Re: Why big ships are too good...

> Have you tried making superships modular?  I.e. a 200 mass supership
is
> borken down into 4, 50 mass units with 1-2 sections having engines,
1-2
> sections having the FTL (Original costs are based on the total 200
mass
> though)  This allows level 3 shields on 4 sections for a total of 12
> shield units, up to 4 hits on engines and 2 hits on FTL.  It also
gives
> 12 firecontrols.  It's almost equivalent to buying 4 Mass 50 ships
flying
> in very close formation.  Other sized ships are also possible, i.e. a
150
> mass is 3 sections, a 180 is 3 sections of mass 60 etc.  each module
> should be mass 50 or greater and they should all be equal.

in the 180 mass 3 ship configuration, what happens if you destroy the
center ship? or should the ship be designed to not have a center?

just wondering, its a good idea!

Brian Lojeck
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