On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 12:38 AM Cian Witherspoon <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

Or you could just go back to mass and then define the basic cubic volumes per type of component (so drives take up x m3 per ton of mass, living areas are x m3 per ton, and so on), which neatly sidestep most of the issues.
Of course, I’m firmly of the opinion that “1 ton of liquid hydrogen fuel takes up 13.5 cubic meters” merely provides a baseline to measure other ship components volume by examining their relative density.

If I were interested in detailed ship design, I would use GURPS Traveller. But I just want a "good enough for government work" level of game realism. :)

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