Android Subroutines Expanded
Description
Have you ever wanted to create truly diverse builds for your androids? Not just make them overpowered as ♥♥♥♥ by maxing out all available skills, but build unique variants suitable for specific situations? Well, me too.
This mod adds a total of 69 new subroutines, with both advantages and disadvantages. The goal of this mod is to make the android creation process deeper and more interesting, as well as introducing new mechanics to the game.
Installation
After adding the mod, 4 new categories will appear at the very bottom of the android editor menu. Since some new subroutines consume large amounts of energy, it is recommended to install one of the new generation reactors. The more energy you want, the stronger the negative effects will be, so you'll have to find a balance.
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You can install a reactor on an android that attracts mechanoids and face frequent mechanoid raids, or you can give that same android an improved mechanoid disassembly subroutine and create a stable source of valuable materials.
You can make an android that cannot be repaired and guard it like Britney Spears' parents guarding their daughter's virginity, or you can turn the subroutine's disadvantage into an advantage and create hordes of disposable android zerglings.
You can make a researcher that heats everything around by +50°C, and use it not in a laboratory, but as a walking crematorium for prisoners in a hidden and locked room.
Each build turns an android into a unique tool - but not an overpowered one.
Compatibility
I tested the mod in my setup with 400+ mods and found no conflicts. If you find any - let me know and I'll look into it.
Settings
You can enable additional messages in mod settings, and also find a hidden reactor there intended for testing (in case you don't like the challenge at all)
Translation
Built-in Russian and Ukrainian.
Suggestions
If you have ideas on how to make the subroutines even more balanced, or ideas for new subroutines - don't hesitate, leave them in the comments. But keep in mind that this is my first mod, so I may not have the experience needed to implement very complex features.
Also, if you have ideas for subroutine icons - feel free to suggest (there are placeholders there now, because I'm 0/20 in drawing skill and maybe I need an artistic subroutine too). And yes, my English isn't very good either.
Let's do some tinkering!
