Taking a lunch break from our first game using these movement rules bolted on to SAE. The kids have taken to them quickly and not writing move orders has sped things up well. Has made sabre dancing with the Klingons easier to do. (Keep in mind that when playing with the kids  we had been using the simplified movement optional rule)

My oldest son has just learned, rather painfully, that just because his frigates can move most of the way across the board it doesn't mean it is a good idea. My dreadnought just took one out with less than it full complement of weapons and the heavy cruisers will at a minimum put a hurt on the second one.

Thanks! Just three frigates left for the squadron.

The ship design rules are in the base Starmada: Admiralty Edition rulebook.  You won't get anything as far as the rest of the book goes as the gameplay rules are the same as in KA.  I too tried using the design spreadsheet before buying the rules, it didn't go too well for me and I'm fairly well versed in the use of Excel.

I tried to stat them following the descriptions of the vessels (at Wookiepedia) as best I could, but even the smallest Star Destroyers have an insane number of weapons.  A lot of abstraction needs to be done to make it work.

I would say look at the operations conducted in a conflict that most closely matches the concept of your game and adapt accordingly.

Just thought I'd throw it out there for those afflicted with Big Stompy Robot Syndrome like myself.