[Sinapus]

Maybe the maintenance fee should be a flat 30 percent of the ship cost and the bonuses should be how much is lopped off that maintenance fee?

Eg, if a ship pays 1000 minerals and you have 120% maintenance, you take 20% off that 1000 cost, not lower maintenance cost to 10%...

It would make a maintenance bonus less powerful, but still somewhat useful. All those resources you save even with a tiny bonus can be helpful...

Hm... I just opened up the game and went to the race characteristics and found that maintenance doesn't go above 120%, so adding that and the 5% from merchants doesn't seem to do much more than lower it to 5%.

I guess -that- could keep you from having completely free ships, and it starts getting -very- expensive for maintenance points after about 110% or so.


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"What do -you- want?" "I'd like to live -just- long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price. I would look up into your lifeless eyes and wave like this..." *waggle* "...can you and your associates arrange that for me, Mr. Morden?"

[This message has been edited by Sinapus (edited 17 February 2001).]