Saving ship designs, research plans

[Gryphin]

derb,
I'm not too experianced at this. It will save the actual designs of the ships. The designs only become available when you have discovered the aproparate tech.
I only save the designs up through "Level III" engines. Much further and there are so many variations that I would rather design new ones to fit the stratiegic situations and maybe a new tech or tactic I have developed
The4 ships will still show up as "Prototypes" but at least I can start the game with out having to design Transports, Troop carriers, Exploreres, and Missle Friggates.
BTW: It saves Ship / Unit / etc designs.

[derb]

But how do I save ship designs when the only place I see where I can "save designs with your race" is during race definition at the start of the game? I must be missing another opportunity somewhere else in the game?

[Suicide Junkie]

During a game, when you "Save Empire", it will ask: Save designs with race? (y/n).

[Krsqk]

I also use 3 engine colony ships. The important thing to me (at least most of the time) in early game is to get the ships built. They'll get there in max 4 turns in intra-system travel, and that's not a major difference. Especially in Proportions mod.