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+editor version 2.6.3 (starsector 0.7a RC1)
+- ship variants will no longer assign DECORATIVE, SYSTEM or LAUNCH_BAY weapons
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 editor version 2.6.2 (starsector 0.6.1a)
 - full support for built-in hull mods
 - silently ignores trailing "f" in JSON floating-point number literals