As stated previously when you lose a larger or rarer ship it may take longer for a new one to arrive in your hangar. Will we have the ability to pay UEC to fast track our ships manufacturing and receive it sooner?asked by Talon Karrade
I don't know, good question. We haven't thought about that, right now we've just got it worked out on supply and demand, so if you've got a pretty common ship and there are plenty around it might be replaced instantaneously, whereas if you have a rarer ship that is only manufactured by say, a certain shipyard or takes longer to make each one, you'd have to wait a bit longer. We haven't thought about paying more to fast-track it, it's a bit to early to say what would work and what wouldn't. Obviously you want some kind of penalty for losing it, but you don't want it to be frustrating all the time. We want it to be at least a little realistic, a battleship doesn't get built instantaneously on a production line, so it'll take a bit longer!
starfarer.space · 10 for the Chairman: Episode 50 (2015.01.19)