Initial ships don't have latest tech

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I paid for faster engines in my starting tech tree so I could colonise faster but while my flagship used them my first colony ship was stuck with the old hyperdrives.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Did you redesign a new colony ship to take advantage of them?
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
The 'core' ship designs are fixed in components and stats. If you want to take advantage of better technology, you will need to design your own versions.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
Also your flagship didn't use them, it most likely leveled up and earned more moves. Your researched components only affect ship designs that you create yourself and build, or new core ships that have been unlocked through tech advances.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
That's my complaint though. Of course I was able to design better ships right from the start but the two I had already built before the game had started should have had the technologies I already knew.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
It takes one turn to upgrade both the scout and colony ship with better engines and costs very little so this isn't any big problem. And while you are at it, you can also return the colony ship to the homeworld and load it up with maximum amount of population.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
That's my complaint though. Of course I was able to design better ships right from the start but the two I had already built before the game had started should have had the technologies I already knew.

Well, those 2 ships are available even if you haven't selected any tech. BTW, you have a survey ship while not having researched the associated techs. Or do you want not to have a survey ship at the start of the game?