I like how Arthropods does it -- a weapon category, and a drone of a complementary type (not the same weapon). I don't like the default for everyone else where you get the drone corresponding to your weapon type. You already have that weapon type, you don't need a drone of the same thing unless the numbers are bigger, so the attractive drones are only the ones with big numbers.

Also I kinda hate when I have to research small drones which don't fit in any hull section before I get medium Cruiser-compatible drones, and I don't like how those small drones seem to unlock around when I get Cruisers, but they don't fit into Cruisers, so I have sections which can't be filled.

So, here's the big suggestion:
- D-slot for drones
- H-slot for strike craft
- B-slot for bombers

D-slot drones are M-slot sized for cost and include Point Defense drones. It might be normal for a D-slot to appear on a Destroyer; drone-focused shipsets like Arthropod might put D-slots on Corvettes.

H-slot is the current normal strike craft slot size. It's what appears on ships from other mods like Attack Moons and Carrier Platforms. Leaving it mostly alone in terms of size allows your new ships to fit into other mods.

B-slot is for bombers, and might be roughly 2L in size. It's a big deal on a Battlehsip (replacing the X-slot bow), and only a few shipsets would get more than one B-slot per hull. Titans would be able to hold 2x or more B-slots.

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Drones use Energy damage. They're good against missiles, bad against Strike Craft, and tolerable against Corvettes.

Strike Craft use Kinetic damage. They're good against other Strike Craft (especially Drones & Bombers), and strong against small ships which lack PD. They ignore missiles but fight other crafts.

Bombers use Explosive damage, and get +100% per hull size (like a vanilla Space Torpedo). They're good against big ships, bad against Strike Craft, and not great against small ships with PD. Bombers are one reason you want a PD screen. Bombers ignore strike craft and ignore missiles.

(That's just the damage type of the default starter set for each type. There should be additional specialized versions of each, balanced against the slot cost.)

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Since we've got standard slot sizes for D / H / B, we can use them in different hulls to show shipset strengths.

Defense Platforms might get a 4x D section, a 2x H section, and a 1x B section -- or Bombers might be restricted to Defense Stations & Fortresses, in which case the defense platform would instead get [2D] or [1H] sections.

D-slot might be normal in a Destroyer, so it's exceptional to find one in a Corvette, or to find a few in a Cruiser.

H-slot might be normal in a Cruiser, so Arthropod putting one on a Destroyer would be unusual.

B-slot should be expensive to place on a Battleship (bow section which replaces your usual X-slot weapon), fit more nicely on a Titan (2x B core, 1x B stern) which sit behind the T-slot bow.

Hangar-focused shipsets like Arthropod might have sections that mix D and H, or H and B.

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So to sum up:
- Fewer drone types, ideally less "huge numbers" damage and more support
- Except Bombers, they should be all about the huge numbers damage
- Add some new slot types so H-slot ships can work with content from other mods (e.g. Giga)
- New hangar sizes can be mixed together on hulls, creating a larger design space.


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What do you think?