Custom Ship Styles

components?

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Hey guys,

 

I've been trying to make a custom ship style on GalCiv2, but the process is a bit confusing. When should I add functional components to each ship? Should I do that on the ship designer screen, or will I be able to do that after I hit "create custom ship style?"

 

Help is especially welcome from people who have made their own custom ship styles. Thanks a ton

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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

When making a ship style- you should only be focusing on the hull designs, not any functional components (ie engines).  This is of particular importance in TA where the tech trees can be radically different, thus even if you had say the Drengin set up to use your custom designs, if they had technology on them that was incompatible- they would not be able to use it.

anyhow, the TL/DR version: just make all your hulls/designs. leave the functional part for in game.

Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Thanks so much!

So, if at the start of a game I'm using a custom ship style, the ships will automatically have their functional components on them? As in, my initial colony ship will have engines and everything and not just be a hull?

And is there any way to make styles that the AI will use as well?

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