Quick little mock up of a Super Destroyer Formation option / ship upgrade "Autopilot Disabled".
Stage 1 - Pick Drop Point
This would be as you know it already, everyone gets in their Hellpods, then the host chooses the drop point, with others Divers being able to suggest locations.
Stage 2 - Choose Formation (New)
Once the drop point has been chosen, rather than immediately going to the stratagem loadout screen, a new series of options will appear for the host. They will be able to pick the Super Destroyer formation for the mission. Options could be:
- Cardinal
- One Destroyer in each cardinal direction (North / East / South / West)
- Overwatch
- The Destroyers are spread out evenly across the map, providing complete overwatch.
- Centeral
- The Destroyers will cluster up in the centre of the map.
For city missions, the formation choice will be locked to Cardinal, while being able to reposition during the mission as they do currently.
The choice of formations could help Divers with their Orbital stratagem targeting on planets with odd terrain.
Stage 3 - Stratagem Loadout
Once the formation has been chosen, things will proceed as usual.
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Now, this could be just a new general step in the pre-dive routine, or it could become available from a Bridge Ship Upgrade. I'm thinking "Autopilot Disabled" as the title.