hm.. little bit small or?

Thanks. I just wanted to see if I could cram all the components that I thought were necessary for a starter station (OK, sure, I could have just stuck a battery on a survival kit and called it good); this was the design basis all the other 23 remote stations, although I went far above for some. I did actually build a version of this that was 2x2x10 blocks for one player, but it was just a box. Although that version had a lot of class, it was all third. Anyway, I figured my last would be my least.

"Utilizing a minimalist design" you don't say :P
Great as always!

Indeed.

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

All right, I got all the way up to Eta (the one that looks like an anchor) tonight.

Tomorrow I will continue working up to Remote Station Nu.

Chi will go in after that, and then I'll start working on the next "spoke".

Also, the plan has changed slightly. Instead of being a square ring, the station will now be cross-shaped.

This will preserve three of the docking bays on each UDM instead of two.

Also, when you eventually view my work, all of the modules will have their original color so you can tell what station is where. (All my details, such as armor between the stations, will be in the default grey.)

Oh, how I know that feeling! "Save Often" is my motto.

I tried once already today, had Alpha and Beta hooked up to one of the UDMs and had set Chi up to begin charging, but my computer had a glitch and I had to shut down SE using task manager.

I didn't manage to save before it happened.

Oh well!

My next attempt will be in a few hours. This time I'll have autosave enabled.

I'm impressed. This is quite an ambitious project, and not one that ever occurred to me. I'm really looking forward to the end result. Please post a link so I can marvel at your creativity.

Also, there's one remote station that I'm making an exception for, and that's Omega. A set of Remote Station Omega units will become the mega-station's lifeboats. As such, they'll be connected to the station via connector instead of being merge-blocked. A gravity-assist chute will allow people to get onto the lifeboats quickly.

The mega-station itself, called Mega-Station One, will have multiple power sources, not just solar. Additionally, any fixed solar panels will be replaced by a bidirectional solar panel assembly mast. You already have Isy's solar script loaded so I'll re-purpose that to control the solar panel rotors by disabling gyro mode.

Also, I plan on adding a Build and Repair System mod block to each of the modules for construction and repair purposes.

Antennas will include the dishes and lasers on the UDMs, but also a dish on the hub module of the station (Chi) and a set of laser antennas facing downward to connect with a ground station below.

Furthermore, I plan on adding the Power Transmitter mod so that the ground station can receive power from the orbiting station., and the Epsilon Defense Modules can also receive power from the main station when they're undocked.

The plan is to make a square ring-style station with 4x Upsilons at the corners to be used as defense outposts. The Upsilon modules are to be detachable, while the other modules become static structural pieces.

Each module (aside from the Upsilons) are to be merge-blocked into place initially, then locked permanently by replacing the merge blocks with light armor blocks.*

The four Upsilon Defense Modules (or UDMs) retain their merge blocks and will get a set of connectors enabling them to separate and become orbiting defense satellites for the station. However, they will lose two of their docking bays (3 and 4) in exchange for this as those bays are being replaced with merge-block airlocks.

All of the modules will retain their thrusters as a way to maneuver or boost the mega-station if needed.

Thank you sir!

Go for it!

I would like to try and combine your Remote Stations into a single mega-station (using each Remote Station as a module and combining them through the use of connectors.)

I may have to rip off some thrusters or other components to do so (like here with Omega).

Additionally, I would like your permission to publish the completed design on the Workshop once I complete it.