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APIS AI Replacement 2.0

Sorry for the wait, I was busy playing Palworld
Step aside SAIL, a new AI is in town!
You are probably already familiar with Apiary Prototype Intelligence System (APIS), but you are probably also aware that using her fully requires jumping through various hoops (You need one of the 15 or so supported races, you need to subscribe to one or more addon packs for modded message support, etc etc etc)
And most importantly, SHE USES A HECCIN SCRUNCHED COMBEE SPRITE AS HER ICON!
smh...stupid Prima can't sprite, I know...
But fear not, with the help of numerous cool people and poking around the internals of Starbound's assets and THAT other AI mod, we were able to address all of those issues.

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APIS 2.0, released as a separate mod for users who prefer the OG and because I developed it as a separate mod, makes APIS, AVIAN, SAIL, and every other AI mod on the workshop hilariously obsolete. No time to suffer any buffoonery? Not to worry, this mod is a one-click activation of all beatures.
Okay well, you still have to do the thing with the chip for the interface!
Vanilla races + Avali have their sail bootup sequence modified. It is unlikely that any other races will get this luxury in the future.
In theory, any mod that does NOT use specific expressions for its radiomessages will be fully compatible, though APIS will just read SAIL lines.

Arcion, creator of AWACS sail, made the outline for APIS, and Cyan Sky Knight was super helpful in providing half the palette and fixing a few tiny issues with the sprites. The original design is a sketch by yours truly, and all of the coloring, shading, and JSON editing were also my work.

Do note that this mod does not contain the replacements of the starship navigation UI or its flavor text. I may make a multipack for APIS Plus later. The research tree content is likewise not included.

Most of the messages are just copied from the original APIS, but a few got some extra love. Subtle improvements here and there. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it <3