9.0 Suggestion - Frigates change-

[Aeght]

Would it be possible to choose when kiting out a frigate to swap the S dock for a L turret, they all have S docks for launching defence drones but i just think defence drones suck. being able to give up the dock/drones for a turret would be awesome. but still having it as an option for people who like drones or want to dock a small ship on a frigate

[Uwe Poppel]

Would it be possible to choose when kiting out a frigate to swap the S dock for a L turret, they all have S docks for launching defence drones but i just think defence drones suck. being able to give up the dock/drones for a turret would be awesome. but still having it as an option for people who like drones or want to dock a small ship on a frigate

Übersetzung:
Wäre es möglich, beim Ausstatten einer Fregatte auszuwählen, das S-Dock gegen einen L-Turm zu tauschen? Sie haben alle S-Docks zum Starten von Verteidigungsdrohnen, aber ich finde einfach, dass Verteidigungsdrohnen schlecht sind. Die Möglichkeit, das Dock/Drohnen gegen einen Turm aufzugeben, wäre großartig. Aber es wäre trotzdem eine Option für Leute, die Drohnen mögen oder ein kleines Schiff auf einer Fregatte andocken wollen.

I'll post this in the English X4 forum.

[CBJ]

No, docks are not removable items, and even if they were, slots cannot be interchangeable between different types of upgrade.

[Nadja]

Then don't use drones—use real strong S-class ships instead.

[Aeght]

Then don't use drones—use real strong S-class ships instead.

That could be cool but a Frigate can't restock or repair a fighter and they won't auto redock like defence drones or fighters on carriers. Frigates don't really offer much that a corvette doesn't do better(you could just assign the same fighters to follow a corvette). I just though an L turret would give them a bit of a niche over the corvettes than the landing pad does. It's kind of moot point if docks are not removeable as CBJ pointed out though. Maybe one day we'll get a fighter with a Turret and we can just park that on the pad.

[Blaze1st]

Fighters will auto-dock after combat on frigates if set to Defense with Launched setting.

Does not reliably work if the frigate is in turn assigned to dock on another ship such as a carrier though (the frigate might dock before its own fighter does leaving the fighter unable to complete its last docking order).