Re: Official SE:IV Gold Patch 2 thread...
 

But that depends entirely on the need for escort/support ships. For example, in the age of sail, the only need for smaller ships was for scouting duties (they were faster) not for stand-up battles. The battleship ruled supreme until the advent of the fast steam-powered torpedo-boat.

Support ships I can still see requirements for:
Mobile shipyards, repair facilities and tankers;
Mine warfare ships;
Scouts - especially well-cloaked ones;
Planetary Assault ships - both troop transports and bombardment vessels.

How does this all affect Proportions Mod?

Steve.

Re: Official SE:IV Gold Patch 2 thread...
 

Atrocities - increasing the cost of larger hulls isn't going to change that the AI only builds dreadnoughts, getting the AI to build smaller ships and various support ships has to be done by who writes the AI for that race. Some of the races are getting a bit better on this.

Re: Official SE:IV Gold Patch 2 thread...
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hmm, I did not miss it because I did't even know it exist http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif ! Very nice feature indeed.