Turret placement idea

[Kage]

It's a simple idea that I think should improve ship building.

 

So, I think instead of placing the turrets in the build menu, we should be able to place "turret slots."  This will indicate where a turret will go and store the block type it's been placed on.

 

Then you outfit the turrets from the ship menu in the same way modules are slotted.

 

Advantages:

  * Being able to store turret location in a blueprint.

  * Being able to change turrets more easily.

  * Should make fleet building much quicker.

  * Makes turrets match the module system better.

 

Disadvantages:

  * While existing blueprints should be fine, existing ships might need extra effort to convert them.

[Thundercraft]

Sounds like a good idea - in theory. However, one of the strength's of the current system is that we can place our turrets just about anywhere - even on the slopes of wedges and other shapes.

 

Depending on how "turret slots" are implemented, I suspect these will be square or rectangular. And that would limit us to placing them on perfectly flat surfaces, wouldn't it?

 

Anyway, I do agree that it should be possible to save turrets and turret locations on a ship design. I think that is important. Right now there is a turret disappearing bug that will make turrets disappear and prevent us from placing new turrets if we apply a ship design without first removing all the turrets.