Proposed hull sizes

[Black_Knyght]

Okay - here are the proposed hull sizes that will be generally available in the Mod I'm working on. Do these seem reasonable enough?

( NOTE: additionally of course, there are also Carriers, Transports, and the lot. As well as specially available hull types for specific Racial Traits )

Scout..............SC.....150

Escort.............ES.....180

Corvette...........CT.....220

Frigate............FF.....260

Destroyer..........DD.....300

Hvy Destroyer......DDH....350

Light Cruiser......CL.....420

Cruiser............CR.....500

Hvy Cruiser........CA.....550

Battlecruiser......BC.....600

Battleship.........BB.....800

Dreadnought........DN.....1000

Hvy Dreadnought....DNH....1200

Baseship...........BS.....1800

Hvy Baseship.......BSH....2200

Worldship..........WS.....25000

[Black_Knyght]

An addendum question I have here is about hull costs.

Is there a useful formula for factoring out ship hull costs, and what kind of additional costs might be applied to "specialized" hull types?

[Xrati]

BK, your hull costs should be relative to the general cost of the standard hull costs. Your basic hulls are the FF, DD, CL(?), CA, BB and DN. Most other hulls are usually based off of these basic hulls. Most CL classes are support ships containing a little more firepower than a DD, but also doing a fleet support function. So if you base the cost of all other ships based off of the basic hulls, you can get a better idea of what a ship hull should cost.
FF-260
DD-300
CL-420
CA-500
BB-800
DN-1000
A good example would be the ST's "Defiant" class. It is the only ship built by the Feds as a "Warship" and would be a special hull. It is basically a Destroyer Escort with the fire power of a Cruiser. Based on your costs I would price it between ~380-425. Now you give the player choices about building a CL or DD vs a "Defiant" type ship.
A ships ability to "take" damage and its weapons abilities (this will vary on type and sizes of weapons) are the key factors in pricing.

Hope this helps...

[Black_Knyght]

Thanx Xrati, it does indeed