[TML] Ship shapes

[Tommy Grav]

On May 2, 2008, at 4:03 AM, Ross Winn wrote:

> Jerry W Barrington wrote:
>> So... civies should be spheres and warships long and thin?
> I think having a unified design philosophy after some three thousand
> years is not out of the realm of possibility.

I would actually argue that civies, especially merchants will opt for a
box configuration. A box is easier to fill, making use of all available
internal space for cargo. A would also think that a box is much easier
to build than a sphere. No need for bending hull plates and the internal
support structure is much simpler.

I must have missed something on why spheres are to be prefered???

Cheers
   Tommy