[President_Elect_Shang]

I must point out my original post (Sep. 17 at 5:09) in that my “external” component was 0 tonnage space and 1 tonnage structure. It would absorb some damage (hence giving the armor ability) but would not take up any “internal” space of the ship. So why did this open a can of worms? Val said that the component needed the tonnage increased. I still say no it does not. This component works as I have tested it but now the AI Moding gurus need to see if they can make something like this work. The problem I was referring to in my original post is that without tight limits placed on each hull size I would think that the AI could run away and place hundreds of such components on a ship. This is also (if you were wondering) how the topic of mass and the affects of mass got started. This was not my intention.

*Edited after reading Jimbob's post again* Ya, what he just said!

[ September 18, 2002, 02:11: Message edited by: President Elect Shang ]