[Colonel]

I like the idea with hulls in orbit but you should be able to take them out and use half completed but you couldnt just repair them you would have to complete them when you brought them back

Heres something worth mentioning. Two things with Designs

One. You should have to wait X number of turns to be able to use new tech on you ships. Most new techs dont immediately get implamented into ships.

Two. You should have to wait X number of turns in order to build new designs. A new design isn't immedaitly able to be contructed, there is a testing phase then they test out certian portions of the ships systems on a smaller scale

(I compared these to real water ships today)