This is weird, my ship integrity cost went from about 4200 in 1.1 to 42,000 in 1.2.
As I see it, you buy an expensive ship, you have to pay expensive maintenance. That's how it always has been. I always hear complaints about repair bills from people bounty hunting in Anacondas and similar. A Viper, Cobra, and now Vulture are a tad more ideal for that, don't you think?
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