I was wondering if the game could offer a mechanic whereby (should the Panther Clipper come into the game) you would have to park your enormous ship outside a station or nearby a planet base and run your cargo, to and fro, with a small ship* (docked inside the clipper for example)?
Also, crew would be compulsory for extra large ships to even launch. (Like it was in Frontier Elite on my Atari ST).
This would provide some balancing drawbacks considering the advantages a ship such as the Panther Clipper would provide.
*I'm not sure if the small ship docked inside the clipper should be a ship available in-game (with hardpoints etc), more like a "CRV" that has no hardpoints or shields - just runs cargo. (i.e. utterly defenceless).
{CRV = Cargo Run Vehicle} (not SRV
)
Also, crew would be compulsory for extra large ships to even launch. (Like it was in Frontier Elite on my Atari ST).
This would provide some balancing drawbacks considering the advantages a ship such as the Panther Clipper would provide.
*I'm not sure if the small ship docked inside the clipper should be a ship available in-game (with hardpoints etc), more like a "CRV" that has no hardpoints or shields - just runs cargo. (i.e. utterly defenceless).
{CRV = Cargo Run Vehicle} (not SRV
)