Movement: speed, acceleration, turn rate

You can modify the values for a hull type directly in VehicleSizes.txt. As far as I know there's no way for a component to change the hull values though.

You might try putting a formula in those sections rather than a flat number. They probably don't accept formulas, but you never know for sure until you try. If it accepts a formula, then you can have it based off of a particular tech level rather than just the value.

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If you put a formula in it will be determined upon ship design. So for every ship type you create with each advancement you can effectively change those values. I was playing with those earlier this month:)

Sweet. Since you can call tech levels from within that file, you could create a tech tree to modify those attributes, and then use the tech level with some math to determine them.

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I haven't tried it with retrofitting or upgrading ships, it may stay with current level stats without considering the new components because the hull was made previously.

I tried this and its only useful if you are using Directional Armor in my opinion.

I may revisit and see what I can come up with.

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SJ and his Gritty Galaxy ran into that problem, and the AI was never resolved on how to position the armor and components.

If you change your firing arcs then weapon position and maneuverability become useful, kinda like the old sail ships.

Is a formular possible? Last time I testet was 1.44 and there I could write a Formula in, but it wouldn't had any effect. It has just taken the first value (and the modding.pdf said they were decimal values EDIT: in 1.58 it still says they are Devimal Values, perhaps it changed with the newest patch?).

So if formulars are working know, I could start over in making my mod...

I'm not sure when it determines the values for the formulas. It sounds like it determines them during empire creation/game start up. So a tech advancement wouldn't work to change the turn/accel settings.

I know when I tried it the values where all predetermined before I put the first component on the ship. I suppose you could use the debug settings find out when or if the formula is calculated.....

ok, so all is as it was befor. I'll then have to wait for the entry in changelog, as i've done all the way along...