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Asteraceae (Basic)

Built as a replacement for the Frost flower, the Asteraceae was designed with the same general idea in mind using everything that had worked on the Frost Flower, thruster placement, Etc, this being the basic model it offers little more than the Frost Flower Omega does, although as a completely new platform it has a lot of room for extra modules and improvements.


I've increased the size of the downward facing missile bay by 1 reloadable rack, i 'would' offer a staggered fire mode but for some reason they seem to bug and remain on even when the timer blocks are turned off when i attempt this.


I have also included a secondary thrust ring, which helps the Asteraceae remain aloft even after taking heavy damage, and adds maneuverability (it has a similar number of gyros as the Frost Flower as i was trying to keep it light so it maneuvers very similar to it in an atmosphere.)


I have also moved the docking port to the front instead of the bottom as it allows for easier docking with many of the structures i've built (Helianthemum, the orbital recharge depot, other Asteraceae, future structures)


There are also 2 merge blocks on the front, i had added these to allow it to transfer power to and from other small grid structures (before i realized that it can already do that through the docking connector) so at this point they're more of a vestigial remnant.


It didn't come out looking as nice and streamlined as i had hoped, but utility-wise it is much more versitile than the Frost Flower, feedback is appreciated.