glinkot

Sounds like a lot of complexity in all these solutions! Which decreases the chance of any changes coming... :) Like most of these things, people will always prefer different options, so I would suggest a simple checkbox option in the game start screen, called "Proportional Upkeep" Checked means researching the higher upkeep allows your MAXIMUM fleet to get to that higher level, but the REAL upkeep is based on actual fleet size. Unchecked means upkeep works as it does