Whilst working on the atmosphere and gas systems I thought I should balance how I expect a small ship to look like, what components it would have and how much power and air it would need to be a fully functioning space ship.
Here is a ship with a generator, console, transponder, life support system, thruster and then all the cables, ducting and vents required for everything to work and keep the crew safe. I suspect these items will need to support at least 3 crew members but will be fairly inefficient once you start to build larger ships, meaning you will need to build different components and plan out how you will lay your cables, ducting and ventilation as your ship grows. This will be especially important when you consider things like maintenance and combat situations.
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