Re: Optimization ( was Re: Further re Oceanic Grav-bikes )

On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Mike Miserendino wrote:

> John Medway wrote:
> >A quick survey: How many folks routinely, deliberately leave wasted
space in
> >commonly used vehicles/ships in DS/FT, other than in obvious
cargo-hauling
> >crap?
> 
> In FT, I usually use all available space for systems unless the ship
needs
> to haul cargo.  Sometimes I will build a ship by selecting systems I
want to
> use first, then determine the minimum hull size to carry them.  This
makes
> it easier to model a particular ship or genre.  Allowing excess space
to
> account for certain ship designs is not a bad idea though.

Most moder naval vessels will have a reserve amount of
Space/Displacement
to allow for upgrades/Mid life improvements and the like. In One case
the
lack of such is a problem. The USN Oliver Hazard Perry class of FFGs
have
around 50 tons of reserve space. 

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