Yeah, took me long enough to finish this guy. And I'm supposed to have another 5 or so species to try out after this. At this rate, I'd probably finish the project in a few years...
Anyway, I've always been fascinated with mechs and tech-things. After seeing https://www.furaffinity.net/view/5138818/ , this idea popped up, and it lead to different species, with their armor/armaments complementing their strengths and weaknesses.
Tested out quite a few new effects in here, film-grain and layered gradients to name a few.