What do you use transport ships for?

[cshank2]

I use them only in proportions to transport populations before I get a large starliner

[Skirmisher]

So you use them to add population to your colonies?

[Captain Kwok]

I use them for transport .

You can use them to transport and transfer anything including population. You can droops troops, but not launch units. This includes fighters, satellites, mines, and drones. You'll have to use the specific launchers for those items.

[ September 28, 2002, 23:58: Message edited by: Captain Kwok ]

[pathfinder]

I use them to transport all kinds of things, population, troops, satellites, mines, weapon platforms, fighters...you name it. Just can't, as Capt Kwok says, launch anything...do a cargo transfer...or drop cargo to a planet

[ September 29, 2002, 00:11: Message edited by: pathfinder ]

[Fyron]

Put a launching bay on a transport, and it can launch things.

[Arkcon]

Transports and colonizers are big ships - 300 kt of space, that you get before you research ship construction twice and get destroyers which are also 300 kt.

They have a built-in downside, they must have fewer engines and must carry certain components. The transport must be 50% storage bays. The sattelite bay counts as a storage bay, so it's great for putting sattelites on warp points or other spots you don't have a planet.

Using an escort for that purpose, with it's ability to have 6 engines, doesn't really seem to be a better choice

[Elowan]

Originally posted by MaCready:
Hello,

What do you folks use transport ships for?

Carry Bud between systems; White Tower 'rat meat' as well on occasion.

[ September 29, 2002, 02:14: Message edited by: Elowan ]