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Burning Blade Ascendancy

This mod adds the Burning Blade Ascendancy as a new faction in the game. Thanks to TTFTCUTS for creating the Reassembly Web Development Kit, and also to Aleksander Wit, who helped me test this mod.

I highly suggest using Splinter's Graphics Overhaul along with this mod if you don't already have it: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=644263599

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Lore:

Although once no more than a loose coalition of pirates and separatist groups operating in the heavily-populated Iota Sector, the Burning Blade Ascendancy initially united under a single banner in order that their raiding flotillas would stand a better chance against the patrols of local military forces. Despite a great deal of infighting and many internal disputes at first, this eventually proved to be a rather successful arrangement. Over the years, the Ascendancy continued to grow, various exiles of society rallying under their banner, to the point of becoming a significant regional power with established territories and a number of small worlds under their control. By the time the military forces of the surrounding areas began to recognize the Ascendancy as a serious threat, it was too late to easily dislodge them.

An extended conflict began, with nearly two hundred years of near-constant warfare taking place. When the dust finally settled, the banner of the Burning Blade was the only one which still flew. Though they emerged from the ashes of the conflict far from unscathed, the Ascendancy nonetheless proceeded to take advantage of their apparent victory to cement their control over the region. Faced with the threat of bombardment from Ascendancy ships which waited in orbit amid the still-smoldering ruins of the local defence fleets, one by one the local planetary governments reluctantly capitulated to the rule of the Ascendancy.

Now the undisputed local ruling power, the leaders of the Burning Blade Ascendancy were not yet satisfied with their winnings. With the strength of all the infrastructure of the planets and systems in the region now under their command, and a rapidly-expanding fleet, the eyes of the Ascendancy turned beyond the Iota Sector.

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Info:

The Burning Blade Ascendancy is a faction composed of slow, fairly heavily armoured ships with a great deal of mid-range firepower, primarily in the form of slow-turning turreted projectile weapons. Though their parts are heavy and their thrusters are unexceptional, they are nearly unparalleled in short to medium range combat thanks to their multitudes of powerful explosive weaponry and strong armour.

They are stronger than the normal vanilla factions, and are intended to provide a challenging enemy faction to fight against. That said, they are not so strong that it is impossible to beat them with vanilla factions - just somewhat difficult. The Ascendancy is fiercely territorial, and will attack any ship which enters their borders, as well as possibly pursue beyond their own territory. They are automatically unlocked - killing a >1000P Ascendancy ship is not required to unlock the faction.

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Features:

- 9 ships
- 72 blocks (including size variations)
- Hex/tri/square blockset

Primary Armaments:

- Perdition Cannons: Slow-firing and slow-turning medium to long range cannons with high velocity and damage per shot in a moderate explosion radius.
- Inferno Cannons: Mid-range heavy autocannons with a high rate of fire and explosive rounds.
- Plasma Torch: Flamethrower-like weapon which deals a large amount of area damage at short range.
- Lasers: Less efficient damage than the projectile weapons, but good range and instant hit.
- Strikecraft Launch Bays: Two types - laser fighter and torpedo bomber.
- Missiles: Four types - short-range anti-fighter, explosive homing orb, plasma burst homing orb, and heavy unguided.
- Shooting Star Torpedo Turret: Turreted torpedo launcher firing long-range and powerful, yet very slow-moving explosive torpedoes.
- Purifier Artillery: Long range heavy explosive cannon with powerful rounds, high velocity, and a good rate of fire, but very slow to turn.
- Immolator Beam: Explosive, pulsed particle beam weapon.
- Plasma Wave Gun: Fires short to medium range waves of plasma which move extremely slowly but deal devastating amounts of damage if they hit.

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Planned Changes:

- Add more ship designs