So, I was thinking about landing gear, and how to build fighters with landing gear that wasn't horrible, and I had this idea of retractable landing gear that is actually pretty cool and has a lot more uses.
I would like to have a computer block similar to the weapons computers that could be assigned a number key in the flight interface, so you can use it while flying. This computer could be linked to any regular Hull blocks, angles and corners, just like weapons now. When activated it would vanish the blocks the same way doors work. This way you can create retractable landing gear.
There also happen to be a huge number of other cool things you could do with this.
You can make large fighter bay doors that match the style of your ship that can be operated while flying.
Security doors that can only be opened by the pilot.
You could build transformer ships that change shape based on which computers are activated. A ship that changes into a giant flying robot anyone?
You could make physical shield plates from reinforced hull that can be activated in combat for extra protection, a little surprise for the enemy.
You could make a demo version of your ship with sections of the hull that can be deactivated to show off the layout of the internal components.
Secret rooms that can only be reached if you have gained access to the core.
I'm sure people would come up with a lot of other cool ways to use this.
I would like to have a computer block similar to the weapons computers that could be assigned a number key in the flight interface, so you can use it while flying. This computer could be linked to any regular Hull blocks, angles and corners, just like weapons now. When activated it would vanish the blocks the same way doors work. This way you can create retractable landing gear.
There also happen to be a huge number of other cool things you could do with this.
You can make large fighter bay doors that match the style of your ship that can be operated while flying.
Security doors that can only be opened by the pilot.
You could build transformer ships that change shape based on which computers are activated. A ship that changes into a giant flying robot anyone?
You could make physical shield plates from reinforced hull that can be activated in combat for extra protection, a little surprise for the enemy.
You could make a demo version of your ship with sections of the hull that can be deactivated to show off the layout of the internal components.
Secret rooms that can only be reached if you have gained access to the core.
I'm sure people would come up with a lot of other cool ways to use this.
