Alien Class Type
On the Intelligence window, alien classes on the treeview are now split into four separate tree branches, based on a new ‘Type’ designation. Every alien class starts as ‘Unknown’ until it passes one of the following checks.:
If it is detected on thermal sensors, has military engines and no existing classification, it is classed as Military
If it is detected on thermal sensors, has commercial engines and no existing classification, it is classed as Commercial
If it is detected on active sensors, is less than 1000 tons and has never had a previous detection with a larger signature, it is classed as Light Naval, regardless of current designation.
If shields are detected, it is classed as Military.
If a weapon is detected and the current designation is Unknown or Commercial, it is classed as Military
If a ship currently designated as Light Naval is destroyed and the resulting wreck is larger than 1000 tons, the known size for the parent class is updated and the parent class designation changes to military (this is to cover cloaked ships).