Resupply base

[Leoric]

A researchable component that makes it possible to build Resupply bases in the middle of nowhere.

Could be useful..

[terrycloth]

Quantum reactor. Or whatever it's called. Same effect, isn't it?

[Lastseer]

Well, it might be nice to have some kind of component that you could place on a ship that works like a resupply facility and has the effect of resupplying other ships in the sector. Something that is available before a quantum reactor, but maybe is harder to manage in some way (keep quantum reactor still effective). Limitations might be a large mineral cost, or a large kt size (~= 300kt), or only buildable on Bases, or destroyed after resuplying X (=~ 15) ships???

[raynor]

Right now, you just have to move your ship into the same sector as a planet with a Resupply Depot and move it out again in the same turn fully resupplied. But to resupply at a space station, you have to form it up in a fleet with the station and leave it for a turn before it resupplies. It would be pretty cool if Malfador changed it so you just need to enter the same sector as a space station in order to resupply. Or, if they would just let your ship resupply automatically without needing to add your ship/fleet to the same fleet as the base.

On the other hand, I wonder if it should be changed the other way--i.e. that your ship should have to stop for an entire turn to resupply at a planet. Shouldn't it take a while to resupply a ship before it goes on its way?

[Leoric]

A Quantum reactor, I havn´t researched that yet.

Huge tech tree, got to love this game!!!!

Is that a ship component or a planet facility?

[raynor]

The Quantum Reactor is a ship component. If you add the QR to a ship, it never runs out of supplies, and if you add a ship containing a QR to the fleet, the fleet never runs out of supplies. You can get this by researching Resupply to the end. Very nice component.