@silver.talon Interesting proposal. I'm not much of a station builder, but that may just make it an interesting challenge. I'll keep it on the list.

Hey Papple,
Nice mobile base, I have a request for a future build for your KDI line. I've been looking all over the workshop for a shipyard that is tailored to Expanse ships. Many shipyards are tailored to conventional ships with horizontal gravity alignment, but a station with a vertical gravity build gantry, a few dry dock gantries, and support facilities would be simply amazing. I've tried to mishmash various shipyard modules to make it work, but I'm unhappy with my results. You'd be the first to pull it off and I bet it would be a huge hit in the Sigma Draconis Server. I'm thinking of it for my DS as I'm usually the shipyard guy.

Interesting

@bierman I did consider that, but there were a few reasons for how I did it. It needed to be light to land on planets and carry supplies, I preferred the aesthetic of the exposed components, and if it were to come under attack, the safe zone generator is by far the best means of preventing damage. The base really isn't meant to end up in combat, and only has light defenses.

super. maybe it’s worth protecting containers and production with at least some armor?

@me777 You're welcome. Yeah, it is a bit on the small side, which was the aim more or less.

Thanks - I really hoped it was functional ;)
Oh, forgot to say bevore: The ship is really well made, but it is a bit small compared to my current (made-in-survival) Base. Still I might steal some Ideas.

@me777 Oh, those are actually just for decoration. They are not intended for any practical use. If you find one though, go for it.
I think I may have placed them in such a way that putting wheels on the bottom would work kinda like landing gear, but really not sure.

How do the Wheel suspensions work?
Somehow I think they are there for a reason and if they help against random stuff exploding at touchdown I'd like to take inspiration in those ^^;

@Soberlife420 Thanks!

amazing design, simplicity refined

@Magnum Opium So I've heard, lol

Starcraft vibes

like it
Reminds me of the Halo Wars base that is launched from the Spirit of Fire

Achievement unlocked, "Venom liked your build."

Tis a silly place

@Senanthes Thanks. Might try some other different things while I wait for the update to get sorted out. Not sure of best warship building practices anymore, but other stuff is pretty unchanged mostly.

This IS different - And nicely done.

Messing around with putting a small vehicle bay on the one I'm using.

@Locomotor70 Thank you. Also not sure it would really fit that, but use it that way if you like.

@Voss Well, I can't say I don't see the resemblance now that it's been pointed out, but I did not think about the SC terran base once while building it.

@FlyingOsprey Maybe, though I don't really have any rovers to use. That was an original intended use for the design, back before it evolved into a base, that it would drop rovers or other vehicles or containers onto planets or pick them up.

if you made this thing into just a massive garage it could be a landing craft for assault rovers!

Not-A-StarCraft terran base lol
looks good

I camelot

damn papple nice starting base
iff you are whilling to make this a starting thing like instead off the small little pod