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APS and CRAM Barrel Variants

New barrel and mantlet variants for APS and CRAM cannons.

This mod provides many more options for APS and CRAM cannons, mainly it provides some more realistic looking/semi-historical options. There are also some APS variants that have special properties. A variety of new APS mantlets are provided, primarily versions with blast bag canvas covers added for decoration. Note that most of the blast bag models are very vertex-heavy, meaning they could create some performance issues on slower PCs.

Update 9/14/25 - Big thanks to Pokeking, he found a fix to the issue of this mod breaking CRAM barrels. I added his fix to the latest update.

Update 1/18/25 - Updated to run on version 4.2.3.0.

Made some basic adjustments to EMP resistance, fire resistance and flammability. Most pieces have been set to vanilla Cram barrel settings for now, barrels in this mod should no longer burn away!

Update 12/24/24 - Updated to run on version 4.2.1.1

Update 7/11/21 - Added a few new parts and made some mesh updates.
All APS Rifled barrels now have the rifling modeled in the interior
Added 1-4m squeeze bore barrel variants
The 3m "ball" mantlet is now available in 1-4m slope versions
Updated the texturing on the railgun "cooler" style magnets to look a little less stripey

What's included
for APS:
Smooth-textured barrels that are hollow
2 new bore evacuator models
Rifled barrels that increase accuracy at the expense of barrel cooldown
Fluted barrels - these provide slight accuracy and cooling gains, at the expense of health
Squeeze bore barrels - these greatly increase shell speed with small accuracy and cooldown and large recoil penalties.
Long tapered heavy to standard transitions for all types in 1-8M lengths
4 new styles of railgun rails, "ring", "box", "vented box", and "cooler"
6 new styles of APS muzzle brakes

blast bag variants of 1m and 3m omni, 1m and 3m elevation, and 2m AA (two versions)
A new 5x3x2m "gun slit" mantlet, limited elevation and high health, this comes in standard, metal, alloy, and HA versions, all with a normal and a blast bag version.
3m "ball" mantlet set in 45° Slope
3m railgun elevation mantlet, meant to hide the magnet bases of railguns when placed
3x3m blast bag mantlets made to blend in with a face of 3m slopes, in metal, alloy, and heavy armor textures
5 new styles of "tank" mantlet, "flat plate", "conical", "wedge", "box", and WWII german "saukopf" style

for CRAM:

Smoother-looking standard barrel segments that are hollow
Standard barrel segments with decorative rifling added in
New elevation and motor driven barrel models
A "hidden" motor driven variant that looks like the new heavy barrel model
A "blast bag" barrel that can be added 1-2 segments ahead of the firing piece to add a blast bag decoration
Tapered heavy-to-standard transition pieces from 1-8m length
A new flash hider barrel end
A "sharp" heavy-to standard transition piece

TO INSTALL:
1. From the main starting menu, hit the "content" tab at the top.
2. In the "mods" section of that menu, hit the "download" button. A list of subscribed mods should appear there.
3. Click the button for APS and CRAM Barrel Variants, and a new window should appear.
4. Scroll to the bottom of that window, and hit the "save mod in (new) folder APS and CRAM Barrel Variants" button.
5. You will likely need to restart the game, and then the new menu tab with the barrels should show up in build mode.