Re: [OFFICIAL] new ideas!

In message <19970305055852056.AAA47@nas1-42.acd.net>
hosford.donald@email.acd.net (hosford.donald) writes:
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> >	   The one other problem I see with these methords of
calculating cost
> >- A ship designed will require a calculator or even better a spreed
sheet!
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> A simple solution that just came to mind:  
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> If the current method of cost deturmination is fine, why not keep it?

This is not a bad idea, except that the cost determination has ugly
break points in it between escorts, cruisers and capital ships.

> FTL:
>   Cost: Use current calculation.
>   Mass: 10% (again probably round remainders up)

FTL, on the other hand, should cost nothing because, tactically, it
is worth nothing.

-- 
David Brewer