Suggestion: Ship builder on main menu

To pre-build ships before continuing/starting a game

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Maybe this has been asked before. If possible, please add the ship builder portion to the main menu, so ships could be pre-built before starting up an actual game/scenario. It's kind of a pain to only be able to design ships on-the-fly, and not see previous designs until advancing far enough.

I think it would make ship builder easier and more accessible, since it's become such an important part of the game.

No flames, please!
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Plus, I don't know about anyone else, but I spend over an hour designing just SMALL ships. Imagine when I start making large capitol ships...

Point is, I spend so long making a ship I usally forget what I was doing and have to start going through everything to remember what it was I was doing before I started the ship building LOL I know I know, I have a short attention span or memory or something like that LOL

Kyle
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I agree wholeheartedly; a stand-alone ship builder from the main menu would be great.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
The stardock guys have hinted there will be some nice enhancements to the ship builder coming.

Tony
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yep a independent ship builder, with options to export them and post them on the net would rock.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
also more parts wouldnt hurt
Reply #7 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I guess the work-around for now is to keep a save file from a game where you had all hull types available. Then you load up that game and treat it as the Main Menu Ship Editor. Of course, you wouldn't deck these designs out with any active components, just have them as hulls+extras.
I've been trying to do this for the last couple of days, but I can't make anything as spectacular as the stuff in the Post Your Designs thread, so I always quit in disgust. Curse those guys with their grand visions and their artistic skill!
Reply #8 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Just use your imagination, AND KYRO'S HULL MOD.... its amazing some of the stuff you can do since it doesnt affect peformance using jewelry. I created a saved game with cheats activated ONLY TO CREATE SHIPS... it doesnt help me cheat in the full game since I still have to research till my advanced ships are available.
Reply #9 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Where can I get that mod, and what does it do?
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Yes they should have a design utility.

Until they do, remember you can start a game in the "Battle of the Gods" scenario and have all the hull options available.
Reply #11 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
This is a very good idea.

I usually come to a point where I keep learning new techs in quick succession. Which leaves me upgrading certain ships to fit the right components.

If I was able to pre-design the combiniations of components I wanted for my ship, all I'd have to do in game is merely upgrade my ships and obsolete the weaker design.

Also, if the feature was outside of the game, maybe then something special would be possible in sharing ship designs across the metaverse.
Reply #12 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I also totally agree. The only real issue that I can see is the minituration tech. Mainly because that will help determine how much you can put on the ship. Bearing that in mind you would have to set that aswell. Let me know what you guys think.
Reply #14 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Actually, it would be nice to have a ship builder that just allowed me to delete designs without having to research the technologies to build them.