They'll still work in the same way that pre-weapon update ships still work. Technically, but do you really want to use something that outdated and ineffective compared to more modern craft?
Crew is nice, but the idea of needing to micromanage them irks me. Happiness and moral? When did I start playing the Sims? If there is an "auto" mode for them, perfect.
I guess it´s more about making interior useful and necessary than playing sims starmade edition. You have to build your ship with enough room for your crew or they won´t work efficient and your ship will perform with less performance. It also makes the world more lively if the crew runs around and actually does something. If this is implemented the right way the only thing you have to do is start the red alert and every crewmember is on his station ready for everything.
Or you can actually specialize instead of making everything a jack of all trades ship
It means nothing of the sort crew supposedly give buffs to your systems and if everyone has crew then ships will remain constant this is THE worst kind of mentality to have just because rp space will finally do something does not mean that all ships need to get bigger.
I think training academies for NPCs would actually be pretty cool. Makes sense, too. Most armies train their soldiers in a safe location, not in a trial by fire in combat (unless you're WW2 Russia...).
