Carrier provide repair for small ships

posted on December 20th, 2011, 11:54 pm

Throwing out random ideas, for the heck of it.

Give carriers (Avalons, B-5s) the ability to repair small ships (scouts, Sabers, A-20s "bugs"). The small ship has to dock with the carrier, one at a time, etc etc (very much like a repair yard).

Gives the little buggers and sabers a bit more utility in the late game.

posted on December 20th, 2011, 11:56 pm

interesting, i think it would create balancing issues in the present system, but it might work with rebalancing. it's certainly a fun idea.

posted on December 21st, 2011, 12:43 am

Perhaps make it a researchable special?

posted on December 21st, 2011, 1:32 am

Too much like the Newton...

posted on December 21st, 2011, 10:49 am

its not like the newton cause the newton needs to come to the ship, the avalon would work like a repair dock so that the ships come to the avalon. meaning less micro aswell as that the avalon isn't useless when its not repairing

posted on December 21st, 2011, 10:56 am

Carriers already belong to the very useful ship classes, I wouldn't improve them even more. I'd rather have a dedicated mobile repair vessel(or even station).

posted on December 21st, 2011, 11:42 am

i would prefer a mobile repair station for small ships over those newtons, but thts just my personal opinion as i hate messing around with those newtons.

posted on December 21st, 2011, 12:40 pm

A mobile repair station would handy, but it would either have to be fast enough to be useful and then would have to unpack or slow moving but still repair things.
I hate the current fed repair ships. You can't select them as part of a fleet and instead of fixing your ships they tend to try to "attack" the enemy instead.

posted on December 21st, 2011, 3:04 pm

set 'em to green alert, high movement- and special weapons autonomy.