Is there seriously no Workbench on Equipment Docks to Mod Ships?

[Duncaroos]

Title. The only bench at the "Workshop" is a crafting bench. Cannot see any ship modding bench!

[vvvvvvvv]

> Is there seriously no Workbench on Equipment Docks to Mod Ships?

Yep. Seriously no workbench.

[Alan Phipps]

I think there could be some sort of gameplay reasoning behind it.

The devs probably want to apply to players the modding/docking limitations of Wharves for S&M mods, and Shipyards for L/XL mods (probably even separating L and XL when Shipyards only have one type of fabrication module). If there were workbenches (and shiptraders?) on Equipment Docks which can usually dock and repair/upgrade all types of ships then you could also probably mod any type of ship there. The devs might consider that too easy.

[Duncaroos]

But it's a section literally called workshop . How can you have a workshop with no workbench

[vvvvvvvv]

I think there could be some sort of gameplay reasoning behind it.

The devs probably want to apply to players the modding/docking limitations of Wharves for S&M mods, and Shipyards for L/XL mods (probably even separating L and XL when Shipyards only have one type of fabrication module). If there were workbenches (and shiptraders?) on Equipment Docks which can usually dock and repair/upgrade all types of ships then you could also probably mod any type of ship there. The devs might consider that too easy.

I think a much more plausible explanation is that "someone forgot to place it".

[Alan Phipps]

Heh, I always try to avoid taking a shave with Occam's razor.

Personally, my opinion is that ship modding workbenches should be more associated with appropriate Ship Maintenance modules (ie including Equipment Docks) and not so much the Ship Fabrication modules with shiptraders. My reasoning there is that you can't order or build a ship with the mods already included, but you should be able to mod a docked ship where you can upgrade/repair it.

[vvvvvvvv]

Heh, I always try to avoid taking a shave with Occam's razor.

Personally, my opinion is that ship modding workbenches should be more associated with appropriate Ship Maintenance modules (ie including Equipment Docks) and not so much the Ship Fabrication modules with shiptraders. My reasoning there is that you can't order or build a ship with the mods already included, but you should be able to mod a docked ship where you can upgrade/repair it.

It could also be installed on AUX ships. Because those can repair and alter all ships. On stations only S/M fab/eq dock has interior, so workbench kinda is shoehorned there. A more reasonable approach would be to have ship trading room in separate place. Actually this makes me wonder if shipyards with only L/SL dock, but no S/M dock would even function. Need to check what is done in the game. They probably have S/M equipment dock.