Dedicated ADS and DSS slots

[Lori Jameson]

Who else thinks the Surface and Discovery scanners should have dedicated core internal slots on all ships?

 

[Winter Jasra]

Sounds good, or you should be able to fit them both into a class 2 slot at the same time.

 

[NW3]

Or every ship should have a size 1 slot and any "Explorer" type ship (Asp Explorer and Diamondback Explorer) should have 2 size 1 slots.

 

[Arry]

Agreed: Or an option to slot in a number of smaller modules into the larger slot that some ship only seem to have.

 

[Lestat]

I think it fine the way it is. Another idea is use the search feature it could help you find topics just like this one.

 

[Danieros]

I remember a recent thread about the lack of a true explorer ship simply because even the ships with most module slots force you into making choices.

I think dedicated slots would trivialize being an explorer too much, no longer would you need to sacrifice anything. I don't even think the PAS deserves a dedicated slot. The only way explorer ships would differentiate themselves would be the jump range and fitting every D internal modules except for the FSD, but even then, Engineers mitigate that very easily. And that's supposing we wouldn't lose any optional slots because of the OP's proposed change.

I do agree with giving the ships meant for exploration an extra class 1 slot. Fitting ADS and DSS into slots higher than class 1 always feel like a sacrifice.

 

[Lori Jameson]

I remember a recent thread about the lack of a true explorer ship simply because even the ships with most module slots force you into making choices.

I think dedicated slots would trivialize being an explorer too much, no longer would you need to sacrifice anything. I don't even think the PAS deserves a dedicated slot. The only way explorer ships would differentiate themselves would be the jump range and fitting every D internal modules except for the FSD, but even then, Engineers mitigate that very easily. And that's supposing we wouldn't lose any optional slots because of the OP's proposed change.

I do agree with giving the ships meant for exploration an extra class 1 slot. Fitting ADS and DSS into slots higher than class 1 always feel like a sacrifice.

Meanwhile, most combat missions that require travel are almost required to use the Stellar Body Scanner if you wish to be efficient. In the Big 3 this is trivial. However, in ships like the FDL (which I use for almost all my exploration and research) this becomes quite problematic.

I initially drafted this post as a request to add one more size one slot to the FDL. Instead of Necroing old threads or attracting the FDL OP crowd; I instead found that adding dedicated slots to ALL ships was much more reasonable.

Also, the 'Explorer' vessels already have so much in their favor when going into the black (reduced heat gen, better heat dissapation, better fuel economy, no need to sacrifice any modules, the list goes on). No real need to add dedicated slots solely to those vessels. Ideally all vessels should have dedicated slots for the Stellar and Surface scanners.

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Dedicated scanner slots would trivialise exploring? Your joking right? Have you ever treked out into the black before? Auto-pilot would trivialise exploring. So would anything that takes away from discovery. This idea of dedicated slots dilluting the experience of exploring is ludicrous at best. If anything it would allow more freedom and flexibility of design in relation to exploration builds; thus enhancing the experience.

 

[Arry]

F.D. can randomly dump a planetary landing suite into every ship. Logically F.D. can dump a class 1 slot that is limited to a set type of modules; such a discovery scanners.

 

[Lestat]

Meanwhile, most combat missions that require travel are almost required to use the Stellar Body Scanner if you wish to be efficient. In the Big 3 this is trivial. However, in ships like the FDL (which I use for almost all my exploration and research) this becomes quite problematic.

I initially drafted this post as a request to add one more size one slot to the FDL. Instead of Necroing old threads or attracting the FDL OP crowd; I instead found that adding dedicated slots to ALL ships was much more reasonable.

Also, the 'Explorer' vessels already have so much in their favor when going into the black (reduced heat gen, better heat dissapation, better fuel economy, no need to sacrifice any modules, the list goes on). No real need to add dedicated slots solely to those vessels. Ideally all vessels should have dedicated slots for the Stellar and Surface scanners.

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Dedicated scanner slots would trivialise exploring? Your joking right? Have you ever treked out into the black before? Auto-pilot would trivialise exploring. So would anything that takes away from discovery. This idea of dedicated slots dilluting the experience of exploring is ludicrous at best. If anything it would allow more freedom and flexibility of design in relation to exploration builds; thus enhancing the experience.

Face this fact. FDL is Not a exploration ship it is a combat ship. We have 4 types of ships, Exploration, Trader, Combat, Passenger and ships that fill in the gap.