MilTech progression - Capitals before Cruisers?

Am I doing something wrong?

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Admit I'm still very green. And have so far been concentrating on TEC for now.
But I noticed that I tend to get Capital ships way before Cruisers very early in the game. I do concentrate on the weaponry and repair lines before concentrating on the Hull techs so perhaps that is why...

Is this intended? Was this part of the game design? I just found this a tad odd thats all, or perhaps my gamestyle is just different?

Thanks if anyone has some insights.
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Your first capital ship is free, and none of the capital ships require special techs to build, so yes, I generally have two or three capital ships (at least) before I get cruisers. In fact, the second thing I do in every game (the first is build scouts) is to build a capital ship factory and start a battleship (or whatever ship you happen to like).