Only Gleba, But Harder

A companion mod to Only Gleba by warped_jack. Requires Space Age.

Didn't playing Only Gleba hurt enough when it kicked you in the balls? Well, of course it didn't! It can always get worse! Introducing Only Gleba, But Harder.

Made as a direct reaction to playing the original mod myself, noticing a few aspects of it, and thinking, "Man, that was convenient." So I went ahead and made those parts less convenient. You're welcome!

Changes from the original Only Gleba

• Removed uranium ore deposits from the surface of Gleba.
• Removed scrap deposits from the surface of Gleba.
• Added Nauvis Remnants as a new space destination.
• Added Fulgora Remnants as a new space destination.
• Added technologies and processing methods for obtaining stone and uranium from asteroids around the Nauvis Remnants.
• Added technologies and processing methods for obtaining scrap and heavy oil from resources around the Fulgora Remnants.
• Added recolored Demolishers to Gleba, now called Rot Worms. These have their own territories, and their remains provide stone and spoilage instead of tungsten ore.
• Rearranged parts of the technology tree, particularly those related to obtaining calcite, delaying access to certain technologies and resources.
• Adjusted the space map to follow the original planetary layout, while retaining the longer travel distances from Only Gleba and extending them to the newly added destinations.

How this mod was made

I don't know a lick of Lua coding. This entire mod was essentially vibecoded using ChatGPT, apart from some of the graphical assets, which I worked on myself.

I came up with the ideas, decided how things should work, tested the results, and made adjustments throughout development. ChatGPT handled the actual coding.

I'm not pretending otherwise, and I'm not sorry about it. I'm not particularly interested in learning Lua either. I wanted to make something, didn't have the coding skills to make it myself, so I used something that did. Now I've got the thing I wanted.

That's really all there is to it.

Bugs and compatibility

This is my first mod, and it was essentially a weekend project, not a passion project or something I intend to spend a lot of time maintaining.

The individual features have been tested during development, but I haven't completed a full playthrough of the mod. There may be issues I've missed, and I can't guarantee compatibility with other mods.

I don't intend to provide ongoing support or troubleshoot individual setups. However, if there are problems with the mod itself that prevent it from functioning as intended, such as progression softlocks, broken mechanics, or balancing issues, I'll make an effort to correct them.

Beyond that, please don't expect regular updates or extensive maintenance.

Suggestions and future additions

I'm open to suggestions for improvements or additional features. While I don't have any particular plans to continue developing the mod, if someone suggests something I find interesting or worthwhile, I might decide to expand upon it in the future.