Concept for armor plating
Now that we have the unified grid system, mid sized ships that didn't make much sense in SE1, now have a place. As mid size ships will most likely have primarily small grid armor blocks, and a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, the ships hull in the worst case scenario only has as much hit-points as a single small grid block.
My proposal then becomes being able to make something akin to a blueprint of a segment of armor. The game then combines them into one single component that would have the combined hit-points of the blocks that it consists of (or some % of it to keep balance).
This would also make it easier to weld up smaller ships when repairing and building. This would allow mid sized ships with detailed hulls to still be viable. If this mechanic is limited to how many blocks can be combined and only small grid blocks can be used, it will only buff small grids, and not allow large grids to become one enormous bullet sponge
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