Yuff here! I can totally understand that. Like, I know logically retiring some ships and transferring the crew is the most efficient and quickest answer - but it's totally the most heartless, imo. Because yeah, players HAVE put so much into their ships with the upgrades and customization, and are attached to their ships. That's why we're very open to other solutions, even if it does wind up being much more work on our end.

AS FOR whether or not the ships will keep their upgrades and customizations while they are in retirement, we haven't really discussed that part yet or decided. We meant more like- if Allen got transferred to the Vanquish, none of the kitchen or lab upgrades would follow him because upgrades stay with the ship. That's all!