Here's a suggestion that would instantly make it viable and make people consider loading it out - make it repair drive/thrusters. Even if it's just enough to get you moving again, the current dead in the water is simply ...
Dead drives should disable your FSD from operation as well...perhaps FSD needs power from thrusters to engage? And AMU should repair them back to operational. The benefits are to give people the option of sacrificing one valuable module or cargo space for an item that can save an entire load and insurance cost. For piracy it gives you a valid target to shut someone down that they can actually recover from instead of the current either drop cargo, or you're dead...when they are drifting and can actually recover they may be more inclined to comply rather than simply self destruct.
Dead drives should disable your FSD from operation as well...perhaps FSD needs power from thrusters to engage? And AMU should repair them back to operational. The benefits are to give people the option of sacrificing one valuable module or cargo space for an item that can save an entire load and insurance cost. For piracy it gives you a valid target to shut someone down that they can actually recover from instead of the current either drop cargo, or you're dead...when they are drifting and can actually recover they may be more inclined to comply rather than simply self destruct.
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