I've just been looking how the AM Fragment Reproducer has been replicating the blocks. I see the blockshape=SQUARE_LAUNCHER. I'm going to create a test weapon and setting the blockshape to one of the octogons and see how the behaviour goes. Could make for some interesting multilaunchers

something that could be cool is a sort of "SheildBuster" drone that had an insane rate of fire and damage but its range was so short that it didn't go outside of the actual drone. the purpose would be to fly inside sheilds where the shots would instantly hit the sheilds and destroy them with extreme speed

That was a bust: But interesting thing happened though. The OCTAGON block had the 'launcher triangle' displayed within it. However it didn't replicate any missile blocks. There must be a hidden flag built into the launcher blocks.

Idea: Short range flak : multishot, short range (3/400), AOE on detonation, dmg: around 20ish, ROF: 2/sec. AUTOFIRE flag as point defense. As a missile screen.
Cost 30+ hmm, maybe 40+

Idea: Mine laying drone.

a medium and long range collector

When you go to make a new save file, the one faction on the far right needs more parts, How about a charging turret wepon,That fires like faction 2's scattershot, however slightly less scatter 2x damage, turreted, and 10% more reloding time

Ramiasu, do you want to try something with blockshape: HEPTAGON_LAUNCHER ;)

These work pretty nice as well:
GEM_2_LAUNCHER
GEM_3_LAUNCHER
GEM_4_LAUNCHER

Idea: a long range high damage beam turret with a very long reload with a projectile speed of the default player factions rocket launcher for the player faction\others

I would love to see a T2 Fraglauncher that fires 4.5 frags with 2dmg and 5 blast area but has the shape of a Trapazoid

And a Drone that launches other drones. A carrier of sorts

Small drones are small Cubes About 0.1x0.1 and the large carrier that is 1x2 small drones have a missle weapon that launches 1dmg 1blast mines that are .05 Hexes

Have tried adding a launcher block with code onto a launcher block with code. No dice :(. I might be able to fudge a minelayer though by adding a cannon onto a drone with a very low muzzle velocity and high range

Launching a launcher block is possible (for example Faction 2's Rocket Drone, block no. 421), and said drone can launch things with the COMMAND flag (like missiles). Drones I am unsure about at the moment, I can try it out though.

It may be that it only ever works with the MISSILE_LAUNCHER shape, that was the first thing i tried tbh.