[geoschmo]

As an alternate solution, you could lower the organic build rate of space yard components, but not remove it completely, and raise the organic cost of the colony component.

The limiting factor of fighter construction, and ship construction for that matter is typically the mineral content of the designs. You could probably find a ratio that make the colony ship inefficent enough to build on location, without seriously affecting the fighter build rate of the space yard comps, and without greatly increasing the build time of the colony ship on the homeworld, without requiring any further modifications. If it makes the maintenance too high on the colony ship you could add a slight maint reduction for the colony comp as well.

No it wouldn't totally remove the possibility of someone building a colony ship onsite. But the reason they are doing it is because it's quicker that way. Take away the incentive, and if they still do it, so what?

Geoschmo

EDIT: Actually SJ, I just realized the fighter comps don't reaquire any organics already. So no comp mods would be required either way. The only thing that could be a problem would be for a race that is organic.

[ October 22, 2002, 17:23: Message edited by: geoschmo ]