Default weapon

[YGPforReal]

I'm new into the game. When designing the strike fighter by default it has the Imperator LB-X. But I don't see this weapon on the list. I can only use Valiant autocannon, which have more damage and less maintenance cost and mass.

Then the same happens with the cruiser, the default weapons seem much better than the ones I can put on my design.

Does later in the game can I unlock those weapons by research? Even then, It seems a bit awkward that I can use better technology than I should if I don't touch the designs.

edit: typo

[fallen]

YGPforReal - that is correct. There are assumptions made about what weapons you've unlocked by the time you hit those designs. If you change the default weapons, you cannot go back to the weapons, which you have not yet researched. It is on our list to improve in the game.

[tenbsmith]

Check out the the second post in the thread linked below, it's a good early design and explains the tech needed to use it.
startradersrpg.proboards.com/thread/14081/ship-designs

[Cory Trese]

That's a great bug report, and I'll take a look.