[Erax]

[quote]Originally posted by Aloofi:

Now Carriers, are a completely diferent ballgame. They do something nobody else can do, and they are pound by pound the expensiest floating structure ever build. [snip]
That's why I believe that in SE4 big hulls have to be desproportionaly expensier to build and maintain, thus giving a chance to small ships to remain effective.

You don't need a new ability for that, it can be modded with current capabilities. I agree that SEIV goes completely overboard with the 'bigger is better' way of thinking; QNP mods go a long way towards correcting this.

The 'can warp' ability for components would be excellent, creating many new situations (ships could get trapped in their systems by combat, sabotage or events).

Supply-depleting weapons would also be great, they would act like Star Wars ion cannons.