So, after reading through all posts I'm still confused with the exact mechanics of the "Replenish Tank" thingy.
As far as I understand, if a hangar rearms or rebuilds a fighter, it loses "capacity". If it is idle, it replenishes it.
And as stated somewhere before for the astral, 3 working and 3 idle would end in "capacity" stagnation, since the "tank" thingy is shared between all Hangars.
So what happens, if only three Hangars are even equipt with Wings? Wouldn't that mean, that these three Wings can be maintained at full "capacity" under any circumstances, till the Carriers CR runs out?
And by the way, I absolutly love these changes.
Going along with the suggestion of turning Drones into the new hangar system aswell,What I would really like to see, I would suggest a clear differentiation.
Since drones are smaller, crewless, shorter ranged and, as far as I remember, weaker than fighters,
I would like to see Fighter and Drone Hangars seperated from each other.
They might even have few differentiations, for example a "clip" system for drones,
as we have now for some drone carriers,or was that in a mod?.
If one is destroyed, it could be replaced instantly, and the clip gets slowly refilled.
If this happens, I think it would also make sense to do another Hull mod to add one "drone Hangar" to a ship.
Not as expensive as a real hangar, but only capable of carrying drones.
Hm, now that I think about it, I think it would also be cool to see a Hull mod that can upgrade an existing Drone Hangar into an "Improvised Fighter Hangar".
UI wise it might be possible, to do the same for Drones and Fighters, with a faint F or D in the equipment slot, to see whether it is for drones or fighters.
Maybe it would be possible to add drones to Fighter Hangars but not the other way?
I like the idea of having costomisable drones.
A drone Hangar hullmod might also be viable for frigates. Well, at least more than a Hangar Hull mod.
Hmm, putting a drone Hangar on a Frigate and afterwards upgrading it into an "Improvised Fighter Hangar"...
There you have your Hound carrier! One crappy Hangar with Rockets strapped to its sides. Not able to do anything on its own, but it has a hangar and can fly fast!
And yes, I want this, just because I want PD laser drones to do my missile defence. I need more minions, who will do my bidings!