2024-04-18 Recover Vehicle, Runways, Orbit Altitude, Drop Pods — Hazeron Starship Steam update #1129957

Runways Space Vehicle Recovery System. Hmm. That's a mouthful. Changed this to Runway everywhere. Recover Vehicles Drop pods are fun but they can be impossible to get back aboard without a runway. Any vehicle can now request recovery by a spacecraft if they are close enough. A Recover button appears among the on-screen buttons while you are in a vehicle. "Close enough" is inside the shield bubble ellipse, regardless if the ship has shields. Vehicle must also keep pace with the ship. The ship must have a parking spot for the vehicle. As with runway landings, the vehicle will be placed in 1) an empty spot, 2) replace a new vehicle of the same kind, 3) replace a used empty vehicle of the same kind, 4) replace a used vehicle of the same kind containing items, in that order of preference. There is some communication from the ship to help you succeed. This has some intentional delays so it's n...