Retrofit Q

[jim]

Does component order of the new design versus the old design make a difference?

That is, does the algorithm compare the two designs for deltas on a strict and literal box by box basis?

Or does it look at the new design component by component and then hunt the old one for an exact match and then, if it finds one, not count it as a changed component?

If the former, then component placement within a new design is very important. For example, if encountering a psychic converter race, then deleting the bridge+lifesupport+quarters on, say the front of a design, to be replaced by a MC at the end would be impossible. Instead, one would have to either think ahead to likely retrofits, or try to avoid position changes in retrofits.

I ask because I seem to have gotten some odd Messages lately in one game when I have gone to retrofit.