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Make sure you have our GalaxyScenariodefs.galaxysenariodefs file from the Ascendancy GameInfo folder in your galaxy forge folder. I doubt the Ludo Kresh icon thing would work.
Nothing explicit, but the First Order did specify they were targeting the capital of the New Republic, and since Coruscant is the traditional capital of any galactic government and to hold it is key to legitimacy, and the planet had the typical urban design, I can't see it being anything else without some major retcon we otherwise don't know about.
And besides, the First Order quite explicitly is NOT the Empire - they seem more like a death cult rather than an organization with clear, rational objectives; a group very much centered around Vader-worship (seriously, look at the uniforms; long black cloaks, gear and kit often worn on the chest, everything's designed reminiscent of Vader).
I genuinely enjoyed it for a couple of reasons:
Solid continuity. Nothing in the film feels overtly arbitrary, and making judicious use of expanded universe concepts was nice.
Very little stands opposed to the "Legacy" timeline directly with plenty of room to incorporate or utilize the better parts of the old expanded universe.
Fairly good writing; dialogue is good, humour is well utilized without being overly childish or over the top, and the acting was on the whole quite solid, unlike the wooden prequels.
Plenty of fanservice without it just being a 2 hour long reel of fanservice; introduction of old characters and, in particular, the Millenium Falcon are done quite well.
Some genuine surprises; they blew up Coruscant. My inner monologue i that scene was quite simply, "Well, damn"
All the loose ends lead to interesting speculation and offer solid hooks for future films which will keep buzz alive.
It will piss off the same people who lost their minds over Mad Max.
All in all, quite pleased, even though it very much is a bit of a mix of A New Hope and the Empire Strikes Back thematically and in many of its key scenes, but I think that this film mostly serves as the setup for more creative freedom going forwards; start with the more familiar, the tried and true and then boldly go where no one has gone before, to cross my fandoms so to speak.
That doesn't look right for the Steam version of EAW/FoC unless yours is different to mine. Did you create (or get autocreated) that Star Wars Empire at War folder when installing the mod? Is there anything in there apart from the Mods folder (e.g. other files related to the game)?
My Steam install is like this:Code: [Select]D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Wars Empire at War\corruption\Mods\Imperial_Civil_War
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