signal sun
but make them more expensive, smarter/programmable and explosiver
The missile would be the cheap alternative, while the nuke would be the premium option
Freezie — 21/09/2023 20:56
Maybe instead of suiciding, they're melee drones, where they attach to the enemy ship, start drilling into it and explode after a 10secs so it keeps the explosive part but they're more unique than just missles
manic hedge
if you think about it... its sort of the exact same as missiles, unfortunately...
unless they were more smart or had some special function like locking onto a very specific part of the ship before going to try and hit specificly that part with better accuracy than missiles
or maybe its like a bumper car and bounces off the enemy ship while applying a sticky payload upon contact
noble prawn
C4 deployment drone can be funni
thorn hemlock
Lol yeah it's just a missile man
signal sun
Yeah but make them more expensive, smarter/programmable and explosiver
The missile would be a cheap boom
lone flower
maybe make it pilotable?
signal sun
And the nuke would be and extreme solution
lone flower
or maybe it can be ordered around like a ship, make just be an ICBM
sharp robin
If you think about PD and Flak, then a more expensive explosive drone is not such a good idea.
Any advantage you might get is rendered null by the upped cost, when the function and weaknesses remain the same.
You're essentially saying "missiles, but you lose more resources" sure, they could be perhaps set to have a custom approach vector, but if the ship is prepared for getting hit at an odd angle (which is again something already done by missiles) then the effects are the same at higher costs.
And you can't just make it more explosive because you have to pay attention to balance.
And even so, the idea still boils down to "bigger nuke" or "better missile". Which is nothing new.
Perhaps you could explain what you imagine with "programmable" and we could get a better idea of what you have in mind.
manic hedge
unless they were more smart or had some special function like locking onto a ver...
looking back at the idea up here, it could work as a "reuseable" missile that can attach an explosive to an enemy upon contact and go back to the carrier to get another, with a lot more health so its harder to shoot down, too
lone flower
a bomber?
manic hedge
it has to bump into the enemy to deploy the payload instead of dropping it in space
mortal shell
If you think about PD and Flak, then a more expensive explosive drone is not suc...
im guessing my programmable, they might mean something like they are able to take paths that isnt just taking them straight to the target, possibly like miniture ships that you can set a predefined path for
whole lance
How about it bounces off other drones but has more advanced targeting that can hit a block from a very specific angle
signal sun
If you think about PD and Flak, then a more expensive explosive drone is not suc...
we dont exactly know how drones are right now, my best bet would be a tiny disposable ship, that can dock on a bigger mothership
so they could potentially not be threatened by PD
gritty orchid
Maybe instead of suiciding, they're melee drones, where they attach to the enemy ship, start drilling into it and explode after a 10secs so it keeps the explosive part but they're more unique than just missles
thorn hemlock
I like that idea