[dumbluck]

Ah, HA!

consider this:

All levels (corrosponding with shipcon levels ) of the mounts for Engineering Department gives a 5% reduction. It is the only component with a mount available to escorts.

Maintenance access tube mount is available from level 1 on up, and grants a 10% reduction for levels 1 and 2, and a 5% reduction for level 3 on up. The component itself is attained by researching Shipcon 2. It is the only component (besides engineering) available for Frigates and escorts.

Crew's Mess mount is available from level 3 on up, and grants a 10% reduction for level 3. Level 4 on up gets a 5% reduction.

Etc.
Etc.
Etc.

In this way, the lowest maintenance percentage a hull can achieve (without racial modifiers) is 95%. I think. Anyway, I gotta run.

[ November 04, 2002, 13:20: Message edited by: dumbluck ]