Along these lines, it would be neat to see an area of influence where enemies can only entire if they engage the starbase. It would be a nice option for a defensive military base set beside a planet. One of the alternates is to create a ship with no engines. I have made a weapons platform in a couple games and they've worked pretty good.
I have seen the bug that puts the component back on too. I have found that this only happens when I first open the design screen and select a component on the ship right away. If I select a component from the menu on the left THEN select a ship component, then I can remove it for good.
I have to say that this topic is dumb... My comment in regards to population growth: Don't you read what the advisor dude says about population growing? I believe he specifically mentions that it's suggested to have grown more than possible therefore it's actually just more people filing their taxes. Those damn tax dodgers *shakes fist*
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