Shellpiercer

Sub tries to be close to vanilla balancing.

Around 400-500 hours of work and redesigning large portions of the entire thing around 6 times.

Lore:

An over-engineered prototype developed by Archsteel Yards, meant to do a wide array of tasks but, as a result, isn't specialized in any of them. It never went into full production, as the over-engineered, delicate systems and the overall mess left by competing design choices made it outshined by other, more conventional submarines on the market. It may be a vanity project developed by Archsteel Yard's CEO, but some of these prototypes are still operational and do their job well enough.

Type: Tier 3 Scout Cost: 29000 Marks

1. Shellbiter is the shuttle, and Shellscratcher is the drone.
2. Wi-Fi channels 0-74 are taken.
3. Fully bot-friendly (even the drone, somehow).
4. Everything is foolproof and intuitive.
5. The entire sub can technically be operated solo since condition screens are everywhere, and everything is quite close to each other (this is, in fact, very wrong, but for the sake of my humiliation kink, I will keep it here).
6. Shellbiter controls and turrets are taken over by the Shellpiercer when it is attached to its port.
7. Every item in the Shellscratcher is invulnerable (aside from walls).
8. Shellscratcher can be controlled by a player or remotely in the Shellbiter or Shellpiercer and won't let you dock with its port at the main port of the Shellbiter.
9. All three subs have a terminal that can send long-range messages, SOS signals, and change battery recharge rates.
10. Shellbiter has a dedicated navigation junction box that cannot degrade naturally.

WHEN SWITCHING TO THIS SUB IN AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN, ITS SHUTTLE WILL DOCK WITH ITS OTHER PORT. I CAN'T FIX IT; IT'S AN ISSUE WITH THE GAME. SIMPLY UNDOCK THE SHUTTLE WITH A BUTTON AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS FOR IT TO POP OUT OF THE MAIN SUB.

Github link to the bug report :

https://github.com/FakeFishGames/Barotrauma/discussions/16300