[raynor]

I understand that the Twin Galaxies tournament requires every ship to be filled full of components. This was done to prevent the scoring loophole whereby a starbase with just a computer affected the score more than a fully loaded ship which took much longer to build.

But is that rule enough of a restriction to obtain an honest score?

I'm guessing that if an empty Star Base contributes more to your score than a fully loaded cruiser, then this also means that a fully loaded cruiser which took 20 turns to build contributes the same score as one which took only 2 turns to build.

I should think the score should be based on the total resources required to build the ship. Until it does so, a much more honest score would be the one obtained if the player scrapped all ships and units before submitting the save game.

(Granted, the retrofit loophole is still present in this score...)