Mechalit Faction v2 - renamed, a lot of rebalancing and new content for Royalty. The classic mech armor has been weakened, and a new deluxe type has been added.
Mechalit is now split into two factions. With one you can make an alliance if you want, the second, like the pirates, is permanently hostile.
 The drop of all materials except steel from the faction mechanoids has been removed, the armor of the faction mechanoids has been slightly increased.
 Synthetic Cloth - Crafting requires 30% more Multi Cloth. Hyper Cloth - requires 20% more Multi Cloth
 Optimized the research tree so as not to interfere with research from Royalty. The Simple Mech Technologies research is now unlocked by the Gas Converter Research, not the Sewing Research. The Mechalit Armor research requires 7000 Research Points, up from 5200.
 Thermal cloth - added beauty modifier - "Attractiveness" - 600%. Thermal Cloth - Crafting requires 10 more wool.
 Mechatkan - added beauty modifier - "Attractiveness" - 700%. Mechacloth - Crafting requires 5 more Hypercloth and 10 less Devilcloth.
 Faction bases "Mechalit" are now guarded by defenders in luxurious armor. In their inventory, they have very scarce Astro-Coins, which are needed to craft unique items in the mehalit terminal. Now it will make sense to "farm" them.
Weapon:
The cost (including the number of resources for crafting) of all weapons has been slightly reduced (by 10-20%), so the weapon is also slightly weakened. Elite weapons are weakened more.
 Plasmogan - accuracy decreased by 10%. Armor penetration increased from 18% to 30%.
 "Flash" - reload speed increased from 1 s to 1.2 s.
 Shotgun "Dolphin" - accuracy decreased by 15%, the number of shells per shot increased from 3 to 4. Damage decreased from 14 to 12.
 Mecha Rifle - Accuracy decreased by 10%. Reload time was increased from 1.9 s to 2.2 s.
 Plasma blade "Rapier" - bonus to movement speed reduced from 2.0 to 0.3. Base damage increased from 9 to 11. Attack speed decreased by 10%, base armor penetration increased to 50%. Weapons have become more balanced and effective not only against the tribe.
 Training Rifle - Reload speed decreased from 0.3 s. up to 0.2 s. Reduced Simmeria requirement from 75 to 30
 Cannon "Lord" - bonus from movement speed decreased from 1.5 to 0.25. The 30% bonus to sleep speed has been removed. Damage reduced from 39 to 32. Accuracy decreased by 10%.
Cooldown increased from 0.9 to 1.1. Aiming duration increased from 0.4 s to 0.7 s. Increased attack range to 25. Changed the texture of the projectile from snot to sphere. Crafting cost reduced by 25%.
 Machine gun "Eclipse" - penalties to speed and nervous breakdown when worn have been slightly reduced. Reduced accuracy by 15%. Cooldown increased from 1.5 to 2.2 seconds. Damage reduced from 14 to 13. Crafting cost reduced by 25%. The number of shells in the queue has been reduced from 30 to 25.
 Carbine "Gaston" - reduced melee damage by 50%. Reduced accuracy by 10%. Armor penetration increased from 18% to 30%.
 Elite weapons are no longer sold by anyone, they can only be crafted or received as a reward for quests.
 Research "Elite Weapons" now requires a blueprint, which can be bought from the "Mechalit" faction or from other advanced factions
 The elite weapon of the faction, instead of mechanics, requires a new resource "Mecha device", at the same price ratio.

Equipment:
 Protective suit - reduced armor modifier from 60% to 55%, reduced heat protection modifier from 20% to 15%.
Movement speed penalty increased from -0.05 cells / s to -0.10 cells / s.
 Working exo-skeleton - bonus to movement speed has been reduced from 0.70 cells / s to 0.20 cells / s. Work speed bonus reduced from 35% to 10%. Mining speed bonus removed.
 Tactical helmet - the bonus to psychosensitivity has been removed.
 "Puma" helmet - the bonus to psychosensitivity has been removed. The bonus to increasing the nervous breakdown threshold has been reduced from 15% to 5%.
 Armor "Mechalit" - defense modifiers have been reduced from 125/70/75 to 112/50/60. Cold / Heat defense rescaled from 30/15 to 35/11. Movement speed bonus
decreased from 0.25 to 0.10. Bonuses to the speed of the development of immunity and protection from toxins have been removed.
 Helmet "Mechalit" - Defense modifiers have been reduced from 115/70/105 to 112/50/60. Cold / Heat Defense changed from 12/8 to 6/4. The psychosensitive bonus has been removed. Aiming speed bonus reduced from 40% to 20%. The learning rate bonus has been removed. Toxin sensitivity bonus removed.
 Training Belt - The penalty on the rate of food absorption has been removed. The training belt is now displayed on the colonist
FASHION INNOVATIONS:
Added a deluxe version of the Mechalit armor for both the regular faction and the renegades (red). According to its characteristics, it does not differ from the standard "Mechalit" armor (except that it gives social influence), but with the "Royalty" add-on enabled, it improves the wearer's psi characteristics and is suitable for nobles with the "Count" title inclusive (like the rest of the luxurious armor from the add-on Royalty).

