Drone Launcher

Drone Launcher
Flight center with <hl>6 slots</> for logistic drones Lua ID c_drone_launcher Size Medium

The Drone Launcher is a Medium-sized Component.

Drone Launchers are larger versions of Drone Ports. They act as unpacking sites and home bases for up to six drone-type bots. Moving a packaged drone into a drone slot will unpack the drone and allow it to function. Moving a drone back into the item inventory will repack it, allowing it to be transported and reassigned.

Each Drone Launcher has a register for a target entity, commanding the launcher's drones to fulfill context-sensitive orders. Each model of drone has a certain range around their Drone Launcher within which they can work. A drone no longer in range of its parent launcher, or which leaves the reach of a Power Field, will immediately return directly to the launcher.

When a drone docks inside its home it will empty its entire inventory into the parent unit. Any excess will be dropped onto the ground around the unit.

Recipe

Microprocessor	Optic Cable	Transformer		Drone Launcher
10	10	5

Produced by

Human Factory	Time
	24 seconds
Human Factory	Time
	12 seconds

Required Technology

Advanced Drones

Tips:

• Given their greater drone carrying capacity, Drone Launchers are at even greater risk than Drone Ports for dumping of excess items from Miner Drones. Ensure the parent unit has enough inventory space and is regularly emptied. Alternatively, set the drones' Store register to a different unit.