I read somewhere someone was working on some sort of new pet system or some such. like a combat buddy I believe.

Tinkering should definately culminate with some sort of combat buddy.

You see a combat buddy, it has two new tinkered repeating arbalests for arms and a naptha flamethrower where i'ts head should be. instead of legs, it propels itself with thousands of wood shapers that tranform into carving knives.

with grim determination, Ripley straps into combat buddy.

Ripley grabs onto Alien Queen with her combat buddy!

With grace, Ripley does a header into the open airlock, dragging Alien Queen.

*Bishop was just struck down! Game over man, game over*