The base game you need to start (or you did before the latest patch, unsure now) a new game after you download something. You can build any size ship using the designer but in game you need to unlock the Ship Hull Size in the tech tree to use that hull size. It will then unlock the ships you can build.

no i dont think i have crusades, just base game a friend gave me it. so i have to unlock sizes? ok but then why can i just go right ahead and make these destroyers, i can make them with no weapons or with weapons at the very start of campaign when yuo 1st get a dock to make ships with. i didnt do anything with the ship in designer, i litteraly downloaded it went into campaign and there is was ready to be built but with nothing on it, so i added some guns and built some.

Ok, that sounds wierd. Im not sure if crusades does this, but the normal GC3 after you downloaded a ship you would have to start a new game as it wouldn't recognise it until your did. Do you have Crudsades? Also, you will have to select the ship in the designer, equip the ship wilth the tech you have unlocked and also have the materials needed to build it. I dont know why it adds the materials on parts used in the designer, you would think they should be linked with the equipment, not parts, but I've noticed it does. Also make sure you have the ship size tech unlocked. There is tech you need to unlock small, medium, large and huge hulls to build the ships.

i do have 1 major question i cant get a straight answer on, how is it i can use your this ship in campaign, but no otthers, and ive DL'd the Venator, and standard Star Destoryer, and a 40k warhammer ship, i cant even use my own ships im built in campaign, what needs to be done in order to use them in the campaign.

Welcome Ridly, all uploaded ships loose any equipment they might have, you have to equip them your self using the tech you have learnt and available to you. The guns on the ships are cosmetic although you can offset guns into them when placing the guns you have. Then save your equipped ship with its guns, shields, engines etc. When unlocking new tech go back to the designer and refit your ship with better equipemnt or use the download and re-equip that if you wish. Hope this helps. Feel free to ask about anything that might be giving you touble in game and I'll do my best to help if I can.

so im new to this game, and i DL'd this ship and some others now its hull mass is 0/60 and it appears to have gun on it though arent those just cosmetic, do i need a mod for them, or is this just how this works.

nice one

gj

lol thanks

Gal 3 meets Empires at War!

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