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VNM Barreleye

With its glaring ventral blindspot, unreliable airlock systems, and sprawling layout, the Barreleye demands patience and prudence from a seasoned crew to ferry life-sustaining cargo (and stashed contraband) to fledgling outposts. To this end, her dorsal array - when fully outfitted - will shred any Europan fiend that dares approach from above. Assuming they make it past the Moloch-cleaving mining laser.

+ WRECKED / THALAMUS VARIANTS INCLUDED +

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This vessel will continue to be updated based on feedback. Critique, comments, and bug reports are all welcomed and appreciated!
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TIER: 2.5
PLAYSTYLE: Tactical, Roleplay
AI-COMPATABILITY: Low-Moderate

Max ASCENT: 19km/h
Max DESCENT: 18km/h
Max SPEED: 15km/h

WEAPONS:
Control weapons by interacting with monitors - one in the conning tower, three in weapons, and one in forward diving supply. Labels and arrows will point you to the correct one.

Chaingun (215°)
Small Hardpoint (230°)
Chaingun (270°)
Flak Cannon (315°)
Pulse Laser* (30°)

*PULSE LASER: "Mining Laser"
+ Fires 9 pulse laser blasts at once
+ Indestructible supercapacitor
- Cannot fire until supercapacitor is 100% charged
- Cancelling fire (or attempting to fire after cancelling) prevents firing for 1.5 seconds
- Sluggish turret movement
- Ammunition loader is outside of the vessel
- Minimal visibility
- Control room in vulnerable area

Depth Charge (forward)
Discharge Coil (forward hull)
Discharge Coil (aft hull)

PRICE: 21,500 mk
DIMENSIONS: 74x25 m
CARGO CAPACITY: 72 crates

FEATURES:
- Detailed interiors
- Excessive small-scale storage for personal effects / contraband (if it looks like a container, it likely is)
- State-of-the-art ventilation / draining ducts
- High-durability windows
- Lights-off low-power mode and ballast shut-off
- Captain's switchboard has controls to play with; reactor shutoff and engine speed require keycard to switch
- Unique access to rooms/services for different crewmembers via keycard
- Detonator array in ballast, suitable for fixfoam, incendiary ballast flora defense, and more
- Serviceable battery array

- Surveillance systems
- 5 internal cameras
- 3 external searchlights + 1 external camera

- Oxygen limiter
- The captain and engineer may activate their respective oxygen limiter, each reducing oxygen output by half the total

- Supplies included with purchase
- Two welding tools in engineer's small cupboard, forward green closet (forward stowage), others scattered
- Ample diving equipment
- Secret fun banana
- 13 diving suits by airlocks and in central locations
- Well-stocked medical cabinet, material locker (connected to fabricator)

- Secure Storage
- Any crewmember can request access to either secure storage by pressing the lower button. When access is approved, the door will be open only briefly. The foreman can override this security and keep the doors open
- Secure storage climate controls are located in the oxygen room

AI:
MOVEMENT - Bots will fare well on the conventional weapons, and they are able to get around the main parts of the vessel with ease.
INTERACTION -
Bots have some difficulties with the forward and aft airlocks. The dorsal airlock is more reliable.
WEAPONS - Bots perform well with all weapons, including the mining laser. However, they are liable to get trapped when the EC8 bay is flooded.
FUNKY STUFF:
- Because of the nature of the airlocks, bots will not be able to go in or out of their own volition - they are liable to flood the EC8 Bay repeatedly if left to their own devices.

- Occasionally, bots will just. Stop moving. Junction boxes and certain leaks will break them, and they seem to really want to get into secure storage. Shaking them and changing their tasks seems to work OK.
- You *will* have to do much of the work.

CAPTAIN'S NOTES:
- Outdated airlock systems
Both the aft airlock and the EC8 Bay external door will open only after water has poured in through an overhead duct, and will only cycle once the interior has been completely dry for five seconds. Damage to these systems can easily render airlock doors inoperable until they are repaired and reset. Resetting the aft airlock is a real chore; open the hatch, wait for the external door to open, then try the button. Repeat until the alarm sounds. (To safeguard against piracy and husk attacks, airlocks are inoperable from the outside.
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- Weakened weapon lighting
Intense combat all but demands someone man the external surveillance systems, especially if the mining laser is employed. The weapon lights are pathetically dim, and they drain power from the supercapacitors while active; there is rarely a reason to turn them on.

- Glaring blindspot
The Barreleye is designed for sedentary operation. When it must move, it is imperative that the captain keep the vessel close to the seafloor. The lower hull has been reinforced to withstand frequent collision with rough terrain, but it is still a lethal vulnerability. The vessel's former engineer jury-rigged some boarding defense in the ballast; it might just come in handy.

- Collateral damage
During times of chaos or rapid ascent, careless gunners can easily tear a hole through the observatory or destroy the conning tower. When neutrally buoyant, gunners should be sure they do not aim their weapons below the red guidelights to minimize risk of damage.

- Mining Laser
The mining laser is overkill on swarmers, but against slow-moving heavy targets it works like a dream. The gunner, alone beneath the EC8 bay, has only five shots before they will have to venture out through the airlock to refuel the laser. With how hot the machinery gets, the loader has to be kept in the open water.