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Probe Drone SE

Vanilla | No Mods | No Scripts | 4 DLC

SE replica of the Light Scout Probe Drone from the Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak RTS. A fully automated vanilla atmospheric drone with automatic takeoff, landing and maintaining a minimum flight altitude. Can be controlled by signals from the carrier and via a remote control block.

Encyclopedia Hiigara
The Scryer-class Probe is a light, unmanned reconnaissance drone produced by Coalition of the Northern Kiithid, particularly by their baserunners. Coalition baserunners launch them to survey unknown areas, and to scout for hostile Gaalsien presence. Given that they are unmanned and cost little resource to produce, they are can provide much needed information of enemy movement.

Specification:
PCU: 1318
Blocks: 146
Weight: 13 tn
Size (LWH): 5 x 4.5 x 1.75 m

In remote control mode, the drone can automatically maintain a minimum height of 11 meters (can be changed in the controller Event TakeOff settings). It can be controlled by external signals from the carrier:

Channel 1 - Activate offensive mode
Channel 2 - Return to carrier (needs a binding to the carrier's beacon)
Channel 3 - Follow carrier (player)
Channel 4 - Deploy from carrier

Control in remote control mode:

#1 - Switch weapon to autocannon
#2 - Take off drone
#3 - Landing drone
#4 - AI Flight behavior on/off
#5 - AI Offensive behavior on/off
#6 - AI Basic behavior on/off
#7 - AI Recorder behavior on/off
#8 - Camera view
#9 - All AI behavior off (use this to return normal control of the drone)

Note: You can replace the cannon with an ore detector and use the drone to scout for ore deposits at a minimum altitude.

Having fun!