Auxiliary Power

[laamday]

Add a second smaller core in case of loss of main core. Provide the minimum to maneuver, low thrust engine, oxygen and limited communication (with adapted panels Ex : communication cant send probes,...)

[tdelc]

Hard to implement like you said because all systems are based on energy. So a lot of change to allow system to work without main energy.

But, maybe easier to implement a "emergency supply of energy" : A boost of energy, with timer to recovery, and with impact on some systems.
And for the panel : adding a condition like ´if (emergency_energy) then hide´ or disable to show the impact without coding new panels.