maybe if the devices came in special "crates," similar to the barrels where the device could be anything until you try to install it. This would only be for weapons that were being carried as cargo, not weapon stripped from a wrecks gun mounts (weapons or shields or whatever). Then maybe you could g...

I don't think there would be that much of a size change, but I don't think it's necessary, each type of item (reactor, fuel, armor, missle, etc) has it's own image and I don't think that adding numerous images would enhance the game any.

sounds like an interesting idea, I would like to know my rank, maybe add that to the internal ship menu screen, maybe display it under your money.

I've had quite the opposite experience, I like the ability to leave the autopilot on if there are a few ships hitting me yet not making a dent in my shields.

I don' think that there needs to be a zoom, and rarely do the names obscure each other...I think if ther was a way to space out the labels for the various locations then the problem would be solved.

sounds like an interesting idea, if it modifys energy based items, like shields and reactors, would it have any effects on laser weapons?

I like the idea of switching the color of any base that might be hostile to you.

just radar cloaking or full visual...would there be any way to detect them, or would their cloak turn off upon firing of weapons?

So, they're a buch of mercs, more or less like the player, but they have their own merc bases who have specialized capships.

If anything is going to be changed about the device system, I'd suggest that there be about triple the slot count for each ship type, and devices can take e.g. 1-5 slots. It doesn't make a ton of sense that a laser canon takes as much space as a CPU, which takes as much space as a new reactor, whic...

It's an interesting idea, but I don't know how plausable it would be to have an item that cannot be removed. Usually anything that can be installed can be removed, but I do like the idea of not being able to turn it off. I can see having an ICX bolted to a segemet of armor (where it doesn't belong) ...

I don't know if disabling armor repair is a big enough disadvantage to give it its own attack. Logically it would seem to fall under your "Disturbance" category

This really deserves its own thread, sort of an advanced salvager race.

I'd like to see everyone's idea of a perfect capital ship. Also, there is a difference from frigate to battlecruiser. And yes, they should have variations, but not random in my opinion. If the sovereigns that hold the capital ships have upkeep enough to keep them, why shouldn't they be able to impr...

I doubt that you'd see an entire battle fleet of Dreadnaughts with a layer of improvised armor. It would be heavy, time consuming and expensive. A layer? Yes. Impractical. But the folks that build stuff like this often don't have to fight in them (or don't test for every eventuality), leaving funny...