Reducing number of systems

[Igiss]

This is one of the most painful decisions I've ever made. It involves deleting what I was doing for countless hours. But I must admit...

I must admit that however cool those 282 systems look, no more than 40-50% will ever be filled with any objects. There are Guardian systems that are populated, but how many more systems will be populated with NPCs and bases? 10, if we are lucky, maybe 20. Hi-quality systems require much work, and relying on player-made content won't save my time here. Of couse, there will be player-made systems, but they will all be different and will require lots of adaptation work so that they suit Discovery.

This all means that unneeded systems should be removed.

Not all empty systems will be removed, of course. First of all, Guardian systems will stay where they are. Next, all House and Independent Worlds empty systems will stay.

But most of others will not. This involves majority of Tau, Omicron, Omega and Sigma systems, except for a few that are connected to original systems. I'll try to announce exact numbers in future.

What will happen to deleted systems? I'll try to delete them in smart way where possible - cut connections between systems, save files, back up the systems I want to be removed, and remove them from mod. If we'll ever need any of them, the backup will be available, and all I'll need will be to put them back in the mod and re-connect them to other systems.

For now this is all theoretical, so if you have any thoughts, post here. I'll be waiting for any feedback about this idea, positive or negative.