Docking module system

[FallenKnight]

@Findarato Veneanar Star Trek Online have similar good carrier system. There the ship have 1 or 2 "Hangars" which allow you to mount fighters or even frigates (acting like gunboats). Each "fighter/frigate" have different weapon setups (and powers) but each "faction" have limited amount of variations of what they can use - which is making each carrier special case. Still, carrier ships are limited in terms of "primary weapons", slow moving, slow turning, big ships - which is partially necessary for balance sake. Another example - Word of Warships, carriers control like 5 squadrons of x4-5 snubs per one, thats 20 bombers vs 1 ship).

Lets say carrier with 4 docking modules can spawn 4 fighters or bombers ( depending on the type of docking module) but then it would lead to situations of 5 vs 1 (1 player (carrier) and 4 NPC (snubs) vs 1 player). Speaking of "reality" that is what carriers should do...but these npcs will be unable to target (focus fire) the player you want due to FL engine and lack of such command. (Maybe devs can think of something and do it)

Nevertheless - if such changes are possible - Disco will enhance the carriers, re-balance them and simply turn them in to something unique. Currently most of them are like nerfed heavy battleships and do not give the feeling of flying a carrier. Some might say "your hangar snubs are/should be the actual players" - yes that would be best for RP server like Disco...but forcing 4 players to fly with you whenever you can is too much.

I support the idea of "spawning pets". It will make things more interesting when encountering carriers and also - when you kill the npcs - they wont QQ if being ganked

@Epo If you have any solution to fix the docking modules I am up for it.

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