I took the meaning as "not possible to do easily." which it actually is, most racks are easy to make though. If you're willing to invest the time. = )I said they were unfeasible not impossible.
Completely different meanings there
You'd either need a way for the drone to rotate to the correct position, or a docker or two on all sides of the drone. But other than that, I think it'd work pretty well.This thread has too many pages for me to read in one night and there's only one thing I'd like to know more about before attempting it: How practical is a Pull Beam + magnetic docking for reclaiming activated drones?
I'm still working on it, but I managed to make a scope that seems to work. I created an open hangar. My drones are three blocks thick, and 13 blocks wide. Hangar is 6 blocks high and 15 wide.hum....
SO, if someone were to build a cube drone with dockers on all sides, then maybe drone retrieval could become a real possibility. OR optionally design something non cubic that can still be reclaimed. Think I may have to experiment with that idea. My drones are already mostly square. The only issue I may have is that they may not be oriented properly for launching.
Thanks for the idea of pull beams and magnetic docking.
if you had read all 70 pages of our collective insanity you would know that practical has nothing to do with drones.This thread has too many pages for me to read in one night and there's only one thing I'd like to know more about before attempting it: How practical is a Pull Beam + magnetic docking for reclaiming activated drones?
Yes, that is how my stick ship works its in community with the 5x5x5 drones.Waaait, do rail dockers send out a logic signal when they're docked onto something?
[DOUBLEPOST=1450900061,1450899758][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, someone here has peobably tested this already; Is it possible to simply use a shipyard repair mode to replenish drones?
Have you checked these out?Activating the drone's docking beam via remote control should make redocking easier.
Edit: If rail dockers could be activated via logic at all.
Great, now make a drone that transforms into schema.New Drone for Carrier Ops on it's way to a theater near you. Should be finished soon
I invented the rack reloading method, so I know about it :p. Thanks for the other info!Yes, that is how my stick ship works its in community with the 5x5x5 drones.
Yes,
Rather than worry about the lagg some mentioned. Create a small ship that's entire job is to load drones onto the primary ship.
Lets just say it has 8 drones on it. Which you then drive to the other ship hit the landing pad and use a method like I had in http://starmadedock.net/threads/simple-automated-cargo-drone-storage-point.22342/ to load the drones.
Or you could build drone racks as one person suggested and then just dock them in the ship and reload them as needed.
the stick ship if you are interested. http://starmadedock.net/content/stick-ship-drones.3912/
You might want to check the logic out in those drones it may give you some ideas.
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Have you checked these out?
http://starmadedock.net/threads/simple-automated-cargo-drone-storage-point.22342/
http://starmadedock.net/posts/254436/
Mother of god...New Drone for Carrier Ops on it's way to a theater near you. Should be finished soon
Your ship can p**p drones!Just going to throw this up here. Was my first attempt at drones and racks.
Edit: Ha, not letting my gif show! Here is a link instead.
Lmao, that made my gif show!
I didn't want to be the one to say it. It's amazing, you kill with your poo!Your ship can p**p drones!
148 of them in fact. 180 if they were all laser drones. If you can't beat your enemy, you can always undock all and lag the game out. That image has ate up my imagur bandwidth.Your ship can p**p drones!
I'm just a silly remark expert, not a drone expert, so all I can recommend you is a laxative.148 of them in fact. 180 if they were all laser drones. If you can't beat your enemy, you can always undock all and lag the game out. That image has ate up my imagur bandwidth.
It is really finicky and I can't seem to work some of the bugs out. It causes collision when ejecting the rack sometimes. Sometimes the racks don't disperse properly. IDK why it does that, it's just hit and miss cause it was all hooked up right. Might be the amount of docked entities.
Here it is if you want to check it out, just be warned it can sometimes cause issues and I wouldn't put it on a server. You might upset someone... https://starmadedock.net/content/tormentor-class-drone-carrier.3994/