Replacing Ships

[Igiss]

This is another thread regarding the new ship models being made. This time, concerning the ship replacement issue.

I know that many ships that were inserted into Discovery are from other sci-fi universes, many don't fit in perfectly. However, for each of those ships I had to receive modeller's permission, for each ship had to add dozens of hardpoints, and spent hours customizing the code. Moreover, the ships that were in the mod for a long time - like Spyglass, or Outcast Destroyer - are already familiar to many players as Freelancer faction ships, not Star Wars ships they were modelled from.

Replacing the ships means losing the model, losing the work I've done on it, and necessity to adapt the new ship's hardpoints for old setup (which is not always possible, hence I won't be able to remove the old ship from the mod anyway). There's nothing good in that, and I'd prefer to avoid replacing any ships that Discovery already has - without a very special need. Is there any special need right now? I don't think so (except for one ship maybe, see below).

This doesn't mean that new models should not be developed. Even for factions like Lane Hackers, there might be a place for "Spyglass II" - first one was stolen and is considered to be unique, second is a smaller, more agile ship that Lane Hackers build themselves. If the faction will be willing to, it's even possible to place the Spyglass on the admin base where no one could buy it - but not totally remove it from the game. Users who bought it before will still use it, and there isn't much what could be done about that.

Conclusion: don't be anxious about replacing.

P.S. Only model that might need actual replacing is the Rogue Gunboat - but no one ever suggested a new model for that one.

Feedbacks and opinions welcome, as usual.