Idea: Scavenger for removing shipwreck

[JJ4u]

I just saw some large shipwreck in an area. I know that they will disapear sometime. But I just thought it may be a game feature to have Scavenger ships which could gain some ressources out of the wreck and make them disapear quicker. You may also think of ship drones collecting the ressources out of the wrecks.

just an idea....

[TVCD]

I push you into the right forum.

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[Axeface]

Yep its been suggested a lot. It could use the same scripting and visuals as repair drones. Would be cool to have a teladi corp that does just this too (and picks up crates too), my pick for a name is 'Ministry of Reclamation'

[JJ4u]

Thank you for pushing the topic into the right forum. I should have looked a little deeper into the forum structure. My fault.

[Falcrack]

I also think wreckage should have hitpoint. The more you shoot at it, the more the salvage value decreases, until no more hitpoints are left, and the wreck disappears. One thing I've noticed in attacking stations is that destroyed modules get in the way of shots landing on the intact modules, and this would be one way to more effectively clear out a station when attacking it in sector, if you could damage the wrecked station module to the point where it disappears completely.

[Ynesra_Voles]

Or wrecks can be mined like asteroids with ship components instead of ore/silicon.

[Matthew94]

Would be cool to have a teladi corp that does just this too (and picks up crates too), my pick for a name is 'Ministry of Reclamation'

I really like this idea. It'd be a natural way to recycle old ships and they could have junkyard stations where all sorts of recovered wares could be bought.

[sware]

I would like to pick up the idea. With split vendetta we got a lot of new sectors with persistent shipwrecks. I know that sometimes you can find some treasures, but as soon as the wreck is spinning it is impossible to get to it. One problem is that the spacesuit is to slow to escape the rotation, and once you get up from your seat your ship is not dragged along anymore.

It would be nice to salvage those wrecks for resources, maybe hull parts and some other you need for ship building.
Maybe even the mining laser could be used to do that. It could drop containers with the ware and a small chance for some modification (another way to get them next to fighting and missions).
Any trader could be retrofitted for this task. I think this would add some nice new way to earn credits next to mining. I really think it is a shame that this wrecks are just decoration. It would also be nice if there is a chance for a normal wreck of a L or Xl ship to become a persistent wreck for salvaging.

Maybe even the logic for mining could be reused.