Proioxis

[LORE] When the Coalition first began researching the inhabitants of the Abyss, they sent only the most heavily equipped crews to enter the depths and see what was waiting beneath. As expected, the journey was chaotic, but not impossible. However, one of the Abyss research vessels were traversing along the Abyss when they noticed a suspiciously artificial-looking structure on the sonar. They went to investigate it, but mysteriously, only two out of the six men sent to search the area came back alive. The men pleaded to turn the submarine around, and when the Captain finally noticed that the structure was firing railgun shells in their general direction, they gladly obliged.

This was no Thalamus, however. While Thalamus infestations are not unheard of in the abyss, it is a far less prominent threat compared to what these men had found. The Coalition's new enemy was not of flesh, but machine. The Coalition's fears were confirmed when a second crew was sent to deal with the issue at hand, and they came back with metal suits full of servos and sprockets.

The structure, apparently an advanced space vessel of unknown origin, which had found its grave in the Abyss centuries ago, was successfully recovered without further casualties. And yet, these metal men now continue to appear out of every crevice of the icy moon. It is not known where they came from; only that they are blind to where they are, and conquer indiscriminately.

[Actual Mod Description] This may be my biggest project yet ever since I made the Bullfrog, which is still arguably my favorite submarine to have ever created. However, I still feel pretty proud of how this mod turned out, and while I don't have a lot of time to do huge updates on this, I'm looking forward to see what it becomes in the near future.

On the surface, it may not seem like a lot, but this mod adds a whole new mind-boggling aspect to the inner depths of Europa. These new discoveries are almost a paradox in that they are clearly alien judging by their impossible age and advanced systems, yet they also feel familiar, in that the robotic enemies are obviously built to mimic humanoid forms, and every tool found among these abandoned vessels is made to be used by a human. But what could this possibly mean?

Eh, it's probably up to the Researchers to answer that question. Because not only do we have to deal with Alien Ruins, but now these robots are somehow appearing from nowhere in seemingly limitless numbers and attempting to take over Europa under the false belief that the moon somehow belongs to them.

[Notable Assets]

• A "Proioxis" submarine that's purchasable at the start of a Campaign. This ship was the very first ancient space vessel to be discovered in the abyss, but the Coalition hasn't bothered to attempt repairing her systems, and the price means you will likely spend the rest of your time in the Cold Caverns struggling. Not recommended for fighting off robots, as the automated defense systems will not recognize the Proioxis drones as enemies.

• Obviously, the robots themselves. I will try not to go too far into detail, but something certainly worth knowing is that these robots are incredibly dangerous. They have all sorts of twisted weapons to use against you, and will almost certainly attack a human under the false impression that they are a criminal. There is no reasoning with these machines; if you come across one, do not show mercy. If you find you are outmatched, run like there's fire on your ass. These things will not stop until you are dead. (Note: Will only appear later in campaigns or in high difficulty multiplayer sessions. The robots have a difficulty cap as to not slaughter weaker crews)

• Another submarine, only this submarine won't be available until later in a campaign. This particular submarine is meant to be a "restored" version of Proioxis, where all of the main systems have been repaired and every bit of rust is cleaned off. The security robots that were evidently part of the original design are sadly not included, but the automatic turrets remain.

• Wrecks, because apparently, there are more of these goddamn spaceships lying around.

PS. Isn't it weird that the "spaceships" have ballast tanks? Jeez, as if this whole Proioxis conspiracy wasn't confusing enough.