LIGEIA-1838 VANILLA

There are submarines that cross the sea…

and then there are submarines that belong to it.

Named after the doomed heroine of Edgar Allan Poe's tale and rooted in ancient Greek mythology, Ligeia was said to lure sailors into the depths with a voice as haunting as the abyss itself. At the bow of this vessel stands her likeness: a siren carved in cold metal, silently guiding her crew deeper into Europa's waters.

Some sailors swear they've heard a faint singing through the hull during long descents, as if the statue itself were humming to the ocean. Others claim that her eyes glow a deep crimson moments before an attack, and once, a captain even claimed to have seen lightning strike a crawler who dared to get close to the statue. Most chalk it up to nerves and superstition... yet to this day, the rumors persist.

Built for crews who value precision, control, and a touch of the macabre, the LIGEIA-1838 may be small, but she remains fully capable of taking on the most demanding of missions. Five conveniently placed diving suits and secure seating, along with a fully equipped medical bay, ensure the crew's safety onboard, whilst the hull - reinforced to 150 hp with additional armor along the top and hardened glass windows stand firm against claws and pressure alike, offering a clear view into the void without compromise.

Every system aboard is neatly wired, with each feature isolated into its own dedicated circuit box. For a closer look at the vessel's internal layout and unique features, be sure to check out the images - and if you enjoy the craft and care put into this submarine, consider giving it a thumbs up.

May she guide you safely through the abyss... and her song never lead you astray.

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>> Specs <<

• Recommended crew: 2 - 4

• Class: Scout II

• Price: 10'000 mk

• Cargo capacity: 12 crates

• Dimensions: 32m x 10m

• Items: 2900 + 236 (drone)

Propulsion

• Ascent: 18.8 km/h

• Descent: 15.6 km/h (18 with flooded airlock)

• Horizontal velocity: 38.3 km/h (12.2 in stealth mode)

Power consumption

• Reactor output: 5000 kW

• Combined battery output: 3000 kW

• Normal consumption: 2334 kW (33% engine power/ 21.8 km/h)

• With Junction Box 3 disabled: 1109 kW

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>> Armament <<

Although the LIGEIA-1838 carries a respectable suite of weaponry, she is by no means a gunboat. All weapons are powered by one supercapacitor, and with each turret pair linked to a single periscope, you must switch between them to cover either the dorsal or ventral side of the vessel.

• 2 coilguns operated from the gunnery compartment

• 2 railguns controlled from the captain’s seat

• Depth charge launcher (bridge & engine room)

• Bridge-controlled discharge coil

• Turret switch system allowing the security officer to choose whether to operate the railguns or coilguns

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>> Features & Subsystems <<

SR-7 Combat Drone

• Bridge-controlled drone equipped with a chaingun (switch mode with double-click)

• Lights and Engines are also powered with the drone supercapacitor, so be sure to have enough power left on your way back to dock and recharge

• Sends out an SOS light signal when out of power

• Automated docking

• Searchlight aligned with the submarine's heading

• Drone undock button-light blinks to indicate that the drone is charging and turns off when undocked

Stealth Mode

• Extinguishes all non-essential lighting, including external searchlights and turrets

• Shuts down the reactor and reduces engine noise to a near-silent whisper

• Automatically switches to battery array

Tip: Switch off junction box 3 when in stealth mode and set the supercapacitor charge-rate to 0

Immersive Lighting

• Emergency lights bathe the ship in a deep red glow when power is lost or Stealth Mode is active

• Lights start flickering when a room is fully underwater

Self-Destruction System

• Activate by pressing the button above the railgun loader quickly 3 times

• Triggers reactor lockdown and after ~2 minutes a meltdown (requires 2+ rods)

• Emergency lights flash to warn crew of impending doom

CCTV Default control resides in the engine room, but authority can be transferred to the bridge, slaving the railgun controls to the engine room periscope.

• Cycle between multiple cameras with left-click

Smart Doors

• Doors & hatches open/close automatically

• Motion detectors to open doors can be disabled from the bridge

• Doors adjacent to flooded rooms can only be opened manually

• Press a door's button quickly 3 times to lock/unlock

• Blinking light indicates a locked state

Alarms & Warnings

• Flooding/fire buzzers (fore & aft)

• Supercapacitor (SC)% in the gunnery compartment

• Airlock open indicator light at the bridge

• Meltdown warning

• Flood alarm (includes ballast pressure anomalies)

• Fire alarm

• Fuel indicator

• Battery indicator that lights green when depleting (<25% orange/ <10% blinking red)

• Depth displays turn orange at 4000m and red at 6000m

Airlock System

• Must fully flood before the outer hatch opens

• Pump switches in- and outside to flood/drain the airlock

• External camera glows green when the hatch is unlocked

• Remote override available from the bridge

• Button light for the inner hatch blinks orange when the airlock is flooded

Power Distribution

• Automatic reactor regulation (Adjust the memory component beneath the reactor to 1/100th of the maximum output or set to 0 to operate manually)

• Backup battery array switchable between charging and depleting

• Automatic reactor shutdown + battery charging when docked

• Reactor terminal to change the charging rate of all three batteries simultaneously

• Engine room terminal offers fine-tuned thrust control

• Weapons terminal to set the charging rate of the supercapacitor from the gunnery compartment

• Overdrive mode utilizes 100% engine power

• Junction Box 3 can be disabled to conserve power by shutting down all nonessential systems

Barotrauma Run Clock Displays mission time between stations, allowing you to keep track of time - even under pressure

Messagig Terminal Write custom temporary messages to displays in all rooms from the bridge to praise your crew or insult intruders

Searchlight Sweeping Automatically sweep their designated arcs

Pipe Weakpoints

• Blue pipes connect to the valve in the airlock

• Red pipes connect to the valve on the left in ballast tank A

Ballast Drainage

• Close the valve on the corresponding pump to drain the ballast tank

• Ballast B can be safely drained without sinking

Tip: Flood the airlock before you drain ballast A to maintain position

Sonar Protection

• The sonar automatically shuts down when pressure is detected

• Can be permanently overridden at the sonar terminal to turn sonar back on

• Once overridden, the system needs to be reset by flipping the external switch on the submarine’s sonar transducer

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Keywords: industrial, gothic, horror, retro, scout class 2, exploration, recon, compact, immersive, polished, stealth, detailed, tier 2, atmospheric, dieselpunk, small, fast

>> Credits <<

Many thanks to Katarina Rose for the beautiful sound recordings used in the singing statue effects. Original work: https://freesound.org/people/womb_affliction/ Used under CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The audio has been edited for integration.