Swarm Expansion Pack – Feature Overview
[p]The Swarm Expansion Pack significantly expands drone-based gameplay with new ship classes, deeper customization, and advanced tactical control. This update is focused on giving players more strategic freedom, stronger identity for swarm builds, and a clearer, more powerful management experience.[/p]New Swarm Content
- [p]3 new Swarm types, each with distinct combat roles and behaviors[/p][/*]
- [p]4 new Swarm drone ships, designed to support different tactical playstyles[/p][/*]
New Ship Class
- [p]A brand-new hybrid ship class[/p][list]
- [p]Large in scale, yet retaining many fighter-class characteristics[/p][/*]
- [p]Fully explorable interior[/p][/*]
- [p]Planet-landing capable[/p][/*]
- [p]Designed to bridge the gap between capital ships and fighters[/p][/*]
Customization & Progression
- [p]New Swarm-specific components[/p][/*]
- [p]New Swarm skills and progression paths[/p][/*]
- [p]New stats that directly affect swarm behavior and efficiency[/p][/*]
- [p]New ship perks tailored for swarm-focused builds[/p][/*]
- [p]New visual skins for ships and swarm units[/p][/*]
Swarm Management & Tactics
- [p]A completely redesigned Swarm Manager interface[/p][list]
- [p]Clearer control over swarm composition and priorities[/p][/*]
- [p]Allows players to define behavior profiles such as defensive, aggressive, or free-form tactics[/p][/*]
- [p]Enables deeper strategic decision-making during combat[/p][/*]
Mothership & Carrier Changes
- [p]Motherships can now deploy Swarm drones[/p][/*]
- [p]Legacy Combat Drones are now exclusive to Fighter-class ships[/p][/*]
- [p]Swarm capacity rules:[/p][list]
- [p]Motherships:[/p][list]
- [p]Up to 100 Swarm drones[/p][/*]
- [p]Can be increased up to 250 through pilot skills.[/p][/*]
- [p]Can deploy up to 5,000 Swarm drones, enabling true large-scale engagements[/p][/*]
[p]This expansion is designed to push battles beyond individual ships, introducing formation-based combat, mass coordination, and strategic drone warfare on a completely new scale.[/p][p][/p]
Additional Notes & Current Limitations
- [p]At the moment, Swarm ships can use usable modules, but cannot perform pod-catching actions. We are exploring the addition of a dedicated Misc Swarm Drone class for this role. If this approach proves unsuitable, pod-catching capability may be enabled directly for Swarm ships in a future update.[/p][/*]
