Connectors

Connectors are articulated parts that connect one ship or structure to another. They may be operated by player characters and clones at an engineer terminal.

For instance, the ship connector acts as a docking clamp, grasping a second ship connector on another ship (or other structure). The two are attached only by the ship connector(s) holding them together. When a player or character uses an engineer terminal to open the connector(s), the two structures are no longer connected. This method may be employed to attach lifeboats or boarding craft to a ship.

Other connectors will cause connected structures to swivel around each other, or act as hinges. This will allow for construction of giant space robots!

Explosive Bolts

Metal Beams

Ship Connector