Hey all, I have absolutely no modding experience whatsoever but I have an idea for a mod that I was wondering if anyone with actual modding ability might be interested in picking up and seeing if it is workable. The basic idea works like this:

- New modular crane structure.This would consist of a storage base, a tower and an arm.
- The structure would be built by placing a storage base first. This would be a special new kind of storage that would automatically request goods in the same way as a building sit does but dependent on other building sites within the range of the crane.
- The tower is the vertical bit and will determine the height to which the crane can build
- The arm is a piece like the suspension bridges that is attached to the top of the tower and is where a beaver would work. How far out the crane can build depends on the arm length.

The general idea for how I imagine it working is, when you anticipate large construction projects in areas (eg a big dam) you would first build a crane. Rather than beavers having to deliver and build each section of the dam 1 bit at a time, you can instead build the crane and then designate it to "reserve" all construction projects within its range. Hauler or construction beavers can then deliver goods to the crane base depending on the needs of any construction projects within range.

When it is being worked, the crane will build any constructions within its range in the same way as a beaver would but would not need to have delays between each bit or time spent with beavers going back and forth between the constructions as they become able to reach them, the crane would be able to build them using the centrally stored goods.

I do not know if this is even feasible with the way the game works but feel it could be a big help on large projects. Once the building is done, the crane can then be disassembled again.