Really like the Dredge Works concept, but I struggle to place the sea miners and floating belts as the seafloor drills sit on top of the water. I think the ocean mining could benefit from a proper offshore mining rigs? 9×9 / 7x7 tile platforms similar to Cargo Ships Oil Rig.

The gameplay would be similar to current ocean mining, Cargo Ships visit the rig to collect resources.
Would this fit the direction of Dredge Works? Either as:

An upgrade/addition to the existing mod
Alternative mining option alongside current methods
Inspiration for future development

Just wanted to put the idea out there and see what people think. If there's interest, happy to discuss further or help however I can.

A separate companion mod for such a thing would be reasonable (essentially the water equivalent of the big mining drill), but right now I don't have the ability to make a proper model of that size that would serve as a convincing mining platform.

I get that, graphics are not an easy task.

The more people that are interested in the idea - the more likely someone with the skill can help implement the model