Weird Ship Design Results

[NeilGartner]

I got my turns results and I was looking it over until I got to my latest ships designs and something happened. I designed a tiny 2,000 ton warning beacon, which is nothing more than an engine, jump drive and 1800 tons worth of fuel tanks. Take a look...

 

-----NUD (Naval Unit Design)-----

NUD: Starship, Warning: Drakan Republic Territory , N, Mk I Nuclear Engine, 1, Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, 1800, Fuel Tankage

 

The Naval Unit Design Review Board confers with various Imperial Naval Architects, concludes that this design is acceptable,

and forwards it to a formal INA Board Review for final approval (accepted and filed as an active design)

 

-----INA Design Report-----

..... The WARNING: DRAKAN REPUBLIC TERRITORY class XS, a 180,100 ton Express Ship assigned to formation N (Non-Combatant)

.....

Construction Cost:

1 Mk I Nuclear Engine, 1,800 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, Fuel Tankage

Resources Needed for Component Construction (unknown technology not included): . 180,200 Steel . 180,100 Electronics . 180,100 Synthetic Materials . 100 Processed Radioactives . 180,000 Rare Elements

 

I also designed another small 30,000 ton ship and the same thing happened. It suddenly registered as a 3 million ton monster.

 

-----NUD (Naval Unit Design)-----

NUD: Starship, Surveyor Scout , N, Type A Science Lab, 1, Fuel Shuttle, 5, Fuel Tankage, 4000, Mk III Fusion Engine, 75, Cargo Barge, 5000, Heavy Beam Laser, 1, Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, 1, Mk II Short Range Sensor, 10, Mk II Medium Range Sensor, 2, Mk I Computer System, 1, Vananite Battle Armor, 1000, Mk I Jump Survey Sensor, 1

 

The Naval Unit Design Review Board confers with various Imperial Naval Architects, concludes that this design is acceptable, and forwards it to a formal INA Board Review for final approval (accepted and filed as an active design)

 

-----INA Design Report-----

..... The SURVEYOR SCOUT class AUXF, a 3,024,400 ton Fleet Auxiliary assigned to formation N (Non-Combatant) .....

Construction Cost:

1 Type A Science Lab, 5 Fuel Shuttle, 4,000 Fuel Tankage, 75 Mk III Fusion Engine, 5,000 Cargo Barge,

1 Heavy Beam Laser, 1 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, 10 Mk II Short Range Sensor, 2 Mk II Medium Range Sensor, 1 Mk I Computer System, 1,000 Vananite Battle Armor, 1 Mk I Jump Survey Sensor

Resources Needed for Component Construction (unknown technology not included): . 12,032,100 Steel . 3,031,600 Electronics . 1,500 Gemstones . 1,500 Gaseous Elements . 1,500 Improved Refined Crystals . 1,700 Improved Steel. 2,300 Improved Electronics . 5,100 Synthetic Materials . 100 Rare Elements . 2,000 Transaluminum . 20,000 Advanced Steel . 7,500 Advanced Electronics . 7,500 Advanced Synthetic Materials . 7,500 Advanced Processed Radioactives

 

However, a huge colonyship I submitted turned out okay...

 

-----NUD (Naval Unit Design)-----

NUD: Starship, Colony Jumpship II, N, Colonial Berthing, 50, Fuel Tankage, 75000, Nuclear Transwarp Drive, 1, Mk I Antimatter Engine, 4000

 

The Naval Unit Design Review Board confers with various Imperial Naval Architects, concludes that this design is acceptable,

and forwards it to a formal INA Board Review for final approval (accepted and filed as an active design)

 

-----INA Design Report-----

..... The COLONY JUMPSHIP II class CLNR, a 1,000,000 ton Colonial Liner assigned to formation N (Non-Combatant) .....

Construction Cost:

50 Colonial Berthing, 75,000 Fuel Tankage, 1 Nuclear Transwarp Drive, 4,000 Mk I Antimatter Engine

Resources Needed for Component Construction (unknown technology not included): . 2,875,000 Steel . 250 Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive . 250 Mk I Force Shield . 25,000 Advanced Fuel . 25,000 Improved Electronics . 25,000 Improved Synthetic Materials

 

I hope this isn't a serious problem. The number of ship components is correct while the amount of resources needed to build everything (steel, electronics, etc) is mostly way off. There's probably nothing to stop me from building these ships, although any player I come across will freak thinking I'm using 3 million ton ships to explore planets.

I suggest to everyone who submitted a ship design better give it a good look.

[Calamaran]

Greetings.

 

It would seem that you made an error in inputting the designs.

For instance:

NUD: Starship, Warning: Drakan Republic Territory , N, Mk I Nuclear Engine, 1, Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive, 1800, Fuel Tankage

Would be interpreted as:

 

Mk I Nuclear Engine: 1

Mk I Nuclear Jump Drive: 1800

Fuel Tankage: 0

 

It would make for a total of 180,100 tons. Check your orders to make sure you didn't make a typo.

 

The second design lists the classic "Cargo Barges". Are you sure you wanted those or did you want "Cargo Bay" instead? Easy mistake to make. Would not happen to me of course

 

Calamaran.