I don't see any way in SM mode to add shipyards and slipways or adjust slipways. Or remove just slipways for that matter.
In my startup recently I ended up with 10 shipyards and 23 slipways, but the distribution is not to my liking and so I'd like to adjust thing, like moving slipways and removing a few yards to represent a few big yards and better respresent my class sizes and distributions.
I had the same issue, but I think it would be REALLY yuckky for Steve to try to figure out a simple mechanism to allow adjustments (other than just direct editting in SM mode).
Yes, I need to give this some thought because it isn't straightforward.
Steve
I would third a call for something along these lines.
How about giving having the program ask the player what he wants at that point in the setup process? Aurora could generate the total construction capacity for the race, then ask the player if that is acceptable and how he wants to divide it up. The player could then create as many shipyards and slipways as he wants, as long as he stays within the maximum construction capacity determined at the start.
For example, Aurora would determine based on the population that this race should have 40,000 tons of construction capacity. The player then decides how he wants to divide that up. One shipyard with one slip that has 40,000 tons capacity, one SY with four slips with 10,000 each, or 4 SY, each with 2 slips, each with 5,000 tons capacity, whatever the player wants.
Kurt