I feel like we need cargo transfer technology next...

[Andir]

How else am I supposed to make a spinning planet drill if I can't transfer the items from my drill body to the core of the main ship?

 

[Snk]

I think we need an actual cargo system first.

 

[Andir]

Sure... but I could go either way. It might be good to be able to test with the current system and reign in a cargo setting that works with the findings. I mean, rails potentially bring us the capacity to build systems whereby cargo is ferried to a potential offloading beam that transfers items in or out of containers. The rails let us build complex multi-piece ships, but without proper capability to integrate those pieces, they may be missing huge opportunities.

I could also imagine a possible ability for ships to transfer rails if pushed onto another rail/ship. You pull up your ship to a docking clamp and your cargo section slides off to the station to be replaced and/or unloaded. It wouldn't even need to be a beam in that case. You'd just transfer a part of your ship and pick up a replacement like filling up your propane tank.

 

[Edymnion]

How else am I supposed to make a spinning planet drill if I can't transfer the items from my drill body to the core of the main ship?

Could always just put salvage beams in the drill and pretend like its drilling through.

Actually, a spinning salvage array would be great.

 

[Ithirahad]

Could always just put salvage beams in the drill and pretend like its drilling through.

Actually, a spinning salvage array would be great.

I did this... Spinning salvage arrays -ARE- great, but we need a way to transfer stuff through docking.

 

[Edymnion]

I did this... Spinning salvage arrays -ARE- great, but we need a way to transfer stuff through docking.

True, but in the mean time we can just core jump to grab it and jump back.

 

[NeonSturm]

Soon we will ask for cargo-logic.
But I reserve all (and even more) rights for cargo-logic and release a 3D app for cargo 8-bit logistics under the terms of the GPL

See, like somebody can steal you the possibility to get this idea by yourself (and sub-sequentially) receive the endorsement of others too|first|again)? ^^