#Drone Hangers and Production

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astral vortex
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Don't know if it'll be a cool concept, but since drones are planned for phase 3, I figured to give a drone-based suggestion for concept. It's also based on the roadmap, as I think building a drone production with drones being moved to hangers might be a cool idea. It'll be cool for automation and able to have the ability to have full on carriers that do not need stations, or a drone production station for carriers to collect like how real life works. As for hangers, I think it'll be a cool idea to have it be identical to how crew works with each hanger determining how many drones it can carry. It can also enable for blacklist or whitelist drones for which to have if transfer like how crew or supplies work.

astral vortex
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This isn't gonna be edit of the first, but I think ability to customize drones instead of just the three would be a cool idea, giving more diversity with ability to choose how drones would be made, and if it would be cool for the option to have other kinds for more diversity.

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astral vortex
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A cool idea I got is utilities for the drones and drone customization, as well.

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The post is actually a suggestion to add onto the drone carriers phase, too. Like combat drones to merge fast fighter drones and slow bomber drones, construction drones, and drone utilities for maintaining and building the drones themselves. It also might be cool to see what players themselves can make using drones in game rather than just modding it in, creating either fast bombers with less bombing capabilities and more for hit and runs, or slow fighters and more firepower for patrolling and taking enemy drones out or potential fighter escort for bombers.

brazen folio
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To actually add something useful in, how would this relate to types of drones? Would it be a toggleable option in the hangar, or specific types of hangars for each dorne?

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Secondly, by automation, how do you think that should be implemented? Im personally of the favor of something similar to crew assignments, but that may be sort of difficult to really hammer out.

astral vortex
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Or might be a cool idea for it to have how players can determine with how the hangers can be arranged with "any" or what type of drones, like random generated names or naming it yourself.

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I do agree with it, as it also would be cool if the drone UI is identical to drones in term of arrangements.

brazen folio
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Im in favor of these, (though I'm in favor of basically anything related to drones). Sounds good, and thanks for answering my questions.

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Have an upvote

astral vortex
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Thanks, and I actually created it because when I saw the drones, I wondered if fast fighter drones and slow bomber drones were just it for the combat drones.

brazen folio
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Yeah, I was hoping that wasnt the case. Its my wish that they be a tad more modular and configurable.

astral vortex
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Yeah. That's my idea behind it, too, and potentially for an ion weapon drone.

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Would be interesting to see that.

brazen folio
astral vortex
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Kinda like how crews handle, and how much capacity drone construction goes.

brazen folio
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But yeah, fun ideas. Ima go work on some stuff, but I like the ideas put here. I hope some of these get added in.

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Have a good day!

astral vortex
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Thanks.

brazen flower
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What if the drones had, as has been suggested before, a mini build grid, and then preset designs like with career?
Maybe unique parts for drones?

astral vortex
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And the three on the roadmap can be vanilla drone designs. Might bring even more creativity.