cyclops docking

Avestator

just a small idea that came to my mind but what about some kind of dry-dock for the cyclops two stories(? english is not my first language) high with a big gate on its back so you would drive into it the cyclops would be grabbed be arms similar to those in the moonpool but thicker and not only from above. the water would be pumped out and you would be able to leave at the bottom so could walk around under your cyclops. there would be the ability to build a bulkhead so your base wouldn't be flooded or even a hatch so you could enter the dock even when its full with water. there would also be a walkway at the height of the great window of the cyclops so could walk around it there and maybe even build windows or hatches in there.

DrownedOut

A Cyclops dock is one of the items on the Trello roadmap for after V1.0. I assume it won't be a drydock though; the size would severely limit its versatility.

Rezca

What you described is anything but a 'small idea' from a development perspective ^^;


DrownedOut mentioned that there will be a docking function for it, but it's likely not going to be a grand Moonpool situation. If they go with the picture on Trello as a point of reference, it'd likely just hook up to a module on your base.

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i would like it better if you like put it against a tube it connects to the tube

0x6A7232

I think they should have both. A small docking tube, and then an optional gargantuan moonpool if you have the required 35 plasteel ingots and 5 advanced wiring kits. They should also put a manual dock / undock control on the big one. Seeing a Cyclops hauled up & dropped is so cool, and you usually only get to see it when you make the Cyclops.

CAPSHAW

The only way I could see justifying the gigantic moonpool is if it had some special feature that was different than the typical moonpool. For instance, if there were two moonpools on the side and there was a mechanism for automatically placing and retrieving vehicles. These moonpools might not have modification stations, but this is a whole other benefit.

0x6A7232

It's.. uh... so I can inspect the hull of my Cyclops. Yeah, that's the reason.. xD