Posted by: Starmantle
« on: January 16, 2018, 05:23:52 PM »You could certainly have freighters and colony ships that are pulled by tugs and that's a fine and fun choice, but this is pitched more at people who don't do that and who instead just run one-piece freighters.
(I realize, though, that the word "module" might be causing people to miscue because sometimes people talk about tractor-payload vehicle combinations like that, which is cool.)
The "module" in this case is just 1 HS of the ship.
And because we tend to run fleets of freighters all together, it cuts down on redundancy and gives you more field capabilities to rotate out what you're doing with those 50 tons, while not having to retool or create a whole new shipyard.
But sure, I think it would be fun to run "tractor" freighters and throw in a single military tractor to the convoy. I might have to try that and appreciate the suggestion!
(I realize, though, that the word "module" might be causing people to miscue because sometimes people talk about tractor-payload vehicle combinations like that, which is cool.)
The "module" in this case is just 1 HS of the ship.
And because we tend to run fleets of freighters all together, it cuts down on redundancy and gives you more field capabilities to rotate out what you're doing with those 50 tons, while not having to retool or create a whole new shipyard.
But sure, I think it would be fun to run "tractor" freighters and throw in a single military tractor to the convoy. I might have to try that and appreciate the suggestion!