My idea is to implement some kind of drone with two movement modes.
The first mode a “follow-mode”, where the drone will follow the Astroneer and recording in this time the terrain an surface of the planet.
This kind of surface-scan will lead to a 3D-map, that the player can open as a kind of minimap for orientation or to chart up the planet basically. Also the tunnels or underground caves can be mapped as a small 3D model.
The second moving mode will send the drone with its limited energy (charged by base or Astroneer) to a point or range set by the player.
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