On our ships, we have collector limpets which can gather up pieces of ore or ship parts for us.
With colonisation, a lot of commanders are using their fleet carriers to transport up to 25000 tons of cargo to the colonisation ship. Then you make dozens, if not hundreds, of back and forth trips with your Type 9.
It would be nice if the fleet carrier had cargo shuttles which could grab 100 tons of cargo, ferry it across, rinse and repeat.
It could be a cargo shuttle module which needs to be installed on the carrier, adding to the weekly maintenance cost. Perhaps come in three varieties; 6, 12 or 18 shuttles.
Like the limpets, once they were told what to move and where to move it, they would do it automatically.
It would make it much easier for a solo commander to supply the starport construction.
With colonisation, a lot of commanders are using their fleet carriers to transport up to 25000 tons of cargo to the colonisation ship. Then you make dozens, if not hundreds, of back and forth trips with your Type 9.
It would be nice if the fleet carrier had cargo shuttles which could grab 100 tons of cargo, ferry it across, rinse and repeat.
It could be a cargo shuttle module which needs to be installed on the carrier, adding to the weekly maintenance cost. Perhaps come in three varieties; 6, 12 or 18 shuttles.
Like the limpets, once they were told what to move and where to move it, they would do it automatically.
It would make it much easier for a solo commander to supply the starport construction.