Mating Airlocks to Cargo Hatches

[swordtart]

What can I say, a design system based on real world units would solve a lot of issues...

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Not that this is a new problem

 

[Fluffy Bunny Feet]

What can I say, a design system based on real world units would solve a lot of issues...

see sig...

Or just clearly state that ship items are ship scale measured in dTons and other items are metric. Then optionally add for items that are non ship scale but often carried on ship for use by the crew their docking space dTons.

Since air/rafts are common items a few different models would be nice and they should be clearly defined unlike the current where way back in the early days they had a air/raft that was more of an air/delivery van and now more of an air/sedan but both supposedly taking the same docking space and that space being the air/delivery van metric docking space made ship scaled to dTons on a one to one basis.

 

[MasterGwydion]

Here's my thing. Why use displacement tons at all? Why not just use m3 for volume and 1,000kg (1 ton) for mass? Oh look! No more confusion. Easy, simple, and yet over 40 years and we still can't manage to do it right. Either use all real-world numbers and nomenclature, like m3 and metric tons, or use all made up numbers, like bandwidth

 

[swordtart]

Many of the vehicles in the book are of limited use. If I ever find I need a galleon, I am happy I can work it out using the design rules rather than needing one pre-built as its stats are going to be irrelevant 99% of the time. I don't need all the vehicles that are already in the CRB.

A TL8 train on the other hand would be useful and would be pretty common on many worlds. but to be useful needs to be able to traverse long distances at a fair clip or ballistic shuttles will be more efficient.

 

[Sigtrygg]

Nah, rating everything in cubic metres and 1000kg tons, far too sensible.

Striker, MegaTraveller, Fire Fusion and Steel, Star Cruiser - it just didn't catch on.

Much better to have a displacement ton that is sometimes 14 and other times 13.5, subdivided into spaces, which are actually double what you think (but that is hidden away) and then it can all be subdivided again into slots that are supposed to be a certain size but the examples than ignore the scaling. Simples.

 

[Condottiere]

Exterior surface area, and structural strengthening.

So that the docking clamps don't rip off.