AquaExpansion

AquaExpansion transforms the oceans of Space Engineers into a fully interactive environment with new mechanics, resources, and specialized blocks designed for underwater survival, engineering, and combat. Dive deeper than ever before and harness the power of water itself. [hr][/hr]

New Blocks & Systems

Salt Battery System

• New Salt Cells crafted from processed salt extracted from ice/water.
• Salt Extractor:
• Extracts salt from ice and seawater
• New refining chain:
• Ice → Salt → Salt Powder → Salt Cells
• Optional depth-based and salt concentration efficiency bonus
• Only work Underwater!
• Block L
• Salt Battery Block:
• Stores energy using saline electrochemical cells
• Efficiency scales with water depth and salt concentration
• Default output above water, boosted performance underwater.
• L = Max +50% Boost
• S = Max +20% Boost
• S = Max +10% Boost (For Micro version)
• Can work Above and Underwater.
• Block L/S

Underwater Power System

• UnderWater Turbine:
• Generates power from water currents and wave motion and salt concentration
• Output scales with:
• Depth
• Wave intensity
• Environmental flow
• salt concentration
• Realistic spinning rotor with dynamic RPM behavior.
• Only work Underwater!
• Block L

Underwater Propulsion System

• UnderWater Rotor Engine
• Basic undewater propulsion for small and large grids with Autotune their power Consumption depend on Enviroment.
• Near surface they experience Cavitation Effect = Low pressure, ineficient power usage,be aware for where engine on water work to prevent overpower, dive deep to decrease powerusage in work depth/ Max work depth for all basic engines is 100 m. below 100 m Engines may experience High pressure penalty.
• Only work Underwater!
• Block L/S

Water Equipment System

• Sea Anchor:
• Deploys a seafloor anchor to stabilize submarines and underwater structures.
• Prevents drifting by maintaining a firm connection to the ocean floor.
• Block L /S

Underwater Farming System

• New items for underwater planting.
• New Food items.
• New Blueprints in Food Processor.
• Underwater Farm Plot
• An underwater farming block, fully automatic plant cultivation from spores, has a built-in plant database that specifies the required spores and the base growing time. Growing time can vary depending on many factors, such as effective depth, salinity, and others. Plants grow in three stages: planting, growing, and harvesting. Each stage takes time, and you can see the actual plants growing. Only one plant per block is possible. The block automatically searches it inventory for resources and creates a plant. If you have several types of spores in your inventory, the one with the largest stack wins. The block makes automatic decisions; you can only add or remove resources/harvests from the block. It requires energy to operate. If the block is damaged below its functional level, the plant will be destroyed.
• Only work Underwater! In Open Water! Only on bases! NO AutoPush&Pull
• Block L
• Soil Extractor:
• Extract Sea Soil material for creating Seaweed Spores.
• Convert seawater/Ice and stone to Sea Soil Ore
• Only work Underwater!
• Block L
• Underwater Fishing Block:
• An automated underwater fishing platform designed to attract and harvest marine life in deep ocean environments.
• Uses advanced technology to passively collect fish over time while operating fully submerged.
• Only work Underwater! NO AutoPush&Pull
• Block L
• Support small and mid fished to catch.
• Not All fishes can be catched by this block
• Cargo Upgrade Module:
• Enhances connected industrial blocks with expanded internal cargo capacity.
• Optimized storage compression systems allow processors to handle larger material volumes efficiently.
• Increases Food Processor Max Volume to 21500 L
• Block L

Underwater Diving System U can Dive with new Diving equipment with new functions Jetpack disabled underwater. Minimum start depth is 2 m New HUD elements show underwater data while equiped DivingGear and suit is powered and outside airtight grid.

• New Components s to craft Diving Items
• New Blueprins for Diving Items.
• No Gear:
• No Oxygen refill slowest swiming speed.
• DivingGear Basic:
• Entry-level underwater equipment for shallow exploration.
• Provides limited mobility and oxygen support below the surface.
• Max oxygen refill 30m
• DivingGear Advanced:
• Enhanced underwater equipment for extended dives.
• Improves mobility, oxygen capacity, and pressure resistance.
• Max oxygen refill 60m
• DivingGear Deep Ocean:
• High-end equipment designed for extreme depths.
• Maximizes mobility, oxygen supply, and resistance to high pressure.
• Max oxygen refill 100m

Underwater Ballistic System

• Allows the use of weapons underwater, with limitations due to water density.
• Each type of ammunition has its own hydroprofile, which controls the ammunition's underwater physics.
• Available: handheldguns, fixed grid guns. (Vanilla Gatling Gun/Warfare Gatling Gun/Autocannon/Rocket launchers) + any vanilla bases Gatling/MissileLauncher/MissileLauncherReload (you need adapt them to this mod for use custom effects)
• Locked: turrets.
• Bullets have underwater effects, and missiles also have underwater effects.
• Added a new type of ammunition - Small Torpedo.

Modding The mod provides access to modding. Chat runtime modding and script modding.

• Now you can create submods by adding your own hydroprofiles and shot effects to custom ammunition via script modding.