--------------PROJECT ATLAS GENERATOR:PROCEDURAL COLORS OVERHAUL FOR NO MANS SKY VISIONS-------------

--------------------------FULLY PROCEDURALLY GENERATED MOD. NOTHING MADE BY HAND--------------------------

                                                                                      -------------ABOUT:------------

This mod adds color palletes tables to the game , that are generated using carefully controlled procedural generation. It adds color diversity to the game on a scale never before seen,and provides infinite and endless discernable(visually distinguishable) color combinations.the mod after "VISIONS" update is fully overhauled ,big thanks to hello games for adding new feature to control color assignment and hence does not include any more RNG based color generation.

This mod is part of my Project Atlas Universe Generator for No Man's Sky. To know what Project Atlas is , check this reddit post that contains details about it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoMansSkyTheGame/comments/96gyi4/introducing_project_atlas_your_very_own/

The mod affects colors of all stuff that are generated on a planet - trees,terrain,creatures,rocks,stones,planet rings etc and also affects space background colors.

The longer / more planets you visit, the better are your chances of finding really rare and awesome colored planets. it offers a incentive to actually explore and find that rare planet with example gray grass and yellow trees!!!you never know what the planets will look like till you actually visit them.

                                                                           -------------FEW FEATURES------------

1) completely overhauled for visions update. now every color is carefully generated and no more RNG is used. hence any form of ugly/garish colors are removed from the mod.
2) Biome specific colors now added.planets will have colors that suit their specific biome type. (only possible since hello games added a feature for this with visions update.)
3) very colorful and varied multi color planet rings are possible too.
4) millions of distint shades, now added after visions update.

and more unlisted features

                                                           -------------MULTI PLAYER COMPATIBILITY------------

MULTIPLAYER: This mod is multiplayer safe. if two players dont have the same mod, it wont affect your multiplayer experience. The game will function without any issues for all the players in the multiplayer session.

                                                                        -------------FILE OPTIONS------------

There are 2 file options to choose from.

1)_PROJECT_ATLAS_COLORS_OVERHAUL_VISIONS_GAMER.pak - this option adds procedural colors to all planet types. full color overhaul for all planets you visit

2)_PROJECT_ATLAS_COLORS_OVERHAUL_VISIONS_ONLY_LUSH.pak - this mod adds procedural colors to only lush biomes.

                                                                         -------------GAME VERSION------------

NO MANS SKY VISIONS OR 1.75 AND ABOVE

                                                                -------------INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS------------

1) Select any one of the 2 files and download that file.
2) Extract downloaded file using latest version of 7zip or Winrar.
3) Place the mod pak file in the MODS folder of your NMS installation PCBANKS folder. make sure to delete DISABLEMODS.txt before playing game.

                                                                                  -------------CREDITS------------

BIG THANKS TO HELLO GAMES FOR ADDING A NEW METHOD OF SPECIFYING COLOR SELECTION WITH VISIONS, THAT FINALLY ALLOWED TO ENSURE CAREFUL CONTROL OVER THE COLORS FOR EVERY PLANET.

MONKEYMAN192 - FOR CONTINUED UPDATES TO MBIN COMPILER.

1)Big thanks to modder codenameawesome for figuring out how to prevent the mod from changing ship colors . This was a major issue and he helped fix it and helped with some more stuff too.
2)BOSS KONG for helping test the mod and offering valuable input to the mod.
3)a few more people who helped with few issues of the mod.

4)redmas for helping with few issues in the mod.

                                                                               -------------COMPATIBILITY------------

This mod is not compatible with any mod that alters the following files.

METADATA/SIMULATION/SOLARSYTEM/BIOMES/BIOMEFILENAME.MBIN

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1) Select any one of the 2 files and download that file.
2) Extract downloaded file using latest version of 7zip or Winrar.
3) Place the mod pak file in the MODS folder of your NMS installation PCBANKS folder. make sure to delete DISABLEMODS.txt before playing game.

V1.77B: UPDATEd  FOR VULKAN AND VISIONS VERSION.sample: https://imgur.com/a/HV8cepz

v1.75 - updated for visions

v1.0 - intial release for NEXT