How much money to build my ship ?

[AeternusDoleo]

From a lead modeler standpoint - we've since 4.85 stopped doing unique ships for individuals or individual factions. There are 5 unique ships that were grandfathered in (Satsume, Tundra, Persephone -which is no longer going to be so unique-, Necrosis and Barge), and two more which have been removed from the game but kept for backwards compatibility (Battlestar and that Star Destroyer).
We've had a few rejections (Hogosha playerfaction specific cruiser, AI battleship come to mind). Unless Cannon overturns this, I don't forsee any exceptions being made for throwing money at it - ingame or otherwise. I certainly won't back this kind of favoritism.

If it is not a ship the average player -can- attain with a bit of work, it has no place in this mod, that's my thought on it. This is a volunteer project, everyone should have equal opportunity to the same pewsticks. If we allow this, we'll end up on the sliding pay-to-win slope. Something I loathe (and would leave this mod over).

If you have a nice idea for a general-use ship that isn't overpowered, and can find someone to model it, we'll consider it for inclusion. Best run the concept by the devs though so you aren't wasting your time. A Freelancer cruiser or battleship for instance... isn't happening.

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