[Q]

Quite a time ago I proposed additional lines in the vehicle design, that would specify a certain techlevel at which the design would become valid or obsolete. Like that you could specify in your example that if you have APB level V technology the AI would no longer use the design with the PPB but a completely different design that is only used when exactely this tech level has been reached. I don't think this should be too hard to implement and you could then make completely different ship designs for the beginning of the game in contrast to later game stages.

[ 09 December 2001: Message edited by: Q ]