NPC Remote Pilots Operating Drones from a Mothership
Please consider allowing NPC pilots to occupy remote-control stations aboard a mothership and operate separate small ships, drones and fighters through remote-control systems, similar in principle to what players already do with remote-control blocks in Space Engineers 1.
A large ship could have multiple pilot seats, each staffed by a recruited NPC controlling a different fighter, mining craft or transport. The drones could be cheap and expendable, while skilled pilots remain protected on the mothership. If a drone is destroyed, the hardware is lost but its pilot survives and retains experience, provided the mothership remains safe.
NPC pilot skills could improve maneuvering, navigation, reaction and mission effectiveness. This would make multi-ship operations and large crewed motherships meaningful, while allowing players to combine human control, NPC remote pilots and programmable or autonomous systems.
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