good info about the core

I do try to build things with damage in mind. Now on the MX5, not really that much was put into the layout of the parts as it was small and not a lot room to do much with. But, seeing the damage in the picture and still being able to fly away (somewhat :) makes me happy. lol Thanks for sharing the picture and info!

Ya know, after reviewing this photo and thinking about it. I think this shows unique build feature that should be used regularly. Notice that the damage was pretty much centered on getting to the core while leaving the thrusters and warp drive alone. The way this ship was built, dispearsing the thrusters away from the core allowed it to still be flyable after so much damage. In fact, the only thing critical that I lost was the warp fuel tank. If that were on the opposite side of the ship away from the core, it probably would have survived too.

So, to sum things up, maybe building a ship with a core that while protected, should be isolated from everything critical. That way you can always carry a spare core. When things go sideways and your core just blown up. You can just pop a new one in and fly away as all the thrusters/cockpit/fuel should survive.

Wow! That got messed up! :)