Posted by: Steve Walmsley
« on: February 14, 2020, 06:39:27 AM »The tonnage/volume is for the transit of orbital habitats when towed in their compressed form. Once in position they expand significantly to accommodate much more volume, but as they are stationary at that point the extra size has no game play effect other than providing lots of space for the inhabitants. This compress and expand ability makes towing orbital habitats much easier and is the reason that colonists cannot remain on board during the towing process.