Well, no RCE, so my game continues.
The new design goes:
3 QEs
4 QEs
33 QEs
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40 QEs.
Note: this means the AI will not go under the desired engines setting (7 QEs=42MP), and is content to be fractional engines above the "limit".
As a bonus; 40 engines still gives full speed: 42 would not get the baseship over the hump to the next speed.
Plus: the 50KT freed up was used for a Sat bay, and two Shield-Armors.
[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 01 September 2001).]