Engine size bug?

That's how I understand it, strange.

balance mod uses 20ke engines...

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One of the latest patche increas structure per level. This is OK.

I took a look at my game and it showed 20 size and 40 structure for lvl 2 & 3 ship ion.

So the engines get bigger as they get better, they hold more supplies so I guess that's fair, never really noticed myself.

In stock, Ion Engines do not get bigger with higher tech levels; they always take up 10 kT of space. The space taken formula is a constant. Structure (hit points) does increase, but that has nothing to do with component size.

Name := Ion Engine
Tonnage Space Taken Formula := 10
Tonnage Structure Formula := 20 + (([%Level%] - 1) * 10)

In the Balance Mod, Ion Engines are always 20 kT and have 40 structure points:

Tonnage Space Taken Formula := 20
Tonnage Structure Formula := 40

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So everything is normal, or how I remember anyway. Thanks for informing us all Fyron.