Where do the ideas for spaceships come from?
John CreweVehicle Pipeline Director
They come from a variety of places, as obviously we have a lot of ships in the game. We have some very obvious gaps in lineups, so it's only natural to want to fill them up. Sometimes we have a new gameplay feature coming online that may not require a spaceship to do that job, but a spaceship would help extend that gameplay. And then there's also the wildcard: director and executive, and really anyone in the team can pitch an idea for a spaceship. And sometimes if they gain enough momentum, they work their way in.
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