modders and shipset creators - please read

[Baron Munchausen]

There's an unused ability in the abilities.txt file called 'drop troops'. Apparently there was supposed to be a special bay like for launching fighters, but for dropping troops. The sheer numbers of troops you have to drop to take a large or huge planet apparently made that impractical.

Personally, I'm still requesting a 'Robotech-style' combination troop/fighter vehicle. Imagine how cool to have a carrier that launches hundreds of dual-purpose vehicles. They attack the defending fleet and THEN take the planet without having to haul a bunch of troops in a seperate ship! This could be very powerful, of course. It ought to be a racial tech that costs some points. But it would be so much fun to have!