[couslee]

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
A design will be deleted when all of the following conditions are true:

• There are zero vehicles of that type owned by any empire in the game
• The turn is being processed. (Press end turn)
• A new year is starting. (EG: 2406.0)
  

Well, I am the one having the problem mentioned in the patch thread. I have met all those pre-reqs for design deletion, and the old obsolete desings are not getting deleted. There is another factor SOMEWHERE, but I can't find it. Some of my designs do get deleted, others that should do not. the only difference I have seen between the two (deleted and non-deleted) in the problem designs are ship that I have retrofitted.
There has been a lot of good suggestions and questions, but all has been to no avail. The reason I posted in the patch/upgrade thread is even if I figure this problem out, it still would be nice to have a DELETE DESIGN button. There is an open slot on the right anyway for a button.

I didn't do the remane ship idea I had, mainly because one of the obsolete designs that was retrofitted and wont go away is a small transport, and I don't even have any of those.

Also, I have not had ANY ships in this game get captured, so having one owned by the AI being the problem is not it.

The designs that have failed to be deleted include:
1 Sm Sat (which makes no sence at all)
6 Light Cruiser designs
4 Cruisers
2 Frigates
1 Sm Transport
3 Med Transports.

I have had some of these designs pass the .0 mark more than 4 times.

I have had other designs that did delete. i can't figure out what the problem is, nor a work-around to get them gone. As I said, I can leave them obsoleted, and not have to look at them, except when a situation arises that i have to uncheck hide obsolete. But that is not the point. I hate clutter, esp when dealing with ship designs. And since the game HAS some type of design deletion, the designers agree there is a need for it.

Perhaps, this goes back to previous problems/bugs players had with design stats. I don't know. Sure wish I could find out.