Maybe the guys who made this game originally skimmed this and took the drive +400 tons as it's actual weight somehow. It's the same value... absolute max cargo is around 468 +400 hull = 868. It's around the same number but the numbers are swapped. Of course if it used those numbers it would have a hull of 150 base.. So it would be even better as an explorer. But it should be as a stripped down hauler potentially. Or is the current anaconda considered a different ship or ship variant all together.
They could also add the real crew and adjust crew to allow for more crew members more reasonably. That could add dynamics to various ships and lower overall cost for smaller ships. Ones that can't carry 400tons plus of cargo. If not at least it would be well defended or a good explorer.
Of course both ships have different makers.. Or did they just change their name as a company? Does it have anything to do with that thing about the engineers being killed and the prototype still building ships in some way or was that made up?
https://eddp.co/u/zMRkU3tu
Here is 152.8 ton base equipment +468 cargo with 400 base weight... Not too far off besides come values being different. Drop the base weight and that gets interesting. Is this the 750 ton in the original game broken down more?! Maybe it meant full cargo like the 800 ton in this example.
Here is exactly 150t base +400t cargo+400t hull:
https://eddp.co/u/AcJMcFUe
I noticed it is also missing two guns. It should be better than it is currently. It's sort of a shame actually. Although if it's max is two guns and 8 missiles they might be 2 large or huge slots plus 8 medium to small slots. It would change the nature of the ship a bit. That would be fitting for a non faction ship.
Have their been advances in the individual parts like the fsd drives in the storyline? I'm not sure what would account for the change in hull weight. Did they change the materials they make it out of. Using something worse seems a big odd. Maybe something required them to change to a heavier material to meet the needs of changing tech. Or simply increase the hull all together. Does it have more base integrity now?
Edit: Did the math wrong. It's 250 for engines. Take off the extra weight from the hull and this is basically the same ship/weight:
https://eddp.co/u/hAJkudiG