Some pre-newbie questions

[Suicide Junkie]

Losing all crew quarters: 1/2 movement
Losing bridge: 1/2 movement
Losing lifesupport: 1/4 movement
Note: speed is always rounded down.

IIRC, the Auxiliary control only replaces the bridge during combat. Outside of combat you still lose the movement.

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Is there any value to building masses of small classed combat ships as opposed to just a few large, well equiped ones for your fleets?

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In most mods (& Classic SE4), no. Battlecruisers are the largest vehicles with full movement speed, so they are usually the smallest ships built.
The smaller hulls do have a slight defense bonus, but you get fewer weapons & shields for the money you spend.

In a mod with Quasi-Newtonian Propulsion, smaller ships are much more useful. Larger ships have to spend more space on engines, so the usefulness is reasonably balanced.
Compare two LCs with a Battleship. Under QNP, they can have the same speed, same weapons, same defenses.
- BB has larger mounts, for more damage
- LCs have a better size-based dodging ability
- BB dosent get hurt until all defenses are destroyed.
- One LC could be crippled while the other is undamaged: you lose firepower before all your defenses are breached.