Is there a way to:

here are somethings that I'd like to do, but I'm not sure if I a) can do it, or b) how to do it:

though it's fun to design the ships and create different load outs etc. I'm wondering if there would be any way to pre load in a set of my previously created designs? (and by design I just mean the in game 'create' panel where you put your ships together.)

the coolest thing would be if there was a way to load them into a file so they were available from the start a game, and once I got all the techs researched I could have access to the models.

however if that's not possible, what about saved games or something... not sure... I play in one part of a Galaxy and max out a tech tree, and develop all my ship designs with that empire... then save it and... hmmm then what... can't really load 'starter' computer players and 1 starter human player in with my maxed out tech tree human player can I... if I could.. I could keep him sealed in his little section of space, and somehow via an alliance or something have access to his tech... but then that takes away my need to research it... grr

hmm sorry for thinking on paper, but I'm hoping that by showing the direction I'm thinking in, perhaps some one will have a suggestion for how to get there.

like, create a mod that has certain ship designs available, upon obtaining a certain tech... I duno.

any thoughts would be helpful... or let me know if this is a dead end, and I need to just get used to dropping shield plating and engine blocks every time I tech up in a game hehe.

zWolf -out.

I should probably look at SE:IV and look at the mods out for it, and what they have done with em.. that would give me a better idea of what I could or couldn't do with the game.