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Tyranids

A vast swarm controlled by a single terrifying mind... (Cyrus, Dawn of War II)

This mod introduces the Tyranid swarm of the hive fleet Leviathan, the greatest of hive fleets that the Imperium has thus far come into contact with. See the Lexicanum for the lore on hive fleet Leviathan and much else of 40k besides;

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Leviathan

[Note: This mod requires some updating and any suggestions are welcome. I'm finding the AI is a bit sketchy, reason as of yet unknown - it's got all the normal AI features. I figure it might be something in the blockset... If other modders read this, advice would be welcome! :/ ]

The Tyranid bio-ships are slow moving in sub-light because their engine technology is not as advanced as other races. The larger ships feel cumbersome, but their deadliness is unmatched at close range where brutal claws and acid cannons render ship armour into useless scrap. Smaller ships use bursts of speed to throw themselves upon enemy hulls to tear holes and disgorge their horrific biological weapons. Utterly hostile and without mercy, the Tyranid's aim is one thing and one thing only; to consume every living thing in their path whilst assimilating new DNA strains to grow ever more powerful.

The mod so far comes with a collection of 13 ships, 2 stations and 3 building designs. There are 18 weapons in total, including some size variants, such as;

- Melee weapons including battle claws, attack spines and an impaler launcher which fires an attack spine
- Devourer and venom cannons
- Psionic blaster, a deadly 360 degrees pulse
- Various drones, including suicidal explosive ones (effectively missiles)

And more!

I made this faction on a players suggestion, and because it's cool, so as to play with my Blood Angels faction;

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=613894190&searchtext=

They have a similar hardness but play very differently; the Blood Angels have superweapons but the Tyranid melee power is devastating. One annoyance is that the AI doesn't really understand how to use melee very well and doesn't seem to use the launcher weapons. Mleh.

The geometry used is the same as the Reds but there are many other block types available. It was hard to produce a genuinely organic feel to the blockset and the ships that can be created. When creating your own ships take my advice and don't build it around the command module (Norn Queen Lair), it makes designs easier, as you will see if you look at many of my ship designs. I have had to bodge parts to make it work. I will continue to develop the ships as well.

Suggestions are welcome. Enjoy being the biggest threat the galaxy has ever known!

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