Bug when Upgrading Custom Ship Designs

Bug: When I upgrade a ship design the computer mixes it up with other designs (of the same name) and randomly builds a different design.


In Detail:
I normally upgrade my ship designs anytime I have a new tech, and keep the name of the ship. It asks me if I want to replace I prompt. However, for some reason, the computer also saves all previous designs and randomly picks one from the list of designs with the same name. So it can happen that I have "Transport Class" vessels in Endgame with Warp20 and 4000 troops but the planets produce the "Transport Class" with Warp 2 and 500 troops I had early in the game. I can only fix it by giving a new design a new name also.

Is there a fix to that?

On a related matter, it also happened that I equipped my ships with Shields (say Strength 20) but when they are completed and launched they have Missile Defense 20 and Shields 0. When I go to the design screen, however, it correctly lists Shield components yet no shield boni are given.

Thanks for helping!
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I can only fix it by giving a new design a new name also.


Whenever upgrading your existing ship you must rename it otherwise issues such as what you have will occur. Even if you just add another engine to it, to be used properly you have to give it a new name. If you like the name you already have just add a II or III after the name to designate the newest build version.