Retrofitting Bases - Ouch

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

But what's REALLY iriitating is the retrofit cost limits - I know you can modify them in Settings, but still it's irritating.

Before I knew the limit was 150% I once built a ship (think it was Destroyer or something) with just a Master Computer, then tried to retrofit it into an actual warship, but then the darned message sadi the cost difference had to be less than 150%. I did the above to try and emulate SEIII-style construction. That was very good, with unfinished ships lying in orbit waiting to be repaired, while they were vulnerable to enemy attacks AND you could see what your enemy was building by looking at the new ships above a planet next turn.

[rdouglass]

Yeah, I liked the SEIII style better also - buy empty hulls and everything is a retrofit.

That was fuel for much debate when SEIV first came out.