a decision to make

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I would have to go with this new version. Why? Well hopefully it will make RP sense for a ship that's meant to be somewhat of a moveable base to have more than one tiny engine and still be able to move as fast as lighter battleships. On the design part, I would prefer a more rounded top (just my opinion of course), though I specifically adore the engine pattern.

Although the engine pattern may look great, the head pretty much looks like a block. Although that probably be what it should look like (Isn't a Juggernaut that thing which bashes walls in with its head?), I find in contrast to the giant engines, not much of this ship is actually free space for the actual base (Oh look, a rhyme) - but then I am contradicting myself, seeing as I stated earlier about the lack of engines on the current model.

Certainly this ship looks heavier overall - to be honest, I'm not actually a fan of the new model (though I do love the biodomes), though I believe that the heaviness does, as you stated, takes a little bit out of the whole freeport/station/colony ship out of the equation. This for me is a little bit of a negative side - mainly because I don't believe the Zoners need such a warship, seeing as they're zoners and there aren't many things out to get them (Nomads maybe, but I assume this thing will have some kind of escort system as with all capital ships).

In one line, Great model, but I think it needs more focus on the head / station feel of the ship.