Multi-Limpet Woes

[Nidoboros]

It seems like every multi limpet controller has an odd-out type of limpet to deploy, you only ever want two of the types, and you always need a second controller to fill the missing niche.

What if Customizable Limpet Controllers, where you set up the functions via sub-modules like how you have to buy fighters or SRVs?

You can gate number of active limpets by rating and the number of limpet types by module size, or vice-versa.

 

[Ian Doncaster]

They all seem reasonably logical to me:

Mining: Collector + Prospector (those are definitely the main two for mining)
Operations: Collector + Hatch Breaker + Recon (the full set you need for an installation/megaship raid)
Rescue: Fuel + Hatch Breaker + Repair (Hatch Breaker is for rescuing escape pods from megaships, and arguably if that's all the Rescue you do the Ops MLC is better)
Xeno: Decon + Repair + Research (Repair is arguably a little superfluous but certainly worth adding)

What tasks are you thinking of where you need one of those sets and another separate limpet type?

 

[Nidoboros]

They all seem reasonably logical to me:

Mining: Collector + Prospector (those are definitely the main two for mining)
Operations: Collector + Hatch Breaker + Recon (the full set you need for an installation/megaship raid)
Rescue: Fuel + Hatch Breaker + Repair (Hatch Breaker is for rescuing escape pods from megaships, and arguably if that's all the Rescue you do the Ops MLC is better)
Xeno: Decon + Repair + Research (Repair is arguably a little superfluous but certainly worth adding)

What tasks are you thinking of where you need one of those sets and another separate limpet type?

I kind of want a repair limpet on mining for when I run into rocks.

Rescue should have collector instead of hatch breaker; as you point out, if you are doing megaship rescue, get the megaship rescue combo, rescue should be search and rescue... repair/refuel damaged ships, collect pods who blew up.

This could also be alleviated by a size 5 that comes with more than just 3, but I don't know which combos would be best. So the idea was to just leave it to the individual pilots to decide what they need, via customization.