Download Version 0.2aInspired by Inventor Raccoon's
Useable REDACTED mod, I thought about what the factions in the sector would do if they could reuse the janky old Domain drones. This is what I came up with: an alternate version of every derelict except the mothership.
The
Picket, Sentry, and Defender Mk. II have slightly duller paintjobs. The Defender also has a weak omni-shield. These variants are used by the Hegemony, Diktat, League, independents, scavengers, and pirates. They are cheap and have reinforced bulkheads so you can experiment with your own builds to get the most out of their tiny OP allotment. No crew, almost no cargo space.
The
Bastillon (F) is a Bastillon with most of its mounts removed and reduced armor and hull to give it cargo space comparable to a Mule. It has a bad omni-shield and its four rear mounts for protection but will probably not hold up against a serious pirate assault.
The
Warden (P) is a pirate-crewed version of the Warden with a makeshift front shield generator that provides little comfort to its crew. It has a new built-in hullmod, Crewed Drone, which replaces Automated Ship. This hullmod reduces armor and hull by 20% to provide space for human crew.
The
Berserker (LP) is a Pather-crewed Berserker with built-in Ill-Advised Modifications, Safety Overrides, and Crewed Drone mods. The Pathers didn't care enough to add a shield to this thing.
The
Rampart (P) is a pirate-crewed Rampart with built-in Ill-Advised Modifications, Degraded Engines, and Crewed Drone mods. One of the large ballistic mounts was ripped out to provide room for a fighter bay. No points for guessing what sprite the fighter bay came from. Believing that the best defense is a good offense, the pirates who designed this version did not bother with shielding.
Version 0.2 introduces a new fighter and a new destroyer!
The
Watchman is a drone fighter based on a never-used Domain design. Ludd knows where the developers found the original LPC. It uses a scaled-down, single-barreled Devastator cannon which does well against unshielded ships, but it can't focus fire on more maneuverable fighters. There is a Condor variant that uses Watchmen in independent, scavenger, League, and Diktat fleets, and the fighter wing is added to Dynasector's selection of fighters.
The
Chimera is a destroyer with a medium missile mount, expanded missile racks and an autoforge to keep it fed, and two frontal weapon modules made from drone parts. If the main ship's shield overloads, the modules can continue firing...until they get shot off. This ship can hit hard especially in player hands, but it can't hold up against flanking or fighter strikes. It should show up mostly in scavenger fleets, sometimes in regular independent fleets, and rarely in pirate fleets.
Version 0.2a adds a large tanker as well as a non-brick ship.
The
Fathom is a large automated tanker which combines Rampart chunks with Phaeton fuel tanks. The end result has slightly more capacity than a Phaeton but is slightly less fuel-efficient. Besides being a brick, it has a built-in Nav Relay and a medium missile mount to help it serve as a support ship.
The
Glimmer Mk.II is a newly-produced Tri-Tachyon frigate that looks oddly familiar. However, this ship requires crew and has been nerfed quite a bit from the base design.
I'm trying to keep the new ships uncommon but not too rare. Let me know if something should be easier (or harder) to find.
changelog
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Version 0.2a
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+ added Fathom drone tanker
+ added Glimmer Mk.II frigate
+ modified vanilla Automated Ship hullmod to prevent installation of Converted Hangar
+ adjusted weapon cover colors for the non-pirate Domain drones
+ adjusted sprites for Bastillon (F) and Rampart (P) slightly and adjusted bounds polygon on Bastillon (F)
+ removed text about unrecoverability from Mk.II drone descriptions
Version 0.2
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+ added Watchman fighter drone, integrated into indie/League/Diktat/pirate fleets with Dynasector
+ added Chimera modular destroyer
+ fixed launch bay location on Rampart (P), increased OP to 120
+ changed name of Crewed Derelict hullmod to Crewed Drone
+ Mk.II drones are recoverable and have built-in Reinforced Bulkheads hullmod, lowered hull points to compensate
+ adjusted ship distribution
Version 0.1a
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+ removed Picket Mk.II from pirate fastAttack role
+ reduced base speed of Picket Mk.II
Version 0.1
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initial release
