Quote from: "Caesar"

I don't care about that. I'd just like to split the cargo ships from the salvage modules. Saves me building time.

One on one could still be attached, right?

Correct.  But I think the tractor has to be on the tug not the module.  I am thinking of using this to rapidly add new capability to my orbital weapons platforms if I can't spare the yardspace and/or time to refit them.

I dont think it matters what the tractor is on, the only change was that there can only be one link between any two entities. Hard to tell since its bugged so that it does not work at all in the last version.

I don't care about that. I'd just like to split the cargo ships from the salvage modules. Saves me building time.

One on one could still be attached, right?

This is a great idea! I am going to make salvage modules to send to those wrecks that have been floating around in space all those years, attached to freighters.

I actually expected that to be the route taken to fix this, as it seemed like the way it was intended to work. Nevertheless, a 'chain-tractor' as a tech or module later on might be interesting.

In light of this and some more playing around with this idea, I've moved away from the concept of pure tugs and pure modules, to simply using this idea to provide 'enhancement packages' that I can add to otherwise normal ships to provide more flexibility. In my current game these are 2000-3000ton lightly armoured modules that I may attached to my normal ships as needed to provide either tanker/supply/rearming support, increase firepower, enhanced sensors, or other roles as needed. They can still act as satellites and orbital bases when needed, but this way my fleet is not dependant on them.

Aww; I saw it more as a feature.

Ditto.

I've fixed the bug allowing chains of tractored units. You can no longer tractor another ship if a tractor beam is already attached to that ship.

Steve

hmmm so you could make engine and fuel modules to increase the range and/or speed of your ships?

Quote from: "welchbloke"

This is a very interesting idea; like several of the other respondants I think I may have to try this concept out for myself.  Nice One  
I haven't used tractors for a long time so can someone remind me if a mothership and tractored unit can pass through a JP together?

Yes, but each counts as a seperate ship.  If you are using a jump gate then there is no problem.  If you are using a ship for a combat transit then a tug + module counts as 2 ships toward the limit.

Brian

Thanks. So far combat assaults I would probably role play it as the tug has a jump drive and the number of modules a tug can take through is limited by the jump squadron size researched.  Do all the ships in a single transit appear in the same spot or do they get randomised positions?