Zero balance of mod. Unwinnable. Aliens has infinite MC attack range, you aquanauts hasn't. Impossible to get MC protected guys from beginning. As soon as terror missions and 2 stage missions begins, you forced to lose them because can't just resist MC attacks. Aborting them gives you big negative score. Monster attack, terror mission, include Antarctica base attack and Artifact site appears in one same month forcing you lose game in 2 next months due to negative score. Basic guided weapons with 2 points only has crappy accuracy, why they're just present in the game? I guess for mockery. No Navigators shows at all at beginning, so 0% progress in research and eventually losing game due to lack of tech. Alien implants are too rare to obtain. Magna pack explosives can't kill unarmored mutant or deep one even it landed just to their bare feet. Barracudas very fast losing armor, and repairs hell know how long when you need them just for protect you Tritons. Sonic manufacture tech not allow you manufacture ammo for pistols, rifles, etc. Seriously? 50% penalty for line of sight but aliens hasn't it. Balance.... no not heard about it.
Yesterday passed this mod. It is really difficult and sometimes difficult to find the right resource, but not to such an extent that it is directly impossible. But the game has smoke, which saves from many problems, there are drones and tanks that do not allow you to run out of the ship to your soldiers at MK When exploring protected Aquanauts from MK, no problems at all. Worms for study, you can kill drones and Tanks(but really long). There is a gas weapon that kills at the beginning and mid-game almost all easily, poyus laser weapons, plus there is a melee weapon that can kill even Lobstermen. Just with this weapon, you can safely pass the alien base (checked personally). For all game I didn't feel problems with their research was more than enough, I didn't investigate everything up to the end. To not withdraw in minus, with those missions where 2 level. You can always perform the first level and fly from the second, the rating will be in the black, and what was produced at the first level will fly with you to the base. There was always a penalty of 50% if the Aquanaut sees no purpose.(Just like in other mods). Again, there is Smoke that will Save us from the aliens.
And do not forget that this is a Mod that Complicates the game, and makes it more interesting this. And you can always find an approach and a solution to any mission, even the barge was taken with gas weapons.