Editing Class Design

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The Class Design window is used to design new classes of [[ship]]. It can be accessed with {{key|F5}}, or from the main menu bar. 

The layout is quite different between [[versions]], but the basic parts of the window are the same. To design a ship, you create a new class, add the desired [[components]], and then select the appropriate options ([[armor]] thickness, name, class, deployment time, preferred [[missiles]]/[[fighter]] loadout, whether to flag it as [[tanker]]/[[collier]]/[[Supply Ship|supply ship]], whether it's [[obsolete]], etc.)

The window will also give details on the design, such as size, cost, build time, max speed, expected maintenance life, etc. 

Once a class is designed, it needs to be locked, at which point it cannot be changed (other than by using [[SpaceMaster Mode]]), and it can be built in your [[shipyards]]. To create a new design, you can copy an existing design and modify the copy, or you can design a new class from scratch. You can also go look at previously-designed classes as well. 

==See also==
* [[Basic Ship Creation]] tutorial.

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