I think it would be interesting to use a remote-controlled logic system. As in, fit ALL the blocks you can on the mothership (Programming, clock [Probably not really feasible for speed reasons], whatever). Then, on the launched vessels, you have wireless blocks interacting with the mothership. Think Star Wars Ep. 1 (I know, terrible thing to reference. But, logical or not [see what I did there?], the drones will stop working when the mothership does), where everything is remote-controlled and there is no need for individual thought/computing.
The big things I would want for that are a remote-control jump system, where the mothership can then launch its drones, and jump them (No risk to itself) straight onto an active hostile grid. As in, an enemy base. Without ever needing to even APPROACH the danger zone.
Then, perhaps a remote control for miscellaneous activations. As in, a system that "names" each individual vessel and then allows you to send logic pulses through it. So, if I want to launch warhead torpedoes at a specific moment from my bombing drones, then I can do that, because the logic master-computer is set to give commands to drones.
---To clarify; I would like to see a system that has a set of outputs and inputs for each drone, and a set of configurable values. So I can link one logic system on each drone to the input on the master computer that displays shield strength, one that shows hull, one armor, etc. Then I can have one that outputs (To the drone) a command to deploy this or that device, activate a logic system of some kind, etc.
Each of the drone input/output clusters could come with a name, that identifies the drone and allows for batch commands, like "1-12 ready jump drive" and it reads "Clusters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12", "Jump drive" and "ready" and spools drives on 1-12 (Duh). Then you could say "1-6 activate jump drives", wait a minute, and say "7-12 begin jump" and it will jump the next set.
