January 18th, 2003, 05:29 PM
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Re: Support ship design
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Originally posted by couslee:
So I don't see how Wanderer is doing that, unless using retro-series building.
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Actually... (from my current game)
Support Ship III (BB) - 16000/1000/2140
Warship V (BB) - 20000/1000/4760
Increase in cost of 40%
Support Cruiser IX (BC) - 14000/1000/2110
Assault Cruiser X (BC) - 17000/1000/4730
Increase in cost of 30%
It helps that they all use master computers, which cost a lot more than a bridge & life support & crew. The higher the cost of the support ship, the easier it is to retrofit it into a full warship.
I do sometimes use retro-series building, usually when upgrading small transports (try adding a master computer, upgrading the cargo storage and engines to an old design and you'll easily go over the 50% limit)
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