Although the graphics of this game are generally nice, I can't help to find the ship design details slightly disapointing.
Design wise they are ok but certainly not great, some are nice but some are just plain ugly by design. Altogether nothing special if you ask me.
Detail wise, especially the capital ships look a bit blunt and could use some extra textures imo.
Compared to other, similar games I've played this game is falling short imo:
- Galciv 2: Didn't like the stock designs but at least you could design your own ubercool ship
- Homeworld 2: It still beats Soase, design & detail wise imo, considering this one is 5 years old! I use to be so flabbergasted by their looks that I put in a lot of effort to make the best possible screenshot.
Hopefully the dev team is picking this one up for the expansion. Your own, Galciv like, shipdesigner would be absolutely great of course. Otherwise I hope they put more effort in it or that some mods will have a go at it.