... I think you can create carriers which cost less to upkeep than the
They got him, the lizardmen got him.
How very Droll.
Pun intendedI'm pretty sure the remainder of the sentence was just "ship it contains."
I might try to make a simple proof of concept later.
... Which leads me back to Space Stations on planets with enough population.
A Space Station that you can build on the ground needs the no armour checkbox enabled. They can only have commercial components. Enabling no armour for the design will remove any military components already in the design, and prevent you from adding new ones.
Hanger Decks (and boat bays) are military components. They freeze the deployment clock and the maintenance clock.
Commercial hanger decks are commercial components. They freeze the deployment clock but not the maintenance clock.
Freezing the maintenance clock means you won't pay any MSP for upkeep and it won't count against the maintenance facilities capacity.