[UES] The HMS Lichtenberg - A Battery Powered Scout Submarine

Overview

A solely battery-powered scout-class submarine built around a central computer which allows the captain to toggle some sub-systems on or off to conserve power. Features three chaingun turrets, twin engines and an emergency backup generator for recharging batteries outside of stations.

The name is based off a Lichtenberg generator, a type of highly dangerous homemade electrical generator used to create fractal patterns in different materials. I picked it because it's an electrical generator people accidentally kill themselves with quite often, also because the provincial government won't stop sending me ads warning me about how dangerous they are because people keep seriously injuring themselves with one jesus christ I already know stop sending me these goddamn ads.

Weaponry

-Two top mounted chainguns -One low mounted chaingun, located on the bow

Features

The Lichtenberg is a fully electrical submarine powered off of four batteries located in engineering. This means that it forgoes the traditional need for fuel rods and has a lower noise profile than a traditional submarine, although it does come at some costs. The Lichtenberg is equipped with a regex-based terminal system which allows the captain control over the status of several sub-systems in order to conserve power. The status of each system will be easily identifiable by the red lights on the nav terminal. Red means on, nothing means off.

These include: -The ability to toggle fabricators on or off -The ability to toggle life support on or off -The ability to toggle supercapacitor charging on or off -The ability to toggle engines and ballast pumps off

All of these will announce a change in chat when toggled to alert your crew to the change in system status. The captain also has access to a lever in the bridge which allows them to toggle all non-emergency lights off in order to conserve a little more power.

Tips

-Most sub-systems do not consume much power when idle. The two exceptions are the oxygen generators and lights (The lights consume very little power, but do so constantly), since these systems are almost always running at full capacity compared to the fabricators or weapons. Toggling them off if you have spare oxygen tanks is a good idea to conserve power if you are far from friendly stations.

-If your batteries ever get too low, you could get stranded without a means of moving unless you can figure out a means to generate power. If you are low on charge, park your sub somewhere safe and toggle each system off before starting the backup generator. The power output of the backup generator located below the bridge is not high enough to run the entire sub, but just high enough to charge your batteries on minimal power usage.

-All turret bases onboard are swappable. This is your decision as to whether you would prefer something more effective than a chain-gun. These turrets were picked because of their relatively low power use, but you are able to replace them at any station should you wish.

Disclaimer

Being battery powered means this sub will be the most hit or miss in terms of balance of any of my previous submarines. This means it could have either too much power or too little, but probably the latter. Obviously fair warning, since I can't guarantee a balanced experience.

If you like this sub, check out my others inside my collection.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2685047869

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