How advanced are we expecting the power generator to be on this ship? Will there be a lot of room for upgrading it if it's low end, or can we not expect to squeeze much more out of the slot than the base generator?
TL;DRThe Hurricane's power plant is understocked by 30th century standards, so players must manage power often, but upgrades or ballistic weapons reduce the strain, and ballistics are expected to be the typical loadout.
The factory loadout for the Hurricane allows it to achieve solid functionality, but there's definitely room to customize. By 30th century standards, the ship is understocked in its power plant (remember, its original design is from another time in history), which means you'll need to make frequent choices in power management between supplying power to thrusters, shields, or weapons, moreso than with "contemporary" fighter designs that inherently have a better balance in terms of pilot workload. Maintaining ballistics on your hardpoints will decrease the energy requirements, as will upgrading the power plant itself. You will have enough power to run energy weapons, but it can start to really eat into that precious resource which you'll be wanting for defense and engagement/disengagement, making those power management decisions all the more critical in finding success. In general, we expect that running ballistic weapons in a Hurricane will be the typical loadout of choice, but we also anticipate no end of ingenuity from our players. We're interested in seeing what you can do with the ship!