomShields is an excellent visual enhancement. It does make the game much more difficult than intended in its default configuration though. I haven't seen Smivs' OXP, but judging from its description it appears to be something completely different.

Thanks. I've seen neither, alas.

So I'll give Custom shields a red rating then. I presume that this is a result of the NPC's having shields as well as energy banks.

[another_commander]

So I'll give Custom shields a red rating then. I presume that this is a result of the NPC's having shields as well as energy banks.

That is correct. The fix is very easy and, for future reference, it is thus:

1. Extract the oxz to AddOns using the Expansion Manager.
2. Remove the oxz from the managed addons by selecting the Remove Expansion Pack option in the Expansion Manager.
3. Rename the extracted expansion pack by changing its .off extension to .oxp.
4. Go inside the Scripts folder of the extracted oxp and open the file customshields.js using a text editor.
5. Find this block at the start:

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//------------------YOU MAY CHANGE THESE DEFAULTS--------------
   //
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   this.customshieldsshieldtype = "advanced";     //choices: "advanced" , "basic" , "off"
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   this.customshieldsshieldtypethargoid = "basic";     //choices: "basic" , "off"
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   this.customshieldsshieldcolor = "multicolor";     //choices: "multicolor" , "blue" , "pink"
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   this.customshieldsshieldcolorthargoid = "green";     //choices: "green"
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   this.customshieldsdamageeffects = "sparks";     //choices: "damage" , "blownpanels" , "sparks" , "off"
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   this.customshieldsmissilemineexplosioneffects = "on";     //choices: "on" , "off" 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   //
   //-------------DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING BELOW THIS POINT---------

6. Change the line this.customshieldsshieldtype = "advanced"; //choices: "advanced" , "basic" , "off" to this.customshieldsshieldtype = "basic"; //choices: "advanced" , "basic" , "off"

Done. Now the game is back to its original balance (and the visual effects are still present).