"Book" Drones, Anyone?

Drones are large computer-controlled missiles. They are designed much like small ships and can carry engines, shields, weapons, and most especially, warheads. Drones are usually equipped with a large warhead used to damage ships or planets. Drones are launched from ships or planets and seek out an enemy target. Once the drone encounters the target, it will ram the target and do as much damage as possible. Most drones are constructed with special materials giving them an increase in their speed.

Drones can be launched during combat and during the normal game. When launched from a planet or ship in the normal game, they must
immediately be given a target. This target can be a ship or a planet. The movement of the drone is automatic towards its target. Once the
target is given, it cannot be changed. However, if the drone loses its target for some reason, it may be assigned a new target. You cannot
choose whether a drone gets into combat or not, it is automatic.

Drones can be launched during combat from ships carrying them. Once launched, the drone will automatically pick a target from those
available in combat and seek it out (to ram and destroy it). You cannot control a drone during combat. If the drone survives the combat, and its
target was killed, then it may be given a new target. If your ships are transiting a warp point, drones can be launched through the warp point to destroy any defenders before your ships make it through.

Drones cannot be resupplied. Once they exhaust the supply they are launched with, they will expire. Even if a drone just sits in space, it will
consume supplies. Its best that once a drone is launched, you give it a target before it expires from lack of supply.