Launch survey drones from a 5x5 launch pad. They fly far out into the fog, land, and deploy into slow-scanning radar probes, with buoy versions for water. Works on every planet.
Mods introducing new content into the game.
Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2026-11-09
Features:
- Drone launcher: a 5x5 launch pad that sends survey drones toward the nearest uncharted land.
- Survey drones fly out, land, and deploy into a slow-scanning radar probe, or an inflatable buoy on water.
- Probes sweep an 8-chunk radius, then shut down. A message with a map link marks each finished sweep.
- When everything in range is charted, drones keep flying out to refresh the map.
- Survey drones research (after radar and engine, red + green science) and three range upgrades
that double each level: 1024 base, then +1024, +2048, +4096 tiles.
- Works on every planet.
Settings:
- Startup: launch interval, base range, first range research bonus.
- Map: drone flight speed, show drones on the map (icon + narrow charted flight trail), landing mode (nudge / fail / risky), risky failure chance, finished-probe messages.