Some components have too many vehicle sizes to be placed on, but it really isn't that big of a deal.
Is the planet research bonus really planet-based, or is it sector-based?
It is planet based.
How does the plain research point generation work if it's attached to something that the player can't directly control/own?
It doesn't work in that situation.
Does the system research bonus stack if there's more than one?
No. Only the highest one is applied. Others are ignored.
Is there any way to script events?
Unfortunately, no, there is not.
One of the other ideas that I'm fairly certain will work is assigning higher construction costs to a ship and then adding "Reduced Maintenance" bonuses to the components, so that a damaged ship will cost more to maintain, but I'm not sure if that stacks either...
Maint Redux ability on a comp does not stack with multiple comps from the same family. I think it will stack if you add components with the ability that are in different families (like ECM, Combat Sensors, etc. do).
[ January 23, 2003, 03:23: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]