Added the same simple armor "Mechalit" gbluish color.
It does not differ from red in characteristics, only in design.




Added a new Belt Kinetic Shield. High-tech equipment of the mehalit faction. Creates a kinetic field around the wearer, slowing projectiles and reducing any damage the wearer takes. Also partially covers the wearer's torso and back, increasing their armor values ​​and insulation from temperatures.
The shield has an active ability "Throw overheated energy cell" - explosion type - EMP, explosion radius - 3 cells. One roll requires one energy cell.


The "Owl" consumable is a super-high-tech irreproducible consumable of the mehalit faction. It is a modernized kinetic shield equipped with translucent wings made of anti-gravity plates, allowing it to "Glide" on the ground. The wings do not allow flight, but they significantly increase the wearer's speed. The shield creates an invisible magnetic field around the wearer, slowing projectiles and slightly reducing any damage the wearer takes. Also partially covers the wearer's torso and back, increasing their armor values ​​and insulation from temperatures. The anti-gravity shield plates reduce the weight of the wearer, allowing more colonists with these sets to be loaded into the transport capsules. The shield has an improved active ability "Throw overheated energy cell" - explosion type - EMP, explosion radius - 3 cells. One roll requires one energy cell. "Owl" has 2 charges of ability and increased throwing accuracy.

Shield "Bastion" is a super-high-tech non-reproducible equipment of the mehalit faction. It is a device that combines the principles of a belt-shield and a kinetic shield, being the ideal solution for melee fighters. It also partially covers the wearer's torso and back, increasing their armor and insulation from temperatures, and has an increased rate of damage reduction. Has no active abilities.

Equipment set "Absolute" - The best defense is attack. The "Absolute" equipment set is a super-high-tech non-reproducible equipment of the mehalit faction. It is a modernized kinetic shield equipped with two single-shot Absolute cannons and small wings. The shield creates an invisible magnetic field around the wearer, slowing projectiles and slightly reducing any damage the wearer takes. Also partially covers the wearer's torso and back, increasing their armor values ​​and insulation from temperatures. The cannons do decent area damage without hitting objects and buildings. Slightly increases the movement speed and reduces the weight of the colonist, allowing you to load more colonists with these sets into the transport capsules. The shield has an active ability "Shot Absolute" - the type of explosion - "Absolute" (does not damage buildings and objects), the radius of the explosion is 3 cells. One shot requires one energy cell. Absolute has 2 charges of ability.


Armor "Legacy" ("Legacy") - this decorative-looking armor is actually an ancient development of the best minds of the Mechalit faction "- nowadays an unreproducible technology. This armor was intended for the deserved supreme commanders of the faction, it not only emphasizes the status of the owner, but it also protects it well, practically without reducing mobility. The armor is equipped with a built-in kinetic shield, which reduces any damage received. And the built-in neural network of the helmet shows the target's vulnerabilities and all trajectories of movement, greatly helping the wearer both in close combat and in long range. But the main feature is of this armor - its "invulnerability." The lost technology of mechanite regeneration instantly restores any damage to the armor, and over time the armor does not wear out. Fathers pass it on to their children, and those to their children, which is why the armor got such a name. With the included Royalty add-on, the armor improves psi- characteristics of the owner and is suitable for nobility with the title "Earl" inclusive.


The "Blizzard" rifle is a unique non-reproducible technology of the "Mechalit" faction, it cannot be bought or created in the usual way, it is an incredibly powerful sniper rifle. Consists of a powerful gauss setup and translucent crystals of unknown origin that alter the physical properties of projectiles fired. Projectiles have an additional damaging factor - frostbite, which ignores armor. "Blizzard" is a ranged synchro weapon. With the add-on, Royalty acquires the unique features of the add-on synchro weapons.



A new melee synchro weapon has been added, this weapon is unique and cannot be crafted at the workbench, but only received as a reward for quests or received at the terminal. With the included Royalty add-on, the weapon acquires additional parameters inherent in the synchro weapons from the add-on:

The Plasma Disc is a melee weapon of devastating power. The circular motion of the plasma cutters cuts anything into pieces; in a second, this weapon leaves so many wounds on the target that it becomes almost impossible to heal it. Has a low chance to stun the target.

Plasma Glaive - Strong Melee Weapon, does not do as much damage as a plasma disc, but gives high psi-bonuses to the owner (with Royalty).

The Pulse Gauntlet is a unique melee synchro weapon. It looks like an ordinary robotic glove with servos, slightly amplifying the impact. But in fact, when struck, the glove accumulates a powerful impulse, soon releasing it, causing colossal damage. The impulse spreads throughout the victim's body, causing damage to several parts of the body at once, with a successful combination of circumstances, it can knock out even a large opponent.
Has a 20% chance to deal 10 times more damage to the target