Another idea for Carrier-Class ships

[Tenacity]

Camtheman brought this up in tinkerbell's thread about hidden macros:

I know in one mod there is a thing you hold in your cargo bay taht attracts NPC wingmen to you, and they say "Joining formation" or something... I wish i knew that key. Just push every key taht isnt a number and see what it idoes.

And it gave me an idea... what if we add a "carrier license" item to the game, similar to the battleship license, which is sold and equipped automatically when a carrier-class ship is bought (order carrier, liberty carrier, IMG carrier, zoner carrier). It may be necessary to create four different licenses, one for each carrier (i.e. Order Carrier License, Liberty Carrier License, etc.).

What this item would do, in addition to functioning like a scanner (just as the battleship license does), would attract up to one group of NPC fighters of the proper faction to join formation with your ship. So, if you're an order pilot and you're flying through omicron 100 with a carrier and this license, it would attract one of the 3-fighter squadrons of Nephthys NPC's to form up with you. If you're in minor, it would attract one of the 3-fighter squadrons of Anubis NPC's to form up.

It doesnt give true docking ability, or allow you to launch dozens of fighters in battle, but it could just give an edge to carrier-class ships when enemy bombers attack, as you'll have a handful of fighters to keep them busy.

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