Thanks to @BritishSpuds for his invisible block mod and @kola2134 for inspiring me to make floating core part as he made The Alter fleet image thing on discord

Kristix Drone is a recent Neo-Z technology of crystal-powered drone that uses the gravity field to mount modules or smaller ship that does not have an individual controller.

The tech-tree starts from the Crystal Core Plant, which is the main economical source of the empire.
I recently made three models of the drone cores:

The first model can power lower-tech energy-based parts, such as thrusters, laser, and point defense other parts that require crew to operate.

The second one can power advanced parts that require more energy to stabilize their effectiveness, like shields, ion beam, and auto reloaders (Automation++ mod).

The third doesn't have a protective shield like the previous ones and requires a control room to unlock higher-tech parts. This one can unlock Tech3 parts and trianium composite armor.
Here are the recent designs I have made

The Caster


The Barrager and Disabler

and The Annihilator, my favorite one right now! It shoots Tech3 energy blast.

Ion Cannon

The Eye
If only I know how people know that I updated the thread properly, I post more designs that I haven't made them yet.
Mods used:
- Automation++
- ABH
- Kroom's Forge
- Meranera
- Bits n' Bocks