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Soar_Slitherine -> RE: Model design inertia (4/9/2021 4:47:13 PM)
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The current ease of swapping model components definitely seems a little odd. Why does swapping in a laser gun to a tank chassis based on the first one to ever roll out of our factories give the full Weapon Design benefit from the last 10 years of experience iterating on ballistic guns? The current system heavily incentivizes sticking with only one line of each model type the whole game, since it results in a hefty stat bonus and still gives complete freedom to upgrade it with late-game components.
The number of model iterations required between the start of the game and getting late-game techs is not large enough to make the escalating cost for further developing the same model line a serious issue. When we develop an entirely new model type, the first iteration usually sucks, but completely new technology added onto an established design is always super-effective for some reason. I always thought that swapping in a new component should at least cause the respective design value to be rerolled, rather than guaranteeing the same or better value.
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