What changed

• Fighter Bay Mk III now adds 5% of a ship’s base fighter capacity, with a minimum gain of +300 fighters.
• Smaller ships keep the existing +300 benefit.
• Guild Navigator pilots now receive +2,500 capacity from Mk III instead of a negligible +300.
• StarDock shows the actual capacity gain for your current ship before purchase.

Why it matters

Mk III was originally tuned for ships with 100-500 fighter capacity. After the 50,000-capacity Guild Navigator was introduced, its flat +300 gain became a rounding error despite the 300,000-credit price. The revised rule keeps the early and midgame progression intact while making the endgame tier a meaningful, bounded upgrade.