Engine types:

• Efficient - They optimize for EV. They provide less thrust. Freighters and space-only ships like these
• Courier - They optimize both for EV and thrust. They are heavier, more expensive, use more power and less power efficient. Intended for couriers
• Strong - They optimize for thrust. They have worse EV. Combat ships and express shuttles like these
• Generic - They don’t optimize for anything, and sit somewhere in between a strong and efficient engine. They are usually power efficient and relatively cheap and usually lighter.
• Cheap - They optimize for price - they are cheap but bad. Shuttles have these most of the time.

I’ve started a generic list of how engine stats could look:

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Engines have several balance metrics. Volume, Thrust, and EV are set by the designer.

Main Engines