Hello people, today I will propose a slightly controversial change which will most likely be disliked by the community, hell even I'm on the fence about it. Anyhow, enough rambling, lets get into the details.
Zeppelins are seen as very important movecraft as they offer unmatched versatility in all but 1 aspect, that being combat.
This convenient and cheap craft has made all over non-combat vehicles redundant and ruined any chances of maritime trading actually existing.
All i want you to ponder is the possible removal of zeppelins or the reduction of their carrying capacity to a single double chest at maximum size (that includes alternative storage containers, no bypassing using those either)
But i understand that zeps do fill a very crucial role in the movement of goods, so allow me to offer other means of transport instead through the introduction of 2 new land-based crafts
1) The amphibious truck: One of the main challenges when using current trading vessels (cargoships) is the issue that it can't exactly cruise over land, this truck should be able to float in the water, as well as pilot on land.
This truck should be tailored more to the movement of cargo, as such it should offer the same chest capacity that zeps grant. But i understand that being on the ground poses a risk to your precious cargo, so it should support the addition of terracotta to enable it to survive at least 1 tank shell.
2) The lorry: The only current land based support vehicle is the truck, a fairly underwhelming craft with minimal use cases.
This lorry would be specialises in the movement of cargo and would have the same cargo specifications as a cargoship.
-- Could possibly be attached to a cargoship to act as a sudo landing craft if you have more than 1 player to re-pilot the cargoship and keep it safe
You may wonder why are you suggesting this, you fool, you utter buffoon, well i personally would like to see for infrastructure built since it would actually serve an important purpose, and actual piracy and risk when moving items
I would like to mention that all of these crafts should be faster than a zep, because zeps are really damn slow.
(I still wish outposts were added back ;-;)
If you made it to the end, congrats! You actually manage to make your way through my great idea