Someone on the Victory by Any Means mail list mentioned finding a tactical game that allowed more fighter flexibility.  I decided to create a spreadsheet to design custom fighters, based off the Starmada X rules with as little modification as possible.

Based off a TL 0 standard fighter, I first determined the hull size to be 0.09, which when plugged into the formula in the book, comes out to 8.181 SU, which when multiplied by 6 comes to 49.086 SU for a flight.  I added a weapon (range 1, to-hit 5+, ROF 1, PEN 1, DMG 1, Half Shields), engines 10 and overthrusters.  I also added a life support section (includes the cockpit) at .5 SU.

This left me with lots of room to fill (including the 10% due to removal of the Hyperdrive, it came to 5.132 SU).  Some people on some boards have mentioned having a limited range for fighters, and most have said a 6 turn range, so I set the standard fighter fuel to 6 and figured a calculation that seems to work.

The main thing is I would like people to review it and let me know what they think.  Right now it is posted in the MJ12 Yahoo Group in the Starmada X section as "Starmada X Custom Fighters 1.03.XLT".

Jimmy