Finally a biter mod that's a mainstay in my mods folder.

Adding this and Rampant AI to my Angels + Bobs playthrough sure upped the difficulty after the second hour passed and I was constantly trying to keep the biters from expanding too close. After 6 hours passed, I was completely surrounded and the pollution was difficult to control, so I always had to drive them back during the day or risk being overrun at night.

The darker days and absolute black nights added a lot of atmosphere of being on a hostile world where the aliens want you dead. I was legitimately paranoid about being able to survive the next night while keeping them at bay. I felt a shiver when I saw "The sun is beginning to set" pop up, as I promptly prepared as much ammo for turrets as possible.

I also love that evolution is determined by total pollution amount and goes down when pollution is lowered and biter bases are destroyed. (I always hated the vanilla way)

So yeah, when combined with Angels + Bobs the paranoia of surviving a night with additional buildings that pollute is great. Since laser turrets are so far up the research chain you must keep your head on a swivel, it's perfect.

For those using Bob's enemies and Rampant AI alongside this mod, I'd suggest adding the 'additional turrets' mod to greatly help thin the sizable horde in the mid-late game. Laser turrets often get overwhelmed unless you build a big wall of them which cause major brownouts dealing with 100+ biters in a short time frame, plus the howitzer can greatly assist in keeping biter bases at bay.

Here's a screenshot of how it feels to be 10 hours in at night.
https://puu.sh/tJeRq/933a30ee39.png

Finally a biter mod that's a mainstay in my mods folder.

Glad you enjoyed it. I'll have to give Angels + Bobs a go.

Is there a variable for adjusting the initial day cycle?

Adding marathon to the Angel's game has made survival almost impossible, as it decreases the early game speed drastically. Turret costs & research time especially take a hit here, as you can only afford 2-3 turrets and piercing rounds for the medium biters aren't happening.

An additional 1-2 hours could provide some breathing room where marathon + Angels is concerned. The current settings were ideal without marathon installed though.

I know the evolution and spawn variables exist, but the issue here is time. I wouldn't want to weaken the biters in the late game just for an additional hour of early game production to make a few more turrets.

Is there a variable for adjusting the initial day cycle?

That's a good idea, I'll see about adding it.

Update 0.1.0 now includes this option :)

Thank you.

An additional hour was exactly what was needed to get a couple turrets up with marathon. It's still brutal to survive after 3 hours but damn if it isn't fun to build up under all that pressure and prevail.

I felt like something was missing and I now know what it is.

Having an audio cue when it's night time would be far more effective than the default sound that plays, given players hear it often and likely ignore it.

That alone could send the shiver down your spine as you hear the sting representing your harsh night has begun and to keep your head on a swivel.

I felt like something was missing and I now know what it is.

Having an audio cue when it's night time would be far more effective than the default sound that plays, given players hear it often and likely ignore it.

That alone could send the shiver down your spine as you hear the sting representing your harsh night has begun and to keep your head on a swivel.

I like this idea a lot. Also, a less dramatic but still dramatic audio cue for when the night starts to set ^^

I'll investigate how to go about this.