I just want to give another reiteration of my appreciation for this mod. I just did a decent playthrough with the infernal machine start... and then I got sick of how ugly my machine looks compared to the sleek Apollyon. This ship, to me, is the best designed, most fun, altogether superior ship in the game short of the supercaps.
It has an aggressive playstyle, a system ability that is always useful, and enough weapon mounts to fight most anything. It is also a nice initial challenge since the ship is very squishy at the start until some strong mods get found and added. So there is an addicting sense of progression.
Please keep at it. VIC is something that should always remain with this game. I have spent many hours enjoying your work.