Hey all,
After some burnout and deliberation, I became disheartened with the direction the project was going and have reverted the design back a fair bit. The more complex ship-building system will be shelved for now, and re-implemented later in a reduced scope.
Constructing the ship is now as previously designed- with a room based system. This should provide a much tidier and user-friendly approach to progress & allow me to focus on other gameplay mechanics.
I’m much happier and more confident with this approach, but I apologise to anyone affected by the change.