Capital Docking can be done!

[Friday]

Ultimately - the question is this:

Is any extra fun factor the mod brings superseded by any headaches it also brings?

The main drawbacks for this mod are:

1) Fitting it into the existing rule structure - namely dock = flee = death.
Solutions?
A message announcing a dock/undock procedure could be sufficient evidence of any rule breaches. Hell, its more than what we get when ships dock/undock with bases right now.

2) Exceeding base limits in systems.
Factions will have to be prepared to sacrifice a base in overloaded systems. I am sure that a faction say, the Liberty Rogues, would be prepared to lose their dockable Destroyer in New York - in exchange for being able to FLY a dockable Destroyer into the system...

3) PvP role of Carriers and other ships. Certainly in terms of carriers - they can only pack 'light' hardpoints and anti fighter defense weaponry. IRL that is all military carriers have anyway - no heavy cannons for certain!

Ultimately - I sense that if the community gets an agreement in principle from the developers - they would be prepared to wait.

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