So .. crew size - why is it so limited ?

[Shade]

I would like the ability to buy a "tech" that increases the crew size to a point where every station is taken at least (flying a ship with unmanned stations ?)
i would also love to have an option to hold 2 more Extra crew for security

[Ihateeverybody]

Its part of the game difficulty. If you don't already know, at higher levels you can cross train a crew member to another skill set.

For instance I cross train my engineer to Security Officer and my Gunners to Engineers.

Captain also gets cross trained to Security Officer (as the captain should always be in their chair so the ship is moving, things are pretty dire indead if he has to shoot at something. The gunners can do emergency Repairs as needed. My Security Officer I think cross trains to Gunner and SIts in the Fwd position for combat.

If you don't also know, I think there is a setting that you can increase to add 1 crew member (default is 6, this adds a seventh, I think. Been a while since I played).

[Shade]

hmm intresting and from a game stand point i can see the merit in having less personal than stations but i would also like a reality mode where you can have a crewman in every station ... i hope they make one
in any case thanks for the insight