[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
I still don't like that mount-based system. It makes engine damaging weapons either useless, or it makes them require new, heavy mounts to be effective. So, small ships with engine damaging weapons can't hurt the engines of large ships. This stacks combat even more in favor of large ships.

I think you are reading something into the idea that isn't there. And if it is and I missed it you can certainly take it out. The idea as Pax explained it is each engine would move the ship one MP as it does in the stock game, but that as ships get larger each engine takes up more space indiviually. There is nothing that says the structure has to increase with hull size, only tonnage. So basehip engine under this system will be just as suceptible to engine damaging weapons as escort engines.

Geoschmo