what does "scaling" actually mean in the shipyard menu?

[cy414]

i want to be able to order ships with specific size rootblocks to make them easy to edit later avoiding some of the alignment issues.

0.6^3

and from the build menu the volume for such a block registers as about .43. but if i set the scaling option in the shipyard, that doesnt seem to be it.

 

so what does the scaling option mean, and is there a way to control the rootblock size?

[thedamnatus]

You can scale any ship yourself though, just save it then load in clipboard, paste and rescale as needed

[cy414]

yea. just seems a bit cheesy to skip on the resources. not to mention having to go outside the game to do it.

 

still doesnt tell me what the scale is when using the scaling option besides "make ship bigger or smaller by this scale.

[thedamnatus]

I mean, that's exactly what it does, are you asking for the scaling factor to be visible?

[cy414]

i mean, is there an underlying reference measurement unit.

 

is it just taking some initial ship size calling it 1 then modifying that? if so, what size is that 1 in ingame meters. since if you are using the ship yard, that size is hidden.

is it to do with some measurement of the core block?

 

i guess the core of my confusion is there isnt much ingame to tell me what length/height/width a ship is in meters when ordering it.