Theseus

Are satellites on the road map anywhere? I'd really like to see some satellites in the game to perform a variety of functions. Now I'll be honest and say that I'm pining for some of the satellite action like in X3, but more so. Going from basic to advanced here is a possible framework: Commerce satellite. This would be the first unit we could get in game. It's weak, detectable, and not particularly great until we put in some upgrades. The current upgrade frameworks would work good here as we could use upgrades to expand the reach of the unit. Say... when you first put it down it's fairly limited to the stations it can get data from but with multiple upgrades it would be able to pull data from half a sector, or something like that. Maybe even add a little armor or shields with the upgrades. Military Satellite. Armed and armored. Very expensive. Limited number per sector, as well as an overall deployment limitation. Upgrades for armor, weapons, detection distance and others Stealth Satellite. More useful for PvP, I would think. Again, limited number per sector as well as overall limit. Satellite would stay detectable for some amount of time after deploying. Upgrades to reduce that initial detection time (but not remove it), expand range, reduce range at which they are detected by enemies. Thoughts?