Steel Union
This mod introduces a whole new faction of units, the Steel Union. Their command building is the Supercomputer, they have production buildings for all their new units, a turret and a custom resource extractor. Their builder unit is the Comrade, which can fan the spark into a roaring flame very quickly through the construction of Light, Bulk and Air Workshops. Light Workshops have the unique ability to go into overclock mode, endlessly producing Conscripts and very quickly and throwing you into debt if not used carefully*.
- Light Workshops produce Conscripts and Brigands, respectively, ranged and melee swarm units.
- Bulk Workshops produce the bulk of the forces, Warstriders, Tsars, Commissars, Kapitans, Sentinels, Razer, Harbinger and Equalizer tanks.
- Air Workshops produce heavier Gunships and light swarm Fighter Jets.
- Comrades can also build Laser Shields, Repair Bays, Watch Towers and Fabricators.
AI knows pretty well how to utilize the various enemies, and will often rely on Production Overclock to swarm you, almost turning the game into a tower defense.
(*There are two types of selectable Supercomputer starting units, one of which doesn’t have the Overclock option for the Light Workshops.)
The Steel Union was forged amongst the smoldering ashes of Teberda Prime. The homeworld of a previously grand empire, pressured into abandoning their birthplace due to it being a particularly strategic hotspot for the frontlines of an intergalactic war. The Steel Union’s forefathers were bled dry of resources, both sides of the conflict pushing them into leaving their planet, only for it to be battered and transformed into yet another craterworld.
But the Steel Union rose, from the depths of the megamines of Teberda Prime, it melted and poured a path to the stars once more, the AI networks merging into a single supercomputer mind known as STATNIK. The newly formed army quickly swarmed their foes, pushing back and carving their name into the tapestry of the starmap.
Completely unforeseeable for either sides of the war, the Steel Union was able to cripple them to the point of retreat, reconquering their own homeworld, and the systems around it.
Mod Version: 1.1v
I do plan to add more, like Factory Striders and Dropships at some point, but for now the mod is pretty complete.
Mod inspired by the Automaton faction from Helldivers 2, developed by Arrowhead Studios.
